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2 May 2012: Warmer Arctic Brings Opportunities and Risk, Experts Say
Warmer temperatures causing global climate change are recorded month after month, but the greatest evidence of environmental change appears in the Arctic.
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19 December 2011: U.S., Canadian Scientists Explore Icy Arctic Waters
The United States and Canada recently completed a five-year research partnership learning more about some of the planet's most remote and hostile terrain – the bottom of the Arctic Ocean.
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16 August 2011: Embassy Advisor Briefs 'Students On Ice' on Arctic Issues
Students on Ice participants recently had the opportunity to discuss Arctic issues with U.S. Embassy Senior Advisor for Energy and Environment Bud Locklear via Skype, while aboard ship on their two-week expedition through the Arctic.
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13 May 2011: Department of State Announces Successful Conclusion to Arctic Council Ministerial
On May 11th and 12th, 2011, Secretary of State Clinton participated in the Seventh Ministerial Meeting of the Arctic Council, in Nuuk, Greenland -- the first time that a Secretary of State has attended an Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting. Full Meeting Coverage »
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12 May 2011: Arctic Council Completes Major Science Report on State of Arctic Cryosphere
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton joined her counterparts at today's Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting in Nuuk, Greenland, in welcoming the release of a major climate science report on the state of the frozen Arctic.
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12 May 2011: Secretary Clinton Signs Arctic Search and Rescue Agreement with Other Arctic Nations
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton today joined representatives of the other seven Member States of the Arctic Council -- including Canad -- in signing an Agreement on Cooperation on Aeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue (SAR) in the Arctic (Agreement).
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12 May 2011: Remarks by Secretary Clinton at the Arctic Council Ministerial
"For more than 15 years, the Arctic Council has established itself as the region’s preeminent intergovernmental body, and the United States is committed to this forum."
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