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Remote-sensing study quantifies permafrost degradation in Arctic Alaskan wetlands
2013-04-18 22:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: A team of geoscientists from Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) using newly available remote-sensing technology has achieved unprecedented detail in quantifying subtle, long-period changes in the water levels of shallow lakes and ponds in hard-to-reach Arctic wetlands. Analysis comparing time-lapsed, high-resolution satellite imagery of the Ahnewetut Wetlands in Kobuk Valley National Park, Alaska, revealed an accelerated loss of surface water in shallow thaw lakes and ponds over a recent 27-year...
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US DOE seeking accelerated development of unconventional energy resources in Alaskas Arctic
2013-04-18 12:30:30| Green Car Congress
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Chilling: Arctic explorer Yamazaki sees climate change impact up close
2013-04-17 18:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Japan Times: Spending six months of every year in the Arctic, adventurer Tetsuhide Yamazaki sees the impact of global warming firsthand through the region`s thinning sea ice, the expanse of which has roughly halved in the last three decades. The ice is "very thin this year," Yamazaki, 45, said after confirming a thickness of 118 cm with a drill during his recent exploration of an area at the North Pole. Sea ice in the area is usually almost 2 meters thick, according to Yamazaki, who senses the ice grows thinner...
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Arctic Nations Seek Common Management of Fishing as Open Water Spreads
2013-04-17 16:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: Humanity has long had a two-pronged reaction to environmental change girding against risks but also probing for opportunities. The spread of ice-free Arctic Ocean waters in summer is eroding shorelines and may be affecting Northern Hemisphere winter weather (the jury is out). But of course this change has also prompted enterprising shippers to test new trade shortcuts and led to projections of bountiful new fisheries. Luckily, the nations ringing the Arctic are recognizing the importance of going...
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At top of the world, activists says exploiting Arctic is 'utter madness'
2013-04-17 15:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Four young explorers including American actor Ezra Miller have planted a flag on the seabed at the north pole and demanded the region is declared a global sanctuary. The expedition, organized by Greenpeace, saw the flag lowered in a time capsule that contained the signatures of nearly 3 million people who are calling for a ban on exploitation in the region. Climate change is causing record losses of sea ice in the Arctic, which is driving exploration for new oil and gas fields and the increasing...
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