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	<title>Icelights: Your Burning Questions About Ice &#38; Climate &#187; Arctic</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>
		<comments>http://nsidc.org/icelights/2013/03/05/are-we-in-a-snow-drought/#comments</comments>
		<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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		<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>Greenland Ice Sheet Today</title>
		<link>http://nsidc.org/icelights/2013/02/05/greenland-ice-sheet-today/</link>
		<comments>http://nsidc.org/icelights/2013/02/05/greenland-ice-sheet-today/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2013 17:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura Naranjo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As warming alters the Arctic landscape, people are paying more attention to the changes happening to the Greenland Ice Sheet. The ice is melting more rapidly than before, leaving us to wonder, what’s going on? To help answer your questions... <a href="http://nsidc.org/icelights/2013/02/05/greenland-ice-sheet-today/">Read more&#160;&#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>What caused last summer’s Greenland surface melt?</title>
		<link>http://nsidc.org/icelights/2012/12/03/what-caused-last-summers-greenland-surface-melt/</link>
		<comments>http://nsidc.org/icelights/2012/12/03/what-caused-last-summers-greenland-surface-melt/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2012 15:39:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura Naranjo</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Weather]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[During the summer of 2012, scientists noticed something unusual in Greenland. On July 8, about 40 percent of the Greenland Ice Sheet surface showed signs of melting. But a mere four days later, 97 percent of the surface was melting,... <a href="http://nsidc.org/icelights/2012/12/03/what-caused-last-summers-greenland-surface-melt/">Read more&#160;&#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Industry and ice</title>
		<link>http://nsidc.org/icelights/2012/10/03/industry-and-ice/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Oct 2012 21:10:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura Naranjo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the Arctic Ocean becomes increasingly ice-free, many countries are eager to tap into previously inaccessible northern resources. Energy companies seek drilling permits for oil and natural gas, and shipping companies hope to ply newly opened sea routes. Given the... <a href="http://nsidc.org/icelights/2012/10/03/industry-and-ice/">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>Do satellites sometimes see ice where there isn&#8217;t any?</title>
		<link>http://nsidc.org/icelights/2012/07/18/do-satellites-sometimes-see-ice-where-there-isnt-any/</link>
		<comments>http://nsidc.org/icelights/2012/07/18/do-satellites-sometimes-see-ice-where-there-isnt-any/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2012 22:25:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura Naranjo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Arctic sea ice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arctic]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://nsidc.org/icelights/?p=848</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Readers often ask us, “Why does your sea ice map show sea ice where there is none?” Sometimes our Daily Sea Ice Extent images show sea ice in a particular area, but when readers who live in those areas look... <a href="http://nsidc.org/icelights/2012/07/18/do-satellites-sometimes-see-ice-where-there-isnt-any/">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>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Permafrost]]></category>
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		<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>Is Arctic sea ice back to normal?</title>
		<link>http://nsidc.org/icelights/2012/05/29/is-arctic-sea-ice-back-to-normal/</link>
		<comments>http://nsidc.org/icelights/2012/05/29/is-arctic-sea-ice-back-to-normal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2012 21:19:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katherine Leitzell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Arctic sea ice]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In April, average ice extent in the Arctic Ocean was right near the long-term average for the month. Ice extent even reached a near-record high in the Bering Sea, and still remains above average for that region. Does this mean... <a href="http://nsidc.org/icelights/2012/05/29/is-arctic-sea-ice-back-to-normal/">Read more&#160;&#187;</a>]]></description>
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