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Recent Sea Ice Survey Draws Attention to Arctic Warming Once Again
03.12.2009
Right before the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, a team of explorers and scientists wanted to draw attention to an increasingly warmer Arctic. The team departed on a 450-kilometre trek across the Arctic for 73 days in unfriendly terrain with temperatures of -40°C.
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Raising Awareness about Inuit Culture during the Year of the Inuit
30.11.2009
The Canadian Government has officially declared 2010 the Year of the Inuit in Canada to raise awareness about Inuit culture and issues.
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Accelerating Climate Change Requires Urgent Emission Reductions
30.11.2009
With ice sheets melting at an increasing rate and Arctic sea ice vanishing faster than projected, The Copenhagen Diagnosis, a new report documenting the key findings in climate change science since the publication of the IPCC's Fourth Assessment Report in 2007, has been released to give an update on scientific…
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Global Warming Threatens Infrastructure in Canada’s North
30.11.2009
Roads, buildings and other infrastructure in northern Canada will be increasingly affected by global warming with disastrous consequences as temperatures become increasingly milder in the area, according to a recent report by the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy (NRTEE).
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Raising Awareness about Inuit Culture during the Year of the Inuit
30.11.2009
The Canadian Government has officially declared 2010 the Year of the Inuit in Canada.
