Arctic ice melting twice as fast as expected
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In a new study commissioned by eight countries of the Arctic region, scientists point to an accelerated ice thaw with far-reaching consequences for global climate change and human activity.
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More than 300 scientists from 15 countries, including Canada, have released a study that shows the pace of the Arctic ice melt is accelerating.
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Northern ice cap is warming at twice the global rate and that will lead to serious consequences for the planet, according to the eight-nationâs scientific report.
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Arctic sea ice in winter is melting far faster than before, two new NASA studies reported Wednesday, a new and alarming trend that researchers say threatens the ocean's delicate ecosystem.
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Global warming (news - web sites) is heating the Arctic almost twice as fast as the rest of the planet in a thaw that threatens the livelihoods
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Global warming is heating the Arctic at a rapid pace - with impacts that could range from the disappearance of polar bears&#39; summer habitat by the century&#39;s end to a damaging rise in sea levels worldwide.
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From the air, Greenland's ice sheet, the second largest on Earth, appears to be perfectly still.
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A four-year-long study of the Arctic climate confirms what many in Canada&#39;s North have been saying for years -- the Arctic is melting, and faster all the time.
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Greenhouse gases have contributed to a gradual warming of the ecologically-fragile Arctic region, causing massive climate changes, including melting glaciers and sea ice, according to a soon-to-be-released environmental study.
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Up and down the icy spine of South America, the glaciers are melting, the white mantle of the Andes Mountains washing away at an ever faster rate.
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Some of Antarctica's glaciers are melting faster than snow can replace them, enough to raise sea levels measurably, scientists reported on Friday.
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Glaciers once held up by a floating ice shelf off Antarctica are now sliding off into the sea -- and they are going fast, scientists said on Tuesday.
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Ice is sooo last season The higher peaks of the Greenland icesheet spent longer melting this summer than any summer since 1988, according to a NASA funded study. The research revealed that enough snow melted in Greenland this year to cover the surface of the USA more than two times over*.â¦
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The most comprehensive international assessment of Arctic climate change has concluded that Earth&#39;s upper latitudes are experiencing unprecedented increases in temperature
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The Arctic is being hit by melting ice, hotter air and dying wildlife, a US report on the impact of global warming says.
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A number of massive glaciers in the West Antarctic are sliding into the ocean at an accelerating rate and raising sea levels, according to new data released Thursday.
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Science & environment: If increased rate of melting continues, the summertime Arctic could be free of ice by 2030.