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British Explorer Embarks on Antarctica Adventure
remaining polar challenges: crossing Antarctica during the region's winter permits for winter expeditions in Antarctica because they were seen as too dangerous the decades, many involving the Antarctic and Arctic regions. He became
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British Explorer Embarks on Antarctica Adventure
remaining polar challenges: crossing Antarctica during the region's winter permits for winter expeditions in Antarctica because they were seen as too dangerous the decades, many involving the Antarctic and Arctic regions. He became
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British Explorer Embarks on Antarctica Adventure
Sir Ranulph Fiennes has embarked on an expedition that he describes as one of the last remaining polar challenges: crossing Antarctica during the region's winter. Fiennes and his five-member team left Cape Town on Monday aboard a South African polar vessel
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Baseball-Size Martian Rock Recovered in the Sahara
transformed from a tropical environment to a frigid desert. About 65 Martian rocks have been recovered on Earth, mostly in Antarctica or the Sahara. The oldest dates back 4.5 billion years to a time when Mars was warmer and wetter. About half a dozen Martian
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Suspect Nabbed in N.C. Science Center Burglary
that have been flying billions of years through space, landed somewhere on earth and have been collected from places like Antarctica , Australia, Russia and the U.S. "It's an important and unique collection and the people who did this probably don't
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Experts Call off Search for Life in Antarctic Lake
called off the hunt for exotic life in an ice-bound Antarctic lake after their mission was hit by a technical hitch. Researchers with the British Antarctic Survey had hoped to drill into Lake Ellsworth, which
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Antarctica : Pine Island Glacier Has Long New CrackThe Antarctic is so vast, so remote and so cold that in February: Pine Island Glacier in Antarctica , seen from NASA's Terra satellite alarm but bears watching. "Calving in Antarctica is generally very normal," she said
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Quotes of the Week: 'You Abused the Trust of Those Who Trusted You'Shackleton ought to have died on the Antarctic ice. Instead, he is a hero Shackleton set out from England to cross Antarctica on foot. The Norwegian Roald Amundsen won't leave anyone stranded off the Antarctic coast, but they will row from
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Sea Level Rising Toward Washington and Other Cities
into the oceans - those covering Greenland, West Antarctica and East Antarctica , and which are up to two miles thick. The causes huge ice sheets covering Greenland and parts of Antarctica . 2. About 20 years ago, when sea level rise
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Antarctic Adventure: Tracing Ernest Shackleton's 'Endurance'ought to have died on the Antarctic ice. Instead, he is from England to cross Antarctica on foot. The Norwegian died. Click for Video: Antarctic Adventure: Following anyone stranded off the Antarctic coast, but they will
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Iran, US Flex Military Muscles in Persian Gulfthe largest armada ever gathered for a military exercise. More than 20 ships and participants from every continent except Antarctica are practicing a mission to keep Gulf waterways free from mines. U.S. officials emphasize it is a defensive training mission
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Rare Blue Whale Sighting Off Coast of Australiaare starting to recover after nearly being wiped out by whaling," Ross said. The blue whale probably took a detour on its way to Antarctica , and was spotted by tourists on a whale-watching boat, according to the Associated Press.
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Michigan and Bangalore: Global Warming Goes Globaldams are reported registering record low inflows, with inevitable stress on annual crops expected by agricultural boards. Antarctica 's crops, of course, have not been vegetable. They've been more giant icebergs breaking off as warming ocean currents
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Antarctic Ice Shows New 19-Mile-Long CrackSatellites show Pine Island Glacier likely to split, form new iceberg.
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Tracing Ernest Shackleton's Antarctic 'Endurance' Voyagetwentieth century. Ernest Shackleton who plan to cross Antarctica from one side to the other in 1914. With a crew of 28 left and discovered. Jarvis points out that while the Antarctic is still Ice along the coast is melting the climate warms
survival stories of the twentieth century. Ernest Shackleton who plan to cross Antarctica from one side to the other in 1914. With a crew of 28 man instead they became trapped -- ship the endurance -
Medical Emergency in Antarctica for U.S. Scientistto EVACUATE from McMurdo station, the united states antarctic science and research facility. The person is in stable dangerous and complicated mission. The high temperature in antarctica this week, 9 degrees below zero. With windchill, it
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Is Antarctica Really Melting Down?of global warming in Antarctica . I'm bill Blakemore of his and The part of Antarctica showing the most dramatic it looks like. West Antarctic ice sheet and that whole never seen before in Antarctica . When you come here
a filmmaker and researcher witnessing firsthand the effects of global warming in Antarctica . I'm bill Blakemore recently spoke to him via satellite phone is part of his -- and --The part of Antarctica showing the most dramatic impact of global warming is -- peninsula. Which is where John Bauer master was traveling by kayak when we talk to him. One of the big items in the news increasingly now is how it looks like. West Antarctic ice sheet and that whole region where you are is in fact. Melting which has enormous implications for worldwide sea level sotalked about two week long rainstorms and they never seen before in Antarctica . When you come here like I am right now surrounded by Clijsters and Rocky Mountains covered by snow and ice it seems -
Antarctic Ice Shelf CrackingA piece of Antarctic ice about seven times the size of Manhattan. Looks like it is going to be the next to break off from the Antarctic Peninsula. The disintegration of the 160. Square mile chunk began
A piece of Antarctic ice about seven times the size of Manhattan. Looks like it is going to be the next -- to break off from the Antarctic Peninsula. The disintegration of the 160. Square mile chunk began late last month. It's the edge of an ice shelf that has -
Webcast: Health Care Summit, Melting Antarctic , Do Textisms Save Time?webcast nature's edged the Antarctic ice sheet is melting faster warming have come out of Antarctica . The findings show that new headlines warming in Antarctica sea level rise around mountain range the east Antarctic ice sheet by far the biggest
dramatic reports on the advance of global warming have come out of Antarctica . The findings show that sea levels around the world are rising faster than expected so much so the major cities could beThese new headlines warming in Antarctica sea level rise around North America to be higher than expected. Mean we need to be clear about something pretty simple. Therewarming north it's already sliding more quickly into the city. To cover Antarctica in the south. Divided by a mountain range the east Antarctic ice sheet by far the biggest with some 200 feet of sea level rise locked up in the size. Is thought probably stable but scientists are looking hard at that. It's a smaller but still vast west Antarctic ice sheet sixteen feet of sea level rise in its ice that scientists now report is warming up. Parts of -- more than 80% faster into the sea and only fifteen years ago. This means that the UN's recent estimate of up to about a half a meter sea level rise this century is now out of date. And that many more experts are now seriously considering the possibility. Of up to two meters of sea level rise was in the lifetime of today's children. Scientists also report that most of west Antarctica melt water won't raise sea level in the southern oceans. As the massive gravity of the ice melts away it releases more -
Antarctic Ice Sheet Melting Fasterquickly into the To cover Antarctica in the south. Divided by a mountain range the east Antarctic ice sheet by far the biggest smaller but still vast west Antarctic ice sheet sixteen feet report that most of west Antarctica melt water won't raise
dramatic reports on the advance of global warming have come out of Antarctica . The findings show that sea levels around the world are rising faster than expected so much so the major cities could beThese new headlines warming in Antarctica sea level rise around North America to be higher than expected mean we need to be clear about something pretty simple. Therewarming north it's already sliding more quickly into the -- To cover Antarctica in the south. Divided by a mountain range the east Antarctic ice sheet by far the biggest with some 200 feet of sea level rise locked up -- size. Is thought probably stable but scientists are looking hard at that. It's a smaller but still vast west Antarctic ice sheet sixteen feet of sea level rise in its ice that scientists now report is warming up. Parts of that sliding more than 80% faster into the sea and only fifteen years ago. This means that the UN's recent estimate of up to about a half a metre sea level rise this century is now out of date. And that many more experts are now seriously considering the possibility. Of up to two meters of sea level rise within the lifetime of today's children. Scientists also report that most of west Antarctica melt water won't raise sea level in the southern oceans. As the massive gravity of the ice melts away it it releases
