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  • July 2008

    • Huge Chunk Snaps Off Largest Arctic Ice Shelf

      Globe and Mail  |  Jul 30, 08 8:19 AM CDT

      Huge Chunk Snaps Off Largest Arctic Ice Shelf

      (Newser) - An 8-square-mile chunk of ice has broken off an ancient ice shelf in Canada's Arctic, the Globe & Mail reports. The Ward Hunt Shelf, the biggest in the Arctic, has shrunk over the last century from 3,500 square miles to less than 400 today. Huge cracks have appeared in the ice and more is expected to go before winter. More »

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      global warming  • Canada  • Arctic  • polar ice caps  • Canadian Arctic  • Arctic Sea  • ice shelf

  • May 2008

    • Greens Blast Arctic 'Carve Up'

      Guardian (UK)  |  May 29, 08 4:49 AM CDT

      Greens Blast Arctic 'Carve Up'

      (Newser) - Environmentalists are slamming an agreement reached at a closed-door meeting among nations with Arctic claims as a resource free-for-all, the Guardian reports. Ministers from the US, Canada, Russia, Denmark, and Norway insist they simply agreed to abide by the law of the sea—but green groups charge that the nations are arranging who'll get to grab resources as global warming melts the ice. More »

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      oil  • Arctic  • ice melt  • Arctic race  • Arctic Sea

  • April 2008
  • March 2008

    • Old Arctic Ice Melting Away

      Reuters  |  Mar 18, 08 7:22 CDT

      Old Arctic Ice Melting Away

      (Newser) - The Arctic's oldest, thickest ice is melting and may undermine the entire Arctic ice cap, NASA satellite photos show. Some 965,300 square miles of perennial ice, more than a year old, has melted over the past year—a 50% decrease. Losses of older, hardier frost are even greater: Three quarters of ice more than 6 years old has melted in the past 12 months. More »

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      climate change  • global warming  • Arctic  • polar ice caps  • Arctic Sea  • Arctic Circle

  • February 2008

    • Arctic Melt Busies Coast Guard

      Military Times  |  Feb 25, 08 11:51 AM CST

      Arctic Melt Busies Coast Guard

      (Newser) - Global warming affects some unexpected entities, and one is the US Coast Guard, which is dealing with increased maritime traffic above the Arctic Circle. As retreating ice exposes more coastline, officials are evaluating future needs, the Military Times reports. Says the commander of the district that includes Alaska, "Until I go there, feel it, touch it, smell it, I won’t be able to responsibly ask for more resources." More »

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      climate change  • global warming  • US military  • Alaska  • Coast Guard  • Arctic Sea  • US Coast Guard  • Arctic Circle

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