| Science Daily has published The Arctic is
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| | In the past 50 years, winter temperatures
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| warming much more rapidly than previously
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| | in Alaska, Western Canada and Eastern
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| known, at nearly twice the rate as the
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| | Russia have registered an increase of as
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| rest of the globe, and increasing
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| | much as 3 to 4 degrees Celsius. And in
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| greenhouse gases from human activities
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| | the next century, temperatures are
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| are projected to make it warmer still,
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| | projected to increase by
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| according to the findings of a 300-strong
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| | 4 7 degrees Celsius or 7 13 degrees
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| team of international scientists.
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| | Fahrenheit.
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| At the rate global warming is going, the
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| | As mentioned earlier, summer sea ice in
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| Arctic is predicted to lose half of its
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| | the Arctic is seen to drop by 50% at the
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| summer ice as the century closes when
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| | turn of the century. There is even a
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| temperature is projected to rise by
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| | prediction of its almost complete
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| another 4 to 7 degrees Celsius by year
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| | disappearance which can kill ice living
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| 2100. This melting is to include a
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| | seals. This will prove too much for the
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| sizeable section of the Greenland Ice
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| | indigenous peoples of the region. who
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| Sheet. Major global impacts will be
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| | depend on these animals for food.
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| continued rise in sea-level and
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| | Global warming increases melting of the
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| intensifying global warming, as per the
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| | Greenland Ice Sheet, increasing the rates
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| final report of the ACIA or the Arctic
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| | at which sea levels rise. In the long
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| Climate Impact Assessment. The exercise
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| | run, Greenland will hold enough melted
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| was ordered by the Arctic Council, an
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| | ice that sea level could rise to as much
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| executive body composed of the 8 eArctic
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| | as 7 meters or 23 feet. The coastal towns
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| nations, 6 indigenous POs or Peoples
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| | around the Arctic now face the risk of
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| Organizations, and the IASC or the
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| | erosion and flooding because of this.
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| International Arctic Science Committee.
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| | The possibility of the extinction of some
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| The latter is a worldwide organization
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| | species of seals and polar bears is very
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| appointed by 18 national science
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| | evident.
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| institutes.
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| | Health and food security of the natives
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| The assessment's report was first
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| | are also areas that can be affected. This
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| broadcast in detail at a symposium in
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| | poses a challenge on the other tribe's
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| Reykjavik, Iceland in November 9 to 12,
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| | culture.
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| 2004. ACIA's data were based on an
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| | The Assessment has reported that many of
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| average estimate of emissions of CO2 and
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| | the projected physical, ecological,
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| other gases that aggravate the greenhouse
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| | social and economic changes have already
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| effect in the years to come. The report
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| | commenced. A major goal of the ACIA is to
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| also integrates results from 5 major
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| | determine variability of ultra violet
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| climate simulations done by the
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| | radiation and its impact on society.
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| Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
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| | For the study, the University of Alaska,
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| or IPCC.
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| | Fairbanks, hosted the ACIA Secretariat at
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| As Robert Corell, ACIA Chair mused,
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| | was hosted at the International Arctic
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| people in the Arctic are feelng the
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| | Research Center at the University of
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| impacts of global warming as the Arctic
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| | Alaska Fairbanks. Funding for the
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| is now seeing the fastest and extremely
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| | Secretariat was provided by the U.S.
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| serious climate change. These are
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| | National Science Foundation and the
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| predicted to increase even more as the
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| | National Oceanic and Atmospheric
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| years roll by.
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| | Administration.
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| Here are some of the findings:
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