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UN expects 'normal' ozone hole

news24.com     30-Aug-2008   3 related          

Geneva - UN scientists say they expect a "normal" ozone hole this year. Geir Braathen of the World Meteorological Organization says it's still too early to say for sure how big the ozone hole will be over Antarctica. He...                    

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Firefighting 101

vaildaily.com     30-Aug-2008          

VAIL — Class was in session in East Vail. Firefighter John Lofaro was at a podium, of sorts, teaching the day’s lesson. This podium was a fake roof that was attached to the back of the Vail Fire Department’s East Vail...                    

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200 Penguins Die In Brazil Oil Slick

huffingtonpost.com     29-Aug-2008   10 related          

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — More than 200 oil-slicked penguins have washed up dead on the beaches of a popular Brazilian resort, and officials say they are searching for a cause. Authorities said they have counted nearly 200...                    

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Why is Greenland not green?

news24.com     29-Aug-2008   9 related          

Richard Ingham Paris - Climatologists poring over Greenland's ancient past say global cooling, unleashed by a fall in atmospheric greenhouse gases, caused the vast island to ice over around three million years ago. In a...                    

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Antarctic research helps shed light on climate change on Mars

hindu.com     29-Aug-2008   1 related          

– Researchers examining images of gullies on the flanks of craters on Mars say they formed as recently as a few hundred thousand years ago and in sites once occupied by glaciers. The features are eerily reminiscent of...                    

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Herzog film captures odd, new civilization

azstarnet.com     29-Aug-2008          

Russian Orthodox church choirs provide much of the soundtrack for Werner Herzog's new film on Antarctica, giving it the air of a Requiem Mass. Whether that was his intention or a happy accident, it's fitting. "Encounters...                    

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livemint.com: Water world:Shejwalkar at the Iguazu waterfalls, which are taller than the Niagara falls. Photograph: Kaustubh Shejwalkar livemint.com

Two to tango

livemint.com     29-Aug-2008          

Technical writer Kaustubh Shejwalkar, 41, was on his way to Antarctica in December, but a short halt in South America morphed into an experience by itselfWater world:Shejwalkar at the Iguazu waterfalls, which are taller...                    

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Strickler's goal: Reduce oil dependence

honoluluadvertiser.com     29-Aug-2008          

Gov. Linda Lingle named Joshua B.Y. Strickler as the state's first energy facilitator, who will work to help increase the use of renewable energy and decrease Hawai'i's dependence on imported oil. The new post was proposed...                    

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North and South Poles: What’s the Difference?

worldhum.com     29-Aug-2008          

The differences are vast, of course. I just came across North vs. South Poles: 10 Wild Differences, an interesting and quick read. I liked No. 6: “Christmas cards and Coke commercials can be blamed for the misconception...                    

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Drilling Into Alien Oceans (SPACE.com)

yahoo.com     28-Aug-2008   2 related          

Lee Pullen Astrobiology Magazine SPACE.com 1 hour, 8 minutes ago Some of the most interesting places in our solar system are also the most difficult to reach. A drill on the tip cuts through the ice, scientific equipment...                    

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