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Arctic sea ice thinning faster than expected, new study shows
Retreat of Arctic ice is fuelling geopolitical tensions as countries eye the polar north s untapped resources AFP/Micheal H. LEE
04 Jun 2021 07:42AM Share this content
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LONDON: Sea ice in the Arctic s coastal regions may be thinning up to twice as fast as previously thought, according to a new study, with worrying implications for climate change.
The analysis, led by researchers at Britain s University College London (UCL), concluded the ice in the coastal regions was thinning at a rate 70 to 100 per cent faster than the established consensus.
Environmental News For The Week Ending 23May 2019
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Covid totals continue to fall, both in the US and worldwide. New US cases during the week ending May 22nd were down 22.0% from those testing positive during the week ending May 15th, and down 64.2% from our mid-April surge high; this week s new cases were also the lowest for a 7 day period since that ending June 19th of last year. US deaths attributed to Covid this week were down 7.1% from the prior week, and less than a sixth of the death rate during the peak weeks of January. US Covid deaths were also the lowest since t
The bi-annual Ministerial Meeting of the Arctic Council in Reykjavik, Iceland, on May 20
th attracted a lot of media interest – not least because the new US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was attending, alongside Russian foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
This is one arena where the two rivals and Cold War adversaries come together as partners, cooperating to ensure stability and well-being in an area shared by nations and Indigenous peoples. As the Arctic Council celebrates its 25
th anniversary, this was its first in-person meeting since the onset of COVID. Russia takes over the rotating chairmanship from Iceland for the next two years, at a crucial time, with climate change dominating the Arctic and international agenda.
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Arctic countries on Thursday pledged to fight global warming, which is happening three times faster in the Far North, and to preserve peace in the region as its geopolitical importance rises.