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17
2006
Alaskan Storm Plays Role of Butterfly for AntarcticaNational Public Radio (NPR) interviewed Doug MacAyeal about the above-mentioned unusual example of the interconnectedness of the polar regions ... Sep
20
2006
International Polar Year (IPY) Funds Research and Exploration by Teachers, Students, and the PublicPeople worldwide now have the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to research and explore the Arctic and Antarctic regions through the International Polar Year ... Sep
12
2006
The WAIS Web SiteThe West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) initiative is a multidisciplinary study of rapid climate change and future sea level. The WAIS web site provides an overview of the program, schedules, agendas, and abstracts, as well as articles. There is also a new multimedia area called "What's cool about WAIS?" that includes a comparison between Poles, ice stream dynamics, satellite views, and information about predictive tools, ocean-ice interaction, and ice coring. Sep
12
2006
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29
2006
Chemical Cause of Ozone Hole Discovered 20 Years Ago This MonthTwenty years ago, scientists learned human production of CFCs caused the ozone hole over Antarctica ... Apr
19
2006
Crew Member Lost at SeaThe formal search for Joshua Spillane, marine technician, ended at 1800 (EDT) on April 19. Joshua was discovered missing ... Mar
24
2006
Arctic, Antarctic Melting May Raise Sea Levels Faster than ExpectedIce sheets covering both the Arctic and Antarctic could melt more quickly than expected this century, according to two studies that blend computer modeling with paleoclimate records ... Mar
14
2006
Impact of Climate Warming on Polar Ice Sheets ConfirmedIn the most comprehensive survey ever undertaken of the massive ice sheets covering both Greenland and Antarctica, NASA scientists confirm climate warming is changing how much water remains locked in Earth's largest storehouse of ice and snow ... Mar
07
2006
Two New Lakes Found Beneath Antarctic Ice SheetAncient water bodies may contain ecosystems adapted to life beneath more than two miles of ice ... Mar
03
2006
Polar Neutrino Observatory Takes a Big Step ForwardDuring the recent austral summer, an international team of scientists and engineers took a major step forward in building a subglacial instrument known as IceCube ... Feb
11
2006
Cargo, Fuel Safely Unloaded at Antarctic Research StationOvercoming challenging ice conditions, a ship has safely delivered cargo needed to supply National Science Foundation research stations in Antarctica ... Feb
08
2006
Icy Overland Trip May Add Ground Vehicles to South Pole Supply MissionsA four-year project to test the possibility of transporting scientific equipment and material by ground from a field station located on Antarctica's coastal edge to another deep in the continent's center has ended in success ... Jan
23
2006
McMurdo Fish May Prove to be New SpeciesYou can count the variety of visible animals at McMurdo Station on one hand, so the idea that a new species would wander up to station might initially seem absurd ...
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