News tagged with arctic sea
Cuts in greenhouse gas emissions would save Arctic ice, reduce sea level rise
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 14, 2009 |
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The threat of global warming can still be greatly diminished if nations cut emissions of heat-trapping greenhouse gases by 70 percent this century, according to a new analysis. While global temperatures would ...
Increasing Antarctic sea ice extent linked to the ozone hole
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Apr 21, 2009 |
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Increased growth in Antarctic sea ice during the past 30 years is a result of changing weather patterns caused by the ozone hole according to new research published this week (Thurs 23 April 2009).
New NASA Satellite Survey Reveals Dramatic Arctic Sea Ice Thinning
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
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, ...
Ice-free Arctic Ocean possible in 30 years, not 90 as previously estimated
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 02, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A nearly ice-free Arctic Ocean in the summer may happen three times sooner than scientists have estimated. New research says the Arctic might lose most of its ice cover in summer in as few ...
Tipping elements remain a 'hot' issue
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Aug 24, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Research published by climate scientists at the University of East Anglia (UEA) has been named one of the most highly-cited in its field in the last two years.
Mystery mechanism drove global warming 55 million years ago
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jul 13, 2009 |
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A runaway spurt of global warming 55 million years ago turned Earth into a hothouse but how this happened remains worryingly unclear, scientists said on Monday.
Arctic sea ice hits second-lowest extent, likely lowest volume
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 02, 2008 |
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Arctic sea ice extent during the 2008 melt season dropped to the second-lowest level since satellite measurements began in 1979, reaching the lowest point in its annual cycle of melt and growth on Sept. 14, ...
Obama won't fight global warming with bear rules
May 08, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The Obama administration, which promised a sharp break from the Bush White House on global warming, declared Friday it would stick with a Bush-era policy against expanding protection for climate-threatened ...
A new insight into the decline of the Arctic sea ice cover
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
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 ...
NASA data show Arctic saw fastest August sea ice retreat on record
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Sep 28, 2008 |
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Following a record-breaking season of arctic sea ice decline in 2007, NASA scientists have kept a close watch on the 2008 melt season. Although the melt season did not break the record for ice loss, NASA data ...
Arctic sea ice recovers slightly in 2009, remains on downward trend (w/ Video)
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Oct 06, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Despite a slight recovery in summer Arctic sea ice in 2009 from record-setting low years in 2007 and 2008, the sea ice extent remains significantly below previous years and remains on a trend ...
Cave study links climate change to California droughts
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 10, 2009 |
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California experienced centuries-long droughts in the past 20,000 years that coincided with the thawing of ice caps in the Arctic, according to a new study by UC Davis doctoral student Jessica Oster and geology professor ...
British explorers cut short trek to North Pole
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 14, 2009 |
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(AP) -- British explorers in northern Canada to measure the thickness of floating Arctic sea ice ended their expedition short of reaching the North Pole due to an early summer ice melt, the team said Thursday.
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 ...
Arctic sea ice reaches minimum extent for 2009, third lowest ever recorded
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
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 ...
