Scientists studying the record loss of Arctic sea ice this summer say it could be game over for the frozen North Pole within “a decade or two.”
Sea ice declined more than ever this summer, signaling that the ice cap at the North Pole may vanish within "a decade or two" according to scientists.
Tags: · Arctic Ocean, Climate Change, global warming, irreversible global warming, loss of sea ice, Polar Ice Cap, sea ice melt, tipping points
A new study suggests that rivers may be funneling far more toxic mercury into the Arctic Ocean than previously believed, a finding that may portend even greater mercury concentrations in the future as the effects of climate change accelerate the region…
Tags: · Arctic Ocean, Mercury, pollution
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) issued a report earlier this week stating that global warming is increasing at an even faster pace than the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) forecast in 2007. The report, “Climate Change: Faster, Stronger, Sooner,” was pegged to the Oct. 20 Luxembourg meeting of the European Union’s Environment Ministers.
Despite concerns about the global financial crisis, the ministers have chosen to stick with their environmental improvement plan – to reduce greenhouse gases 20 percent by 2020. The WWF would like to see that increased to 30 percent.
According to the WWF’s scientific data, there were six key findings:
Tags: · Arctic Ocean, Carbon Sink, Climate Change, European Union, global warming, Greenhouse Gases, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, IPPC, sea level, World Wildlife Fund
Barbara Kessler
Andrew Winston
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