E continua ...

• Greenland ice loss behind a sixth of sea-level rise | Climate Ark: "Greenland lost 1500 cubic kilometres of ice between 2000 and 2008, making it responsible for one-sixth of global sea-level rise. Even worse, there are signs that the rate of ice loss is increasing."

• Permafrost thaw threatens Russia oil and gas complex: study| Climate Ark: "Thawing permafrost caused by global warming is costing Russian energy firms billions of dollars annually in damage control and shrinking Russia's territory, Greenpeace warned in a new study Friday. According to the report by the environmental watchdog, up to 55 billion roubles (1.9 billion dollars) a year is spent on repairs to infrastructure and pipelines damaged by changes in the permafrost in western Siberia. 'For Russia, the biggest threat of the permafrost melt is to oil and gas company infrastructure,' said Vladimir Chuprov, who heads Greenpeace's energy programme in Russia. He said that the group had consulted with experts at gas giant Gazprom in writing its report, which detailed the destruction to infrastructure such as pipelines caused by rising temperatures and resulting melt water. 'These are people who see what is happening and are already feeling the economic consequences of it,' he told reporters in Moscow."