The Arctic
British Prime Minister David Cameron (L) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) speak during a ceremony awarding the Russian Ushakov medal to WWII Arctic Convoy veterans inside10 Downing Street, central London, on June 16, 2013. Cameron held talks with Putin on Syria's civil war, a meeting which could set the tone for the G8 summit, with the West at odds with Moscow over the conflict.
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Hurricane Sandy accelerated the concern for this in Delaware Bay, but the times going to come where there just wont be beaches for horseshoe crabs to lay their eggs in the sand on ... In the Arctic, climate change could very well take away the tundra habitat that they lay their little speckled eggs in.
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Newsday's coverage
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Russians find mammoth carcass with liquid blood
-- A perfectly preserved woolly mammoth carcass with liquid blood has been found on a remote Arctic island, fueling hopes of cloning the Ice Age animal, Russian scientists said Thursday.The carcass was in such good shape because its lower part was stuck in Read more »
Around the web
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Baked Alaska: 98° Reading Ties All-Time State Heat Record
hot day in the Great Land: forecast highs for Wednesday, June 19, call for high temperatures in excess of 90° north of the Arctic Circle in Alaska. Figure 2 . A rare cloud-free view of Alaska. This June 17, 2013 MODIS shot of Alaska, taken during the state's 4 m ago from Jeff Masters' WunderBlog Read more »
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Record-challenging heat and blue skies in Alaska usher in summer solstice
Travel to the state's northernmost community, and spend the longest day of the year watching the sun circle the sky above the Arctic Ocean. W.G. & Eddie Stroecker Midnight Sun Game, Fairbanks- Played by the northernmost baseball club in the world, this annual 49 m ago from PR Newswire Read more »
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Obama Talks Climate Change In Berlin Speech: 'We Will Do More'
have played a part in a strain of herpes that has killed Pacific oysters in Europe in recent years. The Color-Changing Bears As Arctic ice melts and polar bears see more of their habitat disappear, the animals could lose their famous white coats. Researchers 11:42 AM from The Huffington Post Read more »
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The rhythm of the Arctic summer
Zeitgebers. The main cue is the light-dark cycle, whose strength is largely reduced in extreme habitats such as in the Arctic during the polar summer. Using a radiotelemetry system a team of researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology have now 10:51 AM from EurekAlert Read more »
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What Fighting Deforestation Can And Can't Achieve
out of control weather events straight to the UK. Jack, I would go even further about what the intel and defense worlds know. The Arctic was of strategic interest for decades, and I’m sure they have relevant data to climate change well above what has been 10:18 AM from EcoEarth News Read more »
