News tagged with extent
Warming North Atlantic water tied to heating Arctic, according to new study
The temperatures of North Atlantic Ocean water flowing north into the Arctic Ocean adjacent to Greenland -- the warmest water in at least 2,000 years -- are likely related to the amplification of global warming ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jan 27, 2011 |
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Arctic sea ice continues decline, hits 2nd-lowest level
(PhysOrg.com) -- Last month the extent of sea ice covering the Arctic Ocean declined to the second-lowest extent on record. Satellite data from NASA and the NASA-supported National Snow and Ice Data Center ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 05, 2011 |
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Global temperatures were seventh warmest on record for June
The globe experienced the seventh warmest June since record keeping began in 1880. The Arctic sea ice extent was the second smallest extent for June on record.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jul 15, 2011 |
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Sea ice melting as Arctic temperature rises
(AP) -- The temperature is rising again in the Arctic, with the sea ice extent dropping to one of the lowest levels on record, climate scientists reported Thursday.
Oct 21, 2010 |
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Scientists predict Arctic could be ice-free within decades
Bad news for what is now the beginning of the "melt season" in the Arctic. Right now, the sea ice extent maximum appears to be tied for the lowest ever measured by satellites as the spring begins, according ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 25, 2011 |
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Measurements of winter Arctic sea ice shows continuing ice loss: study
The 2011 Arctic sea ice extent maximum that marks the beginning of the melt season appears to be tied for the lowest ever measured by satellites, say scientists at the University of Colorado Boulder's National Snow and Ice ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 24, 2011 |
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Arctic sea ice reaches minimum 2011 extent, making it second lowest in satellite record
The blanket of sea ice that floats on the Arctic Ocean appears to have reached its lowest extent for 2011, the second lowest recorded since satellites began measuring it in 1979, according to the University ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 15, 2011 |
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Scientists confirm Himalayan glacial melting
Glaciers in the Himalayas have shrunk by as much as a fifth in just 30 years, scientists have claimed in the first authoritative confirmation of the effects of climate change on the region.
Dec 05, 2011 |
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Arctic ice nears record low
A new record low could soon be set for ice in the Arctic. The past five years have seen the lowest extent of sea ice since satellite measurements began in the 1970s.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 15, 2011 |
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Market transactions and economics in general affect biological invasions
Biological invasions, i.e. the spread of introduced, non-native species, not only serve as ecological model systems, but also bring out the importance of economic activities on ecological processes. Two recent ...
Oct 07, 2011 |
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CU-Boulder-led team to assess decline of Arctic sea ice in Alaska's Beaufort Sea
(PhysOrg.com) -- A national research team led by the University of Colorado Boulder is embarking on a two-year, multi-pronged effort to better understand the impacts of environmental factors associated with ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jan 26, 2012 |
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TripAdvisor rapped by British advertising watchdog
Travel website TripAdvisor was censured by Britain's advertising watchdog on Wednesday and warned that it must not claim that all of its user-generated reviews are from real travellers.
Feb 01, 2012 |
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Evidence suggests chipmunks and woodchucks respond to each other's warning calls
(PhysOrg.com) -- Working with the University of Southern Maine, Northwest State Community College researchers Lisa Aschemeier and Christine Maher have proven what might seem common sense; that some animals ...
Jun 22, 2011 |
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Extent
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