Greenland

Gaspar Corte-Real

First Portuguese Explorer of Newfoundland Close on the heels of John Cabot, Corte-Real disappeared seeking Asia and new lands for Portugal. Gaspar was born between 1450 and 1455, the son of João Vaz Corte-Real, a governor of...

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Man visits every country on Earth in record time (just don't ask to see his snaps)

He spent £350,000 to visit every country on earth in the shortest time possible and thereby earnt himself a mention in the Guinness Book of Records - just don't expect to be thrilled by his pictures. While businessman Kashi...

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Climate scientists in Potsdam create models of a changing world

Großansicht des Bildes mit der Bildunterschrift: The Potsdam institute's researchers come from a variety of diciplines At the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, some 300 scientists investigate the causes and...

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Check progress of Winnicut River work online

GREENLAND — Residents can follow the progress of the Winnicut River restoration with an on-site Web cam that has recorded the work in time lapse photography. The removal of the Winnicut River dam earlier this fall will make way...

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Receding Ice, Rising Oceans

Summary: Astrobiology Magazine's climate blog, The Hot Zone, recently discussed how receding glaciers could have catastrophic consequences for Earth's climate. Consider Greenland, with its 2.5 million gigaton ice sheet. Using...

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Mysteriously warm times in Antarctica

A new study of Antarctica’s climate history shows that in some brief warm periods between ice ages, temperatures were up to 6oC warmer than the present day. The findings, reported this week in the journal Nature, could help us...

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U.S. group sees worsening coastal flooding threat

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fast-melting ice from Greenland and Antarctica will lead to a much sharper rise in sea levels than previously estimated, touching off flooding that will radically alter U.S. East Coast cities from Miami...

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Sculpture By The Sea - Bondi Beach

Art and humour merge at Bondi Beach, at the annual "Sculpture By The Sea" Exhibition in Sydney Australia. (Filmed by Jackie Greenland. Music by Freesound) By GREENLANDMEDIA Tags : Australia , Bondi , Greenlandmedia , Sculpture...

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Writer in search of an Arctic role: THE MAGNETIC NORTH BY SARA WHEELER

THE MAGNETIC NORTH: NOTES FROM THE ARCTIC CIRCLE BY SARA WHEELER (Jonathan Cape £20) By Jane Shilling Sara Wheeler is a travel writer and author of five books, including a biography of the Antarctic explorer, Apsley...

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Greenland - Third quarter results 2009

Revenues at USD 15.3 million for the quarter * The second purpose-built 3D EM vessel launched * EMGS awarded 3D EM survey offshore Greenland * Frigg reservoir characterisation survey awarded by TOTAL Highlights in the third...

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