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When the Greenland ice melts ...
Environment

When the Greenland ice melts ...

Ice in Greenland - a Danish autonomous province, between the Arctic Ocean and the North Atlantic Ocean - is melting at a record rate this year, the highest since 1979 wh…

December 16, 2018
Global warming is very urgent
Environment

Global warming is very urgent

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on November 10 called for an emergency policy to prevent global warming, on a visit to Antarctica. The Antarctic Peninsula has warmed fa…

December 16, 2018
The giant ice island was split in half
Environment

The giant ice island was split in half

The giant ice island Ayles is drifting off the north coast of Canada that has been split into two halves earlier than expected. Two ice sheets are moving very fast. One…

December 16, 2018
Arctic will no longer have ice fields
Environment

Arctic will no longer have ice fields

'We have not encountered any ice fields at sea Laptevyx (*)' - Igor Semiletov, a member of the international Arctic survey team, informed the Itar-Tass news agency on Se…

December 16, 2018
Ice in the Arctic down to a record low
Environment

Ice in the Arctic down to a record low

According to polar American experts, the Arctic ice has reached a record low. The cause of this phenomenon is mainly due to the situation of global warming.

December 16, 2018
Russians dive into the North Pole
Environment

Russians dive into the North Pole

In the next few days Russia intends to explore the Arctic bottom, gaining the right to exploit this cold land. What does it attract Russian people so much?

December 16, 2018
Ice cooling buildings
Environment

Ice cooling buildings

On hot sunny days, electricity consumption in New York alone was equal to Chile. But with the ice cooling system that some buildings have deployed, this number can be re…

December 16, 2018
Traces of penguins measure Antarctic ice movement
Environment

Traces of penguins measure Antarctic ice movement

Using the Carbon-14 chronometer, scientist Steven D.Emslie identified the age of the ancient Adelie penguin that resided there for 45,000 years, higher than any known pe…

December 16, 2018
Chile: a missing ice lake
Environment

Chile: a missing ice lake

An ice lake of about 2 hectares in the southern Andes in Chile suddenly disappeared and the river flowing from the lake is only a small current. Scientists are trying to…

December 16, 2018
Decipher the secret of the lake evaporating
Environment

Decipher the secret of the lake evaporating

On May 27, Chilean rangers (Conaf) accidentally discovered Tempanos lake about 1 km2 wide, about 2,000km south of Santiago, ran out of water, leaving a 30m deep hole. ,…

December 16, 2018
Iceberg, not only harmful?
Environment

Iceberg, not only harmful?

Although a consequence of global warming, research by US scientists suggests that icebergs can be an important solution to limiting global climate change. through stimul…

December 16, 2018
Polar regions appear mysterious glowing clouds
Environment

Polar regions appear mysterious glowing clouds

The clouds were constantly glowing and crawling towards the extreme, first captured by satellites from space. The researchers do not understand what they are. This myste…

December 16, 2018
Himalayan glaciers can disappear!
Environment

Himalayan glaciers can disappear!

On June 4, at a global warming conference held in Nepal, experts warned that Himalayan glaciers could disappear within the next 50 years. Melting ice will also lead to t…

December 16, 2018