Territorial claims, environment to dominate debate at polar summit

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090404/pl_afp/usantarcticarcticdiplomacytourismscienceenvironment_20090404155917

Now that global warming has opened new navigation routes in the area, these deposits have sparked fierce competition among nations surrounding the Arctic, according to French ambassador for international negotiations Michel Rocard.

Antarctica ice bridge linking islands 'snaps'

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/environment/climatechange/5110742/Antarctica-ice-bridge-linking-islands-snaps.html

An ice bridge linking a vast shelf of ice to two islands in Antarctica has snapped, providing the latest evidence of rapid climate change, say scientists.

An Antarctic ice shelf has disappeared: scientists

http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSTRE5332BU20090404

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - One Antarctic ice shelf has quickly vanished, another is disappearing and glaciers are melting faster than anyone thought due to climate change, U.S. and British government researchers reported on Friday.