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Virtual model of Arctic to monitor human impact and climate change
2014-12-20 17:49:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
RT: Russian scientists are working on a high-tech virtual map of the Arctic in order to keep track of climate change developments and monitor human impact on the area, in what may help pave the way for safer mining of the region's oil and gas reserves. The project is being developed by the Siberian branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) in Novosibirsk. It will utilize a geographic information system analogous to GoogleMaps, called ITRIS, in order to simulate natural processes and monitor...
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Permafrost thaw threatens Arctic infrastructure
2014-12-19 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Deutsche-Welle: Global warming is changing the Arctic - while some herald the opportunities that come with easier access, the thaw could literally yank the ground out from under communities. DW talked to an expert about the risks. DW: Why should we be concerned about warming and thawing in the Arctic? Hugues Lantuit: Permafrost is frozen ground in the Arctic, and it's currently warming at a fast pace. What we've done in a European Union project is to build for the first time an integrated database on permafrost...
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Up To Speed: Chevron bows to oil volatility, pulls back on Arctic drilling plan
2014-12-19 11:20:52| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
Chevron Corp. has decided to hold off on a major drilling initiative in the Canadian Arctic due to recent volatile oil prices. Reuters reported that this is the largest drilling project to be put on the shelf due to plunging oil prices, which have dropped to about half of what they were six months ago.
New robot developed for Arctic research
2014-12-19 01:00:00| Ship Technology
US-based Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) has developed a new innovative robot to carry out scientific research in the Arctic environment.
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Arctic Update: Temperatures Rising Faster Anywhere Else on Earth
2014-12-18 18:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World: As scientists continue to monitor the Arctic for changes in the face of climate change, they recently discovered some staggering new information - temperatures in the region are rising twice as fast as anywhere else on Earth, a new NOAA-led report says. Global warming may be on a natural pause, but not according to the Arctic. Among the observations released Wednesday in the Arctic Report Card 2014, researchers found that Arctic snow cover, which has been measured since 1967, fell below the...
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