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American University Washington College of Law

2008

Arctic

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Radical Environmental Change In The Polar Regions, William Snape Jan 2008

Radical Environmental Change In The Polar Regions, William Snape

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One need only to look at a comparison of summer Arctic ice extent from 1979 to 2007 to understand something significant is happening. In the span of a generation, the millennia-old Arctic has shrunk by roughly two-thirds and could easily be ice free in the summer within a decade. Or if that is not enough, consider that in the winter of 2008, a massive chunk of ice broke off from the Antarctic Peninsula, and another ice sheet the size of Northern Ireland (or Connecticut, if you prefer) hangs on by a thread. Over the past fifty years, the Arctic and …


Climate Change And Biodiversity In Polar Regions, Ahmed Djoghlaf Jan 2008

Climate Change And Biodiversity In Polar Regions, Ahmed Djoghlaf

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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Searching For A Voice: The Indigenous People In Polar Regions, Eunjung Park Jan 2008

Searching For A Voice: The Indigenous People In Polar Regions, Eunjung Park

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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