Arctic
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US, Russia at odds over military activity in the Arctic
World | May 21, 2021 8:57 ISTThe Biden administration is leading a campaign against Russian attempts to assert authority over Arctic shipping and reintroduce a military dimension to discussions over international activity in the area.
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17 missing after Russian fishing boat sinks in Arctic
World | December 28, 2020 14:08 ISTSeventeen people were missing and two others rescued after a Russian fishing boat sank in the Barents Sea, local media reported on Monday.
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Are earthquakes to blame for Arctic warming?
Science | December 27, 2020 14:17 ISTThe Arctic's rapid warming could have been triggered by a series of great earthquakes, suggests new research.
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Scientists on Arctic mission make unplanned detour to pole
Science | August 20, 2020 10:56 ISTA German icebreaker carrying scientists on a year-long international expedition in the high Arctic has reached the North Pole, after making an unplanned detour there due to lighter-than-usual sea ice conditions.
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Arctic sea ice witnessed massive decline in 2019: Scientists
Science | June 25, 2020 16:01 ISTThe National Centre of Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) has found a dramatic decline in the Arctic sea ice due to global warming and said that the largest decline took place in July 2019.
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Putin orders probe into cause of Arctic oil spill
World | June 06, 2020 18:28 ISTRussian President Vladimir Putin has ordered an investigation into the cause of an Arctic oil spill last week.
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Largest ozone layer hole over Arctic closed? Here's what we know so far
Science | April 27, 2020 10:08 ISTThe largest hole in the earth's ozone layer over the Arctic has closed. Scientists have confirmed that the largest hole in the ozone layer which was 1 million square kilometers wide over the Arctic has now healed.
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'We are certainly on threshold': The Arctic is warming much faster than the earth
Science | December 06, 2019 11:00 ISTThe Arctic has warmed by 0.75 degrees Celsius in the last decade alone, whereas the Earth as a whole has warmed by nearly the same amount over the past 137 years, according to a study which examined the global consequences of continued polar warming. The study, published in the journal Science Advances, documented the effects of warming in the Arctic and Antarctic on wildlife, traditional human livelihoods, tundra vegetation, methane release, and loss of sea- and land ice.
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Arctic Ocean acidification may cause emission of more harmful greenhouse gas: Study
Science | November 17, 2019 17:05 ISTThe gradual acidification of the subarctic region of the Pacific ocean, is causing a significant increase in the production of nitrous oxide, an ozone-depleting greenhouse gas, according to a study.
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Going with the floe: Scientists to set up Arctic ice camp
Science | October 04, 2019 19:22 ISTAfter several days of searching, researchers found a suitable floe measuring about 2.5 kilometres by 3.5 kilometres (1.5 miles by 2.2 miles) in the Arctic Sea north of Russia that will serve as a base for the mission, the institute said.
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India re-elected as observer to Arctic Council
India | May 07, 2019 20:06 ISTIndia has been re-elected as an observer to intergovernmental forum Arctic Council, officials said on Tuesday.
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Spring coming sooner to Arctic due to climate change
World | February 24, 2017 23:12 ISTNature’s clock is running fast in the Arctic, thanks to climate change. Due to diminishing sea ice cover, spring is coming sooner to some plant species in the low Arctic of Greenland, while other species
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Scientist claims Arctic may become ice-free for first time in 100,000 years
World | June 05, 2016 19:50 ISTLondon: For the first in over 100,000 years, Arctic could be ice-less this year or next, claims a leading Cambridge scientist. According to Professor Peter Wadhams of Cambridge University in the UK, we could see
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'Accessible Arctic' in Mumbai
India | July 03, 2013 13:33 ISTMumbai, July 3: The Arctic is much more than polar bears, icebergs or auroras. Spectacular photos of Arctic region of Canada are now being showcased in India, a country that has been recently granted observer
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