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- Arctic temperatures are literally off the charts Wed, 1 Jun 16, 8:00pmEven though things are just heating up in the Northern Hemisphere, many of us have already heard about the record-breaking hot temperatures in the Arctic...
- US National Snow and Ice Data Center Reports Arctic Sea Ice Falls to New Record Low Fri, 21 Sep 12, 6:50amBack in August, the US National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)) reported that over 900 cubic kilometers of summer sea ice had disappeared from the Arctic ocean over the past year...
- Shell’s Arctic Oil Drilling Efforts Halted by Massive Rogue Iceberg Fri, 14 Sep 12, 12:04amIceberg photo via Shutterstock After the Gulf of Mexico disaster revealed the perils of deep water drilling to the public, there was a lot of opposition to similar projects proposed in the Arctic...
- Impact of Melting Arctic Ice Will Be Equal to Unleashing 20 Years Of CO2 Emissions Thu, 6 Sep 12, 11:34pmSatellites recently showed that Arctic ice is melting 50% faster than expected, and that sea ice levels are set to hit a record low. Now ice scientist Professor Peter Wadhams has revealed to BBC Newsnight that if the planet...
- Impact of Melting Arctic Ice Will Be Equal to Unleasing “20 Years Of CO2 Emissions” Thu, 6 Sep 12, 11:34pmRecently we have reported on satellites which show that Arctic ice is melting 50% faster than expected, and that sea ice levels are set to hit a record low...
- Arctic Sea Ice to Hit Record Low This Month According to US National Snow and Ice Data Center Reports Fri, 24 Aug 12, 5:30amLast week we reported that The European Space Agency’s CryoSat 2 probe had completed its 18-month-long mission and revealed that over 900 cubic kilometers of summer sea ice had disappeared from the Arctic ocean over the...