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Antarctic glacier 'thinning fast':
One of the largest glaciers in Antarctica is thinning four times faster than it was ten years ago, according to research seen by the BBC.
A study of satellite measurements of Pine Island glacier in west Antarctica reveals the surface of the ice is now dropping at a rate of 16m a year.
Since 1994, the glacier has lowered by as much as 90m, which has serious implications for sea level rise.
The work by British scientists appears in Geophysical Research Letters - BBC News August 2009

Arctic 'warmest in 2,000 years':
Arctic tempertures are now higher than at any time in the last 2,000 years, research reveals.
Changes to the earth's orbit drove centuries of cooling, but tempertures rose fast in the last hundred years as human greenhouse gas emissions rose.
Scientists took evidence from ice cores, tree rings and lake sediments.
Writing in the journal 'Science', they say this confirms that the Arctic is very sensitive both to changes in solar heating and to greenhouse warming - BBC News September 2009

Laser satellite records ice loss:
Greenland and parts of Antarctica are losing large volumes of ice to the oceans as their glaciers get thinner, a NASA satellite has revealed.
Many glaciers have increased their flow rates in recent years, and the Icestat mission now allows scientists to measure their thickness in detail.
A UK team studying the data told the journal 'Nature' that the findings had implications for sea level rise.
A full melt of the Greenland ice would push sea level up by about 7m (20 feet) - BBC News September 2009

German ships successfully navigate Northeast Passage:
Climate Change News:

The Arctic Ocean could be largely ice-free and open to shipping during the summer in as little as ten years time, a top polar specialist has said.
"It's like man is taking the lid off the northern part of the planet", said Professor Peter Wadhams, from the University of Cambridge.
Professor Wadhams has been studying the Arctic since the 1960's
- BBC News October 2009

Australians may have to leave coastal areas as rising sea levels threaten homes, according to a new report.
The parliamentary committee report says urgent action is needed, as seas are expected to rise by 80 cms (31 inches)
Almost 80% of Australians live in coastal areas and the report recommends new laws banning further development in coastal areas.
Correspondents say the authorities are divided over wheter to retreat from rising seas or defend the coastline
- BBC News November 2009

Originally Posted by knightofalbion

Antarctic glacier 'thinning fast':
One of the largest glaciers in Antarctica is thinning four times faster than it was ten years ago, according to research seen by the BBC.
A study of satellite measurements of Pine Island glacier in west Antarctica reveals the surface of the ice is now dropping at a rate of 16m a year.
Since 1994, the glacier has lowered by as much as 90m, which has serious implications for sea level rise.
The work by British scientists appears in Geophysical Research Letters - BBC News August 2009

Its a serious implications that global warming really is a true phenomenon..and we must do something about it..but how? can we really alter or at least prevent it ..or making it slower?