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Greenland's Melting Glaciers Feed Ocean Life, Study Finds
A new NASA-led study reveals that Greenland’s melting glaciers are fueling life in the Arctic Ocean. Each summer, massive freshwater plumes from glaciers like Jakobshavn drag deep-sea nutrients upward, boosting phytoplankton growth by up to 40%. These microscopic organisms form the base of the marine food web and play a key role in carbon absorpt...
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Hidden Mud Volcano Under The Arctic Ocean Full Of Life, Say Scientists
The Borealis Mud Volcano, 400 metres below the surface, continuously releases methane-rich fluids, creating a unique deep-sea ecosystem that researchers now believe serves as a sanctuary for vulnerable species.
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Arctic Could Witness First Ice-Free Day In 3 Years, Study Reveals
Arctic sea ice has been melting at an unprecedented rate of more than 12 per cent each decade, according to NASA.
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Scientists Discover Deep Sea Volcano-Like Structure In The Arctic Ocean Near Alaska
Scientists working on a research ship in the Arctic Ocean may have discovered a giant underwater volcano.
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Arctic On Track To Be Ice-Free Much Sooner Than Expected, Study Warns
The team projected the Arctic Ocean could become ice-free for the first time on a late August or early September day between the 2020s and 2030s under all emissions scenarios.
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The Arctic Could Be Ice-Free In The Summer By 2030s, Say Scientists
Scientists announced Tuesday that the Arctic Ocean's ice cap will disappear in the summer as early as the 2030s, ten years earlier than anticipated.
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Arctic Micro-Animal Survives 24,000 Years In Siberian Permafrost
A microscopic animal called a bdelloid rotifer came back to life after being frozen for 24,000 years in Siberia and then successfully made clones of itself, Russian scientists said Monday.
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Biggest North Pole Mission Returns From "Dying Arctic"
Researchers on the world's biggest mission to the North Pole will return to dock on Monday, bringing home devastating proof of a dying Arctic Ocean and warnings of ice-free summers in just decades.
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Scientists Find Arctic Ocean Sea Ice Loaded With Microplastics
At first glance, it looks like hard candy laced with flecks of fake fruit, or a third grader's art project confected from recycled debris. In reality, it's a sliver of Arctic Ocean sea ice riddled with microplastics.
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Ice Covering Arctic Ocean Disappearing Faster Than Normal, Say Scientists
Ice covering the Arctic Ocean reached the second-lowest level recorded for this time of year after July temperatures spiked in areas around the North Pole.
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First Ever Arctic Bank Heist Goes South, Robber Caught "Quickly"
An armed man has robbed a bank in the world's northernmost settlement on Norway's remote Arctic archipelago of Svalbard but he was caught shortly afterwards, authorities said on Friday.
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Polar Bear Shot Dead In Arctic Ocean After It Attacked A Ship Worker
A polar bear was shot dead after attacking a German cruise ship worker on Norway's Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic Ocean, the authorities said Sunday.
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A Huge Stretch Of The Arctic Ocean Is Turning Into The Atlantic
Scientists studying one of the fastest-warming regions of the global ocean say changes in this region are so sudden and vast that in effect, it will soon be another limb of the Atlantic, rather than a characteristically icy Arctic sea.
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Here's Why 2 Degrees Celsius Global Warming Cap Won't Save Arctic Sea Ice
Even if humanity stops global warming in its tracks at two degrees Celsius, long seen as the guardrail for a climate-safe world, Arctic sea ice will still disappear in some years, scientists have warned.
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Arctic Sea Ice May Be Declining Faster Than Expected: Study
Arctic sea ice may be thinning faster than predicted because salty snow on the surface of the ice skews the accuracy of satellite measurements, a new study from the University of Calgary said on Tuesday.
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Greenland's Melting Glaciers Feed Ocean Life, Study Finds
A new NASA-led study reveals that Greenland’s melting glaciers are fueling life in the Arctic Ocean. Each summer, massive freshwater plumes from glaciers like Jakobshavn drag deep-sea nutrients upward, boosting phytoplankton growth by up to 40%. These microscopic organisms form the base of the marine food web and play a key role in carbon absorpt...
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Hidden Mud Volcano Under The Arctic Ocean Full Of Life, Say Scientists
The Borealis Mud Volcano, 400 metres below the surface, continuously releases methane-rich fluids, creating a unique deep-sea ecosystem that researchers now believe serves as a sanctuary for vulnerable species.
-
Arctic Could Witness First Ice-Free Day In 3 Years, Study Reveals
Arctic sea ice has been melting at an unprecedented rate of more than 12 per cent each decade, according to NASA.
-
Scientists Discover Deep Sea Volcano-Like Structure In The Arctic Ocean Near Alaska
Scientists working on a research ship in the Arctic Ocean may have discovered a giant underwater volcano.
-
Arctic On Track To Be Ice-Free Much Sooner Than Expected, Study Warns
The team projected the Arctic Ocean could become ice-free for the first time on a late August or early September day between the 2020s and 2030s under all emissions scenarios.
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The Arctic Could Be Ice-Free In The Summer By 2030s, Say Scientists
Scientists announced Tuesday that the Arctic Ocean's ice cap will disappear in the summer as early as the 2030s, ten years earlier than anticipated.
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Arctic Micro-Animal Survives 24,000 Years In Siberian Permafrost
A microscopic animal called a bdelloid rotifer came back to life after being frozen for 24,000 years in Siberia and then successfully made clones of itself, Russian scientists said Monday.
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Biggest North Pole Mission Returns From "Dying Arctic"
Researchers on the world's biggest mission to the North Pole will return to dock on Monday, bringing home devastating proof of a dying Arctic Ocean and warnings of ice-free summers in just decades.
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Scientists Find Arctic Ocean Sea Ice Loaded With Microplastics
At first glance, it looks like hard candy laced with flecks of fake fruit, or a third grader's art project confected from recycled debris. In reality, it's a sliver of Arctic Ocean sea ice riddled with microplastics.
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Ice Covering Arctic Ocean Disappearing Faster Than Normal, Say Scientists
Ice covering the Arctic Ocean reached the second-lowest level recorded for this time of year after July temperatures spiked in areas around the North Pole.
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First Ever Arctic Bank Heist Goes South, Robber Caught "Quickly"
An armed man has robbed a bank in the world's northernmost settlement on Norway's remote Arctic archipelago of Svalbard but he was caught shortly afterwards, authorities said on Friday.
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Polar Bear Shot Dead In Arctic Ocean After It Attacked A Ship Worker
A polar bear was shot dead after attacking a German cruise ship worker on Norway's Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic Ocean, the authorities said Sunday.
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A Huge Stretch Of The Arctic Ocean Is Turning Into The Atlantic
Scientists studying one of the fastest-warming regions of the global ocean say changes in this region are so sudden and vast that in effect, it will soon be another limb of the Atlantic, rather than a characteristically icy Arctic sea.
-
Here's Why 2 Degrees Celsius Global Warming Cap Won't Save Arctic Sea Ice
Even if humanity stops global warming in its tracks at two degrees Celsius, long seen as the guardrail for a climate-safe world, Arctic sea ice will still disappear in some years, scientists have warned.
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Arctic Sea Ice May Be Declining Faster Than Expected: Study
Arctic sea ice may be thinning faster than predicted because salty snow on the surface of the ice skews the accuracy of satellite measurements, a new study from the University of Calgary said on Tuesday.
