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Arctic summertime ice could get a short reprieve in the next decade, but will probably disappear in the long-term.
Destructive 2009-2010 El Niño winter prompted investigation.
Greenland more impervious to warming than previously thought.
Like an ice cube in a glass of warm water, warmer ocean temperatures below the surface could quickly erode Antarctic and Greenland glaciers.
Radio signals bounce off ocean waves.
The rate of sea level rise off the East Coast of the US is faster than it's been in the last 2,000 years.
"Our planet is definitely changing and we're definitely causing it" says NASA oceanographer Josh Willis. NASA scientists describe their findings on ice melt and sea level rise.
"The survival of the Netherlands depends on good adaptation to what happens in the climate" says Prince Willem-Alexander. Europe's Cryosat mission is measuring the changes in ice thickness at the north and south poles to make a better assessment.
Maps show earthquake zones, erupting hydrothermal vents.
Planet's oceans are vast and ripe for discovery, scientists say.
Sea level on the West coast may begin to rise due to climate regime shift as warm surface waters return to the Pacific
Whales feasted on krill buffet, could spell problems in future.
In the last three years ice the volume of two thirds of Lake Erie melted from glaciers in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago.
New survey identifies the world's longest chain of barrier islands off Brazil.
The Arctic coastline is eroding nearly 2 feet per year on average, a study finds.
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