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Ozone Hole Recovery Could Modify Southern Hemisphere Climate

29.04.2008

Scientists from the University of Colorado at Boulder, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and National Aeronautics and Space Administration claim that if the stratospheric ozone hole were to recover, the southern hemisphere's climate, including that of Antarctica, could be subject to big change.
ESA Radar Could Be Used to Study Ice Sheets

25.04.2008

A radar technique currently being used by the European Space Agency (ESA) on Mars could find new applications on Earth, such as studying ice sheet stability. A new ESA study is currently being undertaken in order to refine the technique for use on Earth.
Solar Radiation Influences Arctic Sea Ice Extent

22.04.2008

A team of scientists from the National Centre for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and Colorado State University (CSU) have determined that Arctic summer sunshine has been producing more pronounced melting than in the past.
German Polarstern Expedition Finds Antarctic Deep Sea Turns Colder

22.04.2008

First results from the 2007-08 Polarstern expedition of the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) for Polar and Marine Research reveal that the Antarctic deep sea is getting colder and that this could possibly stimulate the circulation of the oceanic water masses.
Role of Meltwater Lakes in Greenland Ice Loss

21.04.2008

Researchers from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and the University of Washington (UW) have, for the first time, studied the entire draining process of a meltwater lake above the Greenland ice sheet. Conclusions brought forward by lead scientists confirm the Greenland ice sheet plumbing system; show the contribution of…
Sea Level Rise Could Exceed Previous Forecasts

21.04.2008

A UK/ Finnish team of scientists brought new data to light at the European Geosciences Union (EGU) annual meeting suggesting the world's sea level would rise between 0.8m and 1.5m by the end of the 21st century. This new insight significantly exceeds last year's forecast presented by the Intergovernmental Panel…
IPF Attends European Geosciences Union in Vienna

18.04.2008

The European Geosciences Union held its annual General Assembly at the Austria Center in Vienna from April 13th-18th. Approximately 8,000 scientists and graduate students from every corner of the globe and from a wide variety of disciplines within the earth sciences attended. Researchers and students presented their findings to their…
Maximum Arctic Sea Ice Extent below Average

16.04.2008

The National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) has published information and analysis on the Arctic's sea ice extent on the "Arctic Sea Ice News and Analysis" site. The April 7 entry offers information on the Arctic's maximum sea ice extent and details the ice's condition as the melt season…
Melting Ice Caps Could Increase Volcanic Eruptions

15.04.2008

An article published in the New Scientist magazine suggests that climate change and the melting of ice caps could cause an increase in global volcanic activity. Research scientists Carolina Pagli of the University of Leeds, UK, and Freysteinn Sigmundsson of the University of Iceland studied the effects of the melting…
Unique Data from the Arctics Winter Atmosphere Brought Home

15.04.2008

German scientist Jürgen Graeser, a member of the Potsdam Research Unit of the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research in the Helmholtz Association, returned to Germany in April 2008 after having spent seven months on a drifting ice floe. Over the course of the International Polar Year, this…