Science Apr 10 As Polar Year Ends, Researchers Look for Climate Clues in Mountains of Data By PBS News Hour
Science Jan 22 New Study Shows Warming Trend in Antarctica Antarctica, a part of the world that researchers had previously believed was bucking the trend of global warming, is getting warmer after all, according to a newly released study. By Admin, PBS News Hour
Science Nov 25 Watch Polar Bears Struggle to Survive as Arctic Climate Changes As climate change threatens polar bears' survival, laws put in place to protect the bears are impacting the Inuit people who have long hunted them. ITN's ITV news reports on the plight of both polar bears and Native people in…
Science Sep 04 Study: Arctic Sea Ice at Second-lowest Level on Record The Arctic ice cap has melted to a point that exceeds the 2005 level -- previously the second lowest on record -- and could surpass the record this year, scientists at the U.S. National Snow and Ice Data Center have… By Admin, PBS News Hour
Science Aug 20 Countries Map Arctic Boundaries to Build Cases for Resource Rights As a scramble builds to establish rights over the valuable natural resources hidden under the Arctic sea floor, U.S. researchers embarked from Barrow, Alaska, in mid-August on a three-week mission to map regions of the vast underwater landscape. By PBS News Hour
May 14 Watch Polar Bears Listed as ‘Threatened’ Due to Loss of Arctic Ice In a highly anticipated decision, the Interior Department on Wednesday declared the polar bear "threatened" under the Endangered Species Act because of shrinking Arctic ice due to global warming. Two analysts consider the impact of the decision. Continue watching
Mar 26 Watch Ice Shelf Disintegrating Off Antarctica Peninsula A huge slab of ice has fallen off the western Antarctic peninsula, threatening the ice shelf behind it. Scientists say the collapse shows how quickly polar changes can occur amid certain climate conditions. A climatologist explains. Continue watching
Jan 09 Agency Delays Decision on Polar Bear Listing By PBS News Hour The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service postponed a recommendation originally due Wednesday on listing the polar bear as threatened under the Endangered Species Act due to changes in its habitat from global warming. Continue reading
Dec 19 Recommendation Nears for Listing Polar Bear as ‘Threatened’ By PBS News Hour One year ago, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service took up a proposal to list the polar bear as "threatened" under the Endangered Species Act -- a decision that enjoys public support but also stands to impact a range of… Continue reading
Aug 01 Watch Greenland Residents Detect Sea Changes Residents of Greenland's west coast say they are feeling the effects of rising sea temperatures in the fishing and tourism industries. NewsHour correspondent Spencer Michels reports on the research into whether the changes are climate change-related. Continue watching