Antarctica glacier retreat creates new carbon dioxide store

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Large blooms of tiny marine plants flourish in Antarctic waters left exposed by the recent and rapid melting of ice shelves and glaciers around the Antarctic Peninsula Large... More »
Innovations Report - Nov. 10, 2009
Antarctica's ice loss helps offset global warming: study
PARIS (AFP) Global warming has been blamed for the alarming loss of ice shelves in Antarctica, but a new study says newly-exposed areas of sea are now soaking up some of the... More »
AFP via Yahoo! - Nov. 10, 2009
Ice loss offsets global warming: study
Global warming has been blamed for the alarming loss of ice shelves in Antarctica, but a new study says newly-exposed areas of sea are now soaking up some of the carbon gas... More »
Sydney Morning Herald - Nov. 10, 2009
Glacier Retreat in Antarctica Has Unexpected Benefit
The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) has been studying glaciers in Antarctica, looking at their reducing surface area. As the glaciers retreat, more open water is exposed, and... More »
Environmental News Network - Nov. 10, 2009
Paris: Ice loss 'helps offset global warming'
GLOBAL warming has been blamed for the alarming loss of ice shelves in Antarctica, but a new study says newly-exposed areas of sea are now soaking up some of the carbon gas... More »
Brisbane Courier-Mail - Nov. 10, 2009
Ice loss offsets global warming: study
AFP Global warming has been blamed for the alarming loss of ice shelves in Antarctica, but a new study says newly-exposed areas of sea are now soaking up some of the carbon... More »
The Age - Nov. 10, 2009
Melting ice sheets create new carbon sink, say boffins
Boffins from the British Antarctic Survey say that melting of ice shelves and glaciers in Antarctica over recent decades has allowed green plants to grow, creating a massive... More »
The Register - Nov. 10, 2009
Antarctica's ice loss helps offset global warming: study...
PARIS (AFP) Global warming has been blamed for the alarming loss of ice shelves in Antarctica, but a new study says newly-exposed areas of sea are now soaking up some of the... More »
Yahoo! News - Nov. 10, 2009
Glacier retreat in Antarctic opens up new carbon sink
Large blooms of tiny marine plants called phytoplankton are flourishing in areas exposed by the recent and rapid melting of ice shelves and glaciers around the Antarctic... More »
Malaysia Sun - Nov. 10, 2009
Ice loss 'helps offset global warming'
GLOBAL warming has been blamed for the alarming loss of ice shelves in Antarctica, but a new study says newly-exposed areas of sea are now soaking up some of the carbon gas... More »
NEWS.com.au - Nov. 10, 2009
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