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George Soros wants to block Arctic sunlight. Will he fund it?
One of the world’s top funders of progressive campaigns is promoting a controversial plan to shield the rapidly melting Arctic from the warmth of the sun.
The Arctic could get more rain and less snow sooner than projected. Here’s why that matters
Parts of the Arctic could become dominated by rain rather than snow during certain seasons by 2060 or 2070, according to new findings published in the journal Nature, particularly if the Earth continues to warm at its current rate.
This map tracks melting Arctic sea ice from 1979 to present
Get in touch with your inner Greta Thunberg.
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www.nytimes.com
Russian land of permafrost and mammoths is thawing
Global warming is shrinking the permanently frozen ground across Siberia, disrupting everyday life in one of the coldest inhabited places on earth.
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www.cbc.ca
How permafrost scientists discovered Yukon summers are hottest in nearly 14,000 years
Six years of work, five metres of permafrost, and researchers discover Yukon is the warmest it's been in 13,600 years.
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www.cbc.ca
Plan to refreeze permafrost under a Yukon school put on ice
The Yukon government issued a tender for a refrigeration unit and insulation in the school's crawl space, to attempt to refreeze the thawing permafrost under the building. There was only one bid, and the government says it's too expensive.
thebarentsobserver.com
Russia extends lifetime of nuclear icebreakers to meet rising demand
New powerful icebreakers are under construction, but to meet demand the current fleet of nuclear icebreakers in Murmansk will have to sail 5-10 years longer than originally planned.
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