Greenhouse gases appear to be responsible for the reversal of a cooling trend in the Arctic that started 8,000 years ago. Temperatures for four of the last five decades were among the highest on record, causing a worrying rise in sea levels.
In this edition: missing cargo 'Arctic Sea' still spawns theories; wildfires in Greece spread to the suburbs of Athens; and parmesan producers in Italy hope to cash in on their cheese.
The 15-strong crew of the cargo ship Arctic Sea, along eight suspected hijackers, have arrived in Cape Verde after being rescued by a Russian warship on August 17. Russia has taken over the investigation of the mysterious hijacking.
The missing cargo ship Arctic Sea was discovered off the coast of Cape Verde on Monday by Russian warships. Russia's defence minister, Anatoly Serdyukov, said all members of the crew have been transferred to a Russian ship.
The potentially resource-rich island of Greenland marked its national day, and the beginning of a new era of self-rule, after 300 years under Danish control. 75 percent of voters approved the change in a referendum vote last November.
The Geological Survey of Canada has published, for the first time, 1,222 comprehensive maps of the Arctic, detailing geological resources - a work that aims to help solve territorial problems linked to natural resources exploitation.
The first meeting devoted to the future of the two Poles opens on Monday in Washington. Although not on the official programme, the potential riches of the continental shelf around the North Pole are expected to be at the centre of debates.
According to a new study on the impact of global warning, some 80 percent of Arctic ice may disappear in 30 years, not 90 as scientists had previously estimated. Models produced pointed to a "nearly ice-free Arctic" in just 32 years.
Forty-two year old Debby, the world's oldest polar bear, died Monday in a Canadian zoo in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The world's largest land predator, the polar bear is a threatened species.
Due to melting ice and increased hunting, polar bears are dying out in the remote Russian region of Chukotka, an expert with the International Fund for Animal Welfare warned on Friday while calling for new protected areas in the Arctic.
