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Scientists link frozen spring to dramatic Arctic sea ice loss
by John Vidal
Melting sea ice, exposing huge parts of the ocean to the atmosphere, explains extreme weather both hot and cold.... more...Global Extinction Within One Lifetime?
Michael Brown
16th July, 2012
A fast solution today may turn out to be a big problem for tomorrow. more...
A Student Writes….Global Extinction Within One Lifetime?
Michael Brown
16th July, 2012
Environmental chemistry student Michael Brown evaluates how seriously recent claims that global extinction could occur within out lifetime should be taken more...
Alun Anderson: I'd like a big volcanic eruption and an Arctic disaster
Laura Sevier
22nd February, 2010
Former editor of New Scientist and author of After The Ice: Life, Death and Politics in the New Arctic on climategate, polar military activity and the icecap's chances more...
A melted Arctic: gold mine or honey trap?
Andrew Marszal
3rd November, 2009
As the melting Arctic ice cap opens a new ocean to the world, governments and private speculators are rushing to cash in on lucrative resource deposits and shipping lanes. But they may find these virgin waters a dangerous place to do business… more...
Ocean temperatures hit record high for July
Ecologist
20th August, 2009
Combined land and ocean surface temperatures for the world are fifth warmest on record more...
The Vanishing Arctic
Vivienne Raper
4th October, 2007
One of the most memorable parts of Al Gore’s film 'An Inconvenient Truth' was the cartoon polar bear trying to climb on the last piece of sea-ice in the Arctic, failing, and despondently swimming off into the sunset. With scientists this week reporting that autumn Arctic sea-ice coverage reached a record low this year, Al Gore’s cartoon may not be as far-fetched as it seems. more...
Arctic ice cover at new low
News
5th September, 2007
Levels of sea ice around the North Pole now stand at their lowest ever levels, the Guardian has reported. more...
Arctic sea ice free by 2030, say scientists
News
20th August, 2007
Arctic sea ice is melting faster than climate models predicted and there is less sea ice in the Arctic now than at any time since records began, scientists from the US National Snow and Ice Data Centre (NSIDC) have discovered. more...
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