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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A tiny speck of pebbles found off the northern coast of Greenland could open up a new front in the looming battle for control of the Arctic and the North Pole.
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A study of warming in the Arctic shows that gases from tailpipes and smokestacks are contributing to profound environmental changes.
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More than 60 nations started the biggest scientific investigation of the Arctic and Antarctic on Thursday amid new evidence that global warming is thawing polar ice and raising sea levels.
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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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The effort by scientists from more than 60 countries aims to understand the dynamics of life at the ends of the earth.
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SEATTLE -- As the Bush administration debates much of the world about what to do about global warming, butterflies and ski-lift operators, polar bears and hydroelectric planners are on the move.
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Scientists find four big lakes under the ice of Antarctica which may help explain how ice flows into the sea.
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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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Many Arctic plant species have readily adjusted to big climate changes, which implies that at least in that region, plants may be able to shift long distances.
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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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The European polar satellite MetOp-A, launched last year, is already improving weather predictions and will soon help global environmental and security monitoring, scientists said here Monday.
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Satellite data confirms glaciers on the Antarctic Peninsula have picked up speed in recent years.
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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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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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NEW YORK The first thorough assessment of a decades-long Arctic warming trend shows the region is undergoing profound changes, including sharp retreats of glaciers and sea ice, thawing of permafrost, and shifts in ocean and atmospheric conditions that are
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Researchers begin an exhaustive study to determine exactly how global warming is changing polar conditions and threatening the Earth's balance. By the Associated Press.