News tagged with ice bridge
Ice Bridge Supporting Wilkins Ice Shelf Collapses
(PhysOrg.com) -- An ice bridge connecting the Wilkins Ice Shelf on the Antarctic Peninsula to Charcot Island has disintegrated. The event continues a series of breakups that began in March 2008 on the ice ...
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Apr 08, 2009 |
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What do killer whales eat in the Arctic?
Killer whales (Orcinus orca) are the top marine predator, wherever they are found, and seem to eat everything from schools of small fish to large baleen whales, over twice their own size. The increase in hun ...
Jan 30, 2012 |
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Researchers unearth ancient bronze artifact in Alaska
(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of researchers led by the University of Colorado Boulder recently discovered the first prehistoric bronze artifact made from a cast ever found in Alaska, a small, buckle-like object ...
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Jan 05, 2012 |
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New reports identify impacts of climate change on world's highest mountains
Findings from the most comprehensive assessment to date on climate change, snow and glacier melt in Asia's mountainous Hindu Kush-Himalayan (HKH) region -- site of Mount Everest and many of the world's tallest peaks -- highlight ...
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Dec 04, 2011 |
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A Spanish botanist searches for prehistoric flora refuges in China
Jordi Lopez of the Barcelona Botanical Institute has joined local researchers in a study to locate and define "havens and museums of flora" in China – areas where vegetation resisted the glaciations of ...
Nov 30, 2011 |
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NASA's NPP satellite acquires first VIIRS image
The Visible Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) onboard NASA's newest Earth-observing satellite, NPP, acquired its first measurements on Nov. 21, 2011. This high-resolution image is of a broad swath of ...
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Nov 22, 2011 |
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Woman to begin Antarctic crossing, awaits weather
(AP) -- A 33-year-old British adventurer preparing for a historic solo crossing of Antarctica was waiting at a base camp for the weather to improve on Sunday in order to begin her long journey on skis.
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Nov 21, 2011 |
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New York state may soon suffer outsize effects from climate, says report
(PhysOrg.com) -- In the first statewide climate change outlook for New York, scientists say that the state may suffer disproportionate effects in coming decades compared with other regions, due to its geography ...
Nov 17, 2011 |
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Ancient bronze artifact from East Asia unearthed at Alaska archaeology site
A team of researchers led by the University of Colorado Boulder has discovered the first prehistoric bronze artifact made from a cast ever found in Alaska, a small, buckle-like object found in an ancient Eskimo ...
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Nov 14, 2011 |
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NASA'S NPP satellite acquires first ATMS measurements
The Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder (ATMS) on board NASA's newest Earth-observing satellite, NPP, acquired its first measurements on November 8, 2011. The image shows the ATMS channel 18 data, which ...
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Nov 10, 2011 |
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Faculty awarded for research that could improve reliability of foundation designs, reduce costs
A professor at the University of Texas at Austin's Cockrell School of Engineering and a graduate of the school have been awarded the Norman Medal, the most prestigious award given by the American Society of Civil Engineers ...
Nov 07, 2011 |
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