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NEWS ABOUT: Arctic sea ice

Arctic sea ice stories: 10 news summaries

 Climate Change Reverses 
 8 Millennia of Arctic Cooling 

Temps, up 2.2 F Since 1900, Would Be 2.5 Degrees Cooler Without Greenhouse Gases

Sep 3, 09 4:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - Summer temperatures in the Arctic have climbed 2.2°F since 1900 despite an 8,000-year cooling trend, the Guardian reports. For the past few thousand years, the orbit of the Earth and the changing tilt of its axis has put the Arctic 630,000 miles further from the... More »

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climate change • environment • greenhouse gases • global warming • Arctic • temperature • Sun • orbit • scientific study • Arctic sea ice • cooling

White House Mulls Drastic Action on Climate Change

Geo-engineering could be last resort, Holdren says

Apr 8, 09 2:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - Global warming may get to the point where drastic "geo-engineering" measures to cool the earth will be necessary, President Obama’s top science adviser tells the AP. John Holdren said shooting reflective particles into the upper atmosphere to reflect some sunlight is a last resort, but one he's raised... More »

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climate change • Barack Obama • global warming • Arctic sea ice • Obama administration • geo-engineering • President Obama • John Holdren

OPINION

 Climate Alarmists Are 
 Off Base: George Will 

Only one fact debated; 'that challenge was mistaken': Will

Feb 27, 09 9:55 AM CST
(Newser) - George Will set off a flurry of criticism this month with a column that questioned global warming. In his Post column today, he's not backing down, taking particular aim at the New York Times—long “a megaphone for the alarmed.” A Times article by Andrew Revkin asserted that... More »

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climate change • New York Times • global warming • Arctic sea ice

 Arctic Melt Speeds Up 


Some temps 10 degrees hotter than normal

Dec 16, 08 9:27 AM CST
(Newser) - The Arctic is warming faster than the rest of the world, scientists have found, in a phenomenon not expected for at least another decade. This fall, temperatures in some areas of the Arctic were as much as 10 degrees warmer than normal thanks to Arctic amplification, which could mean the... More »

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climate change • environment • global warming • Arctic • Arctic sea ice

Early Plankton Blooming May Starve Ocean Creatures 

Blossoming disrupted by warming water

Nov 21, 08 6:23 AM CST
(Newser) - A vast and colorful explosion of life in the Arctic Sea—the sudden, unprecedented blossoming of phytoplankton prompted by warming waters—could spell death for untold numbers of creatures, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Phytoplankton, a microscopic but vital part of the food chain, is blooming—and swiftly dying—at... More »

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climate change • global warming • plankton • marine life • Arctic Sea • Arctic sea ice

 Arctic Ice at 2nd-Smallest Level 

Melting amid cool conditions raises red flags

Sep 17, 08 2:26 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

 Both Arctic Passages
 Navigable for First Time

Using Northeast, Northwest shortcuts will be boon to shipping firms

Aug 28, 08 3:41 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

 Polar Meltdown
 Threatened
 This Summer 

North Pole may be ice free for the first time in human history

Jun 27, 08 6:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - The North Pole may become free of ice this summer for the first time in human history. Thick Arctic sea ice that normally covers the polar region has been replaced by ice that formed only in the last year and is susceptible to seasonal melting, reports the Independent. It's... More »

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North Pole • University of Washington • polar ice caps • National Snow and Ice Data Center • Arctic sea ice • Arctic Ocean • Goddard Space Flight Center

 Huge New
 Cracks Seen in
 Arctic Ice Shelf

Giant ice shelf is falling apart and could float away

May 24, 08 6:24 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

 Alaska Suing to Bounce Bears Off Threatened List

They're just fine, governor insists

May 22, 08 8:51 AM CDT
(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... More »

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climate change • Alaska • global warming • Endangered Species Act • hunting • polar bear • Sarah Palin • Arctic sea ice • Marine Mammal Protection Act • Center for Biological Diversity

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