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Earth losing roughly 150 bn tons of ice annually

Greenland, Antarctica and global glaciers and ice caps lost roughly 8 times the volume of Lake Erie ...

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Experts may reach bottom of Lake Vostok in 2014

Russian scientists are planning to use robotic probes to reach water layers at the bottom of an anci...

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Russian scientists drill into Antarctic lake buried under ice

Russian scientists claim to have achieved a major breakthrough by drilling into Antarctic lake burie...

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Arctic changes could spell dire consequences

The first signs of dangerous climate change in the Arctic could spell dire consequences for the whol...

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Large dome of fresh water detected in Arctic Ocean

With the help of ESA satellites, scientists have discovered that a large dome of fresh water has bee...

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Strong quake rattles remote Antarctica

A strong and shallow 6.5-magnitude earthquake rocked the remote South Shetland Islands region in A...

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Severe Arctic ozone depletions could occur again

With continuous global climate change, scientists fear that another record Arctic ozone similar to t...

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8000 ft under Antarctic sea – A lost world

British scientists have discovered what they claim is a "lost world" of unknown species nearly 8,0...

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Remains of giant dinosaur discovered on Antarctica

Palaeontologists claim to have found the remains of a titanosaur, the family of giant plant-eating d...

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Antarctica mapped `sans ice`

The map, BEDMAP2, gives the close-up view of Antarctica without its ice.

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Arctic growing warmer and greener: Scientists

An international team of scientists has found that persistent warming has caused dramatic changes in...

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Drop in CO2 triggered polar ice sheet formation

A drop in carbon dioxide (CO2) levels seems to have triggered Antarctic ice sheet formation.

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`Arctic much worse since 2006`

Federal officials say the Arctic region has changed dramatically in the past five years — for the wo...

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Traces from old N-tests found in Antarctic moss

Nuclear weapons, tested 50 years ago, have left their imprint on living moss shoots in the Antarctic...

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East Antarctica `experiencing climate change`

East Antarctica is experiencing a significant climate change, say scientists who claim to have found...

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`Antarctic mountains date back to dinosaur age`

The root of the mysterious range of Antarctic mountains may be over 200 million years old, scientis...

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Russia`s Medvedev vows to boost Arctic exploration

Russia, the United States, Canada, Denmark and Norway have all been trying to assert jurisdiction ov...

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Arctic sea `could be ice free by 2015`

Arctic Sea could be ice free by the summer of 2015, a leading ocean expert in Britain has claimed.

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India to commission 3rd research station in Antarctica

After the station named `Bharti` becomes operational, India will join the league of select nations t...

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Thawing arctic soil may release greenhouse gases

The frozen soil between the North Pole and the Arctic Ocean locks up 1,672 billion tonnes of greenho...

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NASA sees giant crack forming in Antarctic glacier

NASA scientists are watching a giant crack forming over a vulnerable Antarctic glacier and they thin...

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Current Antarctic ozone hole 9th largest on record

The Antarctic ozone hole, which yawns wide every Southern Hemisphere spring, reached its annual peak...

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Ozone not healing

Scientists worldwide are looking for evidence that the ozone layer is beginning to heal, but this ye...

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`Antarctic ozone hole now as big as North America`

The first significant ozone hole above the Antarctic is now as big as North America, scientists have...

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Storm delays rescue of ill woman from Antarctica

Renee-Nicole Douceur had hoped to fly on Monday to the city of Christchurch in New Zealand.

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Arctic Sea could become iceless by century-end

The Arctic has been losing about 10 percent of its permanent ice layer every 10 years since 1980.

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Scientists seek life beneath Antarctic ice

They believe a lake, that has been buried by ice for up to a million years, contains unique microbes...

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Arctic`s sea ice melt hits second-lowest level

The extent of sea ice covering the Arctic Ocean has dipped to the second-lowest level, narrowly miss...

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Arctic sea ice hits second-lowest level

The extent of sea ice covering the Arctic Ocean in September declined to the second-lowest on record...

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Unprecedented ozone hole opens over Arctic

Decreases in overhead ozone lead to increases in surface ultraviolet radiation.

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Canadian Arctic nearly loses entire ice shelf

Two ice shelves that existed before Canada was settled by Europeans diminished significantly this su...

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China plans expeditions to Arctic, Antarctic

China plans to conduct five research expeditions to Antarctic and another three to the Arctic region...

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Arctic Sea ice shrinks to second lowest level

Arctic Sea ice melted this summer to the second lowest level since record-keeping began more than 50...

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Summer Arctic sea ice melt near record

Arctic sea ice this summer melted to a record low extent or will come a close second, two different ...

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Arctic ice level drops to new historic minimum

Arctic sea ice reached its lowest point this week since the start of satellite observations in 1972.

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Arctic sea ice `falls to record low`

The total volume of Arctic sea ice fell to a record low last year, according to a new study.

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Russia, US to study methane emission in Arctic

A group of 27 Russian and US scientists has left on board a research vessel to study unprecedented e...

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Plane crashes in Canadian Arctic, 12 killed

The plane was carrying 15 people, including four crew members.

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First complete map of Antarctic ice flow

Scientists with funding from NASA have created the first complete map of the speed and direction of ...

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Prince Harry didn`t tell Queen about Arctic trip

The expedition to the North Pole was undertaken by a team of wounded British soldiers.

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Arctic ice melt likely to stabilise

Arctic sea ice, which seems fated to melt in response to warming climate, might stabilise or even ex...

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Arctic ice melting: Russian meteorologists

Arctic is getting warmer at a fast pace with Russian Arctic sector`s ice areas reducing to "historic...

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Arctic ice cap near 2007 record minimum: Russia

The polar ice cap in the Arctic has melted to near its 2007 record minimum level and in some areas i...

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Antarctica rising by 5 millimetres a year!

The loss of ice due to climate change in Antarctica is causing the once buoyant continent to be heav...

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Russia may lose 30% of permafrost by 2050

Russia`s vast permafrost areas may shrink by a third by the middle of the century due to global warm...

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Melting Arctic ice releasing banned toxins

The `Dirty Dozen` chemicals were widely used as insecticides & pesticides before being outlawed in 2...

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Arctic facing record levels of meltdown this year

Scientists have highlighted global warming fears and revealed that the Arctic is facing record level...

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`Huge oil, mineral deposits heating up the Arctic`

The Arctic is witnessing a gold rush-like scramble, including military activities from major powers ...

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Arctic region warming fastest on earth

Temperatures are becoming too warm in polar region for protective snow to form.

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Russian PM urges clean-up operation in Arctic

The Arctic ecosystem is very fragile, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has said.

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