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Marmots may be dying off during hibernation as warmer temperatures decrease snow insulation, says U of A researcher David Hik. (Photo: University of Alberta Express News) North still needs scientists, says David Hik by Brian Murphy University of Alberta Express … Read more
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Scientists walk on an iceberg, 36 metres above the water surface of Kane Basin August 6, 2009. A team of scientists are onboard the Arctic Sunrise ship for the first leg of Greenpeace’s three-month-long Arctic Impacts expedition. The expedition aims … Read more
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No commercial vessel has ever successfully travelled the North-east Passage, a fabled Arctic Sea route that links the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific far more directly than the usual southerly cargo route. (Independent News and Media Limited) A triumph for … Read more
Experts Urge Year-round Research On Arctic And Global Warming Science Daily (September 11, 2009) — Arctic and Antarctic research teams pulled back to warmer climates when the International Polar Year wrapped last March. But the call has gone out for … Read more
Effects of Arctic warming seen as widespread By Randolph E. Schmid, AP Science Writer San Francisco Chronicle (September 10, 2009) — Arctic warming is affecting plants, birds, animals and insects as ice melts and the growing season changes, scientists report … Read more
Scientists Seek New Emphases In Arctic Climate Change Research Science Daily (September 10, 2009) — Much of circumpolar Arctic research focuses on the physical, direct changes resulting from climate warming such as sea ice retreat and temperature increases. “What’s understudied … Read more
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Sea ice data updated daily, with one-day lag. Orange line in extent image (left) and gray line in time series (right) indicate 1979 to 2000 average extent for the day shown. Click for high-resolution image. Figure 1. Arctic sea ice … Read more
Arctic sea ice thickness down 53 percent United Press International (September 3, 2009) — U.S. scientists using satellite data and records from cold war submarine missions have found Arctic Ocean ice thickness has declined 53 percent since 1980. This summer, … Read more
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Arctic ‘warmest in 2,000 years’ By Richard Black, Environment correspondent BBC News (September 3, 2009) — Arctic temperatures are now higher than at any time in the last 2,000 years, research reveals. Changes to the Earth’s orbit drove centuries of … Read more
