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Dwindling Sea Ice in Arctic Contributes to Snowy Winters in Northern Hemisphere
29.02.2012
A study conducted by the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Columbia University provides further evidence of a link between melting sea ice in the Arctic and outbreaks of cold, snowy weather in the Northern Hemisphere.
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Arctic Summer Sea Ice Extent Affects Winters in Central Europe
03.02.2012
Scientists from the Research Unit Potsdam at the Alfred Wengener Institute for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) have been able to connect reduced summer sea ice extent in the Arctic with colder and snowier winters in Central Europe in a study published in the journal Tellus A.
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Study Indicates Low Temperatures Encourage Ozone Degradation in the Arctic
24.01.2012
According to research conducted by scientists from the Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research (IMK) at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) in Germany, unusually low temperatures in the stratosphere above the Arctic during the winter of 2010-2011 caused the largest destruction of the ozone layer above the Arctic ever…
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Gathering Pool of Arctic Freshwater Could Cool Europe
24.01.2012
According to scientists from University College London and Britain’s National Oceanography Centre, a large pool of freshwater in the Arctic Ocean is growing larger, and could eventually cause the mild ocean current coming from the Gulf Stream to slow down, causing the climate in Europe to cool.
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Warmer Summers Causing Colder Winters in Northern Hemisphere, Study Suggests
16.01.2012
According to research recently published in Environmental Research Letters, increasingly warmer summers can lead to colder winters in certain locations in the Northern Hemisphere. The strongest winter cooling trends have been observed in southern Canada, the eastern United States, and northern Eurasia. Researchers from the University of Massachusetts and the…
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CHINARE 28 Completes Kunlun Station’s First Antarctic Survey Telescope
16.01.2012
The 28th Chinese Antarctic Expedition (CHINARE 28) has recently completed the primary mirror on Kunlun Station’s first self-developed Chinese Antarctic Survey Telescope (AST3). The team has also started the commissioning phase for the optical, mechanical and electrical control system.
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Increasing Levels of Greenhouse Gasses Disrupting Glaciation Patterns
09.01.2012
According to a study conducted by researchers from University College London, the Unviersity of Cambridge and the University of Florida and published in Nature Geoscience, unprecented levels of greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere are disrupting the Earth’s normal patterns of glaciation and may delay the onset of the next ice…
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New Zealanders Measuring Movement of Magnetic South Pole
31.12.2011
Two research scientists from New Zealand, Stewart Bennie and Tony Hurst of GNS Science, are currently on an expedition in Antarctica to take measurements of the Magnetic South Pole.
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CryoSat-2 Monitoring Oceans Now, Too
26.12.2011
According to the European Space Agency, its CryoSat-2 satellite will soon be used to monitor sea conditions for marine forecasting. The satellite was launched in April 2010 to measure variations in land and sea ice thickness in the Polar Regions, and the satellite has delivered. However while the satellite’s orbit…
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International Team of Scientists Validates ESA’s CryoSat Data in Antarctica
09.12.2011
An international team of Australian and German scientists has concluded the first leg of a major in-situ measurement campaign to validate data from the European Space Agency’s CryoSat mission. The campaign focused on the region around Law Dome and Totten Glacier in East Antarctica, both ideal locations to collect validation…
