Tag: arctic ocean

Arctic Ocean: Carbon Sink or Carbon Source?

By Jennifer Chu For the past three decades, as the climate has warmed, the massive plates of sea ice in the Arctic Ocean have shrunk: in 2007, scientists observed nearly 50 percent less summer ice than had been seen in 1980. [caption id="attachment_314190" align="alignnone" width="500"] While the Arctic Ocean as a whole seems to be…

December 4, 2013
Video: How Six Women Did Something Incredible to Save the Arctic

Behind-the-scenes film captures the build-up and the experience of six ordinary women who climbed the tallest building in Europe to protest against Shell’s plan to drill for oil in the Arctic …

July 23, 2013
North Sea Oil Leaks Expose Industry’s Inability to Safely Drill in Arctic

Greenpeace has warned about new figures showing Britain’s offshore rigs and platforms have leaked oil or other chemicals into the North Sea 55 times over the past month should act as a “reality check” for an industry aiming to drill in the Arctic.

July 10, 2013
Rowers’ Epic Journey Reveals How Climate Change Is Transforming the Arctic

Four modern day explorers from Vancouver, BC, began a world first expedition on July 1, to row the 3,000 kilometer Northwest Passage in a specially commissioned human-powered boat—a feat only possible now due to the melting ice in the Arctic …

July 8, 2013