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Major withdrawals: Is this the end for Arctic oil?
2016-02-29 01:00:00| Offshore Technology
As Statoil and Shell have recently exited the Alaskan Arctic, saying it no longer makes economic sense to explore in the region, Greenpeaces Charlie Kronick, Oceanas Susan Murray and energy analyst Bob Fryklund discuss whether this could signal the
Why record-breaking Arctic melting is just the beginning
2016-02-28 18:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: Rapidly disappearing Arctic sea ice is about to set a new record after an absurdly warm winter at the top of the world. For the second year running, it will have grown to cover less of the Arctic Ocean than ever before. The revelation comes as scientists are increasingly worried that the heating of the region could escalate out of control, as growing numbers of feedback mechanisms which reinforce and accelerate the process are being discovered. Most attention on the melting sea ice...
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Arctic warming: Rapidly increasing temperatures are 'possibly catastrophic' for planet
2016-02-26 14:09:10| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: The rapidly warming Arctic could have a catastrophic effect on the planets climate, a leading scientist has warned. Dr Peter Gleick, president of the Pacific Institute in California, said there was a growing body of pretty scary evidence that higher temperatures in the Arctic were driving the creation of dangerous storms in parts of the northern hemisphere. According to a graph on the US National Snow and Ice Data Centres website, there were 14.2 million km squared of sea ice on 24 February....
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Arctic was a bet that didn't pay off, departing Shell chief says
2016-02-26 14:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: The departing chief of Royal Dutch Shell Plcs U.S. division, who presided over its failed quest to find crude in Arctic waters off Alaska, said the effort was still a point of pride because it demonstrated the companys technical expertise. Marvin Odum, 57, is leaving the company in a reorganization announced Wednesday. He has been with the company for 34 years and held the post atop its U.S. division, Shell Oil Co., since oil prices were at record highs. The Arctic was "a big bet," Odum said...
Sami reindeer herders battle conservationists and miners to cling to Arctic culture
2016-02-20 18:20:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: When Europes indigenous Arctic people want to find their reindeer in a snowstorm and temperatures of -30C, they turn to their 10,000 snowmobiles and an app that is also used by British sheep farmers. In seconds, the satellite tracking device linked to their phone tells them if the animals are on a frozen lake, up a mountain or, in the worst case, have fallen prey to wolves or lynx. So far, so simple, thanks to new technology. But when the Sami people of northern Norway want to complain about...
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