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A new study has found that the Arctic's iconic polar bears are finding it harder to hunt for food due to melting sea ice caused by climate change, putting the species at a growing risk of extinction. Researchers from the United States Geological Surv
When the Arctic Ocean freezes over in the autumn, polar bears set off in search of their favorite meals: fatty ringed seals and bearded seals. By the summer, the sea ice begins to melt and break apart. Deprived of access to the tasty seals, polar bea
Seventy-nine degrees north latitude is near the top, at the cold edge of the world. In the winter, when temperatures plunge below freezing, there is complete darkness at noon. During summer, the sun shines at midnight, there is no place to hide. Dang
She worries a lot. She worries about polar bears. They are big, white bears. They live in the north. They need snow. They need ice. They need cold weather. There is too much pollution. Pollution heats up the Earth. Heat melts the ice. The ice is the
By Paul Sisco Washington 04 June 2007 Every year since 1974, the United Nations has declared June 5th World Environment Day. The theme of this year's series of events is Melting Ice a Hot Topic? VOA's Paul Sisco reports. For International Polar Year
New Movie Boosts Campaign to Save Polar Bears Polar bears are in trouble. Scientists say only 20,000 remain, and their long term survival could be at risk. The new IMAX movie, To the Arctic, is narrated by actress Meryl Streep. The movie tells the st
Polar Scientist Charts Melting Caused by Climate Change Michael Gooseff follows water to the end of the earth. The Pennsylvania State University hydrologist works in remote regions of the Arctic and Antarctic, where ice and frozen ground are thawing.
BBC Learning English Weekender Polar Explorer Amber: Hello, I'm Amber, and youre listening to bbclearningenglish.com. In Weekender today, we listen to an interview with explorer, Rosie Stancer. In March, Rosie sets off on her latest expedition walki
BEIJING, April 8 (Xinhua) -- Rainfall will persist in regions south of the Yangtze River, southern parts of China and some southwestern regions, while gradually spreading north, the National Meteorological Center said Sunday. The western parts of Gua
BEIJING, April 22 (Xinhua) -- China's meteorological authorities on Sunday issued a blue alert, the lowest level in the warning system, against sandstorms that are expected to hit the country's northwest regions. The National Meteorological Center (N
STOCKHOLM, May 8 (Xinhua) -- The 2012 Swedish Polar Music Prize was awarded to the American singer-songwriter Paul Simon and the Chinese American cellist Yo-Yo Ma, the prize committee said in a statement on Tuesday. For five decades, Paul Simon has b
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The dogsled skimmed silently over the frozentundra. The seal hunter ran alongside it. Sometimeshe cracked his whip against the ice. The snowdrifts looked like giant white sculptures asthe sun slipped behind the frozen hills. Then a fullorange moon ro
The dogs were barking wildly at two smallcreatures playing in the moonlight. Polar bear babies! cried Annie. One roly-poly cub leaped onto the other. Then theyboth rolled through the snow. Hi, little bears! Annie called. The cubs jumped up and shook
The cubs whimpered louder. They want to go to her, but they're afraid of theice, whispered Jack. Annie petted the cubs. Don't be afraid, she told them. You'll get back toyour mother.The big polar bear growled. She paced back andforth, sniffing the ai
Jack, you can get up now, said Annie. Jack opened his eyes. Annie was standing over him. She still had her mask on. We're on safe ground, she said. Jack felt as if he'd been dreaming. He lookedaround. They had reached the tundra at the edge ofthe fro
Now only the moon shone on the snow. Jack looked around for the polar bear. She was gone. Where'd she go? asked Annie. I don't know, said Jack. He looked over thetundra. There was no sign of the giant bear or hercubs. Maybe she's not interested in sc
BEIJING, June 21 (Xinhua) -- China will launch a new icebreaker for use during an upcoming 2013 polar expedition, a senior oceanic official said on Tuesday. Both the new icebreaker and Xuelong (Snow Dragon), an icebreaker that operated in Antarctica,
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