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Linking Accelerated Sea Ice Drift to Increased Arctic Storms
09.10.2008
According to a recent National Aeronautics Space Administration (NASA) study, the accelerating rate at which the Arctic sea ice has been drifting is caused by the rising frequency and intensity of Arctic storms. This finding reinforces the importance of change occurring in the Arctic Ocean and its affect on global…
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Satellite Data Reveals Extreme Climate Change in Northern Greenland
09.10.2008
The northern part of the Greenland Ice Sheet underwent extreme snowmelt during the summer of 2008, and large portions of the ice sheet experienced a record number of melting days according to findings recently published by Dr. Marco Tedesco, Assistant Professor of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at the City College…
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Arctic Soil Reveals Climate Change Clues
09.10.2008
According to research recently conducted by scientists from the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, recently published on the Nature Geoscience and Scientific American websites, Arctic permafrost contains almost twice the amount of greenhouse-gas producing organic material as previously thought. School of Natural Resources and Agricultural Sciences professor Chien-Lu Ping and a…
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Long Term Arctic Sea Ice Decline Continues
03.10.2008
Following up on the Sept. 17th Science Poles news, the Arctic sea ice dropped to its second-lowest extent on record on September 14th after having endured the fastest 4-week meltdown ever during the month of August. Preliminary data indicates that 2008 could probably represent the lowest volume of Arctic sea…
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Outlet Glacier Thinning Linked to Ocean Warming Preceded by Atmospheric Changes
30.09.2008
A new study links the sudden thinning of the Jakobshavn Isbrae (one of Greenland's biggest outlet glaciers) to subsurface ocean warming caused by a change in the atmospheric circulation in the North Atlantic region. It suggests that ocean temperatures may be more important for glacier flow than previously thought.
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NASA: 2008 Saw the Fastest August Sea Ice Retreat on Record in the Arctic
30.09.2008
Although the 2008 melt season did not break the 2007 record for ice loss in the Arctic, NASA data are showing that for a four-week period in August 2008, sea ice melted faster during that period than ever before.
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Arctic Sea Ice Second Lowest Extent
17.09.2008
The National Snow and Ice Data Center has announced that the Arctic's sea ice surface extent seems to have reached its minimum summer extent this year. According to the data records, the sea ice extent is just "slightly" above the record-low minimum which was set in 2007.
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Small Glaciers Account for Most of Greenland’s Recent Ice Loss
16.09.2008
A new study by scientists at Ohio State University shows that the dozens of small coastal outflow glaciers account for most of Greenland's ice sheet loss in recent years.
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Melting Arctic Sea Ice Unveils a New Carbon Sink
15.09.2008
Very rarely do we hear about any positive news related to the melting Arctic sea ice. A new research study undertaken by scientists at Stanford University and published online in New Scientist Environment reveals that, as the Arctic sea ice melts, new potential to sequestrate carbon dioxide could be revealed.
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Ice Core Confirms Climate Models
15.09.2008
An ice core retrieved from Antarctica reveals a correlation between carbon dioxide levels and abrupt climate changes. These findings support computer models that are currently used to forecast future climate patterns.
