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Warming Oceans May Release CO2 Faster than Previously Believed
30.04.2011
According to a new study presented at the Greenhouse 2011 Conference in Cairns, Australia in April, warming oceans could release carbon dioxide (CO2) dissolved in the water into the atmosphere, further adding to the greenhouse effect.
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ESA and NASA Collaborate in CryoSat-2 Validation Campaign
21.04.2011
A thorough validation campaign is being carried out on the ground in the Arctic to support ESA's CryoSat ice mission. ESA’s Cryosat-2 satellite was launched last year to monitor changes in ice thickness.
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ESA’s Snow Radiance Project Offers New Insight into Snow Properties
25.03.2011
The European Space Agency's Snow Radiance Project has demonstrated a new method in satellite data processing to observe different properties of snow from space. This method, say researchers, will lead to a better understanding of the role snow plays in the Earth’s climate system.
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Polar Ice Sheets Becoming Main Contributors to Sea Level Rise, Say Scientists
14.03.2011
A study published this month in the Geophysical Research Letters shows that the Greenland and Antarctic Ice Sheets are losing mass at an accelerating pace. This study of changes in ice sheet mass balance suggests that the ice sheets are currently becoming the main contributor to global sea level rise…
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Thawing Permafrost Will Likely Speed up Global Warming by 2200
21.02.2011
According to a new study recently published in Tellus B, the Earth could lose two-thirds of its permafrost by 2200, releasing incredible quantities of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Not only will this release have a significant impact on the climate, scientists say, but it will influence international climate change…
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CryoSat Data Now Open to Scientists Worldwide
02.02.2011
Only a few weeks after its end of its commissioning phase, CryoSat Mission Manager Tommaso Parrinello announced that CryoSat-2 data is now open to scientists worldwide. The new data from CryoSat-2 will contribute to helping researchers determine the changes taking place in the cryosphere and significantly improve the understanding of…
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Hybrid Minke Whale Species Found in Arctic Waters
28.01.2011
According to a study recently published in the online journal PLoS ONE, some Antarctic Minke whales have made their way into Arctic waters. It also appears that they have been interbreeding with indigenous Arctic Minke whales, creating a new hybrid species of Minke whale.
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Sperm Whales of a Pod Click Together
14.01.2011
According to a new study recently published in the journal Marine Mammal Science, all sperm whales in a pod use the same small selection of patterned clicks. Scientists believe these patterns are used to tell other pods that the individuals in them are members of the same group.
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Warming Could Have Significant Impact on Mountain Glaciers and Ice Sheets by 2100
12.01.2011
According to a study recently published in the journal Nature Geoscience, global warming could cause three-quarters of Europe's alpine glaciers to disappear by 2100 and cause sea level to rise by 4 meters as the Greenland and West Antarctic Ice Sheets melt.
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New Study Projects Collapse of West Antarctic Ice Sheet by 3000
12.01.2011
Based on various emission and climate scenarios depending on whether carbon dioxide emissions stopped being produced in 2010 or 2100, a new study led by Nathan Gillett of the Canadian Centre for Climate Modelling and Analysis and his colleagues suggests that the West Antarctic Ice Sheet might collapse by the…
