Arctic climate change update 2019
New observations confirm continued rapid warming in the Arctic, driving many of the changes underway in the region, including loss of sea ice and glacier coverage, as well as changes in terrestrial and
Arctic Ocean
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Polar ice cap is shrinking further, thinning
A decade-long decline in the ice covering the Arctic Sea is continuing, according to new U.S. data, and other measurements give fresh indications that the area's ice cap is thinning as well.
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Satellite Data Shows Arctic On Thinner Ice
Arctic sea ice, a key component of Earth's natural thermostat, has thinned sharply in recent years with the northern polar ice cap shrinking steadily in surface area, government scientists said on Monday.
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Arctic Sea to be ice free in just 30 years
Some Scientific Models Go A Step Further, Predict Large Portion Of Ice Could Disappear In 11 Years Washington: Some 80% of Arctic ice may disappear in 30 years, not 90 as scientists had previously estimated, according to a new study on the impact of global warming.
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Arctic meltdown is a threat to humanity
The Arctic is warming up much more quickly than expected
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Arctic summer sea ice could vanish soon but not suddenly
After paring 23 climate models down to the best half-dozen, two researchers now say with new confidence that arctic summer ice will most likely disappear around 2037. But none of the select models predicts a tipping point--a sudden jump to an ice-free summer Arctic.
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Arctic Storms Seen Worsening; Threat To Oil, Ships
OSLO - Arctic storms could worsen because of global warming in a threat to possible new businesses such as oil and gas exploration, fisheries or shipping, a study showed on Wednesday.
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The climate crisis: racing over the edge
A multitude of new scientific findings and empirical evidence show the rate of climate change is surpassing the International Panel on Climate Change
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A closing window of opportunity: global greenhouse reality 2008
Scientific evidence accumulating since the IPCC
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Less ice in Arctic ocean 6000-7000 years ago
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Arctic ice retreats less than last year
The annual summer retreat of the sea ice cloaking the Arctic Ocean appears to have ended with the ice not quite matching last year's extraordinary recession, polar scientists said.