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Life Under Ice: Robot Captures Views of Hidden Arctic Ecosystem
2014-12-18 12:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LiveScience: A nimble underwater robot has traveled below Arctic sea ice and collected the most extensive real-time video footage yet from this largely unexplored environment, revealing an unexpectedly rich ecosystem, scientists report. Researchers have long known that algae and other small organisms thrive on the undersurface of Arctic sea ice -- particularly in regions thin enough for sunlight to shine through and support photosynthesis. But, scientists have not been able to closely examine this environment...
Arctic Is Warming Twice As Fast As Anyplace Else On Earth
2014-12-18 09:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: The latest word from scientists studying the Arctic is that the polar region is warming twice as fast as the rest of the planet. And researchers say the trend isn't letting up. That's the latest from the 2014 Arctic Report Card - a compilation of recent research from more than 60 scientists in 13 countries. The report was released Wednesday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Jackie Richter-Menge, a polar scientist with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers who collaborated with...
Study Finds Relentless Long-Term Decline Arctic Environment
2014-12-18 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Al Jazeera: The Arctic and its future are looking dimmer every year, a new federal report says. In the spring and summer of 2014, Earth's icy northern region lost more of its signature whiteness that reflects the sun's heat. It was replaced temporarily with dark land and water that absorbs more energy, keeping yet more heat on already warming planet, according to the Arctic report card issued Thursday. Spring snow cover in Eurasia reached a record low in April. Arctic summer sea ice, while not setting a new...
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Chevron scraps plans to drill deepwater well in Arctic Beaufort Sea, Canada
2014-12-18 01:00:00| Offshore Technology
Chevron has scrapped plans to drill a deepwater well in Canada's Arctic Beaufort Sea, citing economic uncertainty due to the sharp decline in oil prices.
Persistent Warming Drives Big Arctic Changes
2014-12-17 23:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Scientific American: Not every year can be a record setter in the Arctic. But records are only one small piece of a larger puzzle that shows persistent change in the Arctic. And that change hasn't slowed according to this year's Arctic Report Card released at the American Geophysical Union's Fall Meeting on Wednesday. Long-term trends in rising temperatures, spiraling sea ice loss, and ecosystem shifts paint a picture of a region in transition due to climate change that is transpiring at a much faster rate than the...
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