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Antarctic sea ice expanding

A Dutch study published online in the Nature Geoscience journal said that sea ice around Antarctica has expanded at an accelerated rate of 1.9 percent per decade since 1985, unlike that in the Arctic region.

UK gets coldest Easter on record

Easter Sunday has been confirmed as the coldest Easter day on record in the United Kingdom.
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SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - MARCH 23: South Korean Christians attend Easter worship in front of city hall on March 23, 2008 in Seoul, South Korea. Christians around the globe are staging processions, festivals and rituals to commemorate Easter. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (Chung Sung-Jun/AFP/Getty Images)
March is on course to be colder than winter this year for the first time since 1975.
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Melting sea ice blamed for extreme weather in the northern hemisphere (VIDEO)

Arctic ice loss adds heat to the ocean and atmosphere which shifts the position of the jet stream, which affects weather in the northern hemisphere.

Camel fossil found in Canada's High Arctic region

New evidence has found that the resilient, humped creatures actually survived and evolved in Canada's High Arctic.

Volcanoes may explain why Earth didn't warm as much as expected

The earth didn't warm as much expected from 2000 to 2010, and scientists at the University of Colorado Boulder say they may have identified the reason: sulfur dioxide emissions from volcanoes.

On Location Video, Mongolia: Cleaning up one of the world's most polluted cities

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia — In the fast-growing shantytowns surrounding Mongolia's capital, coal-burning stoves are the only source of heat during the country's frigid winters. The result is some of the world's dirtiest air. The World Bank estimates that air pollution is responsible for nearly a third of all deaths here, and costs the city an estimated $463 million each year. The government has vowed to clean up the air, but so far progress is slow.

Australia confirms hottest summer on record, amid rising temperatures globally

Australia weather bureau has confirmed that this country — like many others — has just sweltered through its hottest summer on record.
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A woman holds her child as Sydneysiders and tourists cool off as they swim in the sea at Manly beach in Sydney on January 8, 2013. (MANAN VATSYAYANA/AFP/Getty Images)
Australia weather bureau has confirmed that this country — like many others — has just sweltered through its hottest summer on record.
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