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Thinning sea ice is projected to shrink by 50 percent by the end of the century, affecting Arctic species such as polar bears, seals and caribou according to the Arctic Climate Impact Assessment.

The print media in the United States is notorious for warning readers of the next impending global doomsday scenario. This year, and for the past few, it's been global warming. But last year? And next year? Who knows.

Are there some positives to come from global warming? Maybe Arctic oil could be used to help meet global energy demands. Also new shipping routes might be opened through the Arctic.

During George W. Bush's first term in office, his administration initiated more than 200 rollbacks of environmental laws. These moves serve to benefit big corporations, which are no longer inconvenienced by having to comply with strict pollution control s

Good News! Those pesky glaciers are finally melting off. At first, news of devastating global climate change might seem a bit of a bummer. Relax. Your faith is about to be restored.

"Unusual atmospheric conditions set up wind patterns that compressed the sea ice, loaded it into the Transpolar Drift Stream, and then sped its flow out of the Arctic."

The facts of the devastation that global warming has on our planet. Information on the irreversible damage and possible extinction of the plants and animals of earth. Tips on how to become more environmentally aware.

The cause of this troublesome temperature change is global warming, a phenomena brought on by the overuse and burning of fossil fuels and emissions from automobiles.

A new report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) summarizes the causes and consequences of global warming.

A review of research findings and news about global warming reported over the past year.

Human-made greenhouse gases are starting to take it's toll as the Earth's climate is starting to reach a dangerous level that is already beginning to set off consequences.

The warning signs of the effects of global warming are clearly visible, are we seeing the signs and will we heed them in time?

It is now common knowledge that global warming is becoming a significant issue that humanity needs to confront as soon as possible. We should not address global warming from the standpoint of politics or economics, but rather for the survival of humanity.

Is the recent spate of hurricanes, earthquakes, floods and epidemics an ominous signal that the end is near? Or has human greed ravaged Mother Earth to the breaking point? Recent scientific findings tell us of the deadly consequences of global warming.

Discussion and questioning of the newest "home" of modern liberalism...the latest vehicle for usurpation of personal liberty...the fear of global warming.

Global warming is effecting the entire world, and the long term effects of global warming could lead to the end of life as we know it.

A discussion at the Churchill Northern Studies Centre with a leading Canadian wildlife biologist studying the Western Hudson Bay population of Polar Bears.

As global warming hysteria builds and Congress moves to "do something," we need to see the movement for what it is: a cynical effort to drain our wallets and increase control over our lives.

The top 10 myths about global warming, and the facts that refute them.

New research shows that the average nighttime temperatures in the state of Ohio are rising, and it may be evidence that the whole state is experiencing climatic warming.

"We've known for at least 30 years, from our earliest climate models, that it's the Arctic where we'd see the first signs of global warming. It's a situation where we hate to say we told you so, but we told you so."

A group of Inuit from above the Arctic Circle traveled to Washington D.C. to try and get the US government to place limits on greenhouse gas emissions. They say this pollution threatens their way of life.

The Norwegian Government and the Global Crop Diversity Trust have unveiled plans for the Svalbard Arctic Seed Vault. The Vault has been designed to protect seeds in the face of global warming.

Scientists on board an Arctic expedition report that large sections of sea ice are 50 percent thinner than they were only six years ago.

Arctic sea ice seems to have reached its minimum for 2007 on Sept. 16 and according to the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) at the University of Colorado at Boulder this minimum is shattering all previous lows acquired by satellite records beginning 30 years ago.

Recent research finds that Antarctica, like the northern polar regions, is seeing shrinking ice cover as the climate warms.

Research teams aboard two Arctic icebreaker expeditions in 2005 and 2007 found giant waves of mud along the sea floor, as well as evidence of past undersea glaciers that scraped huge gouges into the bottom.

Global warming poses an eminent threat to our planet. We are facing the possibility that our world could turn very hot or very cold very quickly.

Animations of data collected since 1979 show the reasons for and extent of the scientists' concern. New questions about the interactions of sea ice, ocean temperature and atmospheric temperature have arisen pursuant to the sudden speed-up of sea ice decline.

The Chukchi Sea, recently sold off to the oil giants, Conoco and Shell, is the habitat of a variety of marine life species. Invasion of their domain could esaily decimate their populations, already threatened by rapidly melting sea ice.

Researchers at the University of Washington report that some parts of the Arctic Ocean saw surface water temperatures up to 9 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than average this past summer.

The Polar Bear lives in a world of ice, that year by year is melting away. Global warming is destroying their home, their way of life, and eventually them.

There are a number of scientists who believe this is a crisis situation that needs to be addressed immediately, especially now with the new evidence of surprising acceleration in Greenland's melting ice sheets.

A report from The Climate Institute in Australia finds that new scientific data indicates the International Panel on Climate Change's last report probably underestimates the speed of global warming.

Warm oceans lead to more ice melting. What's more, he said it's getting worse than they thought.

A growing body of scientific research indicates that human-caused global warming could push the Earth past a tipping point into dramatic and irreversible change.

Our future is warm. This future is being shaped not only by natural receding of Ice-Age glaciers, leeward aridity, and the the sun, but by tailpipes, smokestacks, and spray cans. Our future is here.

A recent study found that nighttime temperatures in Ohio have been steadily increasing for over 40 years.

You will no doubt have seen many examples of global warming and climate change. However many people still think of climate change as the "next generations problem" and simply fail to realise how the changing climate is already having a profound impact on our planet.

If you're thinking about doing one of those arctic cruises on a ship, consider you might have more opportunities soon due to the melting ice up in the northern arctic regions. Of course, that can bring on some conflicted feelings once you see the melted ice firsthand...

We were led into war out of fear of mass destruction. How odd that those same voices are deaf and dumb to the warnings about the mushroom cloud of methane gas and CO2 which lurks in the future of all mankind. It's time to be on the prescient side of the issue.

The Canadian Arctic Ayles Ice Shelf collapsed without anyone noticing until December 2006. A satellite image of the collapse was caught on August 13, 2005. What happened in 2005? How does a whole world miss a collapsing ice shelf? Look back to the events of 2005.

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 2008 is, so far, the 7th warmest year on record. Global temperature data has been collected since 1880, and, since around 1990, world temperatures have shown a consistent upward trend.

A look at natural cycles of climate change and the way humans have made climate change no longer a natural cycle.

The Arctic region has the most sensitive climate zone on Earth and what happens here can have wide-ranging effects on the climate around the Earth.

It has recently been discovered that the Arctic contains a massive quantity of oil under its icy sheets. It seems that a race has broken out between the United States and Russia

It has recently been discovered that the Arctic contains a massive quantity of oil under its icy sheets. It seems that a race has broken out between the United States and Russia

A few weeks ago, a Russian scientific team planted a flag claiming a nugget of the Arctic's thawing resources. Canada followed suit by setting up a permanent port in the Inuit-populated territory of Nunavut, a recently acquired Canadian providence. Who owns the Arctic?

The northern Chukchi Cap is one of the ice-covered regions of the Arctic Ocean. There is very little known about the sea floor in this area.

A team of researchers from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute will set on in July to search for life deep in the Arctic Ocean.

It has recently been discovered that the Arctic contains a massive quantity of oil under its icy sheets. It seems that a race has broken out between the United States and Russia

How much impact could this have on the continental coast?

Together the four lakes that have been found would be as big as Lake Vostok, the biggest body of water so far discovered in Antarctica.

Will the earth and humanity keep striving on, or will humanity and earth meet doom within the coming days? Listed here are ten possible ways earth and man can cease to exist.

On February 2, 2007, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change of the UN submitted a scientific report stating that there is 90% certainty that human activity has been the fundamental cause of increasing temperatures all over the world since the 1950.

Arguments to help get over foot-dragging in the climate change debate.

Everything you need to know about the world's biggest threat to all life on the planet.

Currently with 164 participating countries, the treaty primarily seeks to set limitations for emissions of carbon dioxide, or CO2, as well as five other greenhouse gases.

When the first Arctic explorers starting venturing north they encountering numerous problems. Not the least of them being that their flimsy wooden ships kept sinking when they ran into the inevitable ice pack.

In January 1925, a diphtheria epidemic swept through Nome, Alaska. Cut off from the world by Arctic weather, the only way to save the town was to send precious anti-toxin serum 674 miles through blizzards, gales, and subzero temperatures by dog sled.

The Public has less than two months to comment on the Fish and Wildlife Service's proposed listing of polar bears as endangered. Environmental groups are making it easy for you to help.

Accelerated retreat and movement of glaciers rises sea levels. As lower glaciers melt, upper glaciers loose their hold and slide. Behavior of large ice sheets is not yet understood.

Climate change is "destroying the right [of the Inuit] to life, health property and means of subsistence. States that do not recognize these impacts and take action violate our human rights," said Sheila Watt-Cloutier, an Inuit activist.

Canadian National Parks - Northwest Territories - Over 12,000 kilometers of Arctic wilderness.

We are indeed the land of the free - but our freedom comes at a terrible cost.

We had traveled to Europe several times before, but never this far North. We were going way above the Arctic Circle. Visions of Santa Claus, reindeer and polar bears peppered the imagination.

From the first frames of this understated little film, the audience is captivated by the lush photography and the eerie beauty of the South Arctic, the coldest place on earth. As Morgan Freeman's voice rolls over you with its rich warm tones . . .

They provide the place and potential for fun, you bring the cake and ice cream. Together, you create birthday memories in Anchorage, Alaska that your child will never forget.

Are auto manufacturers exerting an honest effort to present the world with an urgently needed alternative, or are they simply toying around with a new sales ploy?

If you believe conspiracy theorists, the weather is not only out of our hands, but in the hands of someone else. But that's just an excuse to avoid cleaning up the environment.

2006 marks the 50th anniversary of several classic science fiction movies, and summer weekends are the ideal time to watch these movies, with a bucket of popcorn and a suspension of disbelief. These movies paved the way for the classic TV shows of today.

Niagara Falls has certainly grown over the last twenty years. Touring Niagara Falls in 2005 is completely different from when I was a kid. I remember that it was Niagara Falls itself as the only real attraction there.

Orlando is a frequent travel destination for families young and old. While Disney World is a spectacle you'll want to see, there are other areas you won't want to miss during your stay in the City Beautiful.

Human beings discharge hundreds of thousands of tons of waste into the oceans every day.

The actual cause of global warming is understood as breaking of time/energy cycle of nature out of ignorance of nature and its functioning. Two steps that are critical to get over the global warming and climate change are discussed.

Conventional models of climate change are built on two gross oversimplifications: that the environment is a passive carbon sink, and that increased carbon dioxide levels are the sole cause of climate change. In reality, the environment relies on a myriad of feedback loops...

As individual citizens, realizing the dangers to us and to our posterity, we can make a serious attempt to minimize the adverse impact of climate change.May Mother Earth bless all of us to accomplish the essence of the philosophy of respecting Nature.

Whether it's called Global Warming or Climate Change is irrelevant. What is relevant continues to be what we're going to do about what we can affect and on what scale. Will we be able to turn the tide or has the tipping point been reached?

With the presidential campaign in full swing, you're probably wondering the same thing I am: What will happen to the battery industry once the polar ice caps melt?

The U.S. Geological Survey has projected a drastic decline in polar bear populations over the next 45 years, with many populations likely to be extinct beyond that time frame.

The National Climatic Data Center reports that July 2007 saw record heat in many parts of the American West, along with near-record high average land-sea temperatures around the globe.

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A 20-year study of polar bear dens in northern Alaska shows more animals are building their birthing dens on land instead of on sea ice.

Global Warming is a frightening fact of our lives. We've already been witness to much devastation caused by Global Warming; we've seen severe droughts and wildfires,extremely strong hurricanes, heat waves in Europe, receding glaciers and a melting Arctic Ice cap.

Global warming is not a theory; it's a fact. Greenhouse gases and the resulting changes in the earth's climate will cause considerable damage to our ecosystem as well as human health risks, unless we act now.

NBC's 'Green Week': Green is the color of cash

The World Meteorological Organization reports that the decade just ending has been the warmest on record globally.

Yes, the title may seem harsh with the current situation in Southern California but I needed a headline that can catch people's attention and point them to the problem at hand: Global Warming.

Researchers at the University of Colorado at Boulder report that the world's glaciers and ice caps are contributing far more to global sea level rise than the ice sheets of Antarctica and Greenland.

A look back over the events of March 2008

Review of an animal fundraiser in Boston.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reports that September saw more than 1,000 broken records for heat, with worsening drought in more than half of the U.S.