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Arctic

Climate crisis: ‘Day Zero’ drought risk for Gauteng
The Green Guardian
/ 15 August 2021

Climate crisis: ‘Day Zero’ drought risk for Gauteng

Long droughts may result in dams unable to adequately supply the industrial heartland

By Sheree Bega
Mayhem as sea ice melts in heating world
Article
/ 23 September 2019

Mayhem as sea ice melts in heating world

“We’ve fallen off the cliff. We’re not approaching the cliff. We’ve fallen off it.”

By Yereth Rosen
Chemical killing the killer whales
Article
/ 19 October 2018

Chemical killing the killer whales

Half the world’s orcas are doomed, because a coal byproduct has been leaking into the oceans for more than a century

By Sipho Kings
​It’ll cost R6.5-trillion to save the Arctic, but it’ll be worth it
Article
/ 21 February 2017

​It’ll cost R6.5-trillion to save the Arctic, but it’ll be worth it

The Arctic ice sheet is dwindling at a catastrophic rate, but researchers say building 10-million wind-powered pumps could save it.

By Sipho Kings
Arctic melt threatens to unravel global climate
Article
/ 28 November 2016

Arctic melt threatens to unravel global climate

This year, Arctic air temperatures are 20°C higher than they should be in November. The effects of the disappearing ice will be felt world-wide.

By Sipho Kings
Shell fuels anger over Arctic oil
Article
/ 14 May 2015

Shell fuels anger over Arctic oil

The US government is under fire for allowing the oil company to continue exploring the icy waters of the Arctic Ocean.

By Rose Hackman
Navigating the Arctic minefield
Article
/ 10 January 2014

Navigating the Arctic minefield

Despite eco-disaster warnings, mining firms are in a mad dash to cash in on Greenland’s bounties.

By Staff Reporter
Freed Arctic 30 activist would risk freedom again
Article
/ 23 November 2013

Freed Arctic 30 activist would risk freedom again

Briton Anthony Perrett says the Greenpeace arrests highlighted the issue of climate change as he tells of his two months in jail.

By Guardian Reporter
Dutch take Russia to maritime court over Greenpeace ship
Article
/ 21 October 2013

Dutch take Russia to maritime court over Greenpeace ship

The Netherlands has taken Russia to the world’s maritime court in order to free 30 crew members of Greenpeace’s Arctic Sunrise, charged with piracy.

By Sapa and Staff Reporter
On thin ice: Arctic shelf shrinks to record low
Article
/ 18 September 2013

On thin ice: Arctic shelf shrinks to record low

Scientists fear the Arctic could be entirely ice-free in summer by the middle of the century – if not sooner.

By Guardian Reporter
Activists call for North Pole oil drilling to end
Article
/ 15 April 2013

Activists call for North Pole oil drilling to end

Activists have planted a flag at the North Pole along with signatures calling for the Arctic to be declared a sanctuary protected from oil drilling.

By Afp Author
Coca-Cola to fund WWF’s Arctic campaign
Article
/ 18 January 2013

Coca-Cola to fund WWF’s Arctic campaign

Coca-Cola will give $4-million to conservation group WWF over the next three years to help kick-start a campaign to protect the Arctic.

By Reuters
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Article
/ 2 October 2011

Scientists worried as Arctic has record ozone loss

An ozone hole five times the size of California has opened over the Arctic, matching ozone loss over Antarctica for the first time on record.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 25 July 2011

Scientists warn melting Arctic ice releases banned toxins

An unknown amount of trapped persistent organics pollutants trapped in ice, poses a threat to marine life and humans as temperatures increase.

By Damian Carrington
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Article
/ 5 July 2011

Melting ice caps open up Arctic for ‘white gold rush’

As rising temperatures expose more land for exploration, prospectors are rushing to the far north in the hope of carving out a new mineral frontier.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 10 August 2008

Meltdown in the Arctic is speeding up

Ice at the North Pole melted at an unprecedented rate last week, with leading scientists warning that the Arctic could be ice-free in summer by 2013.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 5 August 2008

New map aims to help battle for Arctic territories

British researchers on Wednesday unveiled what they billed as the first authoritative map to highlight disputed territories in the Arctic.

By Kate Kelland

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