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	<title>Icelights: Your Burning Questions About Ice &#38; Climate &#187; Climate Change</title>
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		<title>A thawing, rotting Arctic?</title>
		<link>http://nsidc.org/icelights/2013/05/03/a-thawing-rotting-arctic/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 12:38:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Samantha Jarrell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise, researchers are looking at a source of even more carbon emissions from underground: thawing permafrost. A warming Arctic may let significant amounts of dead, organic material currently frozen in the ground to pump... <a href="http://nsidc.org/icelights/2013/05/03/a-thawing-rotting-arctic/">Read more&#160;&#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>A greener Arctic</title>
		<link>http://nsidc.org/icelights/2013/04/12/a-greener-arctic/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 20:43:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura Naranjo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If gardening in icy Greenland sounds unbelievable, think again. A chef in Kangerlussuaq has started growing tomatoes, peppers, herbs, and even strawberries for his restaurant, and Greenland’s potato production doubled between 2008 and 2012. These agricultural feats would have been... <a href="http://nsidc.org/icelights/2013/04/12/a-greener-arctic/">Read more&#160;&#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Are we in a snow drought?</title>
		<link>http://nsidc.org/icelights/2013/03/05/are-we-in-a-snow-drought/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2013 15:31:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura Naranjo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Arctic sea ice]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://nsidc.org/icelights/?p=1124</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In spite of the massive blizzards that have slammed parts of the northeastern United States, much of the country is experiencing a pronounced lack of snow. And where there is snow, it is less than usual. It follows a very... <a href="http://nsidc.org/icelights/2013/03/05/are-we-in-a-snow-drought/">Read more&#160;&#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Arctic melt versus Antarctic freeze: Is Antarctica warming or not?</title>
		<link>http://nsidc.org/icelights/2012/11/14/arctic-melt-versus-antarctic-freeze-is-antarctica-warming-or-not/</link>
		<comments>http://nsidc.org/icelights/2012/11/14/arctic-melt-versus-antarctic-freeze-is-antarctica-warming-or-not/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2012 19:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura Naranjo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Antarctica]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[coastline]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://nsidc.org/icelights/?p=1033</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[September 2012 was a record-setting month for both of Earth’s poles, but for different reasons: sea ice in the Arctic fell to a record low minimum extent after a summer of melting, while Antarctic sea ice froze to a record... <a href="http://nsidc.org/icelights/2012/11/14/arctic-melt-versus-antarctic-freeze-is-antarctica-warming-or-not/">Read more&#160;&#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>How low is low?</title>
		<link>http://nsidc.org/icelights/2012/08/30/how-low-is-low/</link>
		<comments>http://nsidc.org/icelights/2012/08/30/how-low-is-low/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2012 14:45:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane Beitler</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Arctic sea ice]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://nsidc.org/icelights/?p=867</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Satellite observations since 1979 show that sea ice melted to its lowest extent in the satellite record, during August 2012 . As of this post date, the ice continues to melt, with two to three weeks left before the days... <a href="http://nsidc.org/icelights/2012/08/30/how-low-is-low/">Read more&#160;&#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>What does seeping methane mean for the thawing Arctic?</title>
		<link>http://nsidc.org/icelights/2012/07/03/what-does-seeping-methane-mean-for-the-thawing-arctic/</link>
		<comments>http://nsidc.org/icelights/2012/07/03/what-does-seeping-methane-mean-for-the-thawing-arctic/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jul 2012 21:10:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura Naranjo</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Permafrost]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://nsidc.org/icelights/?p=812</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As people watch the decline of Arctic sea ice, the most obvious sign of climate warming in that region, scientists are noting other signs of change, like methane seeping out of the ground as permafrost thaws and glaciers melt across... <a href="http://nsidc.org/icelights/2012/07/03/what-does-seeping-methane-mean-for-the-thawing-arctic/">Read more&#160;&#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Are icebreakers changing the climate?</title>
		<link>http://nsidc.org/icelights/2012/04/12/are-icebreakers-changing-the-climate/</link>
		<comments>http://nsidc.org/icelights/2012/04/12/are-icebreakers-changing-the-climate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 01:34:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katherine Leitzell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Arctic sea ice]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://nsidc.org/icelights/?p=721</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In summer months, icebreaking ships head north into the Arctic Ocean, tearing through the sea ice and leaving trails of open water in their wakes. Readers occasionally write in to ask us whether the trails left by these ships contribute... <a href="http://nsidc.org/icelights/2012/04/12/are-icebreakers-changing-the-climate/">Read more&#160;&#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Modeling the Arctic climate</title>
		<link>http://nsidc.org/icelights/2012/03/08/modeling-the-arctic-climate/</link>
		<comments>http://nsidc.org/icelights/2012/03/08/modeling-the-arctic-climate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 00:24:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katherine Leitzell</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://nsidc.org/icelights/?p=659</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In February, polar climate researchers gathered at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado to discuss the newest updates to models of the Earth’s climate system. The researchers are working together to create better models of the Arctic... <a href="http://nsidc.org/icelights/2012/03/08/modeling-the-arctic-climate/">Read more&#160;&#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Sea ice down under: Antarctic ice and climate</title>
		<link>http://nsidc.org/icelights/2012/01/11/sea-ice-down-under-antarctic-ice-and-climate/</link>
		<comments>http://nsidc.org/icelights/2012/01/11/sea-ice-down-under-antarctic-ice-and-climate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 03:58:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katherine Leitzell</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://nsidc.org/icelights/?p=601</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Arctic Ocean is not the only place with sea ice. The ocean surrounding the continent of Antarctica also freezes over each winter. But we don’t hear much about sea ice on the bottom of the planet. What’s happening to... <a href="http://nsidc.org/icelights/2012/01/11/sea-ice-down-under-antarctic-ice-and-climate/">Read more&#160;&#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>What’s in a number? Arctic sea ice and record lows</title>
		<link>http://nsidc.org/icelights/2011/11/02/what%e2%80%99s-in-a-number-arctic-sea-ice-and-record-lows/</link>
		<comments>http://nsidc.org/icelights/2011/11/02/what%e2%80%99s-in-a-number-arctic-sea-ice-and-record-lows/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 04:33:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katherine Leitzell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Did Arctic sea ice reach an all-time record low this year—or not? Scientists at University of Bremen in Germany thought it was a new record, while data from NSIDC showed the sea ice at its second-lowest level. The two groups... <a href="http://nsidc.org/icelights/2011/11/02/what%e2%80%99s-in-a-number-arctic-sea-ice-and-record-lows/">Read more&#160;&#187;</a>]]></description>
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