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Why is Greenland covered by ice?
Recently there have been a lot of media reports about the impact of global warming on the ice in Greenland.
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Seawater may not rise as expected
Researchers have just introduced a new model. Accordingly, sea level is unlikely to rise by 2 m at the end of the century as previously predicted.
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Why is the early Earth not covered by ice?
In the early days of the Earth, the solar system did not exist as it does today. At that time, the sun was very young, so it emitted very weak light, not enough to warm…
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The ice used to dominate the tropics
Geologists have long believed that, like today, tropical regions remain in a warm state during the ice age of Earth 300 million years ago.
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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
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For the first time in history, there may be no Arctic
The planet's white ice block that covers the north pole will probably break completely this year, allowing boats to pass through the area where the ice was located year-…
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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.
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New evidence for the theory of meteorite exploding
Geological evidence discovered in Ohio and Indiana over the past few weeks has been reinforcing the hypothesis of what caused the event 12,900 years ago in North America…
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The area of ice in the Arctic dropped a record in the summer
According to the Japan Aerospace Agency (JAXA), this summer, the Arctic ice area will fall to its lowest level since Japanese scientists conducted observations of the Ar…
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Melting ice will cause a global food crisis
The chairman of the Earth Policy Institute warned that water for food production in China and India is at risk of exhaustion when global warming causes glaciers to melt.
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Tropical paradise is in danger
The polar bear's struggle to survive when ice sheets melt quickly has made the Arctic a propaganda image of the consequences of climate change. But new research shows th…
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Evidence of rain-producing bacteria found in the atmosphere and snow
Brent Christner, LSU biotechnology professor, in collaboration with colleagues in Montana and France, recently found evidence of rain-producing bacteria that are widely…
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Melting ice can cause earthquakes
When the ice sheets melt, they can release the compacted energy and cause terrible earthquakes. The warming of Earth may be the cause of such earthquakes and will contin…
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The history of surprising Arctic pollution
Scientists still know that contaminated dust particles from medium-high cities migrate to the North Pole and form an ugly cloud, but a study by the University of Utah ha…
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Ice appears in the North
Yesterday, Mau Son peak (Lang Son) temperature dropped 1 degree C, Sapa (Lao Cai) appeared frosty. Hanoi is the lowest at 9 degrees Celsius. The cold weather has no sign…