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Antarctica |
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Vast iceberg 'may disrupt ocean currents'
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| Nov.25 |
Antarctica |
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Massive icebergs heading to New Zealand
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| Nov.12 |
Arctic |
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Greenland ice loss 'accelerating'
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| Oct.15 |
Arctic |
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Arctic ice to vanish in summer
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| Sep.17 |
Arctic |
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Pause in Arctic's melting trend
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| Sep.3 |
Arctic |
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1990s temps warmest in 2,000 years Science magazine: Arctic temperatures in the 1990s reached their warmest level of any decade in at least 2,000 years
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| Aug.13 |
Antarctica |
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Antarctic glacier 'thinning fast'
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| Feb. 25 |
Antarctica |
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Vast iceberg 'may disrupt ocean currents' A vast iceberg - the size of Luxembourg - which broke off the Antarctic continent could disrupt the world's ocean currents and weather patterns
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| Nov.25 |
Antarctica |
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 Massive icebergs heading to New Zealand More than 100 icebergs that were first spotted off the coast of Macquarie Island, are now thought to be only 200 miles away from New Zealand
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| Nov.12 |
Arctic |
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Greenland ice loss 'accelerating' The ice sheet is losing its mass faster than in previous years and making an increasing contribution to sea level rise
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| Oct.15 |
Arctic |
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Arctic ice to vanish in summer New data released suggests that the Arctic Ocean will be 'largely ice free' during summer within a decade
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| Sep.17 |
Arctic |
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Pause in Arctic's melting trend This summer's melt of Arctic sea ice has not been as profound as in the last two years, as the ice began its annual Autumn recovery
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| Sep.11 |
Arctic |
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German ships blaze Arctic trail
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| Sep.3 |
Arctic |
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1990s temps warmest in 2,000 years| Science magazine: Arctic temperatures in the 1990s reached their warmest level of any decade in at least 2,000 years | |
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| Aug.31 |
Norway |
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UN chief in Arctic climate visit
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| Aug.13 |
Antarctica |
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Antarctic glacier 'thinning fast' Pine Island glacier, one of the largest glaciers in Antarctica, is thinning four times faster than it was 10 years ago
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| Aug.7 |
Alaska |
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Scientists: Major glacial melt under way
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| May.14 |
Antarctica |
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Ice sheet melt threat reassessed The collapse of a major polar ice sheet would result in a sea level rise of 3.3m, not as much as previous projections suggest
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| Apr.17 |
Baltimore |
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New limits to Antarctic tourism
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| Apr.3 |
Antarctica |
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Large ice shelf expected to break Satellite images released by the European Space Agency show new cracks in the Wilkins Ice Shelf where it connects to Charcot Island
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| Feb.27 |
Arctic |
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Bombers intercepted before Obama visit
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| Jan.21 |
Antarctica |
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Study: Global warming hits Antarctica U.S. research: Rather than being the last bastion to resist the warming, for the past 50 years much of the continent has been getting warmer
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| Dec.5 |
Antarctica |
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Stranded Antarctic cruise ship evacuated
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| Dec.4 |
Antarctica |
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 Cruise ship strikes ice, stranded on coast| The Ushuaia, carrying 89 passengers and 33 crew members, was stranded on the coast of Antarctica after striking ice | |
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| Nov.29 |
Antarctica |
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New rifts form on ice shelf Scientists have identified new rifts on an ice shelf that could lead to it breaking away from the Antarctic Peninsula
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| Sep.15 |
Norway |
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Melting Arctic shows need for climate pact
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| Sep.3 |
Canada |
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Major ice-shelf loss for Canada
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| Aug.27 |
Arctic |
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Arctic ice at second-lowest level ever New satellite measurements show that crucial ice in the Arctic Ocean has plummeted to its second-lowest level on record
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| Jul.30 |
Arctic |
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Canadian Arctic sheds ice chunk
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| Jun.27 |
Arctic |
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North Pole could be ice-free this summer The Pole may be briefly ice-free by September as global warming melts away sea ice
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| Jun.18 |
Arctic |
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Arctic sea ice melt 'even faster'
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| Mar.26 |
Antarctica |
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Massive ice shelf on verge of breakup
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| Jan.17 |
Antarctica |
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Anti-whaling activists handed over
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| Jan.16 |
Antarctica |
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Whalers accused of kidnapping activists An anti-whaling group is accusing the crew of a vessel of kidnapping 2 activists who climbed on board the ship to try to stop its whaling operations
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| Dec.21 |
Japan |
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Humpback whale hunt halted Japan has 'temporarily halted' its much-criticized plan for a humpback whale hunt in the seas near Antarctica
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| Nov.23 |
Antarctica |
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Sinking ship 'struck iceberg'  | More than 150 passengers and crew aboard Norwegian cruise ship MS Nord Norge have been rescued to safety | |
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| Aug.10 |
Arctic |
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Canada to build two military Arctic bases As the race to back up claims over the resources of the Arctic heats up, Canada has said it will build new military bases in its far north
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| Aug.2 |
Arctic |
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Russia plants flag on Arctic floor| Russian explorers dived deep below the North Pole in a submersible to stake a symbolic claim to the energy riches of the Arctic | |
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Arctic |
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Russia to sink flag in land grab
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| May.29 |
Arctic |
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Deadlock at Greenland whale plan
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| May.17 |
Antarctica |
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Polar ocean 'soaking up less CO2'
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| May.2 |
Arctic |
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Melt worse than predictions
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| Dec.29 |
Arctic |
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Ice shelf snaps, breaks free from Arctic The size of 11,000 football fields of ice broke clear 16 months ago from the coast of Ellesmere Island
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| Sep.4 |
Antarctica |
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Carbon dioxide levels higher
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| Aug.23 |
Antarctica |
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Group: Ozone hole growing
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| Aug.12 |
Russia |
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Russia marks Kursk five years on
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| Apr.21 |
Antarctica |
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Glaciers show retreat
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| Sep.24 |
Antarctica |
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Glaciers are thinning
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| Mar.16 |
Russia |
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58 dead in apartment blast
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| Mar.6 |
Arctic |
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Dramatic rescue of North Pole 12
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| Sep.21 |
Antarctica |
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Ill worker flown from South Pole After days of delay, rescuers evacuated employee of Raytheon Polar Services from the Amundsen-Scott Station
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| Aug.29 |
Arctic |
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 Nuclear submarine sinks A Russian sub K-159 with at least 10 crew on board has sunk in the Barents Sea. One of the crew had been rescued
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| Sep.13 |
Russia |
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Kursk bow sawn off
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| Apr.25 |
Antarctica |
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Ailing doctor arrives in station
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| Apr.23 |
Antarctica |
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Rescue plane lands in Antarctica
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| Aug.12 |
Arctic |
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 Kursk submarine went down| All 118 crew members on board the nuclear submarine perished when the Kursk exploded and sank | |
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