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  • January 2008

    • Antarctica Speeds Into Trouble

      Washington Post  |  Jan 14, 08 11:35 AM CST

      Antarctica Speeds Into Trouble

      (Newser) - Parts of Antarctica thought to be unaffected by global warming are in fact melting as the temperature of the oceans rises, and in parts of the continent, annual ice loss has jumped 140% in the past decade, new research shows. Satellite mapping shows change on a previously unimagined scale, reports the Washington Post . The findings suggest a "frightening" possibility of major ice loss at both poles, experts say. More »

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      Antarctica  • ice melt  • Greenland  • Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change  • Jet Propulsion Laboratory  • western Antarctic ice sheet  • Nature Geoscience

  • December 2007

    • Gore Blasts Climate Inaction in Nobel Speech

      Washington Post  |  Dec 10, 07 12:17 PM CST

      Gore Blasts Climate Inaction in Nobel Speech

      (Newser) - Al Gore collected his Nobel Peace Prize today in Oslo and blasted the US and China for blaming each other rather than addressing climate change. "Both countries should stop using each other's behavior as an excuse for stalemate," he said. Gore also called his 2000 presidential defeat a blessing in disguise that allowed him to devote his life to raising awareness of global warming. More »

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      China  • climate change  • global warming  • Al Gore  • Nobel Peace Prize  • Election 2000  • Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

  • November 2007
  • October 2007

    • Nobel-Winning UN Panel Head: I'm 'a Symbol'

      BBC  |  Oct 12, 07 4:30 PM CDT

      Nobel-Winning UN Panel Head: I'm 'a Symbol'

      (Newser) - The Nobel Peace Prize came as a surprise to the head of the UN committee that shared the award with Al Gore, who seized the opportunity to share the panel's mission: "To tell the world we need to do something about climate change urgently." Rajendra Pachauri deflected praise to his fellow scientists, saying he is "just a symbol," the BBC reports. More »

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      climate change  • Nobel Peace Prize  • Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

  • June 2007
  • April 2007

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