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Recent Polar Science and Climate Change news are featured here. Our news RSS feed will inform you when news are published on this website.
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Dirty Snow Contributes to Arctic Warming
07.06.2007
According to the University of California at Irvine (UCI), dirty snow could explain over one-third of the Arctic warming since the Industrial Revolution.
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Antarctic Peninsulas Glaciers Flowing Faster
06.06.2007
Hundreds of glaciers on the Antarctic Peninsula are flowing faster, further adding to sea level rise according to new research published this week in the Journal of Geophysical Research. Climate warming, that is already causing Antarctic Peninsula increased summer snow melt and ice shelf retreat, is the most likely cause.
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National Geographic Covers Polar Climate Change
06.06.2007
A very interesting edition of National Geographic has been published this June, featuring the effects of climate change in Polar Regions and the research undergone on sea level rise. This edition offers a panoply of resources comprising of fantastic articles, pictures, maps and field notes.
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Study Confirms that the Earth’s Climate Is Approaching a Dangerous Tipping Point
01.06.2007
A NASA and Columbia University Earth Institute study confirms that human-made greenhouse gasses have brought the Earth's climate close to critical tipping points. From a combination of climate models, satellite data, and paleoclimate records the scientists conclude that the West Antarctic ice sheet, Arctic ice cover, and regions providing fresh…
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Days of Snow Melting on the Rise in Greenland (NASA)
30.05.2007
In 2006, Greenland experienced more days of melting snow and at higher altitudes than average over the past 18 years, according to a new NASA-funded project using satellite observations.
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New Standards Proposed for the Exploration of Antarctica’s Subglacial Lakes
22.05.2007
A new report entitled "Exploration of Antarctic Subglacial Aquatic Environments: Environmental and Scientific Stewardship", by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) has developed a set of environmental and scientific protection standards needed to responsibly explore the subglacial lakes under the Antarctic ice sheet.
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Climate Change Weakens Southern Ocean Carbon Sink
19.05.2007
A four-year study by scientists from the University of East Anglia (UEA), British Antarctic Survey (BAS) and the Max-Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry reveals that an increase in winds over the Southern Ocean, caused by greenhouse gases and ozone depletion, has led to a release of stored CO2 into the atmosphere…
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Hundreds of New Species Discovered in Deep Antarctic Waters
18.05.2007
Scientists involved in the Antarctic benthic deep-sea biodiversity (ANDEEP) project, which took place between 2002 and 2005, have found over 700 new species of new marine creatures in the vast, dark deep-sea surrounding Antarctica. These carnivorous sponges, free-swimming worms, crustaceans, and molluscs living in the Weddell Sea provide new insights…
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First Satellite Evidence of Significant Melting in West Antarctica
16.05.2007
QuikScat satellite data have provided a team of NASA and university scientists with clear evidence that extensive areas of snow melted in West Antarctica in January 2005 in response to warm temperatures. It's the most significant melt observed using satellites during the past three decades.
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Shortcircuit Found in the Overturning Circulation of the Southern Ocean
14.05.2007
Scientists have discovered a 'short-circuit' in the circulation of the world's oceans around Antarctica by tracing the path of helium from underwater volcanoes. This affects the Southern Ocean circulation, which links all the other oceans, and is also relevant to uptake and release of carbon dioxide by the sea -…
