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Scientists Confirm: Arctic Sea Ice 'Collapse' at Our Door | Jacob Chamberlain
Warming planet and new evidence portend future of ice-free Arctic Arctic sea ice volume in 1000s of cubic kilometers (via Robinson) Feb. 15, 2013 (CommonDreams) -- The Arctic Sea is experiencing rapid ice loss at a pace so fast that the area will soon be ice-free in warmer months, scientists confirmed in a report -- showing a collapse in total sea ice volume to one-fifth of its level in 1980. T...
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Oo-rah: War and the Free Will of Pool Balls (Fred Reed)
Fred Reed Nov. 2, 2011 (Fred On Everything) -- I read frequently among the lesserly neuronal of the supposed honor of soldiers, of the military virtues of courage, loyalty, and uprightness -- that in an age of moral decomposition only the military adhere to principles, and that our troops in places like Afghanistan nobly make sacrifices to preserve our freedoms and democracy. Is not all of th...
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NOAA: Warming Arctic Unlikely to Return to How it Was (Renee Schoof)
Oct. 22, 2010 -- WASHINGTON (McClatchy Newspapers) -- New observations this year about snow, ice and temperatures support the conclusion that the Arctic is unlikely to return to the conditions known in the 20th century -- and that's likely to affect the weather in the lower 48 United States. That was this year's key message in the annual update of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...
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Arctic Warms, Sea Ice Shrinks, Extinction Risk Grows (Environment News Service)
From foxes to whales to walruses to plankton, Arctic species are being pushed toward extinction by rapid climate change, finds a new report by two conservation groups. (photo by Flickr user Drew Avery) Sept. 15, 2010 -- SAN FRANCISCO (Environment News Service) -- In a report released Monday, the Center for Biological Diversity and Care for the Wild International document the situations of ...
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Errant Climate May Be Sign of Breakdown, Scientists Say (Charles J. Hanley)
Heat waves, fires, and floods fit their predictions Aug. 13, 2010 -- NEW YORK (AP) -- Floods, fires, melting ice, and feverish heat -- from smoke-choked Moscow to water-soaked Iowa and the High Arctic -- the planet seems to be having a midsummer breakdown. It is not just a portent of things to come, scientists say, but a sign of troubling climate change already under way. The weather-related...
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Greenland Ice Sheet Faces 'Tipping Point in 10 Years'; (Suzanne Goldenberg)
Scientists warn that temperature rise of between 2C and 7C would cause ice to melt, resulting in 23ft rise in sea level Aug. 11, 2010 -- WASHINGTON (Guardian) -- The entire ice mass of Greenland will disappear from the world map if temperatures rise by as little as 2C, with severe consequences for the rest of the world, a panel of scientists told Congress Tuesday. Greenland shed its largest chun...
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Revolution and Repression in America (Andrew Gavin Marshall)
This is Part 2 of the series, "The Technological Revolution and the Future of Freedom." Part 1: The Global Political Awakening and the New World Order Introduction June 29, 2010 (Global Research) -- As outlined in Part 1 of this series, “The Technological Revolution and the Future of Freedom,” there are two major geopolitical realities in the world today, both largely brought about ...
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The Global Political Awakening and the New World Order (Andrew Gavin Marshall)
This is Part 1 of the series, "The Technological Revolution and the Future of Freedom." June 24, 2010 (Global Research) -- There is a new and unique development in human history that is taking place around the world; it is unprecedented in reach and volume, and it is also the greatest threat to all global power structures: the ‘global political awakening.’ The term was coined by Zbign...
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