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Global Sea Level Rise Could Be Lower than Predicted by 2100
09.09.2008
A new study conducted by scientists at the University of Colorado at Boulder claims it is impossible for global sea levels to rise any more than 2 meters by the end of the century. This analysis follows recent projections of sea level rising by so much as 6 meters and…
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Massive Ice Shelf Change in the Arctic
05.09.2008
Aside from the Arctic sea ice extent being low, warming temperatures are also threatening the Arctic's ice shelves. This summer's ice shelf loss totalled 214 km2, which is over three times the area of Manhattan Island.
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Thawing Permafrost May Play Predominant Role in Global Warming
04.09.2008
According to a recent study, it is believed that the thawing permafrost will be the dominating effect of climate change in the northern latitudes. Published in BioScience, a research paper emphasises the fact that the amount of carbon dioxide released by the thawing permafrost could so much as double previous…
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2008 Arctic Sea Ice Cover Second Lowest on Record
28.08.2008
Arctic Ocean sea ice has melted to the second lowest minimum since satellite observations of the Arctic began, according to scientists at the National Snow and Ice Data Center. Sea ice melt in 2008 now exceeds the low recorded in 2005, which had held second place. With several weeks left…
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Growth of Greenland Ice Sheet Linked to Low CO2 Levels
28.08.2008
New research by scientists from the University of Bristol and the University of Leeds show that the transition from the mostly ice-free Greenland of three million years ago, to the ice-covered Greenland of today can only be explained by changes in the atmospheric CO2 at the time.
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Greenland Glaciers Continue to Break Up
25.08.2008
Using images updated daily by National Aeronautics and Space Administration satellites, researchers have found break-ups of two of the largest glaciers in Greenland over the past month.
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Grazing Mammals Counteract the Effects of Arctic Warming
22.08.2008
As the Arctic region warms, faster than almost anywhere else on Earth, the rise in temperature is likely to boost the growth of woody shrubs in the Arctic. By feasting on these shrubs and plants, which would otherwise take over in a warmer climate, musk-oxen and caribou could help to…
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Longing to Exploit the Arctic’s Resources
21.08.2008
In line with the Russians' expedition to the Arctic seafloor, other nations with territory surrounding the North Pole are also undertaking geological investigations in the area. They are all trying to determine the maximum extent of their continental shelves.
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Heavy Metal Pollution in the Arctic
21.08.2008
Based on an ice core retrieved in Greenland and studied at the Desert Research Institute in Reno, scientists are blaming coal burning for subjecting the Arctic to heavy metal pollution.
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Uncertainties in Predicting Climate Change Impacts
21.08.2008
Climate models within a same scenario of future greenhouse gas increases show significant temperature variations within high and low latitudes. A better understanding of the climate response in the tropics and Polar Regions would allow scientists to properly define the overall consequences of climate change.
