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Arctic on thin iceApr
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Decades Of Research Show Massive Arctic Ice Cap Is ShrinkingApr
15  LETHBRIDGE, AB—Close to 50 years of data show the Devon Island ice cap, one of the largest ice masses in the Canadian High Arctic, is thinning and shrinking, says usnews.com more »
Melting of Canadian Arctic ice sheet accelerating, study findsApr
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Esa’s Cryosat mission switches on radar instrumentApr
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ARCTIC WINTER 2010: MORE THIN ICEApr
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Summit County residents push for Arctic wildlife protectionsApr
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SUMMIT COUNTY, Colorado — Summit County residents Cassidy Brush and Rick Warren have a love for wildlife — and not just for the critters that surround us in the Colorado High Country. The two local Sierra Club volunteers’ passion extends to the northernmost reaches of the continent, where caribou migrate across vast Arctic plains and polar bears seek refuge as sea ice melts away. more » GAO report finds problems with Alaska oil leasesApr
9 ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A report by the federal Government Accountability Office says the Minerals Management Service has not properly considered the environmental effects of offshore petroleum lease sales in Alaska. The GAO, Congress’ investigative arm, says the Minerals Management Service did not provide consistent policy to guide staff members in environmental reviews of petroleum drilling, and that has left the agency vulnerable to litigation and allegations of scientific misconduct. more » Arctic Ice Cap Improved Slightly over Last WinterApr
8 Though the melting Arctic ice cap improved slightly over the last winter, but the scientists still threatened it was one of the worst years ever recorded. National Snow and Ice Data Centre published the twice yearly figures of the winter high and summer low for the Arctic sea ice. It seemed to be the most powerful indication of global warming, topnews.us more » What’s the Next ‘Global Warming’?Apr
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A lot has changed in the Arctic since Robert Flaherty’s 1922 silent film classic Nanook Of The North wrapped Canadians in a warm blanket of nostalgia with its quaint portrayal of the true north strong and free, says nowtoronto.com 
According to news.bbc.co.uk, the radar instrument on Europe’s Cryosat-2 spacecraft has been switched on and is reported to be working well. 
According to online.wsj.com, global warming is dead, nailed into its coffin one devastating disclosure, defection and re-evaluation at a time. Which means that pretty soon we’re going to need another apocalyptic scare to take its place.