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| May. 23 |
 Arctic |
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Russia to evacuate Arctic station over melting ice 
A Russian drifting Arctic research station is to be evacuated because the ice field around it is melting, the environment ministry in Moscow...
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| May.6 |
Arctic |
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Mercury link to Arctic fox decline Scientists say that foxes in Arctic regions who feed on ocean prey are being exposed to dangerous levels of mercury
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Arctic Ocean 'acidifying rapidly' The Arctic seas are being made rapidly more acidic by carbon-dioxide emissions, according to a new report
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| Apr.1 |
 Antarctica |
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Melt 'causes Antarctic sea ice rise'| Climate change is expanding Antarctica's sea ice, according to a scientific study in the journal Nature Geoscience | |
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| Feb.27 |
 Alaska |
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Shell halts Arctic drilling for 2013 Royal Dutch Shell has said that it will suspend its offshore drilling programme in the Arctic for the rest of 2013 in order to give time to ensure...
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| Jan.27 |
Antarctica |
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3 believed dead after plane wreckage found in Antarctica
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| Jan.23 |
Antarctica |
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Antarctic search for missing plane A search is under way for the Twin Otter aircraft with three Canadians that has gone missing in Antarctica, officials say
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| Nov.25 |
Antarctica |
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Antarctic marine wildlife is under threat Marine snails in seas around Antarctica are being affected by ocean acidification, scientists have found
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| Sep.7 |
Arctic |
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Arctic melting at 'amazing' speed Scientists in the Arctic are warning that this summer's record-breaking melt is part of an accelerating trend with profound implications
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| Aug.27 |
Arctic |
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Arctic sea ice reaches record low The Arctic has lost more sea ice this year than at any time since satellite records began in 1979, Nasa says
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| Aug.21 |
Arctic |
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Arctic ice set to hit record low Arctic sea ice looks set to hit a record low by the end of the month, according to satellite data
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| Aug.8 |
Antarctica |
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Medical emergency at U.S. station in Antarctica
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| Jul.24 |
Arctic |
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Satellites reveal sudden ice melt Greenland's massive ice sheet has melted this month over an usually large area, Nasa has said
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| Jul.18 |
Arctic |
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Massive ice island breaks off glacier An island of ice twice the size of Manhattan broke off this week from a Greenland glacier,
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| May.20 |
Arctic |
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Arctic melt releasing ancient gas
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| Mar.17 |
Arctic |
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Arctic climate 'tech fixes' urged |
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| Feb.25 |
Antarctica |
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Deadly fire at Brazil's Antarctic station |
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| Feb.6 |
Arctic |
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Shrinking polar ice may be to blame for freeze Europe's deadly cold snap may have a lot to do with shrinking amounts of ice in the Arctic, a recent study suggests
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| Jan.16 |
Antarctica |
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Strong earthquake hits off Antarctica's coast
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| Jan.10 |
Antarctica |
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Three missing in South Korean boat fire |
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| Jan.9 |
Global |
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Carbon emissions 'will delay Ice Age' |
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| Dec.29 |
Russia |
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Nuclear submarine in dock fire Map of Murmansk Russia A fire has broken out during repairs to a Russian nuclear submarine at a dock near the northern port of Murmansk
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| Nov.3 |
Antarctica |
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Major iceberg forming in Antarctica
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| Oct.2 |
Arctic |
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Arctic ozone loss at record level
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| Sep.6 |
Antarctica |
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Giant crabs make Antarctic leap
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| Aug.5 |
 Norway |
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Polar bear kills 1 Briton, injures 4 Map of Svalbard Norway A 17-year-old British boy is dead and four others are severely injured after a bear attacked their tents as they took part in a school trip
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| Jul.12 |
Antarctica |
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Japan 'to continue' Antarctic whaling
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| Apr.5 |
Arctic |
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Ozone damage sets Arctic record
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| Feb.17 |
Antarctica |
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Japan to bring whaling boats home
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| Feb.3 |
Antarctica |
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Cruise cut short after ship hits rock
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| Jan.14 |
London |
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BP and Russia in Arctic oil deal
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| Dec.12 |
Antarctica |
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S. Korean ship sinks, 4 dead, 17 missing A fishing vessel sank in frigid ocean waters about 1,000 nautical miles north of McMurdo Station. Aat least 20 were rescued
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| Oct.30 |
Antarctica |
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Antarctic copter crash kills four French
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| Oct.22 |
Arctic |
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Arctic changes affecting climate elsewhere
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| Sep.13 |
Antarctica |
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New Zealand rescues American
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| Aug.6 |
Arctic |
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Ice island breaks from Greenland
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| Feb.25 |
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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| Feb.27 |
Arctic |
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Bombers intercepted before Obama visit |
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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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| Jul.30 |
Arctic |
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Canadian Arctic sheds ice chunk |
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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
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| Aug.2 |
Arctic |
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Russia plants flag on Arctic floor Map of North Pole Arctic| 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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| Aug.1 |
Arctic |
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Russia to sink flag in land grab |
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| Dec.29 |
Arctic |
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Ice shelf snaps, breaks free from Arctic
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| Aug.12 |
Russia |
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Russia marks Kursk five years on
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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
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| Aug.29 |
Arctic |
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Nuclear submarine sinks
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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 Map of Barents Sea Arctic| All 118 crew members on board the nuclear submarine perished when the Kursk exploded and sank | |
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