Tag: arctic
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Video: Less Ice Means a Much Hotter Earth By 2100
The Arctic is intricately linked to Earth’s climate. As Arctic sea ice declines, the effects are being felt far beyond the Arctic region. Now a new study shows how losing sea ice means …
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First-Ever Drill Site Approved Inside Alaskan Reserve Challenged
The plan approved by the Army Corps allows ConocoPhillips to build a drilling site within the boundaries of the reserve and connect it by a road and bridge to oil infrastructure outside the reserve. Reversing an earlier decision, the Corps rejected an alternative that would have minimized impacts to the Colville Delta, which provides habitat…
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Youth Explorers Embark to North Pole to Bury Time Capsule for Save the Arctic Campaign
GREENPEACE INTERNATIONAL — The trekkers are carrying with them a time capsule that contains a declaration with 2.7 million signatures calling for the Arctic to be made a global sanctuary. They plan to lower the capsule and …