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On their trip, Pen Hadow (R) and Ann Daniels found the average thickness of the ice floes was 1.8 metres

Arctic ice cap 'to disappear in future summers'

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Oct 15, 2009 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (31) | comments 21

The Arctic ice cap will disappear completely in summer months within 20 to 30 years, a polar research team said as they presented findings from an expedition led by adventurer Pen Hadow.


Melting of the Greenland ice sheet mapped

Melting of the Greenland ice sheet mapped

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Sep 16, 2009 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (18) | comments 0

Will all of the ice on Greenland melt and flow out into the sea, bringing about a colossal rise in ocean levels on Earth, as the global temperature rises? The key concern is how stable the ice cap actually ...


Beetles, wildfire: Double threat in warming world (AP)

Beetles, wildfire: Double threat in warming world

Space & Earth / Environment

created Aug 23, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (42) | comments 9

(AP) -- A veil of smoke settled over the forest in the shadow of the St. Elias Mountains, in a wilderness whose spruce trees stood tall and gray, a deathly gray even in the greenest heart of a Yukon summer.


New proxy reveals how humans have disrupted the nitrogen cycle

New proxy reveals how humans have disrupted the nitrogen cycle

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jun 04, 2009 | popularity 2.6 / 5 (7) | comments 0

More and more, scientists are getting a better grip on the nitrogen cycle. They are learning about sources of nitrogen and how this element changes as it loops from the nonliving, such as the atmosphere, soil ...


HiRISE Sees Signs of an Unearthly Spring on Mars

HiRISE Sees Signs of an Unearthly Spring on Mars

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Mar 25, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (6) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- New images from the HiRISE experiment detail patterns of dust carried by gas from beneath the seasonal ice cap.


This handout photo courtesy of Catlin Arctic Survey shows British explorers Pen Hadow and Ann Davis in northern Canada

Resupplied North Pole explorers resume trek

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Mar 20, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (35) | comments 0

Three British explorers fighting to survive a gruelling trek to the North Pole finally resumed their journey Friday after receiving vital supplies of food, fuel and equipment, organizers said.


What is really happening to the Greenland icecap?

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Nov 03, 2008 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (14) | comments 0

The Greenland ice cap has been a focal point of recent climate change research because it is much more exposed to immediate global warming than the larger Antarctic ice sheet. Yet while the southern Greenland ice cap has ...