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Mercury levels in Arctic seals may be linked to global warming
Apr 29, 2009 |
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Researchers in Canada are reporting for the first time that high mercury levels in certain Arctic seals appear to be linked to vanishing sea ice caused by global warming. Their study, a new insight into the ...
Arctic ice pack at third lowest extent since 1979: US
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Sep 18, 2009 |
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The Arctic sea ice pack thawed to its third smallest size on record during the northern hemisphere summer of 2009, US government scientists said, citing satellite images.
Arctic sea ice reaches minimum extent for 2009, third lowest ever recorded
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Sep 17, 2009 |
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The Arctic sea ice cover appears to have reached its minimum extent for the year, the third-lowest recorded since satellites began measuring sea ice extent in 1979, according to the University of Colorado at Boulder's National ...
Arctic exploration finds large underwater mountain
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Sep 10, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Joint U.S.-Canada exploration of the Arctic sea floor discovered an unusual underwater mountain and evidence that could boost the two countries' claims that their boundaries extend farther north. For the past two ...
Unstated assumptions color Arctic sovereignty claims
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May 28, 2009 |
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Settling the growing debate over ownership of Arctic Ocean resources is complicated by the fact that the various countries involved have different understandings of the geography of the place.
A new insight into the decline of the Arctic sea ice cover
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May 14, 2009 |
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The mechanical behavior of the Arctic sea ice cover appears to favor its rapid decline. Scientists from INSU-CNRS, Université J. Fourier and Université de Savoie, France, have analyzed the trajectories of drifting ...
Arctic land and seas account for up to 25 percent of world's carbon sink
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Oct 14, 2009 |
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In a new study in the journal Ecological Monographs, ecologists estimate that Arctic lands and oceans are responsible for up to 25 percent of the global net sink of atmospheric carbon dioxide. Under curren ...
Commerce secretary approves Arctic fisheries plan
Aug 21, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The nation's secretary of commerce has approved a plan that would prohibit an expansion of commercial fishing in the Arctic, at least until more is known about the area.
Scientists issue warning on future of central Arctic
Apr 17, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have warned that world leaders are in a race against time to make key decisions about the future of international co-operation in the Arctic.
Arctic oil: A boon for nest predators
Sep 08, 2009 |
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A new study by the Wildlife Conservation Society, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and other groups reveals how oil development in the Artic is impacting some bird populations by providing "subsidized housing" ...
Understanding ocean climate
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Dec 10, 2009 |
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High-resolution computer simulations performed by scientists at the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton (NOCS) are helping to understand the inflow of North Atlantic water to the Arctic Ocean and how ...
Tackling new Arctic challenges from space
Nov 05, 2009 |
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International scientists, researchers and decision makers met at the 'Space and the Arctic workshop' to identify the needs and challenges of working and living in the rapidly changing Arctic and to explore how space-based ...
New NASA Satellite Survey Reveals Dramatic Arctic Sea Ice Thinning
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Jul 07, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Arctic sea ice thinned dramatically between the winters of 2004 and 2008, with thin seasonal ice replacing thick older ice as the dominant type for the first time on record. The new results, ...
First comprehensive geological Arctic map published
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May 15, 2009 |
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Canada has unveiled the first comprehensive Arctic atlas, detailing geological features that point to where oil and gas, gold and diamond deposits are likely hidden beneath snow and ice.
Linking Climate Change in Siberia and Britain
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Mar 23, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have for first time demonstrated a critical link between the Siberian climate and the circulation of the major current system which gives us our mild winters here in the UK. This new understanding ...
