The Arctic Frontier
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By Lesley Stahl
Alaska to plan road network across isolated Arctic
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JUNEAU, Alaska — Alaska budgeted $7.3 million to plan the construction of a network of roads extending hundreds of miles (kilometres) across the Arctic.
First measurements of iodine in the Arctic reveal questions about air pollution
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by Kayla Zacharias
New measurements of molecular iodine in the Arctic show that even a tiny amount of the element can deplete ozone in the lower atmosphere.
Melting permafrost in the Arctic is unlocking diseases and warping the landscape
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by Brian Resnick
Wolfville residents journey to the Arctic
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Arctic sea ice outlook at worst point in 125,000 years
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Though temperatures were warmer during the last interglacial period, the greenhouse effect of atmospheric C02 is now melting more Arctic sea ice.
The prognosis for summer Arctic sea-ice loss over the next few decades is worse than it was 125,000 years ago during the last interglacial period, despite the fact temperatures were higher then.