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Five people at a remote Arctic outpost were trapped by polar bears. They couldn't kill the bears, and ran out of flares to scare them off — so they appealed for help.
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As Royal Dutch Shell’s Polar Pioneer oil rig arrived in Puget Sound, the noise coming from a Coast Guard helicopter rang out across the water. It was…
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On the shore of Seaview Park in West Seattle, a group of young activists stands behind a row of bright yellow kayaks. Most of them are new to boating. An…
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The CEO of the Port of Seattle has signed a lease agreement that will allow the Shell Oil Company to base part of its Arctic drilling fleet in West…
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Environmentalists turned out in full force Wednesday to voice their opposition to a Port of Seattle agreement allowing Shell Oil to base its 26-ship…
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Curiosity about what’s happening in some of the coldest places on Earth has prompted the University of Washington to launch its first Arctic Studies…
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Arctic sea ice is melting at record rates, and the loss of that ice could drive significant degradation of marine and terrestrial ecosystems, according to…
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The Arctic is getting hotter faster than any part of the globe. Experts predict the region will be free of sea ice during the summer within about 20…
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Though summer melting is a yearly occurrence in the Arctic sea, this year set a new benchmark: Three-fourths of the ice melted away. Scientists say the effects of this unprecedented melting are likely to result in extreme weather changes throughout the Northern Hemisphere.
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Interior Secretary Ken Salazar says Royal Dutch Shell will be allowed to begin preparation work at exploratory drilling sites in the Chukchi.Salazar says…