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Greenland's glaciers are sliding into oceans at a faster pace than previously known, but they may contribute less to an expected rise in global sea level than feared, scientists reported Thursday.

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'Active, armed standoff' in N.H. town after 1 police officer killed, 4 woundedupdated: Tue Apr 17 2012 11:32:00

Law enforcement were engaged Thursday night in "an active, armed standoff" with two people inside a southeastern New Hampshire home where, hours earlier, one police officer was killed and four others wounded, the state's attorney general said.

NH police chief killed days before retirementupdated: Fri Apr 13 2012 08:26:00

A police chief from southeastern New Hampshire who planned to retire in a few days has been shot to death while trying to execute a search warrant, authorities said Friday.

Solar storm approaches Earthupdated: Tue Jan 24 2012 11:39:00

The largest solar storm for seven years is expected to send radioactive solar particles racing toward Earth this week.

Meet Siku: Polar bear cub, heart- and ice-melterupdated: Wed Dec 28 2011 14:56:00

What's white and black, and has people fawning all over? Meet Siku, a polar bear cub born in captivity in Denmark.

Where is the Internet most popular?updated: Fri Aug 19 2011 14:49:00

Nearly 2.1 billion people -- about 30% of the world's population -- use the Internet, according to the most recent data compiled by internetworldstats.com.

(HFR for Earth Day) Pace of polar ice melt 'accelerating rapidly'updated: Wed Mar 23 2011 10:04:00

The pace at which the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets are melting is "accelerating rapidly" and raising the global sea level, according to findings of a study financed by NASA and published Tuesday.

Chasing the elusive Northern Lights by boatupdated: Tue Jan 18 2011 09:59:00

Unpredictable, erratic but utterly astounding, the Aurora Borealis is nature's most magnificent light show.

'Manhattan' ice island splits in twoupdated: Mon Sep 13 2010 13:08:00

A massive ice island four times the size of Manhattan that broke off the Petermann Glacier early last month has split in two.

Scientist lives as Inuit for a year to save disappearing languageupdated: Mon Aug 16 2010 14:17:00

A British anthropologist is setting out on a year-long stay with a small community in Greenland in an ambitious attempt to document its dying language and traditions.

Tracking the renegade glacierupdated: Fri Aug 13 2010 05:14:00

CNN's Brian Todd tracks the glacier that broke off of Greenland.

Massive ice island breaks off Greenlandupdated: Fri Aug 13 2010 05:14:00

A piece of ice four times the size of Manhattan island has broken away from an ice shelf in Greenland, according to scientists in the U.S.

Could volcanic eruptions signal boom time for ocean life?updated: Tue Aug 03 2010 23:23:00

The volcanic eruption in Iceland has given scientists a unique opportunity to study its effect on marine biology.

Fortune: Book review: Stewart Brand's green manifestoupdated: Thu Jan 07 2010 08:39:00

Four decades ago Stewart Brand opened The Whole Earth Catalog with a rollicking mission statement: "We are as gods, and might as well get good at it."

Glaciers melting so fast, a generation will be too lateupdated: Wed Dec 09 2009 03:24:00

In graduate school and as a mountaineer and nature photographer, I've visited many of the world's great mountain ranges and seen hundreds of glaciers.

Time-lapse images of ice lossupdated: Wed Dec 09 2009 03:24:00

Photographer James Balog shares image sequences from a network of time-lapse cameras recording glacial recession.

Climate change affects Boliviansupdated: Mon Nov 23 2009 09:40:00

Bolivian glaciers are disappearing leaving communities devastated. UNTV's Andi Gitow reports.

Sea level rise could cost port cities $28 trillionupdated: Mon Nov 23 2009 09:40:00

A possible rise in sea levels by 0.5 meters by 2050 could put at risk more than $28 trillion worth of assets in the world's largest coastal cities, according to a report compiled for the insurance industry.

Greenland's frozen landscape warming upupdated: Tue Sep 22 2009 03:41:00

My taxi driver is telling me about his meal last night. His name is William. He ate whale.

Ocean currents melt glaciersupdated: Tue Sep 22 2009 03:41:00

CNN's Phil Black spent time aboard the Greenpeace ship "Arctic Sunrise," to get a first-hand look at Greenland's melting glaciers.

The changing face of the Arcticupdated: Thu Sep 10 2009 23:01:00

The Arctic as we know it may soon be a thing of the past.

Polar blog: 'There's something afoot in the Arctic'updated: Tue Jul 07 2009 10:42:00

I'm writing this blog from Petermann Glacier in northwest Greenland, where a cold katabatic wind is blowing off the ice onto the deck of the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise.

Arctic expeditionupdated: Tue Jul 07 2009 10:42:00

Polar explorer Eric Philips blogs from the "Arctic Sunrise" during a three-month expedition to chart the impact of climate change.

Survey: Arctic may hold twice the oil previously found thereupdated: Thu May 28 2009 18:38:00

Continental shelves beneath the retreating polar ice caps of the Arctic may hold almost double the amount of oil previously found in the region, scientists say.

Scientists discover new species in ocean's depthsupdated: Tue Mar 03 2009 11:27:00

Until last December, no one had ever seen the bottom of the Tasman Fracture, a trench that drops more than four kilometers below the surface of the ocean. A group of Australian and American researchers recently spent a month hundreds of kilometers southwest of the Tasmanian coast, exploring the fracture's depths.

Ice melting across globe at accelerating rate, NASA saysupdated: Tue Feb 24 2009 17:36:00

Between 1.5 trillion and 2 trillion tons of ice in Greenland, Antarctica and Alaska have melted at an accelerating rate since 2003, according to NASA scientists, in the latest signs of what they say is global warming.

Arctic thaw raises security concerns for NATOupdated: Thu Jan 29 2009 04:52:00

NATO representatives and lawmakers from alliance nations will meet in Iceland Thursday to discuss security challenges that are likely to arise as the Arctic Circle thaws.

Copenhagen: Where to eatupdated: Thu Jan 08 2009 06:56:00

At last count, Copenhagen's restaurants boasted 12 Michelin stars between them, more than anywhere else in Scandinavia.

Celebrities embark on climate change voyageupdated: Mon Jan 05 2009 10:43:00

If the craggy, icy west coast of Greenland doesn't inspire them, perhaps Vanessa Carlton's vodka infusions will.

Commentary: It's still the right time to combat global warmingupdated: Thu Dec 18 2008 16:53:00

Global warming data is released constantly these days -- and all of it shows that our planet is in peril.

Greenland votes to loosen ties with Denmarkupdated: Tue Nov 25 2008 22:59:00

Greenland voted by a wide margin Tuesday for self-governance, setting the stage for independence from Denmark, a government spokeswoman said.

Time.com: What the Public Doesn't Get About Climate Changeupdated: Tue Oct 28 2008 01:00:00

It may seem like common sense to wait until there is proof of the damage of global warming before taking action. But by then it will be too late -- so scientists must do a better job of explaining the dangers now

Rubber ducks aid NASA studyupdated: Tue Sep 23 2008 06:18:00

As an organization they're used to investing billions of dollars in scientific experiments that further our knowledge of earth and space. But the only bill to speak of on this occasion is orange and attached to the body of a rubber duck.

People.com: Newlywed KT Tunstall to Sail to Greenlandupdated: Mon Sep 08 2008 16:13:00

The eco-friendly singer plans an expedition to help a climate change awareness charity

Time.com: 19-Sq-Mile Ice Sheet Breaks Looseupdated: Wed Sep 03 2008 13:00:00

A 19-square-mile ice shelf in Canada's northern Arctic has broken away from Ellesmere Island, surprising scientists who say the floating ice shelf is another dramatic indication of how warmer temperatures are changing the polar frontier

Time.com: Greenland Glacier Has Huge Crackupdated: Fri Aug 22 2008 10:35:00

In northern Greenland, a part of the Arctic that had seemed immune from global warming, new satellite images show a growing giant crack and an 11-square-mile chunk of ice hemorrhaging off a major glacier, scientists said Thursday

Fortune: The hottest new business jetupdated: Sun Aug 17 2008 00:01:00

When it comes to business jets, the holy grail has long been a reasonably priced jet with enough range to zip you across the Atlantic. (After all, what mogul wants to refuel in Greenland en route to London?)

Time.com: Climate Change in Action in Greenland updated: Mon Aug 04 2008 18:00:00

Global warming is a slow, imperceptible process. On a tour of Greenland, a TIME reporter almost sees it happening

Total eclipse provides rare delightupdated: Mon Aug 04 2008 14:09:00

A total solar eclipse was sweeping across Earth Friday, providing a rare sight for people in the upper Northern Hemisphere.

Rare view of the sunupdated: Mon Aug 04 2008 14:09:00

The moon passes between Earth and the sun providing a special view for the upper Northern Hemisphere.

Time.com: Madcap Ice-Cap Fun in Greenlandupdated: Sun Aug 03 2008 18:55:00

On day two of a Greenland expedition, a TIME reporter finds doing ice-core science on the ice cap is grueling, exacting work, but life at the campsite is just the opposite

Time.com: In Greenland, a Memoir of the Earthupdated: Sat Aug 02 2008 14:00:00

A TIME reporter follows an expedition of scientists on Greenland's ice sheet, where a record of its past may help predict how it will survive the warming future

In the land of ice floes and sealsupdated: Fri Aug 01 2008 08:25:00

Standing atop an island cliff, Ed English looks out over the Strait of Belle Isle. "In March," he says, "this looks like peppered porridge -- a sea of ice floes speckled with seals." Now, on a soft summer evening, it's a salty blue stew flecked with white froth from waves and breaching whales. In the distance float the glacial fragments that give this part of Newfoundland (newfun-LAND) its nickname: Iceberg Alley.

Parents sue over autismupdated: Mon Jul 07 2008 17:41:00

CNN's Sunny Hostin talks about parents who are trying to show a link between vaccines and autism.

Global warming: A natural cycle or human result?updated: Tue Apr 08 2008 10:23:00

Explorer Dennis Schmitt found an island nearly two years ago near Greenland.

Frontline Pioneer: Sheila Watt-Cloutierupdated: Tue Apr 01 2008 13:02:00

Sheila Watt-Cloutier is a Canadian Inuit environmental activist.

People.com: Jared Leto's Band Rocks Greenland for Eco-Conscious New Videoupdated: Wed Jan 30 2008 13:24:00

The actor and 30 Seconds to Mars frontman speaks out on global warming

Ice loss 'opens Northwest Passage'updated: Tue Jan 22 2008 11:22:00

Ice cover in the Arctic Ocean, long held to be an early warning of a changing climate, has shattered the all-time low record this summer, scientists say.

Time.com: UN Climate Chief to Visit Antarcticaupdated: Tue Jan 08 2008 19:00:00

The next report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change should deal with the "frightening" possibility that both Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets start melting at the same time, the chief U.N. climate scientist said Tuesday

Time.com: A Last Warning on Global Warmingupdated: Sat Nov 17 2007 15:00:00

A U.N. panel's final report on climate change underscores the immense challenge facing the world

Greenland's melting ice sheetupdated: Thu Oct 25 2007 10:43:00

Rising temperatures are causing Greenland's ice sheet -- the second largest in the world -- to melt.

Greenland's ice sheet melts as temperatures riseupdated: Thu Oct 25 2007 10:43:00

From the air, Greenland's ice sheet, the second largest on Earth, appears to be perfectly still.

Time.com: Greenland to World: "Keep Out!"updated: Fri Sep 21 2007 15:30:00

Some of Greenland's residents want independence and full rights to the island's natural resources. Will they get it?

Time.com: Polar Bear Population Decliningupdated: Fri Sep 07 2007 19:00:00

Two-thirds of the world's polar bears will be killed off by 2050 -- including the entire population in Alaska -- because of thinning sea ice from global warming in the Arctic

Scientists: Prehistoric volcanoes heated Earthupdated: Fri Apr 27 2007 09:27:00

Ancient volcanoes may have caused a dramatic warming of the Earth's atmosphere that raised sea temperatures and killed off many marine species, resulting in a "planetary emergency," U.S. and European scientists said Thursday.

Fortune: Curing the winter bluesupdated: Wed Apr 18 2007 15:42:00

Word comes from a psychologist at the University of Cardiff, which is to be found in Wales, I believe, that this time of the year is empirically proven to be the unhappiest.

Business 2.0: The World has a Lot of Problems ...updated: Wed Mar 07 2007 15:06:00

GREENHOUSE GASES The average American's use of transportation and electricity releases 10 tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere each year. The goods and services she consumes are responsible f...

Robot goes fishing for signs of global warmingupdated: Tue Apr 18 2006 11:35:00

This month, a slow-swimming robot known as Spray will attempt to glide roughly 2,484 nautical miles across the Atlantic, from the southern tip of Greenland to the coast of Spain.

Be worried, be very worriedupdated: Sun Mar 26 2006 11:12:00

No one can say exactly what it looks like when a planet takes ill, but it probably looks a lot like Earth.

Changes in Gulf Stream could chill Europe updated: Tue May 10 2005 12:40:00

One outcome of global warming could be a dramatic cooling of Britain and northern Europe.

International talks on overfishing in Mayupdated: Thu Jan 20 2005 12:32:00

Canada will host international talks in May on what needs to be done to protect the world's dwindling fish stocks from rampant overfishing, officials said on Thursday.

It's not easy being red: Princeton Redheads Societyupdated: Fri Nov 26 2004 15:45:00

From Elizabeth I to Robert Redford, redheads have stood out throughout history because of their distinctive fiery manes. Now, students at Princeton University have joined forces to discuss and celebrate their unique experiences of having red hair.

Business 2.0: KringleTech Worldwide Restates Earnings Existence of CEO Still in Doubt as Key Holiday Season Approachesupdated: Sun Dec 01 2002 00:01:00

GODTHAB, Greenland--KringleTech Worldwide, the North Pole corporation formerly known as St. Nicholas LLC, announced after yesterday's market close that it would restate its financial results for th...

FSB: Who Needs Lawyers? Mediate Online With ADRupdated: Sun Oct 01 2000 00:01:00

An order comes in from a buyer on a B2B exchange where you sell your surplus merchandise. The buyer later claims you shipped the wrong goods and stops payment. He's got your stuff; you have no mone...

Fortune: There'll Always Be A Sorosupdated: Mon Mar 30 1998 00:01:00

Say it ain't so, Josephine! When some lovable grandmothers from the heartland published The Beardstown Ladies' Investment Guide, their book became not only a bestseller but a cultural phenomenon. N...

Fortune: USING YOUR PC TO FIND A JOBupdated: Mon Jun 01 1992 00:01:00

Computer-literate types out to revamp their futures are turning to a widening selection of PC software designed by career consultants. Among the most popular: Career Design ($99) from Crystal-Barkl...

Fortune: Of Gorbachev, gimmicks, and gartersupdated: Mon Jan 18 1988 00:01:00

Female speakers, take note: To gain entree to the exclusive breakfast/dinner club circuit, it helps to have cachet. Consider 60 Minutes correspondent Diane Sawyer. At the annual family dinner of th...

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