News tagged with ice cap
Melting of the Greenland ice sheet mapped
Will all of the ice on Greenland melt and flow out into the sea, bringing about a colossal rise in ocean levels on Earth, as the global temperature rises? The key concern is how stable the ice cap actually ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 16, 2009 |
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Beetles, wildfire: Double threat in warming world
(AP) -- A veil of smoke settled over the forest in the shadow of the St. Elias Mountains, in a wilderness whose spruce trees stood tall and gray, a deathly gray even in the greenest heart of a Yukon summer.
Aug 23, 2009 |
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New proxy reveals how humans have disrupted the nitrogen cycle
More and more, scientists are getting a better grip on the nitrogen cycle. They are learning about sources of nitrogen and how this element changes as it loops from the nonliving, such as the atmosphere, soil ...
Jun 04, 2009 |
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HiRISE Sees Signs of an Unearthly Spring on Mars
(PhysOrg.com) -- New images from the HiRISE experiment detail patterns of dust carried by gas from beneath the seasonal ice cap.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 25, 2009 |
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Resupplied North Pole explorers resume trek
Three British explorers fighting to survive a gruelling trek to the North Pole finally resumed their journey Friday after receiving vital supplies of food, fuel and equipment, organizers said.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 20, 2009 |
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