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Graphics tell the story of record melting in Greenland

Posted on January 22nd by Tom Yulsman. 6
This movie, produced by the Cryospheric Processes Laboratory, consists of stills and video collected during 2009 and 2010. Meltwater is the theme. The vocal is a Shaman Inuit Chant. Greenland ...
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Another big chunk of Arctic ice breaks loose

Posted on August 31st by Tom Yulsman.
This one has apparently broken free from the Ward Hunt Ice Shelf on Ellesmere Island in Canada. It's about the size of Bermuda — much smaller the gargantuan chunk of ice ...
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Sea ice clearing early from Northwest Passage

Posted on August 17th by Tom Yulsman.
This quote from today's National Snow and Ice Data Center's update on Arctic sea ice caught my attention: Conditions in the Northwest Passage are quite variable and do ...
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It’s official: Arctic sea ice recovered in March

Posted on April 6th by Tom Yulsman. 6
The news has already been batted around in newspapers and on the blogosphere for a few days, but today the National Snow & Ice Data Center made ...
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Arctic sea ice extent in January fourth lowest on record

Posted on March 2nd by Tom Yulsman. 10
The extent of Arctic sea ice in January was the fourth lowest on record, according to the monthly report of the National Snow and Ice Data Center, released today. In ...
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The Roof of the World’s ice cover is melting

Posted on November 19th by Tom Yulsman.
If you haven't seen "On Thinner Ice: Melting Glaciers on the Roof of the World," I highly recommend it. The image above is a screenshot from the opening ...
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Reporting on a poster-child for global warming

Posted on November 4th by Tom Yulsman. 12
As Kilimanjaro's ice cap disappears, journalists grapple with the story differently. What's your take on the coverage? The pictures at left reveal in visual form what a new study led by ...