Scientists to reveal full extent of Arctic ice loss amid climate change fears

Guardian: The full extent of the extreme loss of Arctic ice cover is due to be revealed on Wednesday when a premier US science agency delivers its annual report on the polar region. The report, overseen by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa), provides the most comprehensive review so far of a year of record-breaking and extreme weather events in the Arctic. Some scientists have warned the changes in the Arctic recorded this year – particularly signs of thawing permafrost – could...

URL: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/dec/05/climate-change-scientists-arctic-ice-loss
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