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		<title>&#8220;The Time for Hesitation is Over&#8221; on Climate Change Impact: UNEP</title>
		<link>http://ecology.com/ecology-today/2009/10/05/%e2%80%9cthe-time-for-hesitation-is-over%e2%80%9d-on-climate-change-impact-unep/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 04:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric McLamb</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The pace and scale of climate change may now be outstripping even the most sobering previous predictions, according to a recent report from The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Intergovernmental Panel of Climate Change (IPCC).
Newly emerging science is directly pointing to some events thought likely to occur in the longer-term are already happening or set [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Arctic Ice Cap Shrinks to Third Lowest Size Since 1979, Decline to Continue in Future Years</title>
		<link>http://ecology.com/ecology-today/2009/09/18/arctic-ice-cap-shrinks-to-third-lowest-size-since-1979-decline-to-continue-in-future-years/</link>
		<comments>http://ecology.com/ecology-today/2009/09/18/arctic-ice-cap-shrinks-to-third-lowest-size-since-1979-decline-to-continue-in-future-years/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 19:59:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric McLamb</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecology.com/ecology-today/?p=2593</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Arctic sea ice appears to have reached its minimum extent for the year, the third-lowest extent since the start of satellite measurements in 1979. While this yearâ€™s minimum extent is above the record and near-record minimums of the last two years, it further reinforces the strong negative trend in summertime ice extent observed over the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Extreme Arctic Weather to Become More Common</title>
		<link>http://ecology.com/ecology-today/2009/05/12/extreme-arctic-weather-to-become-more-common-2/</link>
		<comments>http://ecology.com/ecology-today/2009/05/12/extreme-arctic-weather-to-become-more-common-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 04:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric McLamb</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecology.com/ecology-today/?p=1142</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Extreme weather events in the Arctic will become more common as the winter ice cover retreats, with potentially severe consequences for human activity, says the Sweden-based Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research (BCCR).
One of the most visible signs of climate change is the dramatically reduced ice cover in the Arctic. The retreat of the sea ice [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Arctic Ice Melting Season Begins</title>
		<link>http://ecology.com/ecology-today/2009/04/21/the-arctic-ice-melting-season-begins/</link>
		<comments>http://ecology.com/ecology-today/2009/04/21/the-arctic-ice-melting-season-begins/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 05:15:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric McLamb</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ecosystems]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecology.com/ecology-today/?p=913</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The melting of the polar ice caps has been capturing the attention of scientists and climatologists â€“ in fact, people from all walks of life around the world â€“ the past few years due to the dramatic changes taking place within them. The phenomenon affecting both ends of the Earth is considered an unquestionable harbinger [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Extreme Arctic Weather to Become More Common</title>
		<link>http://ecology.com/ecology-today/2009/02/23/extreme-arctic-weather-to-become-more-common/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 05:22:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric McLamb</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Environmental Issues]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecology.com/ecology-today/?p=535</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Extreme weather events in the Arctic will become more common as the winter ice cover retreats, with potentially severe consequences for human activity, says the Sweden-based Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research (BCCR).
One of the most visible signs of climate change is the dramatically reduced ice cover in the Arctic. The retreat of the sea ice [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Climate Change Outpaces Predictions</title>
		<link>http://ecology.com/ecology-today/2009/01/23/climate-change-outpaces-predictions/</link>
		<comments>http://ecology.com/ecology-today/2009/01/23/climate-change-outpaces-predictions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric McLamb</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecology.com/ecology-today/?p=515</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Â I ran across an article published by Worldwatch Institute, Eye on Earth,Â which rather effectivelyÂ addresses the state of rapid cliamte changes as related to sea ice melting, particularly in the Arctic, Greenland ice sheetÂ and the Arctic ice cap. While no one really knows when the Arctic ice cap will totally disappear, it is happening very quickly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Arctic Ocean Meltdown is Irreversible, 56 Million People at Risk</title>
		<link>http://ecology.com/ecology-today/2009/01/20/arctic-ocean-meltdown-is-irreversible-56-million-people-at-risk/</link>
		<comments>http://ecology.com/ecology-today/2009/01/20/arctic-ocean-meltdown-is-irreversible-56-million-people-at-risk/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 05:01:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric McLamb</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecology.com/ecology-today/?p=511</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ScientistsÂ are now indicating that there is incontrovertible evidence that the warming in the Arctic Ocean is meltingÂ sea iceÂ at an unprecedented rate. This past summer, the area covered by sea ice shrank by more than one million square miles, reducing the Arctic icecap to only half the size it was 50 years ago. For the first [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ocean Level Expected to Rise Faster than Previously Predicted, Ice Sheets Will Melt Faster</title>
		<link>http://ecology.com/ecology-today/2009/01/09/ocean-level-expected-to-rise-faster-than-previously-predicted-ice-sheets-will-melt-faster/</link>
		<comments>http://ecology.com/ecology-today/2009/01/09/ocean-level-expected-to-rise-faster-than-previously-predicted-ice-sheets-will-melt-faster/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 06:01:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric McLamb</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecology.com/ecology-today/?p=506</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The ocean could rise a meter (about 39 inches)Â higher than the current sea level in the next 100 years, according toÂ collaborating researchers from the Niels Bohr Institute at the University of Copenhagen, England and Finland.Â Â  This increaseÂ is three times higher than previous predictions.Â 
The global climate in the coming century will be 2-4 degreesÂ warmer than today, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Despite Recent Cooling Trend, World Climate is Still Warming</title>
		<link>http://ecology.com/ecology-today/2009/01/07/despite-recent-cooling-trend-world-climate-is-still-warming/</link>
		<comments>http://ecology.com/ecology-today/2009/01/07/despite-recent-cooling-trend-world-climate-is-still-warming/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 06:27:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric McLamb</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[While the past 12 months have generally been cooler than previous years due to the La NiÃ±a weather pattern, longer-term trends show that the world is still warming due to climate change. According to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).Â 2008 is likely to rank as the 10th warmest year since records started in 1850.
Data shows that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Global Warming Not New: Greenland Ice Core Shows Drastic Temperature Change in Last Ice Age</title>
		<link>http://ecology.com/ecology-today/2008/12/16/greenland-ice-core-shows-drastic-temperature-change-at-end-of-last-ice-age/</link>
		<comments>http://ecology.com/ecology-today/2008/12/16/greenland-ice-core-shows-drastic-temperature-change-at-end-of-last-ice-age/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 06:22:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric McLamb</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecology.com/ecology-today/?p=465</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you think global warming and climate changeÂ are new phenomena, you may want to think again.Â  Undoubtedly human activity affects global warming today, but history shows that climate change is cyclical as well.
Information taken recentlyÂ from a Greenland ice core by an international science team shows that two huge Northern Hemisphere temperature spikes prior to the [...]]]></description>
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