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  • September 2008

    • Arctic Ice at 2nd-Smallest Level

      Reuters  |  Sep 17, 08 2:26 PM CDT

      Arctic Ice at 2nd-Smallest Level

      (Newser) - Arctic sea ice shrunk to its second-lowest size this summer, up 10% from last year's record, reports Reuters. The melting may not appear as noteworthy as that of 2007, said one research scientist, but the season's conditions prove otherwise. Last year's mix of warm air and favorable winds shifted the ice, prodding the melt; this year was cooler and lacked winds, "yet we still came pretty close to the record," said Walt Meier. More »

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      climate change  • Arctic  • ice melt  • Arctic sea ice  • Northwest Passage  • Arctic Ocean

  • August 2008

    • Both Arctic Passages Navigable for First Time

      Der Spiegel  |  Aug 28, 08 3:41 PM CDT

      Both Arctic Passages Navigable for First Time

      (Newser) - In what scientists say is an historic moment, both Northeast and Northwest Passages are navigable as of this week, and shipping firms are salivating over the  possibilities, Der Spiegel reports. With an increasing number of largely ice-free days every summer, the radical shortcuts offered by the once-treacherous routes will eventually be incredibly profitable. At least one company is poised and eager to exploit them, when Russian authorities come through with permits. More »

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      business  • Arctic  • shipping  • Arctic sea ice  • Northwest Passage  • western Antarctic ice sheet

  • June 2008
  • May 2008

    • Huge New Cracks Seen in Arctic Ice Shelf

      BBC  |  May 24, 08 6:24 AM CDT

      Huge New Cracks Seen in Arctic Ice Shelf

      (Newser) - A Canadian expedition has found a major new network of cracks, more than 10 miles long, in the Arctic's ice shelves, the BBC reports. Scientists say the huge shelves are disintegrating; pieces become "ice islands" that can float hundreds of miles away as climate changes takes hold. Arctic sea ice shrank to a record low last year and could melt even further this summer, accelerating a scramble for the Arctic's resources. More »

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      climate change  • Canada  • Arctic  • ice melt  • Canadian Arctic  • Arctic sea ice  • ice shelf

    • Alaska Suing to Bounce Bears Off Threatened List

      CBC (Canada)  |  May 22, 08 8:51 AM CDT

      Alaska Suing to Bounce Bears Off Threatened List

      (Newser) - The state of Alaska will sue to challenge the federal government's decision to place polar bears on the endangered species list, reports CBC News. The Department of the Interior  cited the bears' diminishing sea ice habitat as a reason for listing them as threatened, but Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin fears offshore shore oil and gas exploration will be inhibited by safeguards for the bears. More »

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      Sarah Palin  • climate change  • global warming  • Alaska  • polar bear  • hunting  • Endangered Species Act  • Arctic sea ice

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