Earth’s ice melt has sped up dramatically in past 30 years
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) – Earth’s ice is melting faster today than in the mid-1990s, new research suggests, as climate change
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WMO global temperature update finds 2020 one of three warmest years on record
The year 2020 shaped up to be one of the three warmest years on record, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
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2020 shaping up to be among warmest years on record says WMO
This year is shaping up to be among warmest years on record with extreme temperatures observed around the world, including
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Ice Blog – When the Arctic ice won’t freeze
Imagine you head for the North Pole to test your brand-new giant, state-of-the-art icebreaker – and you can’t find any
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Climate change driving food insecurity in First Nations communities while Canada stands by, report says
Human Rights Watch criticizes ‘inadequate’ government response to issue, calls for stronger climate targets The federal government is not doing
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North Pole ice cap too thin for testing Russia’s giant icebreaker
The Arktika icebreaker will have to undergo a second test-voyage to prove its capabilities to crush thick and hard sea-ice.
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Year-long, international Arctic science expedition comes to an end
A year-long international Arctic science expedition came to an end on Monday as the German research icebreaker Polarstern returned to
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The Arctic could soon be ice-free in the summer. Can geoengineering help?
In 2020, Arctic sea ice reached the second lowest level ever recorded It used to be the size of all
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Some polar bears in High Arctic temporarily benefit from thinning ice says study
As climate change threatens the survival of several polar bear populations in the lower Arctic latitudes, thinning sea ice in
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2020 shaping up to have second lowest Arctic sea ice extent on record
This season’s sea-ice extent is soon reaching minimum, with a specially sharp decline north of Svalbard and Russia’s Arctic archipelagos.
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What the Arctic’s transition to a ‘new climate’ looks like
Lawrence Ruben has lived in the Arctic all his life, and is still learning about the changing region. In the
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A big chunk of Greenland’s ice cap breaks off as Arctic shifts to new climate regime
A big chunk of Greenland’s ice cap, estimated to be some 110 square kilometres, has broken off in the far
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Record-warm Arctic summer fatal to wild reindeer in Russia, say environmentalists
Temperature records are coming one after another across the Arctic. On the 15th August, Russian meteorologists measured 18,1° Celsius at Cape Sterligov
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Arctic summer sea ice could be gone by 2035, new study forecasts
The Arctic could be completely ice-free in summers by 2035, according to a new study that compared present-day conditions with
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Fresh water is pouring into the Arctic Ocean. Climate change is to blame, new study says
The Arctic Ocean is not as salty as it used to be — and now researchers say climate change is
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