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Snows of Kilimanjaro could vanish in 20 years: study Washington (AFP) Nov 2, 2009 
The snows capping Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's tallest peak, are shrinking rapidly and could vanish altogether in 20 years, most likely due to global warming, a US study published Monday said. The ice sheet that capped Kilimanjaro in 1912 was 85 percent smaller by 2007, and since 2000 the existing ice sheet has shrunk by 26 percent, the paleoclimatologists said. The findings point to the ... read moreCanada, US state give name to new sea 
Vancouver, Canada (AFP) Oct 31, 2009The Salish Sea may never appear on official navigation maps, but residents of western regions in the United States and Canada hope a new name will protect their shared coastal waters. A Washington State agency approved the new name Friday for the body of water off North America's west coast that includes Puget Sound, the Strait of Juan de Fuca, and Georgia Strait. The name is partly in ... more
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Volcanoes Set The Stage For An Ice Age
Columbus OH (SPX) Oct 29, 2009Researchers here have discovered the pivotal role that volcanoes played in a deadly ice age 450 million years ago. Perhaps ironically, these volcanoes first caused global warming - by releasing massive amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. When they stopped erupting, Earth's climate was thrown off balance, and the ice age began. The discovery underscores the importance of carbon ... more US to give threatened polar bears vast 'critical habitat' 
Washington (AFP) Oct 22, 2009The United States on Thursday announced plans to designate more than 200,000 square miles in Alaska as critical habitat for polar bears, a key step towards increasing protection for the threatened species. "Proposing critical habitat for this iconic species is one step in the right direction to help this species stave off extinction, recognizing that the greatest threat to the polar bear is ... more NASA Ice Campaign Takes Flight In Antarctica 
Washington DC (SPX) Oct 26, 2009Early in the 20th century, a succession of adventurers and scientists pioneered the exploration of Antarctica. A century later, they're still at it, albeit with a different set of tools. This fall, a team of modern explorers will fly over Earth's southern ice-covered regions to study changes to its sea ice, ice sheets, and glaciers as part of NASA's Operation Ice Bridge. Starting next ... more Arctic Traps 25 Percent of World's Carbon, But That Could Change 
Reston VA (SPX) Oct 21, 2009The arctic could potentially alter the Earth's climate by becoming a possible source of global atmospheric carbon dioxide. The arctic now traps or absorbs up to 25 percent of this gas but climate change could alter that amount, according to a study published in the November issue of Ecological Monographs. In their review paper, David McGuire of the U.S. Geological Survey and the University ... more |
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Taiwan, China to collaborate in Antarctic research
Taipei (AFP) Oct 8, 2009Taiwan and China will cooperate on research in Antarctica for the first time, an official said Thursday, in a sign that ties between the two former arch foes are warming even in polar science. Three Taiwanese biologists will join a Chinese team in Antarctica for periods ranging up to three months, said Wang Wei-hsien, director of Taiwan's Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium. ... more NASA Ice Satellite Maps Profound Polar Thinning 
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 09, 2009Researchers have used NASA's Ice, Cloud and Land Elevation Satellite (ICESat) to compose the most comprehensive picture of changing glaciers along the coast of the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets. The new elevation maps show that all latitudes of the Greenland ice sheet are affected by dynamic thinning - the loss of ice due to accelerated ice flow to the ocean. The maps also show ... more NASA to begin massive climate survey of Antarctica 
Washington (AFP) Oct 8, 2009NASA next week begins the most extensive aerial survey of Earth's surface to chart the impact of global warming, with six years of flights over Antarctica to understand the frozen continent's glaciers and ice sheets. The US space agency said the massive aerial survey, part of a program dubbed Operation Ice Bridge, will get underway on October 15. Data gathered during the mission will ... more Melting Arctic poses new challenges, naval powers say 
Newport, Rhode Island (AFP) Oct 7, 2009International piracy and the challenges of new Arctic Ocean corridors opening up as a result of global warming topped the agenda Wednesday at a gathering of world maritime powers. "The menaces from climate change cause growing concern," warned Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus. "There is a global security implication of the climate change. The North West passage will be open most part of ... more |
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