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Physical impacts of climate change

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Science Podcast: Climate Change in the Himalayas

Indigenous people living in the Himalayas in India and Nepal are already experiencing the impacts of climate change. The changes they are observing are in keeping with many scientific predictions, according to recent study. That story, and more in the latest Science Podcast.

MELTING ICE DISPLAY

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Antarctica Series: Part 3 – Is Global Warming Affecting Polar Ice Shelves?

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Antarctica Series: Part 3 – Is Global Warming Affecting Polar Ice Shelves?

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Antarctica Series, Part 3: Is Global Warming Affecting Polar Ice Shelves?

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Not-So-Perma Permafrost

Melting sea ice in the Arctic may cause more rapid melting of the permanently frozen ground or permafrost. That will increase green house gas emissions  ? but some of the emissions may be countered by the faster growth of vegetation in the region.

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Arctic Ice

Producer Bob Carty travels to Canada’s western Arctic and reports on how warming temperatures and thinning ice in that region could alter weather patterns and effect life for people well south of the polar belt.

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