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Tag Archives: Greenland
Revisiting the Earth’s sea-level and energy budgets from 1961 to 2008
Key Points The sea level budget is closed from 1972 Oceans are continuing to warm and sea level to rise Aerosol loading has increased since 2000 Citation: Church, J. A., N. J. White, L. F. Konikow, C. M. Domingues, J. … Continue reading
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Tagged Antarctica, Climate change, Current sea level rise, Earth, Geophysical Research Letters, Greenland, Ocean, Sea Level
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Globe and Mail Personal Attack by “Eyes Wide Open”
In commentary at the Globe and Mail to the article “Cheap and dirty: Where provinces diverge on energy crossroads“, user “Eyes Wide Open” states at 8:23 PM on September 12, 2011 You’ve gotta laugh! Here we have Alan Burke talking … Continue reading
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Tagged Canada, Climate change, Earth, El Niño-Southern Oscillation, Environment, globalwarming, Globe & Mail, Greenland
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Research finds Greenland glacier melting faster than expected
A key glacier in Greenland is melting faster than previously expected, according to findings by a team of academics, including Dr Edward Hanna from University of Sheffield. Dr Hanna, from the University of Sheffield’s Department of Geography, was part of … Continue reading
Two Greenland Glaciers Lose Enough Ice To Fill Lake Erie
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A new study aimed at refining the way scientists measure ice loss in Greenland is providing a “high-definition picture” of climate-caused changes on the island. And the picture isn’t pretty. In the last decade, two of the … Continue reading
Study Sheds Light on How Heat is Transported to Greenland Glaciers
Warmer air is only part of the story when it comes to Greenland’s rapidly melting ice sheet. New research by scientists at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) highlights the role ocean circulation plays in transporting heat to glaciers. Greenland’s ice … Continue reading
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Tagged Bergen, Glacier, Greenland, Helheim Glacier, Ice, Ice sheet, Nature Geoscience, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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Polar Ice Sheets Melting Faster Than Predicted
The thick glaciers covering Greenland and Antarctica are melting faster than scientists expected By Lauren Morello and ClimateWire Ice loss from the massive ice sheets covering Greenland and Antarctica is accelerating, according to a new study. If the trend … Continue reading
New melt record for Greenland ice sheet
2011-01-21 City College of New York CCNY’s Marco Tedesco says ‘exceptional’ season stretched up to 50 days longer than average New research shows that 2010 set new records for the melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet, expected to be a … Continue reading
Thaw of Earth’s icy sunshade may stoke warming
2011-01-16 Scientific American, Reuters, Alister Doyle OSLO (Reuters) – Shrinking ice and snow cover in the Northern Hemisphere is reflecting ever less sunshine back into space in a previously underestimated mechanism that could add to global warming, a study showed. … Continue reading
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Tagged Global warming, Greenland, Northern Hemisphere, Polar ice packs, Reuters, Snow, University of Michigan, Uummannaq
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Canada’s Top Ten Weather Stories for 2010
Mother Nature reminded the world who’s boss in 2010. From devastating killer earthquakes to menacing volcanoes and ever-frightening tsunamis, her wrath was widespread and powerful. When it came to the weather, relentless, unstoppable extremes wrecked havoc everywhere. Thousands of people … Continue reading
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Tagged Drought, Greenland, Heat wave, Mother Nature, Pakistan, Russia, United States, Weather
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