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  1. Lawrence Hislop's Vulnerability makes climate horrors heavenly

    12 hrs ago | The Georgia Straight

    ... by short videos he shot and narrated, chronicle life in three Arctic regions - Shishmaref, Alaska; Uummannaq, Greenland; and Lapland, Norway - and in the Republic of Seychelles in the Indian Ocean. The artist visited these locations while working ...

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    Related Topix: Boat Disaster, Shishmaref, AK, World News, Arctic Region, Seychelles, Africa

  2. M 4.6, Reykjanes RidgeRead the original story

    Friday Dec 18 | USGS Earthquakes

    1200 km (740 miles) SE of Qaqortoq (Julianehab), Greenland 1425 km (890 miles) SSW of REYKJAVIK, Iceland 1680 km (1040 miles) SE of NUUK (GODTHAB), Greenland Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 6.8 km (4.2 miles); depth fixed by location program ...

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    Related Topix: World News, Arctic Region, Reykjavik, Iceland, Iceland

  3. 1. Greenland

    Thursday Dec 17 | Islands

    Filed under Destination Spotlight , Europe . Dreaming of a really white Christmas? Try Greenland.

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    Related Topix: World News, Arctic Region, Life, Holidays, Christmas, Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark, Food, Seafood

  4. Prospect of climate deal eroding

    Friday Dec 18 | The Chronicle Herald

    ... being made at the U.N. climate conference as the clock ticks down. (JENS DIGE / AP) An iceberg melts in Kulusuk, Greenland near the Arctic Circle on Aug. 15, 2005. While the Copenhagen climate talks have publicized climate change over the past two ...

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    Related Topix: World News, China, Asia, Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark, Arctic Region, Global Warming, Penn State University Park, Pennsylvania State University

  5. Nuclear power must be in mix of Sask. optionsRead the original story

    Friday Dec 18 | The StarPhoenix

    ... permanent ice in the Arctic and Antarctic have retreated rapidly. The melting Jakobshavn Isbrae glacier on Greenland is exposing land that hasn't seen the sun for more than 100,000 years -- and probably longer than humans have been a species. The ...

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    Related Topix: Global Warming

  6. Global warming tough sell for psycheRead the original story w/Photo

    Thursday Dec 17 | WTOP

    In this Aug. 16, 2005 file photo, an iceberg melts in Kulusuk, Greenland near the arctic circle.

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    Related Topix: Global Warming, World News, Arctic Region, Psychology, Science, Penn State University Park, Pennsylvania State University

  7. Canary on the Ice CapRead the original story

    Oct 14, 2007 | Montreal Gazette

    ... we are not thinking of our children." Arctic climatologist Konrad Steffen has spent 18 consecutive springs on the Greenland ice cap, helping scientists understand what's happening up there. And what's happening may be much worse than anyone thought ...

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    Related Topix: Global Warming, World News, Arctic Region

  8. Global warming a tough sell for the human psycheRead the original story w/Photo

    Thursday Dec 17 | Seattle Post-Intelligencer

    In this Aug. 16, 2005 file photo, an iceberg melts in Kulusuk, Greenland near the arctic circle.

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    Related Topix: Global Warming, World News, Arctic Region, Psychology, Science, Penn State University Park, Pennsylvania State University

  9. Gore: Polar ice may vanish in 5-7 yearsRead the original story

    Thursday Dec 17 | KWQC-TV Davenport

    ... presented two new reports updating fast-moving developments in Antarctica, the autonomous Danish territory of Greenland, and the rest of the Arctic. "The time for collective and immediate action on climate change is now," said Denmark's foreign ...

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    Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Al Gore, World News, Arctic Region, Global Warming, Naval Postgraduate School, US Military, US Navy

  10. Santa Lives In Greenland, And Wants Your Letters At This AddressRead the original story w/Photo

    Wednesday Dec 16 | Jaunted

    ... It turns out that we we've just been sending our wish lists to the wrong place. Apparently St. Nick's pad is in Greenland , according to the country's tourism bureau. More specifically, he lives in a secret castle on top of Santa Claus Mountain in ...

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    Related Topix: World News, Arctic Region, Life, Holidays, Christmas, Travel

  11. Gore: Polar ice may vanish in 5-7 yearsRead the original story

    Wednesday Dec 16 | KLFY-TV Lafayette

    ... presented two new reports updating fast-moving developments in Antarctica, the autonomous Danish territory of Greenland, and the rest of the Arctic. "The time for collective and immediate action on climate change is now," said Denmark's foreign ...

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    Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Al Gore, World News, Arctic Region, Global Warming, Naval Postgraduate School, US Military, US Navy

  12. Gore: Polar Ice Could Disappear By 2014Read the original story

    Tuesday Dec 15 | RedOrbit

    ... presented two new reports updating fast-moving developments in Antarctica, the autonomous Danish territory of Greenland, and the rest of the Arctic. Denmark's foreign minister, Per Stig Moeller, said, "The time for collective and immediate action on ...

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    Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Al Gore, World News, Arctic Region, Global Warming, Naval Postgraduate School, US Military, US Navy, Boulder, CO

  13. Gore cites studies predicting polar ice may disappear in 5 yearsRead the original story w/Photo

    Tuesday Dec 15 | Boston Globe

    ... presented two new reports updating fast-moving developments in Antarctica, the autonomous Danish territory of Greenland, and the rest of the Arctic. "The time for collective and immediate action on climate change is now,'' said Denmark's foreign ...

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    Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Al Gore, World News, Arctic Region, Global Warming, Naval Postgraduate School, US Military, US Navy

  14. Gore says polar ice may go in five yearsRead the original story

    Monday Dec 14 | The Herald Democrat

    ... presented two new reports updating fast-moving developments in Antarctica, the autonomous Danish territory of Greenland, and the rest of the Arctic. "The time for collective and immediate action on climate change is now," said Denmark's foreign ...

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    Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Al Gore, World News, Arctic Region, Global Warming, Naval Postgraduate School, US Military, US Navy

  15. Gore at climate talks: Studies suggest Arctic ice cap may vanish in 5-7 yearsRead the original story w/Photo

    Monday Dec 14 | Red Deer Advocate

    Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, right, follows with Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Store a discussions with ministers from Nordic countries on Greenland's ice sheet at the UN Climate summit in Copenhagen, Denmark, Monday.

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    Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Al Gore, World News, Arctic Region, Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark, Global Warming, Naval Postgraduate School, US Military, US Navy

  16. Gore: Arctic Ice Cap May Vanish By Summer, 2014Read the original story w/Photo

    Monday Dec 14 | WJZ-TV Baltimore

    1 of 1 Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore gives a speech during a presentation of a report on the melting of the Greenland ice sheet, at the Bella center of Copenhagen on Dec. 14, 2009, on the the 8th day of the UN Climate Change Conference. Attila ...

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    Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Al Gore, World News, Arctic Region, Global Warming, Naval Postgraduate School, US Military, US Navy

  17. WCC News: Bells ring a wake-up call for climate justice

    Monday Dec 14 | Worldwide Faith News

    ... justice. Starting in Fiji, in the South Pacific, it sounded throughout the world's time zones to Copenhagen, on to Greenland, right around the earth and back to the Pacific. Church leaders from the Pacific and Greenland spoke at the press conference ...

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    Related Topix: World News, Arctic Region

  18. Two Countries Joined by Global WarmingRead the original story

    Sunday Dec 13 | WLTX-TV Columbia

    ... you still can, while they're still there." The problem stems from the melting glaciers of the world's icecaps. In Greenland, the biggest glacier at Ilulissat, halfway up the country's west coast, is now calving mountain-size icebergs out to sea at ...

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    Related Topix: Tsunami, Natural Disasters, World News, Arctic Region

  19. High Arctic revelationRead the original story

    Sunday Dec 13 | The Chronicle Herald

    High Arctic revelation Summer in Greenland overturns all expectations, illusions of northern waters By KARIN COPE and MARIKE FINLAY-de MONCHY SUNDAY SPECIAL Sun.

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    Related Topix: World News, Arctic Region, North America, Canada

  20. Warming fuels dreams of hidden wealth in GreenlandRead the original story

    Sunday Dec 13 | Statesman Journal

    ... to the yelping sled dogs fettered on a dusty slope below the house. The blood-drenched scene offers a glimpse into Greenland's past - a time not long ago when seal hunting meant survival to nomadic Inuit tribes in one of the most hostile climates on ...

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    Related Topix: Outdoor Recreation, Winter Sports, Bobsledding, Wildlife