antarctic
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- n the region around the south pole: Antarctica and surrounding waters
- s at or near the south pole
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News & Articles
- New ice cores shed more light on climate
Late in the last century scientists published reams of data about Earth's climate derived from ice cores taken from Greenland and Antarctic glaciers. By drilling down into the ice with hollow bits (think of using a spinning pipe as a drill) workers w
June 21, 2013 - Pharos-Tribune - Trial of Freeland murder suspect delayed
Trial for a 62-year-old pizza man and Antarctic scientist accused of killing his wife was delayed again because of a conflict with another murder trial. Island County Superior Court Judge Alan Hancock agreed to move the trial for Robert “Al” Baker to Aug. 13. Trial was originally scheduled for Feb. 25, then rescheduled to July 16.
June 20, 2013 - Whidbey News Times - How to Create the World’s Largest Marine Sanctuary
They’re not quite as secretive as the NSA, but chances are you’ve never heard of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR), an organization that was established by international convention in 1982 with the objective of conserving Antarctic marine life.
June 19, 2013 - Takepart.com via Yahoo! News
Quotes
- Rajendra Pachauri in Washington Post
Both Greenland and the West Antarctic ice sheet are huge bodies of ice and snow, which are sitting on land,said Rajendra Pachauri, chief of the IPCC, the United Nations' scientific advisory group. "If, through a process of melting, they... - Paul Watson in NEWS.com.au
The captain's voice came over and said, `If you come on board you will be arrested and taken back to Japan'. I reminded him that he is in the Australian Antarctic Territory and he shouldn't be there with military people,Capt Watson said.