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Ice melting worries

Apr 7

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07 April 2009 14:15  RssIcon

Two recent articles are among many in recent years that show the record rate of sea ice melting

 

Arctic sea ice melting at near record rate - See Irish Times 07/04/2009

A melting iceberg. The six worst years for Arctic ice cover have occurred in the past six years
 by DICK AHLSTROM, Science Editor

 

SEA ICE cover at the North Pole continues its inexorable melt-down, shrinking to a near record extent, according to new satellite data.

 

Ice bridge holding vast Antarctic shelf shatters - See Irish Times 06/04/2009

OSLO – AN ICE bridge which had apparently held a vast Antarctic ice shelf in place during recorded history shattered on Saturday and could herald a wider collapse linked to global warming, a leading scientist said.

 

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