According to a new report released today, the record loss of sea ice throughout the Arctic this summer is only a brush stroke in the mosaic of scientific data that depict the Arctic as a "system under significant stress from warming atmosphere." The warning is dire.
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Arctic Moving Toward Tipping Point: New Report
(via www.thedailygreen.com)
Submitted by socialpyramid on Wed, 2007-10-17 15:38. | Tags: science | arctic | climate change | global warming | melt

Feedback Loops: Melting Permafrost
(via www.celsias.com)
As fascinating as it might be to see a scientist potentially holding a pile of mammoth-poo in his hands, this is not a good sign.
Submitted by Celsias on Tue, 2007-09-18 16:48. | Tags: science | Alaska | arctic | canada | melt | permafrost | russia | thaw | tundra | warm