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Climate Change: Arctic Ocean Piling Up With Human Plastic Waste [VIDEO]

Apr 21, 2017 AM EDT Scientists did not find many large pieces of plastic suggesting that the plastic has been in the ocean for a while by the time it gets to the Arctic.

New Study Points Human Jetstream To Extreme Weather [VIDEO]

Mar 28, 2017 AM EDT Persistent episodes of extreme weather in the Northern Hemisphere summer have been shown to be associated with the presence of high-amplitude quasi-stationary atmospheric Rossby waves.

Global Warming: Terrifying Facts About The Rapid Melting Of Sea Ice

Mar 24, 2017 AM EDT Alarmingly, the combined sea ice from the North and South Poles are at their all-time lows since 1979 due to global warming.

Climate Change Causes Shrinking Of Reindeers; Who Will Help Santa Now?

Dec 19, 2016 AM EST Climate change may prove to be a hindrance to Christmas.

Scientists Agree: ‘Feedback’ is Aggravating Climate Change

Dec 06, 2016 PM EST Initially excluded because it was least understood, now experts agree: ‘feedback’ is a real threat and it's happening.

Ocean Acidification Threatens Survival Rate of Copepods in the Arctic, Study

Dec 07, 2013 AM EST Rising ocean acidification is threatening the survival of copepods, the tiny crustaceans, according to an expedition to the Arctic, which was a part of the Catlin Arctic Survey.

Loss of Arctic Sea Ice Caused Recent Wet Summers in Britain and Northern Europe

Oct 30, 2013 AM EDT Blame the melting of Arctic sea ice in the summer months for the recent series of wet summer weather in Britain and Northern Europe.

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