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Scientists Herald Importance of Satellite Observations
16.06.2010
Scientists highlighted the exceptional contribution satellites have made to the International Polar Year (IPY) and charting the effects of climate change at the recent IPY Oslo Science Conference. During the IPY, the European Space Agency (ESA) provided coordinated observations of the Arctic and Antarctic using its Earth observation satellites such…
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Satellite Observations Important in Ice Thickness Monitoring
15.06.2010
Scientists underlined the importance of satellite monitoring of the Earth at the IPY Science Conference in Oslo. With the Arctic sea ice is on its way to hit yet another record summer minimum, scientists highlighted the contribution of satellites to the International Polar Year, helping provide a better understanding of…
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IPY Oslo Science Conference: Largest Ever Gathering of Polar Scientists
15.06.2010
Between the 8th and 12th of June 2010, about 2,300 scientists, policymakers, teachers, journalists and students gathered at the Norway Convention Centre in Lillestrøm close to Oslo at the largest ever gathering of the polar research community: the IPY Oslo Science Conference. During the five days of the conference, researchers,…
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NASA ICEBREAKER Voyage to Probe Climate Change Impact on Arctic
10.06.2010
On June 15th, NASA's "Impacts of Climate on Ecosystems and Chemistry of the Arctic Pacific Environment" mission, or ICESCAPE, will leave to take over 40 scientists at sea to investigate the impacts of climate change on the Chukchi and Beaufort seas aboard the Seattle-based US Coast Guard ship, the Cutter…
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New Study Shows Fires Spread Environmental Toxins in the Arctic
02.06.2010
According to new research conducted under the FLEXPOP project, forest fires and straw and stubble burning in North America and Eastern Europe are producing concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) in the Arctic. The study is the first to show a connection between burning of biomass and PCB concentrations in the…
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Examining Carbon ‘Burps’ that Helped End the Last Ice Age
31.05.2010
The results of a recent study, published in the journal Science, suggest that carbon dioxide (CO2) was probably efficiently locked away in the deep ocean during the last ice age. Working on a marine sediment core recovered from the Southern Ocean seabed, the researchers radiocarbon-dated shells left behind by foraminifera…
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Large Mammals Had an Impact on the Global Climate
27.05.2010
More than 13,000 years ago, millions of large mammals such as mammoths, mastodon, shrub-ox, bison, ground sloths and camels roamed the Americas and may have had profound influences on the environment according to research released in the publication Nature Geosciences Sunday.
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Survey to Collect Sea Water beneath Arcic Sea Ice Completed
18.05.2010
British explorers Ann Daniels, Charlie Paton and Martin Hartley from the Catlin Arctic Survey reached the Geographic North Pole at on 12th May after a 60-day trek across the Arctic Ocean’s sea ice. During their challenging trek they collected water and marine life samples from underneath the sea ice as…
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2009 Warmest Year on Record at the South Pole
12.05.2010
While the average temperature at the South Pole in 2009 was a frosty -47.9°C, according to meteorologists at Amundsen-Scott Station, 2009 was the warmest year on record at the South Pole since temperature records began to be taken in 1957. The last record high average temperature was recorded in 2002,…
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Stream Water Analysis Helps in Assessment of Permafrost Thaw
07.05.2010
Monitoring changes in permafrost is difficult using current methods. Fortunately, researchers from the University of Michigan have developed a new approach based on the use of chemical tracers in stream water.
