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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.
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New Study to Help Oil Companies Prepare for Potential Arctic Spills
18.11.2009
On November 17th, oil companies presented the results of a recent study which they believe will prepare them for any future oil spills in the Arctic. Because of the particular - and thus far mostly unstudied - nature of oil spills in the Arctic, seven major oil companies banded together…
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Ozone Hole over Antarctica Slowly Recovering
18.11.2009
In September 2009, the size of the ozone hole over the Earth'ssouthernmost continent reached its springtime peak. It was measured to bethe 10th largest on record, according to researchers from the NationalOceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
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Study Results Force New Australian Antarctic Division UV Exposure Policy
17.11.2009
The results of a new collaborative study by the Australian Antarctic Division and the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency show that many who go on Antarctic expeditions receive more than the recommended limit of ultraviolet radiation (UVR) exposure. According to the study, the extended duration of sunlight in…
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Phytoplankton Trapping CO2 in Open Antarctic Waters
11.11.2009
According to a study conducted by British Antarctic Survey (BAS) scientists and published in Global Change Biology, phytoplankton are starting to flourish in new areas of open water and are trapping an estimated 3.5 million tons of carbon (or 12.8 million tones of CO2 equivalent) each year. While this is…
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Pollen Remains Indicate Warmer Temperatures in Arctic 50 Million Years Ago
26.10.2009
Research recently published in Nature Geoscience indicates that palmtrees flourished in the Arctic during an unusual "Hothouse" period some 50 million years ago. Scientists involved in an international studyled by Appy Sluijs of Utrecht University in the Netherlands foundpollen from palms, conifers, oaks, pecans and other species of treesfrom more…
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Arctic Lake Sediment Cores Show Recent Warming and Ecological Changes
21.10.2009
The results of a new study led by the University of Colorado at Boulder published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on October 19th showed unprecedented biological and chemical changes in a sediment core retrieved from the bottom of an Arctic lake on the east coast of…
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As Ice Melts, Arctic Predicted to Become Stormier
16.10.2009
University of Colorado at Boulder.
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Arctic Likely to Be Ice-Free during Summer within 20 Years
15.10.2009
New research shows that the Arctic Ocean be ice-free in summer within the next 20 years. Most of the melting will likely to occur within the next 10 years, although winter ice will likely remain for several hundred years.
