May 03 2011
Oceans Could Rise 5 Feet by 2100
Melting ice and snow due to climate change has already accounted for 40 percent of recent increases in ocean levels.
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Apr 05 2011
Antarctica Growing Green With Grass
Grasses are taking advantage of the warming Antarctic climate. Are weeds next?
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Apr 05 2011
Cooking a Greenland Glacier Diet With a Dash of Salt
Greenland glaciers aren't just melting; they are falling apart, driven by warming ocean currents as well as warming air.
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Mar 09 2011
Polar Ice Loss: Picking Up the Pace
Greenland and Antarctica are losing ice more rapidly every year and out pacing melt from glaciers.
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Mar 03 2011
Antarctica Growing From The Bottom Up
Researchers have discovered that the Antarctic ice sheets grows not only from the top down, but also from the bottom up as water infiltrates the ice matrix and freezes solid.
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Feb 23 2011
Massive Iceberg Splits Following New Zealand Quake
The violent quake that devastated Christchurch sheared off a 33-million-ton block of ice.
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Feb 18 2011
Primitive Dinosaur Found in Antarctic Mountains
Fossils of the fabrosaur, about 190 million years old, were found at 12,500 feet elevation.
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Feb 09 2011
Seafloor Ties La Niña to Antarctic Melt
A new long-term temperature record of the Western Antarctic Peninsula shows a strong link to the El Niño-La Niña cycle.
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Jan 10 2011
Climate Change to Continue to Year 3000
Rising CO2 levels will cause unstoppable effects, including a 13-foot rise in sea levels by the year 3000, a study finds.
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Dec 31 2010
For New Year’s Resolution: Climate Change Perspective
Yes, it's cold. Yes, the planet is warming anyway. Yes, humans are responsible.
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