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Iceberg Scour Affects Biodiversity

Iceberg Scour Affects Biodiversity

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jul 17, 2008 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (9) | comments 2

Antarctic worms, sea spiders, urchins and other marine creatures living in near-shore shallow habitats are regularly pounded by icebergs. New data suggests this environment along the Antarctic Peninsula is ...





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A NASA satellite image of iceberg B17B (C), floating southwest off the West Australian coast

'Monster' iceberg shedding hundreds of offshoots

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Dec 14, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (9) | comments 2

An island-sized iceberg is breaking up as it drifts closer to Australia, producing hundreds of smaller slabs spread over a massive area of ocean, experts said Monday.


A NASA satellite image of iceberg B17B (C), some 19 kilometres (12 miles) long, floating off West Australia

Giant iceberg spotted south of Australia

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Dec 09, 2009 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (16) | comments 23

A monster iceberg nearly twice the size of Hong Kong island has been spotted drifting towards Australia in what scientists Wednesday called a once-in-a-century event.


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Giant Antarctic iceberg heads towards N.Zealand: experts

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (7) | comments 0

A giant iceberg twice the length of Beijing's "Bird's Nest" Stadium has been spotted floating off Australia and could be headed for New Zealand, scientists said on Thursday.


Splitting iceberg captured by Envisat

Envisat Captures Splitting iIceberg

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Mar 14, 2008 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (10) | comments 0

Envisat captures the break up of the massive A53A iceberg located just east of the South Georgia Island (visible at image bottom) in the southern Atlantic Ocean.


Winds drive icebergs away from New Zealand

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(AP) -- Strong westerly winds in the southern Pacific Ocean have driven scores of icebergs originally headed toward New Zealand to the east, away from the country, an oceanographer said Tuesday.


Birth of an Iceberg

Birth of an iceberg

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Oct 19, 2007 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 0

New images, acquired by Envisat’s Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar (ASAR) instrument, show the breaking away of a giant iceberg from the Pine Island Glacier in West Antarctica. Spanning 34 km in length by ...


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Google digs deeper into Internet search results

Technology / Internet

created Sep 25, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Google on Friday said it has enhanced its popular Internet search engine to dig deeper into pages to uncover the exact tidbits of information people seek.


Ships warned about icebergs headed for New Zealand (AP)

Ships warned about icebergs headed for New Zealand

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Ships are on alert and maritime authorities are monitoring the movements of hundreds of menacing icebergs drifting toward New Zealand in the southern Pacific Ocean, officials said.


Icebergs head from Antarctica for New Zealand (AP)

Icebergs head from Antarctica for New Zealand

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (5) | comments 1

(AP) -- Ships in the south Pacific Ocean have been alerted that hundreds of icebergs believed to have split off Antarctic ice shelves are drifting north toward New Zealand, officials said Tuesday.


Sociologist Says This Month's Family Murder-Suicides Only 'the Tip of the Iceberg'

Other Sciences / Other

created Jan 30, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A family sociologist at the University at Buffalo says this month's murder-suicides involving a family of four in Ohio and a family of five in California may be "just the tip of the iceberg."



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