The survey
documented for the first time extensive thinning of the West Antarctic ice
shelves, an increase in snowfall in the interior of Greenland and thinning at
the edges. Last month NASA scientists at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory , Pasadena,
Calif., reported a speed up of ice flow into the sea from several Greenland
glaciers . (AEF) are offering companies the ability to estimate hurricane
losses based on climate forecasts .

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All are signs of a warming climate predicted by computer models. Its development leverages more than 150 years of hurricane
data from the National Hurricane Center's Atlantic Hurricane Database.
Additional areas of expertise include forecasting other natural
atmospheric hazards (e.

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The floating ice shelves are vulnerable to climate change. The Greenland
ice sheet annually gained approximately 11 billion tons of water, while
Antarctica lost about 31 billion tons per year. The methodology is captured in AEF's Hurricane Index,
which AIR uses to create an alternative, climate-conditioned catalog
of potential hurricane activity. Headquartered in Boston, AIR has additional offices
in North America , Europe, and Asia.

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"The melting of ice at the edges of the ice sheet is also increasing,
which causes the ice to flow faster," Zwally said. Also thinning were
the ice shelves around West Antarctica , where temperatures have been
increasing.nasa."
AEF has developed a methodology to determine the change in
probable hurricane activity based on evolving atmospheric and oceanic
conditions.

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This new survey is the first to inventory the losses of ice and the
addition of new snow on both continents in a consistent and comprehensive way
throughout an entire decade.
The survey shows there was a net loss of ice from the combined polar ice
sheets between 1992 and 2002 and a corresponding rise in sea level. The survey pinpointed where the ice sheets
were thinning and where they were growing ."
The AEF forecasts can be accessed through AIR's CLASIC/2(TM) and
CATRADER(R) systems or on a service basis.
AEF's web address is www.

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gov/vision/earth/environment/ice_sheets. Using
state-of -the-art hurricane and weather forecast systems, AEF provides
their clients with the best scientific information available for
managing their atmospheric and oceanic natural catastrophe risk.

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"The
Greenland ice sheet could be facing an irreversible decline by the end of the
century."
Other recent studies have shown increasing losses of ice in parts of these
sheets.
According to Zwally, this situation may have changed in just the past few
years.

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Some
ice shelves in the Antarctic Peninsula have totally disintegrated in recent
years, allowing the ice from the land to move into the ocean faster. "Current estimates of the other major sources of sea-level
rise -- expansion of the ocean by warming temperatures and runoff from low-
latitude glaciers -- do not make up the difference, so we have a mystery on
our hands as to where the water is coming from.

AIR and AEF Offer Insurers the Ability to Estimate Potential Hurricane Losses Based on Climate Forecasts

This should enhance insurers' risk management
strategies, allowing them to key in on locations where hurricane
activity is most likely to deviate from the long-term average.accufore.com

About AIR Worldwide Corporation

AIR Worldwide Corporation (AIR) is a leading risk modeling company
helping clients manage the financial impact of catastrophes and
weather.

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"Southeastern Louisiana, for
example , is about 20% more likely to be hit by a tropical cyclone
during El Nino years.

About Accurate Environmental Forecasting

AEF is the technological leader for providing numerical weather
prediction (NWP) based hurricane hazard products worldwide. U.

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The island covers 54 km with its highest elevation being Mt.

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Researchers used nine years of elevation mapping over
much of Antarctica and 10. The ice sheets had a major
net loss of ice due to outflow from West Antarctica. Continuing research using NASA
satellites and other data will narrow the uncertainties in this important
issue and help solve the mystery.html

Southeastern North Carolina is about 50% less
likely to be hit by a tropical cyclone when an El Nino occurs in
conjunction with low North Atlantic Oscillation conditions . winter storms) and analyzing the risk
associated with ocean eddies for oil production companies operating in
the Gulf of Mexico and other regions. Utilizing the latest science and technology, AIR models
natural catastrophes in more than 40 countries and the risk from
terrorism in the United States.

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In Greenland, the survey saw large ice losses along the southeastern coast
and a large increase in ice thickness at higher elevations in the interior due
to relatively high rates of snowfall .
The AEF Hurricane Index reflects fluctuations in climate signals,
such as the El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO), the variability of
sea surface temperatures in the tropical Atlantic, and the North
Atlantic Oscillation (NAO), all of which can influence hurricane
activity. Founded in 1998 , AEF is
committed to providing expert scientific information in a form that
can be easily applied for our client's risk assessment requirements. Other areas of expertise include
site-specific seismic engineering analysis, catastrophe bonds, and
property replacement cost valuation.

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The situation was very different in Antarctica.I.
"Anticipating the impact of current climate conditions can
significantly improve seasonal hurricane risk assessment for
insurers," said Uday Virkud, senior vice president at AIR. "The new
AIR-AEF offering provides insurers with valuable insight into which
regions have a heightened risk of hurricane activity during the
upcoming season.g.

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These loses, which may
have been going on for decades, outweighed the gains in snow and ice seen in
the East Antarctic ice sheet and parts of West Antarctica.

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It also used previous NASA airborne
mapping of the edges of the Greenland ice sheets to determine how fast the
thickness is changing. But we don't know how long they will be approximately
in balance with each other or if that balance has already tipped in favor of
the recently accelerating outflow from glaciers.igsoc.

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The island is uninhabited with no wintering population , and is a dependency of Norway (claimed in 1927).

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"If the trends we're seeing continue and climate warming continues as
predicted, the polar ice sheets could change dramatically," said survey lead
author Jay Zwally of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md."
The survey was published this week in the Journal of Glaciology
(http://www. For more information about the research and images on
the Web, visit:

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The survey combines new satellite mapping of the height of the ice sheets
from two European Space Agency satellites.

Business Editors/Technology Editors

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NASA Survey Confirms Climate Warming Impact on Polar Ice Sheets

5 years of data over Greenland from the European
Remote-sensing Satellites 1 and 2. That study included observations through 2005; Zwally's survey
concluded with 2002 data .
When the scientists added up the gains and loses of ice from the Greenland
and Antarctic sheets, there was a net loss of ice to the sea. The 20 billion net tons added
to the oceans is equivalent to the amount of fresh water annually used in
homes, businesses and farming in New York, New Jersey and Virginia.12 inches) a
year," Zwally said.----AIR
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WASHINGTON, In the most comprehensive survey ever
undertaken of the massive ice sheets covering both Greenland and Antarctica,
NASA scientists confirm climate warming is changing how much water remains
locked in Earth's largest storehouses of ice and snow. This study suggests there was a slight
gain in the total mass of frozen water in the ice sheet over the decade
studied, contrary to previous assessments. "A race is going on in
Greenland between these competing forces of snow build-up in the interior and
ice loss on the edges.
"The study indicates that the contribution of the ice sheets to sea-level
rise during the decade studied was much smaller than expected, just two
percent of the recent increase of nearly three millimeters (0.org). Lewis
Rothstein, AEF president and co-CEO. A member of the ISO family of
companies, AIR was founded in 1987 to provide its insurance,
reinsurance, corporate, and government clients a complete line of risk
modeling software and consulting services that produce consistent and
reliable results . For more information, please visit
www.

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The new risk modeling capability ,
which combines AIR's loss modeling technology and AEF's expertise in
forecasting the climate 's impact on hurricane risk, provides insurers
and reinsurers with a risk assessment tool to manage hurricane risk
for the forthcoming season.

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"Our index captures the climate phenomena that can influence
hurricanes impacting the coastal United States," said Dr.

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