Polar regions

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• Ice loss sends Alaskan temperatures soaring by 7C

  17 Oct 2014: Scientists analysing more than three decades of weather data for the Alaskan outpost of Barrow have linked astonishing 7C rise to the decline in Arctic sea ice, reports Climate News Network

• Sea level rise over past century unmatched in 6,000 years, says study

  13 Oct 2014: <strong>Guardian Australia: </strong> Research finds 20cm rise since start of 20th century, caused by global warming and the melting of polar ice, is unprecedented

• Why is Antarctic sea ice at record levels despite global warming?

  9 Oct 2014: While Arctic sea ice continues to decline, Antarctic levels are confounding the world’s most trusted climate models with record highs for the third year running. Karl Mathiesen investigates

• US reroutes flights around Alaska beach in attempt to avoid walrus stampede

  2 Oct 2014: An estimated 35,000 of the animals were spotted as summer sea ice fell to its sixth lowest in the satellite record

• Walrus mass on Alaska beach - in pictures

  1 Oct 2014: Pacific walrus unable to find sea ice on which to rest in Arctic waters are coming ashore in record numbers on a beach in north-west Alaska

• Walrus mass in vast numbers on Alaska beach as sea ice retreats

  1 Oct 2014: Concern that warming climate is responsible for gathering of about 35,000 walrus in north-west Alaska

• Why climate science denial courtesy of the New York Post measures five miles high

  18 Sep 2014: Graham Readfearn: Scientists respond to climate science denialists’ claims in Murdoch-owned New York Post

• Antarctic sea ice set for record high as Arctic heads for sixth lowest extent

  17 Sep 2014: Antarctica poised for record high as figures show Arctic sea ice was millions of square kilometres below long-term average

• Your contribution to climate change: see your impact on the Earth's vital signs

  15 Sep 2014: What can we, as individuals, do to help the environment? The first step is keeping a finger on the pulse of the planet. View an up-to-date snapshot of the impact your country – and humans across the globe – are having on the Earth’s vital signs

• The Guardian view on the unchanging message from climate scientists

  14 Sep 2014: Editorial: When the science is so rigorous, politics must be equally vigorous

• Experience: I was attacked by a polar bear

  12 Sep 2014:

  Andy Ruck: I knew Horatio was dead, and I knew that was the worst nightmare of his family, his friends, and of any expedition leader

• Polar bear DNA from footprints in Arctic snow reveal bloody killing of seal

  2 Sep 2014: First of its kind CSI-style technique to gather genetic material from animals could help track plight of endangered species

• New satellite maps show polar ice caps melting at 'unprecedented rate'

  1 Sep 2014: Climate News Network: Scientists reveal Greenland and Antarctica losing 500 cubic kms of ice annually
  

• Scientists find evidence of underground eruption in Iceland

  28 Aug 2014: Line of giant craters in glacier suggest possible eruption as earthquakes continue around Bardarbunga volcano

• 'Incredible' rate of polar ice loss alarms scientists

  24 Aug 2014: A European satellite has shown ice sheets shrinking at 120 cubic miles a year in Antarctica and Greenland, writes Robin McKie

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