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Five hotbeds of biodiversity
Here are five flora- and fauna-rich ecologies that Conservation International, a nonprofit organization in Arlington, Va., says are more than 70 percent intact.
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Quadrantid meteors and 11 other big skywatching events of 2012
What lies ahead sky-wise for 2012? Joe Rao, SPACE.com Skywatching Columnist, selected what he considers to be the top 12 "skylights" for this coming year,
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Looking back: The Monitor's coverage of 9/11
A selected archive of The Monitor's coverage of 9/11 and beyond.
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: Currents
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9 books Bill Gates thinks you should read
Nonprofit group TED asks some of the world's most fascinating thinkers to share both ideas and reading lists. Here's a list of the nine books recommended by Microsoft founder and philanthropist Bill Gates.
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West Antarctica warming much faster than expected
Average temperatures in West Antarctica rise 4.3 degrees since 1950s. The region's warming is nearly twice as much as expected and one of the most rapid on the planet.
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Polar ice melt accelerates (+video)
The Earth's ice sheets are melting three times faster than they were two decades ago, 47 researchers say in a recently published study. The scientists fault human-created global warming for the dramatic increase in melting.
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Are polar ice sheets shrinking? Report offers definitive answer at last.
Numerous studies in recent years have offered different – and sometimes conflicting – views about ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica. But a new report offers unprecedented scope.
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Opinion: Hurricane Sandy blows climate change back on the table
Today is election day in the US, but climate change should have been on the campaign agenda months ago. It shouldn't take a disaster like superstorm Sandy to finally bring it back into the conversation.
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Did global warming cause superstorm Sandy? (+video)
Climate scientists warn that global warming is likely to increase the incidence of serious events like Hurricane Sandy. Warming water and rising sea levels may be contributing to what New York politicians are calling their 'new reality.'
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Hurricane Sandy liveblog: Which way is Sandy headed? The latest 'Frankenstorm' track (+video)A Frankenstorm? The National Hurricane Center computer models are forecasting a track that shows Hurricane Sandy heading toward Delaware.
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Will a warming planet and melting sea ice spur development in the Arctic? (+video)
Researchers predict that nearly ice-free summers are on the way, although it’s not yet clear when this will happen.
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New findings overturn Libya temperature record
An analysis of what had been for 90 years the hottest recorded temperature, in El Azizia, Libya in 1922, found serious flaws in how the heat was measured. The World Meteorological Organization has now handed the title back to Death Valley, in July 1913.
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Arctic sea ice falls to record low. Global warming?
The decline in sea ice coincides with warming at the top of the world that has been occurring twice as fast there as it has for the northern hemisphere as a whole as the global climate warms.
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Arctic ice to reach record lows, say scientists
Sea ice in the Arctic Ocean is likely to hit record lows next week, and then keep on melting, according to the US National Snow and Ice Data Center.
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Greenland ice: Less vulnerable to climate change than feared
Fluctuations in ice melting over time in Greenland may mean that the trajectory towards a complete melt is less direct than previously thought. New research suggests that future sea level rise predictions should be made cautiously.
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Did the huge Greenland glacier break apart because of global warming? Maybe not. (+video)
An ice island about twice the size of Manhattan broke away from Greenland's Petermann Glacier last week, but the calving was likely caused by ocean currents, not global warming.
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Massive Greenland iceberg heading toward open ocean (+video)
A satellite photo reveals that the iceberg twice the size of Manhattan that recently broke away from the Petermann Glacier is now heading toward open waters.
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Humongous hidden Antarctic rift could be speeding ice melt, say scientists (+video)
A huge newly discovered rift, buried a mile beneath the ice in Antarctica, could be contributing to ice loss, according to researchers.
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What caused the sudden massive ice melt in Greenland? (+video)
The rapid melting of 97 percent of the surface of Greenland's ice sheet in just four days has left scientists puzzled.
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Sudden Greenland ice sheet melt baffles scientists (+video)
Satellite images have shown melting over 97 percent of the surface of Greenland's ice sheet in just four days, an event thought to occur every 150 years on average.
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Sudden ice melt making Greenland finally live up to its name (+video)
Three NASA satellites reveal unprecedented melting over four days over a widespread area in Greenland.
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Monstrous iceberg breaks free of Greenland glacier. Is climate change to blame? (+video)
An iceberg twice the size of Manhattan has broken away from the Petermann Glacier in northern Greenland, raising concerns about North Atlantic shipping lanes and oil platforms.
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Gigantic iceberg breaks away from glacier in north Greenland (+video)
An iceberg twice the size of Manhattan has broken off from a north Greenland's glacier, raising concerns of global warming.
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Disintegrating Greenland glacier photographed from space (+video)
A NASA satellite has spotted An iceberg twice the size of Manhattan breaking away from a glacier in northern Greenland.
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Huge iceberg breaks off from glacier in north Greenland, just as predicted (+video)
An iceberg twice the size of Manhattan has conformed to scientists' predictions by breaking free of its northern Greenland glacier.
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As predicted, humongous iceberg breaks away from Greenland glacier (+video)
Last autumn, scientists predicted that the Petermann Glacier, which is larger than the island of Manhattan, would soon break way from the Greenland ice sheet. They were right.
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Native Americans arrived in at least three waves, finds DNA study
A genetic study of Native Americans from Greenland to Peru has found that the Western Hemisphere was populated by at least three distinct migrations from Asia.
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World's oldest meteor impact crater discovered in Greenland
Scientists say they found the oldest meteor impact crater yet discovered, caused by a rock that, if it hit Earth today, would wipe out all higher life.
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Sea level in Northeastern US rising more than three times faster than global average (+video)
Records revealed faster rates of sea-level rise both globally and for the East Coast. Rates are expected to continue increasing as global warming continues.
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