[SGRupdate] SGR Update - 20th August 2013

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Dear subscribers,

With the Arctic ice cap approaching its annual minimum in the next few 
weeks, the issue of when it might disappear completely is again being 
debated.  We have just published a new article on the SGR website 
assessing the current scientific evidence - details below.
Please forward the link to interested colleagues.

Dr Stuart Parkinson
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* Arctic ice cap melt: when will we reach the tipping point?

Recent climate research points to grim prospects for the Arctic ice cap. 
Vanessa Spedding reports on current scientific opinion.

http://www.sgr.org.uk/resources/arctic-ice-cap-melt-when-will-we-reach-tipping-point 


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