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Sediment from Southern Ocean to Provide Clues on Antarctic Climate History
11.01.2010
Scientists from Victoria University’s Antarctic Research Centre in Wellington, New Zealand are now headed for Antarctica to drill seabed cores off Wilkes Land on the edge of the East Antarctic Ice Shelf. The scientists will be investigating links between past climate change and the stability of the Antarctic ice sheets.
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Melting Sea Ice Awakens Arctic Ocean
08.01.2010
Results of a new study published in Geophysical Research Letters have shown that the Arctic Ocean’s waters are increasingly supporting summer marine life due to warming-related sea ice loss. Until recently considered to be a rather quiet ocean, researchers from the University of Washington's Applied Physics Laboratory in Seattle have…
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Using Spy Satellites to Gain New Insight into Climate Change in the Arctic and Elsewhere
05.01.2010
As recently reported in the New York Times, the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has in the past year restarted a program in which the assets the US government uses to gather intelligence, which includes spy satellites and classified sensors, are made available to scientists so they can gain a…
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Warm Mid-Pliocene a Warning for Today’s Warming Arctic
31.12.2009
Scientists from the US Geological Survey found that the Arctic Ocean and the Nordic Seas were too warm to support summer sea ice during the mid-Pliocene warm period (3.3 to 3 million years ago) in a study published in Stratigraphy.
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Melting Tundra to Lead to Increased Carbon Emissions in Arctic Ocean
30.12.2009
According to research conducted by the University of Gothenburg in Sweden, the release of organic material from the Arctic tundra as it thaws will ultimately result in additional carbon dioxide emissions.
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Glacial Nutrients Contribute to Oceanic Food Chain
28.12.2009
A study recently published in the journal Nature shows that the disappearance of glacial ice might lead to the disappearance of the production and export of high-quality food from glacial watersheds to marine ecosystems, which could have a significant impact on marine food webs. Researchers from four universities and the…
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Rich Marine Life in Changing Bellingshausen Sea
18.12.2009
New photographs revealed this week by the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) show ice fish, octopus, sea pigs, giant sea spiders, rare rays and basket stars to be thriving in Antarctica's continental shelf seas. The pictures were taken as part of an international effort onboard the BAS Royal Research Ship James…
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Learning More about Role Water Beneath Glaciers Plays in Ice Loss
16.12.2009
Researchers led by Dr. Ian Howat, Assistant Professor of Earth Sciences at Ohio State University have been able to gain new insight into how water flowing beneathglaciers contributes to ice loss.
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Microfossils Give New Insight into Climate Shift 30 Million Years Ago
16.12.2009
Microfossils found in ocean sediment cores have allowed scientists from the University of Southampton's School of Ocean and Earth Science (SEOS) to reconstruct past environmental conditions in the North Atlantic during a critical period of Earth's climate history.
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Parts of Alaskan Coastline Eroding According to New Study
16.12.2009
The stretch of coastline between Point Barrow and Prudhoe Bay in Alaska is eroding fast according to a new study from the University of Colorado at Boulder. Conditions in the region are causing part of the coastline to be torn away by the warmer and more numerous large waves pounding…
