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Canadian Arctic sheds ice chunk Map of Ellesmere Island Canada Arctic  A large, nearly 20 sq km, chunk of an Arctic ice shelf has broken free of the northern Canadian coast Russia reintroduces Arctic warship patrols  Russia is sending warships to patrol Arctic waters for the first time since the breakup of the Soviet Union North Pole could be ice-free this summer
Melting Arctic shows need for climate pact   Norway: Data showing sea ice may reach its lowest level on record underscores the need for governments to speed up talks on a new climate pact   Major ice-shelf loss for Canada Map of Ellesmere Island Canada  The ice shelves in Canada's High Arctic have lost a colossal area this year. The 50 sq km Markham shelf, has completely broken off Arctic ice at second-lowest level ever

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  New satellite measurements show that crucial ice in the Arctic Ocean has plummeted to its second-lowest level on record

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  The Pole may be briefly ice-free by September as global warming melts away sea ice
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  The year began with ice covering a larger area than at the beginning of 2007

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May.23   Vast cracks appear in ice  Dramatic evidence of the break-up of the ice-cap has emerged from research during an expedition by the Canadian military

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Jan.31   CIA flights to Greenland investigated   Denmark: Denmark will investigate claims that the CIA secretly used an airport on the Arctic territory to transport prisoners in the U.S. war on terr...

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Sep.20   Arctic seabed 'belongs to Russia'  A Russian expedition 'has proved' that a ridge of mountains below the Arctic Ocean is part of Russia's continental shelf Sep.14   Ice loss opens Northwest Passage  The most direct route that links the Atlantic and Pacific Oceanse has opened up fully for the first time since records began Aug.10   Canada to build two military Arctic bases  As the race to back up claims over the resources of the Arctic heats up, Canada has said it will build new military bases in its far north Aug.9 Canadian PM vows to defend Arctic. Canada Aug.2   Russia plants flag on Arctic floor
  Russian explorers dived deep below the North Pole in a submersible to stake a symbolic claim to the energy riches of the Arctic
Aug.1   Russia to sink flag in land grab  An expedition aimed at strengthening Russia's claim to much of the oil and gas wealth reached the North Pole May.29   Deadlock at Greenland whale plan  The International Whaling Commission deadlocked over Greenland's plans to expand its Inuit whale hunt May.2   Melt worse than predictions  Sea ice is melting at a rate far quicker than predicted by computer models and could disappear before the middle of the century Jan.5 Drill ban sought for park. Alaska

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Dec.29   Ice shelf snaps, breaks free from Arctic  The size of 11,000 football fields of ice broke clear 16 months ago from the coast of Ellesmere Island Jan.26 New PM rebuffs US envoy. Canada

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Oct.18 Fleeing trawler heads for Russia. Norway Aug.12     Russia marks Kursk five years on  Remembrance services are being held to mark 5 years since the loss of the submarine

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Mar.16   58 dead in apartment blast   Russia: A natural gas explosion sheared off part of a 9-story building in the city of Arkhangelsk as residents slept Mar.6   Dramatic rescue of North Pole 12  12 stranded scientists have been plucked from a research station all but crushed by a freak wall of ice

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Sep.23 Arctic ice shelf splits Aug.29     Nuclear submarine sinks  A Russian sub K-159 with at least 10 crew on board has sunk in the Barents Sea. One of the crew had been rescued

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Jul.26 Torpedo fuel to blame for Kursk loss. Russia Jul.19 Glaciers melting at higher rate. Alaska May.23 Indigenous whaling blocked. Japan May.20   Polar trek ends in rescue  Dave Mill, 34, marooned on an ice floe close to the North Pole, is being plucked from the ice by rescuers

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Nov.16 Kursk remains to be scrapped. Russia Nov.5 Explosives halt Kursk lifting. Russia Oct.25 Kursk gives up its dead. Russia Oct.23 Kursk investigators examine sub. Russia Oct.7 Raising of the Kursk begins. Russia Sep.13 Kursk bow sawn off. Russia Aug.25 Race against time to raise Kursk. Russia Jul.24 Kursk radiation threat denied. Russia Jul.22 Holes cut in to Kursk hull. Russia Jul.21 Divers begin Kursk recovery. Russia Jul.18 First stage Kursk salvage complete. Russia Jul.17 Kursk site tested. Russia Jul.15 Divers prepare for Kursk mission. Russia

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Aug.12     Kursk submarine went down
  All 118 crew members on board the nuclear submarine perished when the Kursk exploded and sank

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