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The latest data on Arctic sea ice extent suggests that 2016 might see the second lowest minimum extent, at least since satellites started observing Arctic sea ice extent in 1979.
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One of the less talked about consequences of climate change is the effect that climate warming has been having on permafrost – frozen soil with large amounts of ice mixed in that exists in the Arctic, sub-Arctic, Antarctic and mountainous regions of the world.
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The Committee of Ministers Report concerning the interests in the Arctic was presented at the University of Akureyri on September 8th.
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New 3-D topographic maps of Alaska were recently released to help with better decision-making in the US Arctic state, according to The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency website.
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From September 5-9, 2016, activities during the upcoming Year of Polar Prediction (YOPP) will be planned in Reading, UK. A web stream will be available from Monday 12:00 pm (GMT+1) to follow the two meetings online throughout the week, according to the Polar Prediction Project (PPP) web-site.
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