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Cartographic Study Shows the Retreat of Glacier Fronts in West Antarctica

27.05.2005

The first comprehensive study of glaciers around the coast of the Antarctic Peninsula revealed the real impact of recent climate change.
Research Reveals Earth’s Asymmetrical Auroras

27.05.2005

Data collected from two NASA spacecraft, Polar and Image have revealed that Earth's northern and southern auroras are not simply mirror images of one another, as previously believed.
Indigenous Arctic Leaders Urge Europe to Do More to Fight Global Warming

27.05.2005

Leaders of the Arctic region's indigenous people, visiting Berlin and Brussels, have urged European countries to step up the fight against global warming, saying it is threatening their environment, economies and cultures.
Hunting Threat to Arctic Animals

27.05.2005

According to a report published by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), Greenland animals like polar bear, narwhal, beluga whale and walrus are threatened by non-sustainable hunting.
Record Low Ozone Level in 2005

27.05.2005

Pollution and climate change has resulted in the thinnest ozone layer in 50 years over northern and central Europe.
New Collision Looks Imminent for B15a Iceberg

27.05.2005

The mammoth B-15A iceberg appears poised to strike another floating Antarctic ice feature.
Antarctic Runway for Jets

27.05.2005

The Australian Government has approved the building of an ice runway and supporting an air link between Hobart, Australia and Australia's Casey Station in Antarctica.
East Antarctica Puts on Weight

27.05.2005

A satellite survey shows that between 1992 and 2003, the East Antarctic ice sheet gained about 45 billion tonnes of ice as predicted by the IPCC.
Post-2012 Climate Talks Stalled at UN Conference

26.05.2005

Global talks on an international regime to combat climate change after Kyoto ends made little progress at a UN conference in Bonn. EU and US delegates were unable to agree on a common statement after bilateral meetings on 18 May.
Sea Level Records Reveal Surprising Variations

26.05.2005

A new reconstruction of past changes shows that the level of the oceans varied quite dramatically during the period between ice ages, implying that the global climate during these intervals was not as stable as most scientists had previously thought.