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Saturday, September 15, 2012

The staggering decline of sea ice at the frontline of climate change

The staggering decline of sea ice at the frontline of climate change

The Guardian - ‎Sep 14, 2012‎
John Vidal in Arctic : Scientist John Fletcher from Cambridge University Measuring Arctic Sea Ice. The scientist John Fletcher from Cambridge University measures the thickness of an ice floe in the Arctic. Photograph: Alex Yallop/Greenpeace. We are a few ...

shrinks to smallest extent ever recorded

The Guardian - ‎Sep 14, 2012‎
Sea ice in the Arctic has shrunk to its smallest extent ever recorded, smashing the previous record minimum and prompting warnings of accelerated climate change. Satellite images show that the rapid summer melt has reduced the area of frozen sea to less ...

Deep-Sea Methane, Wind that Could Power World?

National Geographic - ‎Sep 13, 2012‎
The U.S. Energy Department announced plans to spend more than $5 million researching the potential to produce natural gas from deep-sea methane hydrates—ice-like formations that contain natural gas and are stable at depths of more than 300 feet.

Harsh winter headed for Europe, thanks to record Arctic sea ice melt

Greener Ideal -
Last month, we reported that Arctic sea ice had melted to record low levels. In August, the National Snow and Ice Data Center said that the extent of Arctic sea ice shrank to 1.58 million square miles. That broke the old record of 4.17 million sq. kilometres set in ...

Arctic Warming is Altering Weather Patterns, Study Shows

Climate Central -
EDITOR'S NOTE: This story was originally published April 3. Given recent news that Arctic sea ice set a record low, it's a reminder that changes in the Arctic can affect the U.S. and Europe. By showing that Arctic climate change is no longer just a problem for ...

Loss of Arctic ice may trigger extreme weather

Bend Bulletin -
LOS ANGELES — Arctic sea ice is shrinking at a rate much faster than scientists ever predicted and its collapse, due to global warming, may well cause extreme weather this winter in North America and Eu. Last month, researchers annourope, according to ...

Broken sea ice to hit UK winter

ITV News -
Broken sea ice to hit UK winter. A university researcher has told the Guardian that the record loss of Arctic sea ice this summer may mean a cold winter for the UK. 6 minutes ago. UK in for 'wild' winter due to broken sea ice. Broken sea ice photographed from a ...

Nuclear energy can help abate global climate change

Quad City Times -
The Latest. No winners in this election cycle. Average Jane and Joe Republican and average Jane and Joe Democrat are both in the 99 percent. Both have a lot to lose if Gov. Mitt Romney and …

Arctic sea ice shrinks to record low

TruthDive -
London, Sept 15 (ANI): The sea ice in the Arctic region has shrunk to its smallest extent ever recorded, breaking the previous minimum record and prompting warnings of accelerated climate change, a new study has revealed. Satellite images show that the ...

Arctic Sea Ice Cover Shrinks to Record Low

Truthdig -
Warming temperatures have reduced the area of frozen sea on the planet to roughly 2.2 million square miles, less than half of what it was four decades ago, suggesting that irreversible and accelerated climate change will be upon us in the coming decades.

More news from the Arctic graveyard

Record-Searchlight (blog) -
"No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main; if a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as well as if a manor of thy friends or of thine own were; any man's death ...

Ice still delays Shell Arctic offshore drilling in Chukchi Sea

Anchorage Daily News -
A mass of ice 30 miles long and 12 miles wide continues to block the resumption of exploratory petroleum drilling 70 miles off the northwest coast of Alaska, Curtis Smith said by email. Shell's ship, the Noble Discoverer, began drilling a pilot hole on the sea ...

Ice still delays Shell Arctic offshore drilling

Ventura County Star - ‎1
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Persistent sea ice will keep a Royal Dutch Shell drill ship off a prospect in the Chukchi Sea until at least Monday, a spokesman for Shell Alaska said Friday. A mass of ice 30 miles long and 12 miles wide ...

Massive Ice Sheets Halt Arctic Ocean Drilling

unEARTHED, from Earthjustice (blog) -
What Happens Next to Shell's Ship that Ran Ashore? U.S. Coast Guard divers are now on the way to Dutch Harbor, Alaska to inspect the 571-foot drill rig Noble Discoverer, which is scheduled to drill thr... by Trip Van Noppen: Shell's Promise To Protect Arctic ...

Starting and stopping

Petroleum News - ‎Sep 14, 2012‎
Starting and stopping. Shell begins Chukchi drilling, then suspends operation because of ice floe. Alan Bailey. Petroleum News. In a good news, bad news few days for Shell in the Arctic offshore, the company started drilling in its Chukchi Sea Burger A ...

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