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ZapRoot: Trees Invade the Arctic

July 19, 2008 – 12:28 am

On this week’s episode: Tree growth in the Arctic Tundra increases climate change, rival corporations are lightening the load on the roads by truck sharing deliveries in the UK due to high gas prices, and take a look at some new green gadgets.

By Francis Scudellari | Also posted in ZapRoot, green gadgets, video | Comments (1)

In The News

October 2, 2007 – 4:47 am

Source:
Queen’s University

Date:
October 1, 2007

More on:
Global Warming, Climate, Environmental Issues, Environmental Policy, Water, Tundra

Impact Of Arctic Heat Wave Stuns Climate Change Researchers
Science Daily — Unprecedented warm temperatures in the High Arctic this past summer were so extreme that researchers with a Queen’s University-led climate change project have begun revising their forecasts.

Undergraduate Geography student Joshua See, [...]

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U.S. Draws Map of Rich Arctic Floor Ahead of Big Melt

September 1, 2007 – 2:27 pm

Climate Crisis Coalition
U.S. Draws Map of Rich Arctic Floor Ahead of Big Melt
By Robert Lee Hotz, The Wall Street Journal, August 31, 2007, subscription
“In the Arctic this week, researchers aboard the U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker Healy are mapping claims to the spoils of global warming. North of Alaska, the 23 scientists of the Healy are [...]

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Russia’s Deep-Sea Flag-Planting at North Pole Strikes a Chill in Canada

August 7, 2007 – 10:58 am

Climate Crisis Coalition
Russia’s Deep-Sea Flag-Planting at North Pole Strikes a Chill in Canada. By Doug Struck, The Washington Post, August 7, 2007. “A dramatic submarine dive to plant the Russian flag on the seabed at the North Pole last week has rattled Canadian politics and underscored the growing stakes as the ice cap melts [...]