IN BRIEF.

Source :: Geographical (Geographical Magazine Ltd.). Nov2013, Vol. 85 Issue 11, p10-12. 2p.
Publication Year :: 2013
Abstract: The article offers news briefs miscellaneous topics as of November 2013. The decrease in the Arctic sea ice extent despite cold summer in the northernmost areas, as reported by the U.S. National Snow and Ice Data Center. A research has revealed that gas flaring by oil industries and smoke from residential burning contributes more black carbon pollution to the Arctic. Scientists has discovered 250-metre-high channels underneath a floating ice shelf in Antarctica.