Tag: arctic
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July 05, 2008 10:54 PM EDT --
When Robert and I went riding our quad up on the Mogollon Rim a couple of weeks ago we got pulled over and found out that it was against Arizona state law to ride two people on our quad. Bummer! There . . . more
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August 22, 2008 11:02 PM EDT --
I spotted this tidbit today while websurfing:
Observers flying over Alaska's northwest coast spotted nine polar bears in one day swimming in the open ocean.Scientists say this is an increase from . . . more
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November 10, 2007 05:32 PM EST --
I nuvik, the northernmost town in Canada, is located 200 kilometers north of the Arctic circle and 97 kilometers south of the Arctic Ocean. It is home to almost 4,000 people, making it larger than . . . more
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August 10, 2008 01:19 PM EDT --
Book Review: Icebound by Dean Koonz
This is the Dean Koonz I remember from many years ago, pure adventure and clandestine goodies. It's a real cliff hanger, too, with all . . . more
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July 29, 2007 11:05 AM EDT --
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/world/story/0,,2137048,00.html
Russia leads race for North Pole oil
The Arctic's untapped resources include huge reserves of fuel and minerals. Now Moscow has raised . . . more
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January 19, 2007 06:08 PM EST --
I’ve broached this subject before, but I think it’s well worth mentioning again because now you can register your angst about the fate of the Arctic polar bears and send a message to Canadian . . . more
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November 29, 2007 05:39 PM EST --
What You Deserve To Know About Global Warming
Since publication in the past year of the role of human-sourced carbon dioxide in warming our atmosphere by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel . . . more
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July 22, 2006 10:04 AM EDT --
It's not every day that a book for younger readers is criticized by staff of a U.S. senator, in this case Republican James Inhofe of Oklahoma (whose views on the environment are articulated here ). . . . more
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June 14, 2008 09:41 AM EDT --
I just got through watching an Arctic Tale about ten times in a row, so forgive me if I sound delirious.
We understand that the water needs to get cooler to make ice, right? and if there's . . . more
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May 27, 2008 04:34 PM EDT --
How many records has Elvis Costello made by now? Even Elvis himself has lost count, and it seems he wasn't too successful in his promise to retire from making them. His latest, "Momofuku," . . . more
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June 27, 2008 08:55 AM EDT --
Last winter, whenever I posted a climate change rant, I usually got a response or two saying "I am freezing my*** off up here in Minnesota, send some of that global warming my way." For a bit . . . more
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January 02, 2007 02:46 PM EST --
Canadian Press has reported that a giant ice shelf has broken free off the coast of Ellesmere Island in the Canadian Arctic. The report states that the Ayles ice shelf is the size of 11,000 football fields . . . more
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January 15, 2007 04:01 PM EST --
While we hear so much these days about the loss of life in the Arctic due to global warming, it is nice to hear some good news:
An entirely new group of tiny and bizarre marine algae has been discovered . . . more
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January 04, 2008 10:26 PM EST --
The Walrus is a massive and unattractive mammal that hangs out in the Arctic. It is a much weaker swimmer than seals, and needs access to floating sea ice during the summer when it dives several hundred . . . more
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May 04, 2008 02:04 PM EDT --
Seriously. No, I am not suggesting a weird form of internet gambling. But if you would like, we can wager using "Quatloos"- the meaningless gambling currency used by the disembodied brains in . . . more
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May 15, 2008 03:46 AM EDT --
The US government has listed polar bears as a threatened species, as Arctic sea ice shows dramatic reductions. On Wednesday, US Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne referred to the Endangered Species Act . . . more
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August 14, 2008 08:03 PM EDT --
ISN Security Watch, a product of the International Relations and Security Network, reported August 14 that a newly released assessment of oil and gas reserves in the Arctic is likely to renew territorial . . . more
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August 31, 2008 09:36 AM EDT --
Because of global warming, the North Pole is warming twice as fast as the rest of the planet. Last year’s summer Arctic ice cap was half the size it was 50 years ago. Some effects of global warming on . . . more
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September 19, 2008 09:19 PM EDT --
September 16 is generally considered the peak date for ice melt in the arctic region. From here on, the approach of winter will be making MORE ice, reversing the melt. But you can be the first to . . . more
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August 18, 2007 07:36 PM EDT --
There was a time that I admired Robert Samuelson. He's the syndicated writer who used to pen incisive opinion pieces on real-world economics like budget deficits and globalization. But unfortunately . . . more
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