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Humans not the Only Reason Arctic Ice is Melting, New Study Reports

Nicholas Say — Thu, 16 Mar 2017 19:55:05 +0000

The arctic ice cap is getting smaller all the time, but humans may not be the only reason that it is shrinking. On Monday a group of US scientists announced research that suggests that a natural melt cycle could be responsible for as much as half of the ice-melt that we are observing. The study […]

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Arctic Ice Hit New Low in 2016

Ece Polat — Sun, 12 Feb 2017 20:27:32 +0000

2016 was a much different year than all the rest for the North Pole. Only before December, 19,000 square miles of ice melt away in the ocean. There haven’t been such a great loss of ice in the past. Not only that, but at the end of December, the temperatures could only reach near the […]

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Big Hole in Russia Appearing Due to Climate Change

Benji Jerew — Wed, 25 Feb 2015 19:20:36 +0000

Thanks to ever-increasing amounts of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases that human activity is pumping into the atmosphere, climate change is increasing average temperatures globally. In the arctic, some point to disappearing ice shelves and methane plumes as proof that climate change is happening. In the permafrost of the Russian steppe, people point at […]

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2014 Arctic Ice Limit Fifth-Lowest Ever Recorded

Benji Jerew — Wed, 09 Apr 2014 14:17:09 +0000

Since 1978, scientists have been keeping track of Arctic ice as it advances and retreats each season, but the overall trend is retreat. Using satellite imaging to measure the age, extent, and thickness of Arctic ice, the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) has noted a steady decline over the last few decades, about […]

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Arctic Ice Will Soon Melt Completely, Study Says

Mila Luleva — Fri, 10 May 2013 18:14:05 +0000

A study conducted by an international team of scientists reveals that the Arctic might soon become an ice-free zone. The research was based on analysis of sediment cores from Lake El’gygytgyn, referred by the authors as “Lake E”, and published in the latest issue of the journal Science. Samples were collected back in 2009, when […]

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Climate Change Discussion Heated Up by Reports on Melting Arctic Ice

Mila Luleva — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 15:09:41 +0000

The U.N. weather agency reported that an area of Arctic sea ice with the size of the territory of the U.S has melted this year. This is considered as a clear indication that climate change is real and happening. During the U.N, climate talks in Doha, Qatar, the World Meteorological Organization presented a report, stating […]

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Arctic Ice Extent to Hit Record Low by End of August 2012

Ovidiu Sandru — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 14:25:23 +0000

The Arctic sea ice, one of the most important markers in the evolution of climate change, is about to hit a new record low level by the end of August. Satellite data interpreted by the U.S. National Snow and Ice Data Center confirmed that this will be happening for the first time since 2007 and […]

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Arctic Ice Melt Triggers Increased Ship Traffic, Accelerating Climate Change, Study Says

Ovidiu Sandru — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 07:50:21 +0000

For a long time, commercial sea routes have expanded and increased their traffic as the economies of the countries they were linking evolved. They have now reached a spot in which they pose a significant threat to climate change, or at least the routes that cross the Arctic Ocean, one of the world's most climate-sensitive areas.

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