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Charlotte Lemaitre

NASA Confirms Dramatic Thinning of Arctic Sea Ice - Multi-Year Ice Area the Size of Ala... - 0 views

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    New satellite data from NASA confirms what research released a couple months of go said regarding the thinning of Arctic sea ice . Namely that it has thinned dramatically in the past four years and that for the first time in recorded history seasonal sea ice cover has replaced multi-year ice as the dominant ice type. I
Ian Gabrielson

Arctic sea ice levels to reach record low within days | Environment | The Guardian - 1 views

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    "Arctic sea ice levels to reach record low within days The dramatic melt expected over the next week signals that global warming is having a major impact on the polar region"
Charlotte Lemaitre

BBC NEWS | Americas | Americas on alert for sea level rise - 1 views

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    Climate change experts in North and South America are increasingly worried by the potentially devastating implications of higher estimates for possible sea level rises.
Roger Groenink

BBC News - New York set to be big loser as sea levels rise - 2 views

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    New York is a major loser and Reykjavik a winner from new forecasts of sea level rise in different regions.
Charlotte Lemaitre

Government Report Breaks Down How US Will be Hit by Climate Change : TreeHugger - 0 views

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    And as you might imagine, it's not pretty- climate change's usual suspects like more severe tropical storms, drought, and raising sea levels make appearances, but it's some of the lesser-known threats detailed here that make the report truly scary
Charlotte Lemaitre

BBC NEWS | Business | Floating wind turbine launched - 0 views

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    The world's first floating wind turbine is to be towed out to sea this weekend.
Kathleen Noreisch

Interactive: Climate map shows world after 4C rise | Environment | guardian.co.uk - 2 views

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    A map launched at the Science Museum in London has been developed using the latest peer-reviewed science from the Met Office Hadley Centre and other leading impact scientists. It shows that the land will heat up more quickly than the sea, and high latitudes, particularly the Arctic, will have larger temperature increases
Gemma Archer

Alaska on the edge: Newtok's residents race to stop village falling into sea | Environm... - 0 views

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    human impacts of climate change - not strictly on the syllabus but interesting nonetheless could be good to use as an example of forced migration though
Paul Becker-Hounslow

Haiti's quake refugees brave sea and uncertainty for new life in Amazon | World news | ... - 1 views

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    good case study
Charlotte Lemaitre

BBC News - Climate change: Rising sea levels hit Maputo, Rotterdam - 1 views

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    Climate change response strategies contrasted for two cities
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