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The Arctic ice melted four times faster than forecast
US scientists have confirmed that the Arctic ice sheets are thinning at a rate four times faster than the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) forecast.
Arctic Ice
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Environment
In 40 years the Arctic will run out of ice?
Scientists warn that, with the current warming rate of the Earth, only 30-40 years later, ice will not exist in the summer, even in the center of the Arctic.
Environment
Huge ice breaking in the North Pole
US scientists say an ice sheet of four times the size of Manhattan Island (260 km2) and a height of about 180m have been separated from the Petermann glacier in northern…
Environment
Abnormal melting ice alarm in the Arctic
Rapid warming in the Arctic region and a large number of glaciers are fading as a phenomenon
Environment
Two floating islands leave the North Pole
Two large icebergs, about 4-5km2 and one 14km2, have separated from the ice block in the extreme Canada. On July 29, Canadian scientists confirmed two
Environment
Volcano under the Arctic ice
The team, led by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute (WHOI), recently found evidence of a volcanic eruption deep beneath the ice-covered white surface of the Arctic Ocean.
Environment
The area of the Arctic ice falls to the lowest level
The Arctic ice area in the summer has fallen to its lowest level in 30 years due to global climate change.
Environment
From now until 2080, the Arctic ice can melt completely
Ice in the Arctic ocean can completely melt in the summer from now until 2080 due to the warming of the climate. Scientists present at the conference in Breme (Germany)…
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Arctic ice melted faster than expected
Increasing global temperatures are leading to the melting of northern European ice faster than expected, while the Groenland ice sheet is in danger of disappearing, acco…
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Arctic ice will melt?
Global warming could melt most of the ice above the Arctic perennial ice before the end of the century, a prediction by a research group at the Institute of Climate Rese…
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The explorer ship re-emerged after 86 years buried under the Arctic ice
A group of divers and engineers working for 5 years to liberate and put on the sea the Norwegian explorer ship stuck for 86 years in the Arctic ice.
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White bears hunt birds
The scarce food forces the polar bear to climb the dangerous cliffs to catch young birds and eggs.
Videos
Video: Dangerous germs hidden in Arctic ice are melting
Scientists warn climate change is melting permafrost, which can release many dangerous bacteria and viruses that are dangerous to humans.
Videos
Video: See the moment when American nuclear submarines float through the Arctic ice
It is possible that in the near future ice in the Arctic will no longer be a big problem for US military warships and submarines.
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Drag the Arctic ice ... add water to the Themes river
This is the project proposed by Thames Water Company to the City Council, to deal with the most severe drought in a century in the fog country.