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NRC Releases Synthesis of Reports on the State of the Polar Regions
04.04.2012
The US National Research Council (NRC) has just released a synthesis of reports from thousands of scientists from 60 countries who participated in research projects during the International Polar Year (IPY) 2007- 2008.
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New “Eye on the Arctic” website Follows Climate Change Adaptation in Arctic
20.12.2010
Radio Canada International has launched a new website called "Eye on the Arctic", which aims to give a voice to the nations on the front lines of climate adaptation.
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Arctic Oil and Gas Drilling Has Started in Greenland’s Waters
02.09.2010
Oil drilling started in Greenland's waters last week, opening up a new part of the Arctic to natural resource exploitation. With an estimated 13% of the world's remaining oil and 30 % of its gas, various multinational companies are interested in getting a share. As Arctic drilling presents multiple technical…
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Are Extreme Climatic Events Linked to Climate Change?
31.08.2010
From the recent heat waves in Russia to the current floods in Pakistan, the question as to whether climate change is responsible for these extreme events seems to be on everybody’s lips these days. Separately reporting in The Guardian and Wired Science, prominent climatologists Peter Stott from the British Met…
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Now Running on ExpressionEngine
23.12.2009
To make a long story short, our websites were running on a custom made Content Management System (CMS) that served us well. We wanted to move to an industry standard CMS for the following reasons: scalability, ease of maintenance and speed optimisation. After considering different options, we chose ExpressionEngine and…
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NOCS Computer Simulations Improving Understanding of Arctic Ocean Circulation
11.12.2009
Scientists of the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton (NCOS) have been using high-resolution computer simulations to get a better understanding of the inflow of warm water form the North Atlantic into the Arctic Ocean and how this affects ocean climate. The simulations, which have been corroborated by other long-term measurements and…
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Antarctic Iceberg B17B Drifting towards Australia
10.12.2009
Nearly ten years ago, iceberg B17B calved off the eastern end of the Ross Ice Shelf. One of the largest to have calved off of the ice shelf (measuring 19 km long and 8 km wide), the iceberg is now making its way towards Australia.
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Mercury Levels in Polar Bears Determined by Food Web
10.12.2009
New research, conducted by biogeochemists Travis Horton of the University of Canterbury and Joel Blum of the University of Michigan, opens a new perspective in the study of mercury deposition in polar bears.
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Snow Flakes Could Shed Light on Ozone Depletion in the Arctic
08.12.2009
Ice chemists from Purdue University in Indiana are currently studying the variability of snowflake geometry to gain better insight into the dynamics of ground-level ozone depletion in the Arctic.
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Aurora Australis to Undertake Scientific Voyage
07.12.2009
Nearly 40 scientists have embarked on the icebreaker Aurora Australis for a six-week trip covering about 7,000 nautical miles of the Southern Ocean. The science trip, undertaken by the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD), will mainly focus on two key projects: the assessment of the impacts of bottom fishing and ocean…
