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US government report shows Arctic melting at rates unprecedented in modern era

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Dec 16, 2017
Environment, Science
A new report by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows that Arctic permafrost is thawing at a faster rate than at any time in the last 1,500 years. Despite slightly lower levels of warming...

The expedition of science ship Lance to the Norwegian Arctic

Cody Gash
May 8, 2015
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The Norwegian polar institute - Researchers send a ship known as “The Lance” to conduct a research about the Arctic ice. The reason being that they believe that the transformation from permanent ice to a thinne...

New study says Arctic Ice meltdown will release carbon compounds in atmosphere adding to global warming

Cody Gash
Apr 11, 2015
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It has been widely believed that there is a large amount of carbon compounds trapped under the arctic ice. As global warming starts to take hold, a lot of this ice is starting to thaw, releasing the carbon comp...

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