Tag: Melting

UN to probe doomsday glacier forecast

The United Nations' panel of climate scientists says it will probe claims its doomsday prediction for the disappearance of

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Droughts, melting ice signs of rapidly worsening climate change

WASHINGTON — Droughts from Australia to the U.S. Southwest, acidic ocean water and melting glaciers are signs that the

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Islands warn of extinction at UN climate week

As world leaders gather for key climate talks here, small island nations Monday warned they were running out of

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Arctic ice melts to third-smallest area on record

The Arctic's sea ice pack thawed to its third-lowest summer level on record, up slightly from the seasonal melt

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Greenland ice sheet could melt faster than thought

The Greenland icesheet responded to global warming over the past 10,000 years more quickly than thought, according to a

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2 German cargo ships pass through ‘Arctic Passage’

FRANKFURT – Two German merchant ships have traversed the fabled Northeast Passage after global warming and melting ice opened

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Greenland’s Helheim Glacier melt doubles in pace

HELHEIM GLACIER, Greenland -- Suddenly and without warning, the gigantic river of ice sped up, causing it to spit

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Arctic now warmest in 2000 years

Climate-warming greenhouse gas emissions pushed Arctic temperatures in the last decade to the highest levels in at least 2,000

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Vast expanses of Arctic ice melt in summer heat

TUKTOYAKTUK, Northwest Territories - The Arctic Ocean has given up tens of thousands more square miles (square kilometers) of

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Greenland’s ice cap melting faster than expected

COPENHAGEN (AFP) - Greenland's ice cap, which covers more than 80 percent of the island, is melting faster than

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