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Threat To Polar Animals Due To Global Warming

The effects of global warming are playing havoc everywhere - higher temperatures, hurricanes, heavy rains, flooding and droughts have now become more frequent and severe in intensity. While climatic change...

4 comments    education energy science
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"Fixing Climate": A review

Dr. “Wally” Broecker is no fan of large bureaucracies, which is why, though he is a “grand old man” of contemporary climate science, he has never participated in the International Panel on Climate...

5 comments    review global warming wind power
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Where to Buy Krill Oil or Fish Oil - What are Krills

This article is for people who have faith in natural medicine but who are confused between buying fish oil and krill oil to treat their medical ailments naturally but before buying krill oil, they want to...

15 comments    omega-3 fatty acids antarctic
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The Melting of the Polar Ice Cap

Scientists predicted the polar ice to be 30 feet thick,but came up way off on this prediction,when an ice breaker went through the ice pack and found it not thick enough to hold a Polar Bear's weight. Since...

8 comments    technology water history
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How is the climate in June and July in London and can you please suggest if it is good to visit London in June and July?

Do you want to know how is the climate in June and July in London? Okay, I will answer your request dear. It is my personal experience that it does rain. But most of time it is very warm. In the evening,...

0 comments    travel london weather
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Antarctic Glaciers Will Disappear One Day

About 10 percent of Earth's land is covered with glaciers. During the last Ice Age, glaciers covered 32 percent of land. Glaciers store about 75 percent of the world's fresh water. Antarctica is Earth's...

1 comment    travel information glacier
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Neko Harbour

Neko Harbor was first discovered by Adrien de Gerlache’s Belgian expedition of 1897-99. The name of the harbor comes from a Norwegian floating whaling factory ship. The ship, Neko, operated in the harbor...

0 comments    travel penguins antarctica
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Point Wild

Elephant Island is named for the Elephant Seals that live there. In 1916, Shackleton's men landed at Point Wild (named after Frank Wild, who was second-in-command on the expedition) in three lifeboats, almost...

0 comments    travel antarctica antarctic
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Esperanza Argentine Antarctic Base

Esperanza was established in 1951. In 1977, the Argentine government began sending women and children to Antarctica. One of the women brought in was seven months pregnant. On January 7, 1978, Emilio Marcos de...

3 comments    travel penguins antarctica
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M/V Polar Star

On the ship, I shared a cabin with one person. The cabin was rather small, with two beds, a desk, and a small closet. It also had a bathroom that was dominated by a small walk-in shower. It was one of the...

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