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	<title>Icelights: Your Burning Questions About Ice &#38; Climate &#187; climate</title>
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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>
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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>How low is low?</title>
		<link>http://nsidc.org/icelights/2012/08/30/how-low-is-low/</link>
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		<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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		<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>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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		<title>What is causing Arctic sea ice decline?</title>
		<link>http://nsidc.org/icelights/2012/05/16/what-is-causing-arctic-sea-ice-decline/</link>
		<comments>http://nsidc.org/icelights/2012/05/16/what-is-causing-arctic-sea-ice-decline/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 19:59:58 +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=747</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Readers sometimes ask us, “What are the reasons behind Arctic sea ice decline?” In summer months, ice extent has declined by more than 30 percent since the start of satellite observations in 1979. But is climate change really the culprit,... <a href="http://nsidc.org/icelights/2012/05/16/what-is-causing-arctic-sea-ice-decline/">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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		<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>The Arctic Oscillation, winter storms, and sea ice</title>
		<link>http://nsidc.org/icelights/2012/02/02/the-arctic-oscillation-winter-storms-and-sea-ice/</link>
		<comments>http://nsidc.org/icelights/2012/02/02/the-arctic-oscillation-winter-storms-and-sea-ice/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:19:02 +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=629</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Last year, many scientists blamed the winter storms that blasted the Northeastern United States and Europe on the negative mode of a weather pattern called the Arctic Oscillation. This winter, the Arctic Oscillation started out in the opposite mode, which... <a href="http://nsidc.org/icelights/2012/02/02/the-arctic-oscillation-winter-storms-and-sea-ice/">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>
				<category><![CDATA[Antarctica]]></category>
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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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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://nsidc.org/icelights/?p=572</guid>
		<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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		<title>Climate change or variability: What rules Arctic sea ice?</title>
		<link>http://nsidc.org/icelights/2011/08/24/climate-change-or-variability-what-rules-arctic-sea-ice/</link>
		<comments>http://nsidc.org/icelights/2011/08/24/climate-change-or-variability-what-rules-arctic-sea-ice/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 03:15:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katherine Leitzell</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://nsidc.org/icelights/?p=523</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Arctic sea ice is near its annual low extent for the year. Will it reach a new record low? While many people are watching this year’s ice extent closely, the effect of climate change on ice extent in a single... <a href="http://nsidc.org/icelights/2011/08/24/climate-change-or-variability-what-rules-arctic-sea-ice/">Read more&#160;&#187;</a>]]></description>
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