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Simon Harrison

Arctic Melt Raises Sea Levels and Reinforces Global Warming - 0 views

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global warming arctic sea ice

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  • Simon Harrison on 17 Jun 11
     
    If you want to see global warming's signature, look to the Arctic. Up north, the air is warming and the ice is melting. As all of that reflective ice goes away, the Arctic Ocean is soaking up more sunlight, further enhancing warming. Melting Arctic ice is also contributing significantly to sea level rise.
Simon Harrison

Guggenheim Partners announces Arctic investment fund - 1 views

www.guardian.co.uk/...artners-arctic-investment-fund

arctic

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  • Simon Harrison on 17 Nov 11
     
    Environmentalists fear the move by the privately held investment firm based in the US will accelerate exploitation of the region Guggenheim Partners, a privately held investment firm based in the US, which manages more than $125bn worth of assets on behalf of its clients, has confirmed it is setting up a new fund dedicated to making investments in the Arctic region.
Simon Harrison

Arctic Ocean is an emission source of methane, study finds - big picture - 0 views

www.guardian.co.uk/...arctic-ocean-methane

Arctic methane

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  • Simon Harrison on 05 Jun 12
     
    Nasa researchers measured surprising levels of the potent greenhouse gas methane coming from cracks in Arctic sea ice and areas of partial sea ice cover
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Arctic shipping routes - 0 views

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Climate change Arctic

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  • Simon Harrison on 12 Oct 11
     
    Scandinavian shipowners say cargo routes through the Arctic, made possible by warmer temperatures, would save money and emissions
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