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Greenland melts most in 50 years


The ice sheet in Greenland melted more last year than it has done for more than 50 years, according to US government scientists. Read the full story

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Copenhagen still struggling after weekend floods


A weekend of monsoon-style rainstorms has left many parts of Copenhagen and eastern Zealand underwater, with violent storms set to continue this week. Read the full story

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Giant Greenland ice slab heads for Canada


A slab of ice the size of Bermuda, which broke off a Greenland glacier in August last year, is making headway towards Canada. Read the full story

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Olso approves Indonesian forest plan


Norwegian officials have expressed approval of Indonesia’s new two-year logging moratorium. Read the full story

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Oslo says forest aid must continue despite corruption


Norway is urging rich nations to provide deforestation aid money to poorer countries, despite the risk of corruption. Read the full story

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Sea levels to be ‘dominated by melting ice sheets’


Melting ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica could overtake mountain glaciers as the number one contributor to rising sea levels, according to a NASA study. Read the full story

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Iceland’s Indian summer continues


The weather has been playing ball so far this month in Iceland and the forecasters say the calm, warm weather will continue. Meteorologist Haraldur Eiriksson says such warm and unsettled weather in October is unusual. Read the full story

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Temperature records keep on falling in Iceland and the whole world


June 2010 was Iceland’s warmest since records began – the fourth month in a row to break the record. It was also the 304th month in a row which was warmer than the 20th Century average. Read the full story

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Reykjavik’s Mount Esja snowless…again


The snow drift in Gunnlaugsskardi crevasse has now melted away, leaving Reykjavik’s landmark Mount Esja completely free of snow once again. Read the full story

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More new bees in Iceland


iceland-sattelite21It has come to light that a new type of bumble bee to Iceland reported recently did not come alone. The raudhumla (bombus hypnorum) was in fact joined by another species which had been incorrectly categorised. Read the full story

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