Tagged Arctic Ocean

Tillerson to meet with Arctic council, representing an administration without a climate change policy

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May 11, 2017

Environment, Policy, Science

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will meet Thursday with foreign ministers from nations with territory in the Arctic, including Russia, Canada, and five other nations, to foster cooperation in the region. The m...

Study shows high concentrations of plastic pollution in Arctic Ocean

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Apr 19, 2017

Environment, Science

A new study, published Wednesday in Science Advances, shows that a major ocean current is depositing bits of plastic from the North Atlantic onto the surface waters, sea ice, and possibly the ocean floor of the...