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Arctic is heating up: profit ... harm ...
The climate is heating up badly but it is also beneficial. Arctic temperature rise causes flooding in many areas, engulfing many coastal areas ...
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A huge methane gas leak in the Arctic was discovered
A large amount of methane is leaking from a huge hole that has just been discovered below the permafrost of the Arctic Ocean.
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Add a giant iceberg from Antarctica
A giant iceberg about the size of Luxembourg (Western Europe) that broke off from the eastern South Pole earlier this week may threaten marine life, scientists warn the…
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Revealing information about the mountain range
International scientists have published the first data on the mysterious giant mountain range deep beneath the ice at the southernmost tip of the earth.
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Melting ice in Greenland and Antarctic islands
Recently, space satellites have provided scientists with the most comprehensive picture of rapidly moving glaciers along the Antarctic and Greenland coasts.
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Ozone hole ... is shrinking
World Meteorological Organization (WWO) predicts ozone depletion in Antarctica, this year, is likely to be smaller than the loss in 2008.
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Antarctic glacier is thinning with alarming speed
Scientists say the huge glacier in Antarctica is getting thinner and thinner. Glaciers around Pine Island in the West Antarctica are twice the size of Scotland, which is…
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America revealed images of ice melting in the Arctic
The US Geological Survey (USGS) recently revealed images that reflect global climate change that have a detrimental impact on the Arctic region.
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The threat of ice melting from the West Antarctic ice sheet may be less than expected
A recent study said that, while all or part of the western Antarctic ice sheet melted due to global warming, the sea level in the US coastal areas would rise by 25%. The…
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Antarctica lost bigger ice mass than Singapore
An area of about 700 square kilometers in the southernmost part of the earth has crumbled into ice sheets.
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'Decoding' origin of Antarctic dust
British scientists recently claimed to have identified the origin of the dust that lies in the ice blocks at the Antarctic arc.
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The Arctic may run out of ice within a decade
Some US scientists warn that, in less than 10 years, the Earth's north pole will be free of ice.
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Detecting Cupid's lake
The Arctic, an unimaginable place for romance, but Earth chose this place to save the mark of the god of love.
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The warming climate affects the Antarctic food chain
Rapid climate change on the Antarctic Peninsula has caused simultaneous changes in the region's biological productivity.
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Climate change affects life on the Antarctic Peninsula
Antarctica has long been thought to be one of the fastest warming locations on Earth.