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Arctic Oil and Gas Drilling Has Started in Greenland’s Waters
02.09.2010
Oil drilling started in Greenland's waters last week, opening up a new part of the Arctic to natural resource exploitation. With an estimated 13% of the world's remaining oil and 30 % of its gas, various multinational companies are interested in getting a share. As Arctic drilling presents multiple technical…
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Tortoises and Alligators Once Thrived in the Arctic, New Study Shows
25.08.2010
The results of a new study conducted on Ellesmere Island well above the Arctic Circle, suggest that ancient alligators and giant tortoises were able to thrive on the island despite six months of darkness per year. The new study, which was published in Earth and Planetary Science Letters, looked at…
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Study Shows Hungry Polar Bears a Threat to Barnacle Geese in Svalbard
23.08.2010
Having just returned from a Svalbard expedition, a Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) scientists confirmed that stranded polar bears are devastating breeding barnacle goose populations in the summer months while looking for food. According to their research, as the Arctic sea ice diminishes, polar bears, especially on the west coast…
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AWI’s Polar 5 Aircraft Measures Arctic Sea Ice Thickness North of Greenland
23.08.2010
Scientists are worried as the sea ice over the Arctic Ocean reaches its annual minimum in September. While forecasts suggest that the extent is unlikely to hit another all-time low, sea ice physicists at the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) are concerned about the long-term equilibrium in the Arctic Ocean. In…
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Rocks from Canadian Arctic Offer New Perspective on Primitive Earth
12.08.2010
A new discovery made in the Canadian Arctic could offer scientists a fresh perspective on the Earth’s ancient history. According to a paper published in the journal Nature, geochemical evidence from volcanic rocks collected on Baffin Island scientists may have found an untouched part of the Earth's early mantle that…
