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Rapid Arctic change adds pressure to climate talks
2015-09-03 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: President Barack Obama's historic trip to the rapidly warming Alaskan Arctic could help put pressure on international negotiators to successfully ink a global deal to fight climate change at a year-end summit in Paris. Urgency has been a theme of the three-day trip: The Arctic is warming twice as fast as the rest of the world. Obama said it's clear that climate is changing faster than our efforts to address it. With less than three months before the Paris summit begins, there is such a thing...
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Obama to propose new steps to acquire additional Arctic icebreakers
2015-09-03 01:00:00| Ship Technology
US President Barack Obama is set to propose new measures to speed-up the acquisition and introduction of additional icebreakers in the Arctic.
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Yes, a warmer Arctic means cold winters elsewhere. Here's how
2015-09-01 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
InsideClimate: Melting sea ice and warmer temperatures in the Arctic are to blame for the brutal cold snaps that have plagued parts of Asia and North America in recent years, according to new research by Korean and European scientists released Monday. The study, published in the peer-reviewed journal Nature Geoscience, adds to the growing evidence linking rising Arctic temperatures to changing weather patterns across the globe. It also helps further debunk one of climate deniers' favorite arguments: cold weather...
U.S. Appears Lagging in Scramble for the Arctic
2015-08-31 14:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: With warming seas creating new opportunities at the top of the world, nations are scrambling over the Arctic its territorial waters, transit routes and especially its natural resources in a rivalry some already call a new Cold War. When President Obama travels to Alaska on Monday, becoming the first president to venture above the Arctic Circle while in office, he hopes to focus attention on the effects of climate change on the Arctic. Some lawmakers in Congress, analysts, and even some government...
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Arctic Drilling: A Giant Gamble for the Planet and Shells Bottom Line
2015-08-31 14:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Its a gamble--some would say a giant gamble. Before even one litre of oil has been found, the Anglo-Dutch Shell group is believed to have spent more than US$7 billion--just making preparations for its latest Arctic venture. Shell is betting on finding the oil industrys Holy Grail: according to 2008 estimates by the U.S. Geological Survey, the Arctic contains more than 20 percent of the worlds remaining hydrocarbon resources--including at least 90 billion barrels of oil. If Shell does strike...
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