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New study slashes estimate of icecap loss
By Richard Ingham for AFP PARIS — Estimates of the rate of ice loss from Greenland and West Antarctica, one of the most worrying questions in the global warming debate, should be halved, according to Dutch and US scientists. In … Continue reading
Posted in Arctic, antarctica, climate change, global warming, ice, mapping, research, world water
Tagged Angelyn W. Moore, Bert Vermeersen, Danan Dong, Delft Technical University, Erik R. Ivins, geocentre velocity, geodetic data, glacial isostatic adjustment, gravity measurements, greenland, Hugo Schotman, ice thickness, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Michael B. Heflin, nasa, Nature Geoscience, Netherlands Institute for Space Research, post-glacial rebound, Richard S. Gross, Susan E. Owen, West Antarctica, Xiaoping Wu
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Arctic tern’s epic journey mapped
An incredible story here… By Jonathan Amos | Science correspondent, BBC News The Arctic tern’s extraordinary pole-to-pole migration has been detailed by an international team of scientists. The researchers fitted the birds with tiny tracking devices to see precisely which … Continue reading
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Tagged arctic tern, Arctic Turn, atlantic ocean, breeding grounds, epic journey, greenland, migration, pole to pole
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