Waters in ice-free Arctic now four degrees warmer than normal
Sea ice on the top of the world melts to second lowest on record. The September sun is low on
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Environment (Denmark/Greenland)
Inuit in Canada and Greenland seek control of marine oasis
Indigenous peoples from Canada and Greenland are seeking to have joint management of a unique area of the Arctic Ocean,
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Ice-Blog: Translating COP21 from intent into action… is time running out?
After all the hype surrounding the Paris Climate Agreement in December, there is a real danger of anti-climax, of feeling
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Ice-Blog: Arctic sea ice, Greenland and Europe’s weird weather
As I write this, I am sitting in a short-sleeved shirt with the window open, enjoying an unusually warm start
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Ice-Blog: Time to cruise the Northwest Passage?
When I came across a story about a sold-out cruise through the North-West Passage planned for this summer on a
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Canada’s Supreme Court agrees to hear Arctic seismic testing case opposed by Inuit
Canada’s highest court has agreed to hear an appeal against seismic testing in Arctic waters between Canada and Greenland brought
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Green Party calls on Liberal government to stop seismic testing in Davis Strait
The federal government urgently needs to step in and stop planned seismic testing in Davis Strait regardless whether the Supreme
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Ice-Blog: Rising seas culprit – ice or heat?
My attention was caught this week by a study that ascertained that thermal expansion accounts for a much greater share
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New model predicts flow of Greenland’s glaciers
Greenland’s glaciers are shedding ice at faster rates, dumping mass into ocean waters and driving up sea levels. But those
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Ice-Blog: Cloudy skies speed up Greenland melt
With Greenland known to be one of the main contributors to global sea level rise, mainly through increased meltwater runoff,
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Ice-Blog: Greenland ice a chute to rising seas?
As I checked through the news agencies to keep tabs on what’s been happening with Greenland as 2016 kicks off,
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Study looks at climate, Greenland ice sheet
The huge Greenland ice sheet is changing and in a newly discovered way. Traditionally, snow falling on the ice sheet
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Ice-Blog: Arctic climate – positive narrative?
As 2015 draws to a close, the NOAA report card on the state of the Arctic and a substantial new
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Ice-Blog: Ice melt to motivate whizzkids?
When it comes to rousing young people’s interest in climate change, the Arctic and Antarctic seem to be a good
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Research ship returning from Greenland echoes worries about ocean plastics
When one thinks about rich ecosystems that are vital for life on Earth, rainforests might first come to mind, but ocean
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