Scientists Watch Polar Areas for Changes
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Are we really heading for an ice-free Arctic? More than 50,000 researchers hope to find an answer during a massive study of how global warming and other phenomena are changing the coldest parts of the Earth _ ...Comment
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Eskimos in the Arctic are worried about changes in the wildlife resulting from climate change and the gradual increase in contaminants.
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An Antarctic honeymoon, an iceberg, and questions about climate change.
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Scientists are researching the long-term environmental effects of winter road maintenance, using the Cascade Lakes near Lake Placid as a laboratory.
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Scientists have worries about the Arctic warming as they have determined that the ice in Greenland and the Arctic is melting too rapidly .
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SILVER SPRING, Maryland  - A new movie showing young polar bears and walruses struggling toward adulthood in a melting Arctic puts a pair of charismatic faces on the global warming threat.
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A Nasa satellite records major changes to ice coverage in the Arctic Ocean between 2004 and 2005.
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Scientists are planning to take the pulse of the planet -- and more -- in an effort to improve weather forecasts, predict energy needs months in advance, anticipate disease outbreaks and even tell fishermen where the catch will be abundant.
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Just as explorers once searched the vast reaches of Africa's Nile River for clues to its behavior and ultimate source, modern-day scientists are searching Antarctica for its hidden lakes and waterways that can barely be detected at the surface of the ice sheet.
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Description: New evidence is reported that rising global temperatures could have rapid effects on the Antarctic ice pack and on ocean levels.
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Scientists have found that the ice in Greenland and the Arctic is melting so rapidly that most of it could be gone by the end of the century. Low-lying lands could be flooded and polar bears could go extinct, among other possibilities.
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The weight of evidence to suggest that some Antarctic glaciers are melting at an increasing pace continues to build. The West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) has been melting naturally
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The first thorough assessment of a decadeslong Arctic warming trend shows the region is undergoing profound changes, including sharp retreats of glaciers and sea ice, thawing of permafrost
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The largest polar research programme for half a century, lasting two years,  is launched on Thursday.
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More than 60 nations launch the broadest scientific investigation yet of the Arctic and Antarctic on Thursday to chart polar regions on the front lines of global warming.
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Glaciers are melting faster than before in some regions from the Arctic to the Alps but others are getting bigger, scientists said on Friday.
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A large network of waterways helps carry ice from the center of Antarctica to the ocean, scientists say, in a finding that may help clarify how global warming will affect the world's sea levels.