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Arctic Ocean (Page 2)

New culprit in sea-level rise: Pretty Arctic clouds
grist.org | 05 Apr 2013
Newly published research suggests that Greenlands ice melted super fast last summer, and the worlds ice could soon melt faster than anybody had anticipated — all because of pretty white clouds hanging low above frigid seas.
 Arctic Ocean | Climate Change | Sea Level Rise
Barents Sea fishery enters assessment
World Fishing | 28 Mar 2013
Russian companies ZAO Strelets and ZAO Eridan have entered their joint cod and haddock fishery into assessment for MSC certification.
 Arctic Ocean | Fisheries | Seafood Certification
'Fattest' polar bears survive climate change
Telegraph | 20 Mar 2013
'Fattest' polar bears survive shrinking of ice, latest study into effects of climate change finds.
 Arctic Ocean | Climate Change | Sea Ice
Polar bear cross-border trade ban defeated
Telegraph | 08 Mar 2013
US-led proposal to ban cross-border trade of polar bears has been defeated at an international summit.
 Arctic Ocean | Conservation | Governance | Polar Region
Canadian glaciers face 'big losses'
BBC | 07 Mar 2013
Canadian Arctic Archipelago glaciers could lose up to 20% of their volume if warming projections hold true, according to a new study.
 Arctic Ocean | Climate Change | Sea Level Rise
Polar bear vote defeated at meeting
BBC | 07 Mar 2013
A proposal by the US to ban cross-border trade in polar bears and their parts was defeated on Thursday at an international meeting.
 Arctic Ocean | Conservation
Canada cold on US bid to protect polar bears
The Independent UK | 07 Mar 2013
An American proposal to offer more protection to polar bears by prohibiting trade in their skins has failed at a major conservation conference.
 Arctic Ocean | Conservation
Tight vote expected on polar bears
BBC | 06 Mar 2013
A proposal to ban the international trade in polar bear parts is proving hugely divisive at the Cites meeting in Bangkok
 Arctic Ocean | Conservation | Polar Region
Shipping lanes could open over the North Pole due to climate change
Telegraph | 04 Mar 2013
Arctic sea ice will be so thin by the middle of this century that ships will be able to sail directly across the North Pole for the first time, experts have predicted.
 Arctic Ocean | Climate Change | Sea Ice | Sea Transport
Ships to sail directly over the north pole by 2050, scientists say
Guardian Unlimited | 04 Mar 2013
Ships should be able to sail directly over the north pole by the middle of this century, considerably reducing the costs of trade between Europe and China but posing new economic, strategic and environmental challenges for governments, according to scientists.
 Arctic Ocean | Climate Change | Sea Ice | Sea Transport
Shell halts Arctic drilling for 2013
BBC | 27 Feb 2013
Royal Dutch Shell says that it will suspend its offshore drilling programme in the Arctic for the rest of 2013 in order to give time to ensure safety.
 Arctic Ocean | Non-Living Resources | Offshore Resources
Cites conference: Canada and US at odds over trade in polar bears
The Independent UK | 27 Feb 2013
The United States and Canada are on a collision course at the Cites conference over proposals that would outlaw much of the hunting of polar bears.
 Arctic Ocean | Conservation | Polar Region | Sea Ice
Spectacular Russian jellyfish of the White Sea - in pictures
Guardian Unlimited | 26 Feb 2013
They look like aliens or underwater explosions, but they're actually jellyfish - shot in the freezing waters off Russia. Diver Alexander Semenov plunged into the freezing waters of the White Sea, off the coast of north-west Russia, to document them
 Arctic Ocean | Biodiversity
Lion's mane jellyfish - picture of the day
Guardian Unlimited | 25 Feb 2013
A photographic highlight selected by the picture desk. This may look like something from outer space but it is in fact a jellyfish, photographed by Alexander Semenov in the freezing waters of the White Sea off the coast of northwest Russia.
 Arctic Ocean | Biodiversity
Damanaki urges EU action to help Arctic fisheries
fishupdate.com | 20 Feb 2013
EUROPE'S Fisheries Commissioner Maria Damanaki has said the EU needs to take a more responsible approach to the Arctic region and engage more closely with the people who live there.
 Arctic Ocean | Climate Change | Governance | Marine Management
Arctic needs protection from resource rush as ice melts: U.N. body
Reuters | 19 Feb 2013
(Reuters) - The Arctic needs to be better protected from a rush for natural resources as melting ice makes mineral and energy exploration easier, the United Nations' Environment Programme (UNEP) said.
 Arctic Ocean | Climate Change | Non-Living Resources
European satellite confirms UW numbers: Arctic Ocean is on thin ice
EurekAlert | 13 Feb 2013
(University of Washington) Satellite observations confirm a University of Washington model that for the past three years found accelerating declines in the volume of Arctic sea ice.
 Arctic Ocean | Polar Region | Remote Sensing | Sea Ice
Cryosat observes big Arctic ice loss
BBC | 13 Feb 2013
Europe's Cryosat spacecraft observes a deep reduction in the volume of sea ice covering the Arctic Ocean in autumn months.
 Arctic Ocean | Polar Region | Remote Sensing | Sea Ice
Arctic oil spill plan 'useless'
BBC | 04 Feb 2013
Environmental campaigners say that a draft plan to respond to an oil spill in the Arctic ocean is inadequate and vague.
 Arctic Ocean | Accidents and Spills | Governance | Non-Living Resources
Cyclone did not cause 2012 record low for Arctic sea ice
EurekAlert | 31 Jan 2013
(University of Washington) A huge Arctic cyclone in August was not responsible for the historic minimum seen soon after in Arctic sea-ice extent.
 Arctic Ocean | Sea Ice