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Canadian Arctic nearly loses entire ice shelf

Two ice shelves that existed before Canada was settled by Europeans diminished significantly this summer, one nearly disappearing altogether, Canadian scientists say in new research.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Sep 30, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 4

Study: Arctic seabed methane stores destabilizing, venting

A section of the Arctic Ocean seafloor that holds vast stores of frozen methane is showing signs of instability and widespread venting of the powerful greenhouse gas, according to the findings of an international research ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Mar 04, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (31) | comments 47 | with audio podcast




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Breaking the ice on icebergs

(Phys.org) -- Icebergs are a natural and beautiful part of Earth's cryosphere, and are closely monitored and studied by scientists around the world.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Apr 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Putin unveils $500 bn offshore energy drive

Vladimir Putin vowed Thursday to win $500 billion in investment for Russian offshore field development over 30 years to tap the country's full energy potential with the help of foreign expertise.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Apr 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Oil versus fish in idyllic Norwegian islands

Looking for oil outside your front door may sound exciting, but in the idyllic Arctic archipelago of Lofoten, one of Norway's best fishing areas, the prospect of the black gold has sparked heated debate.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New US offshore oil leasing plan includes Arctic

The Obama administration on Tuesday proposed a new plan for offshore oil and gas leases in the Gulf of Mexico and off the coast of Alaska, including the environmentally sensitive Arctic.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 08, 2011 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 2

Watching the birth of an iceberg

(PhysOrg.com) -- After discovering an emerging crack that cuts across the floating ice shelf of Pine Island Glacier in Antarctica, NASA's Operation IceBridge has flown a follow-up mission and made the first-ever ...

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created Nov 02, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Team says Arctic ice shelf broke up before

(PhysOrg.com) -- Arctic shelf ice has been in the news of late due to its shrinkage over the past few decades that most attribute to global warning. Thus, its levels and seemingly constant calving have become ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Oct 25, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (10) | comments 19 | with audio podcast report

Canadian ice shelves halve in six years

Half of Canada's ancient ice shelves have disappeared in the last six years, researchers have said, with new data showing significant portions melted in the last year alone.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Sep 29, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (20) | comments 20

Research vessel Polarstern at North Pole

You can't get any "higher": on 22 August 2011 at exactly 9.42 a.m. the research icebreaker Polarstern of the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research in the Helmholtz Association reaches the ...

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created Aug 23, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

In warmer Greenland, shoot the dogs, drill for oil

(AP) -- The old hunter was troubled by the foreigners encroaching on his Inuit people's frozen lands.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Aug 21, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 5

Walrus herds gather on Alaska's northwest shore

(AP) -- Large herds of Pacific walrus have begun gathering on the northwest coast of Alaska, again forsaking sea ice for sand in what has become a symbol of climate warming in the region.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Aug 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1


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