ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ARCTIC
From Latin arcticus, from Greek arktikos northern, literally: pertaining to (the constellation of) the Bear, from arktos bear.
TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ARCTIC»
The term «arctic» is very widely used and occupies the
9.743 position in our list of most widely used terms in the
English dictionary.
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6 QUOTES WITH «ARCTIC»
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arctic.
We have a moral responsibility to save wild places like the arctic refuge for future generations, and that is why our country has remained committed to its protection for nearly 50 years.
You know, once something freezes, it's solid. That's the key to the arctic - they didn't fear the cold, they made use of it.
I've always walked and climbed; spent a lot of time in the arctic and places.
The undisturbed coastal plain is home to a wide variety of plants and animals and is the only wilderness sanctuary in North America that protects a complete range of the arctic ecosystem.
I believe that Ronald Reagan will someday make this country what it once was... an arctic wilderness.
We're constantly re-evaluating the potential for life. We're finding it where we didn't think it could exist, such as volcanic vents and other extreme conditions like under arctic ice. We're finding life in these incredibly harsh and dynamic conditions, so we're having to re-evaluate our own ideas of what's possible on this planet alone.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ARCTIC»
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arctic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
arctic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Discovering the
Arctic Tundra
Describes what the Arctic tundra is and the plants and animals that live there.
2
Who Owns the
Arctic?: Understanding Sovereignty Disputes in ...
This insightful little book is an informed primer for today's most pressing territorial issue.
This ebook features an illustrated biography of Barry Lopez including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the author’s personal collection.
Phtographs and text describe the animals of the Arctic region, especially their daily struggles to survive in the harsh environment.
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Arctic: Environment, People, Policy
By demonstrating the importance of communication among social scientists, scientists in the natural sciences and stakeholders living in the Arctic, this book provides a comprehensive overview of the region's rapidly changing physical and ...
Mark Nuttall, Terry Callaghan, 2000
Introduces such Arctic creatures as the caribou, ptarmigan, polar bear, and seal, and describes how they find food as well as shelter from their enemies and from the Arctic climate.
Robert Burton, 1 Of 4, 1991
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Arctic Doom,
Arctic Boom: The Geopolitics of Climate Change ...
An expert examination of the way climate change is transforming the Arctic environmentally, economically, and geopolitically, and how the challenges of that transformation should be met.
8
The
Arctic Home in the Vedas
Drawing upon his vast knowledge of the Hindu Vedas and the Zoroastrian Avesta, Tilak makes a painstakingly detailed analysis of the texts and compares them with the geological, astronomical, and archaeological evidence to show the ...
Bal Gangadhar Tilak, 2011
9
Arctic Wolf: The High
Arctic
Follows biologists Dave Mech and Dean Cluff as they track and study arctic wolves.
10
Arctic Mirrors: Russia and the Small Peoples of the North
Slezkine charts changing Russian policies toward these circumpolar cultures beginning with the fur trade...in the eleventh century, through the expansion of the Russian empire under the tsars, to the modernization policies of the Soviets.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ARCTIC»
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arctic is used in the context of the following news items.
In the Race to Control the Arctic, the US Lags Behind
The Arctic, which covers 8 percent of the Earth's surface, is warming twice as fast as the rest of the planet. With all that ice melting, the region is ... «Newsweek, Jul 15»
Ottawa not ready for Arctic, deep water oil spills: internal review
An internal report warns the federal government isn't fully prepared to respond in the event of an oil spill in the Arctic or in deep water offshore. «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
Deep genetic sequencing reveals how wooly mammoths adapted to …
Though it's long been known that some pre-historic elephants evolved to be able to survive in Arctic cold, a new long-term genetic study from ... «ExtremeTech, Jul 15»
Marching for Action on Climate Change, Jane Fonda Warns Against …
The March for Jobs, Justice, and Climate comes less than a month after Fonda spoke out against Arctic oil drilling at a Greenpeace rally in ... «TakePart, Jul 15»
Slow or no Internet access hinders remote Arctic communities
Arctic Fibre plans to route its 10,000-mile-long cable linking Great Britain to Japan along the coast of northern Canada and Alaska. (Image ... «Ktoo, Jul 15»
Arctic temps warmer than Miami? We have a serious methane …
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) as well as world governments ignores the risks of an ice-free Arctic (Wadhams). «UK Progressive Magazine, Jul 15»
A tale of three outfits
The Arctic Journal is on holiday this week. But instead of leaving our readers starving for news from the region while we're away, we've queued ... «The Arctic Journal, Jul 15»
Arctic convoy survivor George Wilton from Biggin presented with VE …
A DECORATED war veteran who survived a mission dubbed "the worst journey in the world" has been given a medal to commemorate VE Day. «Ashbourne News Telegraph, Jul 15»
COMMENTARY: Counterpoint: Lawns in the desert; bananas in the …
COMMENTARY: Counterpoint: Lawns in the desert; bananas in the Arctic. Story · Comments. Print: Create a hardcopy of this page; Font Size: ... «Seaside Courier, Jul 15»
Melting Arctic Ice Is a Warning, but Oil Companies See It as a …
Ben Stewart heads media relations for Greenpeace International and is author of a book about the Arctic 30. (Photo: The New Press). «Truth-Out, Jul 15»
