Antarctic changes could become tipping points with global implications, says report
Global warming is inciting dramatic changes in Antarctica, with potential for “irreversible and self-sustaining changes” to the continent’s ice sheet,
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Antarctic sea ice lowest on record, continued glacier mass loss in Arctic: WMO report
The lowest Antarctic sea ice extent on record and glacier mass loss in parts of the Arctic are just two examples
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Most of Western Canada’s glaciers will melt in 80 years, University of Northern B.C. study finds
A study by international researchers using a supercomputer at the University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) has found that most
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Environmental science in the Arctic: Selected reports
From melting sea ice to permafrost thaw to polar bears, read our selected reports on environmental science in the Arctic.
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Researchers get rare time-lapse video of glacial lake flood in Northern Canada
When scientists installed a time-lapse camera near the Donjek Glacier in Kluane National Park and Reserve in July, they thought
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As China adapts to a melting Arctic, Shanghai prepares for the worst
China’s claims to be a near-Arctic state is not all about a Polar Silk Road and access to natural resources,
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Glacier-fed rivers in Arctic Canada sucking carbon dioxide out of the air: study
New research suggests glacier-fed rivers in Canada’s North are sucking up and storing a lot of carbon dioxide from the
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Business boom follows glacier’s retreat in Portage, southcentral Alaska
Portage Glacier Cruises, south of Anchorage in southcentral Alaska, recently marked its 30th anniversary of shuttling visitors by boat to
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Sea levels could rise by up to 2 metres by 2100, new study finds
Sea levels could rise by as much as two metres by 2100 in a worst-case scenario involving melting ice caps
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Canadian Arctic is warmest it’s been in 10,000 years: study
New research suggests Canada’s Arctic is the warmest it has been in 10,000 years — and the temperatures are still
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Climate change could unleash Greenland sand bonanza, say researchers
The sediment left behind as climate change melts Greenland’s glaciers could provide unexpected export opportunities for the territory as the
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Blog – Snapshots from up and down the Arctic in 2018
In 2018, conferences, workshops, and meetings brought me to seven of the eight countries with territory north of the Arctic
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Theoretical physicist helping scientists understand how glaciers flow
While glaciers have been retreating or melting since the early 20th century, little is understood about how exactly large ice
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Dramatic changes to Yukon glaciers a warning for the planet, researchers say
Gwenn Flowers, a glaciologist, trudges back and forth across a vast glacier in southwest Yukon, pulling a radar device mounted
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Blog – When the ice melts, what will happen to Arctic tourism?
Glimmering aurora have returned to light up northern night skies, meaning that summer is drawing to a close. With these
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