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• Antarctic Experiencing Ice Loss Faster Than Previously Thought

  
  Kansas Academy of Mathematics and Science — Authority: 135
  According to a new study by scientists at the University of Texas, the East Antarctic ice sheet, once thought to be unaffected by global warming, is melting fast.  Estimates using satellite observations place ice loss in the East Antarctic at 5 to 109 gigatons per year from April 2002 to January 2009.  But, ...
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• Latest tourist attraction in New Zealand? Icebergs!

  
  Gadling — Authority: 702
  Filed under: History , Oceania , Antarctica , New Zealand , Ecotourism The waters off the southern coast of New Zealand have gotten very crowded lately, as dozens of icebergs have been spotted floating through the region. According to this story from the Daily Mail , the huge slabs of ice have broken off ...
  19 hours ago

• Antarctic Travel Webcam

  
  Blog Webcam, Blog Netcam, News Webcam, Travel Webcam, Gadget Webcam, Science Webcam, TV Webcam, Video Webcam, Shop Webcam, Secu — Authority: 125
  In recent years, one of the most popular destinations for adventure travelers has been Antarctica. The lure of visiting one of the most remote, and rugged places on the planet is a strong one for travelers who have already trekked, paddled, and climbed their way across the other six continents. But for the less ...
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• FM newswire for 27 November, hot articles for your morning reading

  
  Fabius Maximus — Authority: 558
  Today’s broadsheet from the FM website pressroom.  There are 4 sections, all with hot news.Links to interesting news and analysisDoomster nonsense of the day: China May Demand Physical GoldFeature article of the day, proof that science report is improvingPlus, an Afterword(1)  Today’s links“Teabagging ...
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• Antarctica - What You Need to Know

  
  Canal Travels, Trips, and Tours — Authority: 146
  People seldom pay the Antarctica continent a visit and there are even fewer who inhabit the area. Anyone up for a challenge is free to go experience this area at the southern tip of the world as it is not the exclusive property of a single person. From 30 million years ago until the present [...]
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• ZOMG GIANT WURMZ N SEESTARZ FEEEDING FRENZY!1!1!!!1

  
  Deep Sea News — Authority: 495
  Seriously cool footage at the BBC. Also with a nice little accompanying article that you should read.In the sequence filmed for the Life series, the invertebrates gather in a frenzy to feast on a seal carcass that has sunk to the ocean floor.So much food may only arrive in one place once in a decade.The [...]
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• Happy Thanksgiving

  
  ~Studio Marcy ~ Marcy Lamberson — Authority: 128
  Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours. Wishing you family and friends and lots of laughs and conversation today. And to those of you who have dear family members who cant be with you, Im sending out hugs. Today, Im missing my daughter who is happily working in Antarctica. I sure miss her, but know she loves what ...
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• The Best of the Seven Continents!

  
  Ice Stories: Dispatches From Polar Scientists — Authority: 417
  MCMURDO STATION, ANTARCTICA– On November 18th, we actually got the go ahead to head south! Our C-17 airplane was ready and the weather at McMurdo had finally cleared, allowing us a small window to make the journey to Antarctica! As with any travel on an airplane, it was quite involved and we needed to arrive early ...
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• Breaking: Global Warming Scientists Hiding Icebergs Off New Zealand

  
  A Long Tough Blog — Authority: 124
  Damned lying scientists. Large numbers of icebergs last floated close to New Zealand in 2006, when some were visible from the coastline — the first such sighting since 1931. The second time since 1931. Woo hoo! More on the email fiasco here .
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• Icebergs target New Zealand

  
  Gadling — Authority: 702
  Filed under: Oceania , New Zealand , Ecotourism , News , Cruises Hundreds upon hundreds of menacing chunks of ice are headed straight for innocent New Zealand--a country that couldnt hurt a fly even if it had flyswatters for hands. Shipping companies havent been this fretful since the pirate times of . . . ...
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• NASA Satellites Detect Unexpected Ice Loss in East Antarctica

  
  International Space Fellowship — Authority: 604
  Using gravity measurement data from the NASA/German Aerospace Center’s Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (Grace) mission, a team of scientists from the University of Texas at Austin has found that the East Antarctic ice sheet-home to about 90 percent of Earth’s solid fresh water and previously considered ...
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• Marvellous distempered: the Copenhagen diagnosis

  
  Hot Topic — Authority: 538
  The Copenhagen climate conference (COP15) opens its doors in a little under two weeks. To update participants on the science of climate a new assessment report, The Copenhagen Diagnosis, was released yesterday, and it makes grim reading. Designed to inform “a target readership of policy-makers, stakeholders, the ...
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• Ruh-Roh: Antarctica Losing Ice Faster Than Expected

  
  the adventure life — Authority: 467
  Much like male pattern baldness, the ice sheets of Antarctica have followed a relatively predictable march of deterioration. The western edge of the continental ice shelf has crumbled, while the eastern side has remained stable. Or so we thought. Now, just as a dude with receding hairline suddenly finds a bare spot in ...
  3 days ago

• Eight Women from Eight Countries Ski to South Pole

  
  The Outside Blog — Authority: 494
  There may not be much powder skiing in Antarctica. Nonetheless a team of eight women from Commonwealth countries set off on skis toward the South Pole yesterday. Hailing from Cyprus, Ghana, Singapore, India, Brunei, New Zealand, Britain, and Jamaica, they are celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Commonwealth with ...
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• Antarctica kicks U.S. butt. Not cool. But exposing a Hoax IS.

  
  Tacky Raccoons — Authority: 428
  “I’d like to see a calculation to show how long it would take for its miles-thick icepack to melt at 33 degrees F. Sea level increases wouldn’t matter because if you weren’t living closer to the poles you’d be dealing with 150-200 degree temperatures on the surface. I hear it’s gonna happen in five years ...
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• Ben Saunders on Vimeo

  
  JordonCooper.com — Authority: 476
  I was checking out Ben Saunders blog today and saw this great video profile on his site.  Here is a list of his expeditions , both the successful ones and the ones where he didn’t make it.  Ben is currently preparing for three expeditions between 2010 and 2012: solo and unsupported speed record attempts on ...
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• 1st High Seas Marine Protected Area in Southern Ocean — More Diverse than Galapagos Islands

  
  EcoWorldly — Authority: 554
  Fishing and refuse disposal are to be banned in the 1st high seas Marine Protected Area (MPA) in the Southern Ocean, an area of the ocean that contains more species than the Galapagos Islands. This will allow scientists to monitor the effects of climate change in this region. This is only the first of possibly ...
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• BEFORE AND AFTER AND BEFORE AND… The edge of an iceberg...

  
  BLOGGING via TYPEWRITER. — Authority: 727
  BEFORE AND AFTER AND BEFORE AND… The edge of an iceberg floating just off the cost of Antarctica. (Photo and caption:  Mike Matas / National Geographic via the Boston Globe)
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• DSN’s 7 Simple Rules for Marine Conservation Expedition Safety

  
  Deep Sea News — Authority: 495
  Enter the Ady Gil (formerly the Earthrace).No, this isn’t the Knight Rider of the harbor. This batmobile of conservation is now the newest member of the  Sea Shepherd team, also known as Team Sink-A-Boat-For-Whales. From Sea Shepherd’s press office:Due to its speed capabilities, up to 50 knots, Captain Paul ...
  4 days ago

• 14:20 - Australian scientists team up with international colleagues to study the crumbling East Antarctic ice sheet ... (audio)

  
  Collectors — Authority: 818
  Dr Tas van Ommen is one of the key scientists and spoke to Shon Walker
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