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Maximum Arctic Sea Ice Extent below Average
16.04.2008
The National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) has published information and analysis on the Arctic's sea ice extent on the "Arctic Sea Ice News and Analysis" site. The April 7 entry offers information on the Arctic's maximum sea ice extent and details the ice's condition as the melt season…
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Melting Ice Caps Could Increase Volcanic Eruptions
15.04.2008
An article published in the New Scientist magazine suggests that climate change and the melting of ice caps could cause an increase in global volcanic activity. Research scientists Carolina Pagli of the University of Leeds, UK, and Freysteinn Sigmundsson of the University of Iceland studied the effects of the melting…
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Unique Data from the Arctics Winter Atmosphere Brought Home
15.04.2008
German scientist Jürgen Graeser, a member of the Potsdam Research Unit of the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research in the Helmholtz Association, returned to Germany in April 2008 after having spent seven months on a drifting ice floe. Over the course of the International Polar Year, this…
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NOAA Studies Arctic Pollution
08.04.2008
NOAA scientists want to be able to know whether the "Arctic Haze" occurring every winter and spring is linked to the rapid warming of the Arctic over a few decades. A couple of studies are going to be done in order to provide more data about the possible relationship between…
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NASA Studies Low Arctic Atmospheric Composition
02.04.2008
The first stage of the Arctic Research of the Composition of the Troposphere from Aircraft and Satellites (ARCTAS) field campaign is being launched this week in Fairbanks, Alaska. Carried out by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the idea is to investigate how air pollution contributes to climate change…
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Wilkins Ice Shelf in Antarctica Begins to Disintegrate
26.03.2008
Satellite data from the National Snow and Ice Data Center reveals that the Wilkins Ice Shelf, a broad plate of permanent floating ice on the southwest Antarctic Peninsula, has begun to collapse. Satellite images indicate that the Wilkins began its collapse on February 28, when a large iceberg fell away…
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New Species of Giant Marine Life Found during Antarctic Sea Survey
25.03.2008
New Zealand conducted a major biological survey of the Ross Sea in the Antarctic as part of the Census of Antarctic Marine Life (CAML) and the International Polar Year (IPY). From the 31st of January to the 20th of March 2008, the team aboard the RV Tangaroa came across giant-sized…
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Interesting History of Arctic Haze
19.03.2008
A team composed of Tim Garrett, assistant professor of meteorology at the University of Utah, and Lisa Verzella, a former undergraduate student, have found tangible evidence the existence of an Arctic haze as early as 1870.
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Arctic Sea Ice Still at Risk despite Cold Winter
19.03.2008
NASA satellite observations shows that a cold winter in some regions of the Arctic has yielded an increase in new (thin) sea ice, while the surface of older (thicker) sea ice has continued to decline.
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Studying Antarctica during the Harshest Winter on Earth
19.03.2008
John Priscu, a Montana State University scientist with an international reputation for polar research, is spending his 24th season in Antarctica. The only difference is that this time he will be doing field work during the Antarctic winter. Priscu and his team team will be working on several research projects.
