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Antarctica

Type: World Region

Name: Antarctica

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 3 Documents (in Environment)

South Pole Warmed Suddenly During Ice Ages

Between recent ice ages, temperatures in Antarctica apparently increased significantly, a new body of researches shows. This has led scientists to conclude that the Eastern part of the Southern continent, which is currently melting faster due to global ... [Softpedia - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Global Warming/Climate Change, Isotope, Cambridge (United Kingdom), Hydrogen, Oxygen

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 10 hours ago - 2 Documents

Russian ship free of Antarctic ice trap

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- A Russian cruise ship called The Captain Khlebnikov has broken free of an ice trap in Antarctica and is headed to Argentina, a shipping official said Friday. ... [UPI - 10 hours ago]

Entities: Vladivostok, Argentina, Russia

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 16 hours ago - 4 Documents

U.S. group sees worsening coastal flooding threat

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fast-melting ice from Greenland and Antarctica will lead to a much sharper rise in sea levels than previously estimated, touching off flooding that will radically alter U.S. East Coast cities from Miami to Baltimore, according to ... [Reuters: Environment - 16 hours ago]

Entities: Flooding, United States, Greenland

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 3 Documents

Icebergs heading for New Zealand

Four icebergs sighted off the Auckland Islands, 400km south of Bluff, are slowly heading toward New Zealand.Expedition leader on the tourist ship Spirit of Enderby, Rodney Russ said it was the first time in almost 40 years of visiting the area that he ... [stuff.co.nz - 11/19/2009]

Entities: New Zealand, Auckland

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 2 Documents

Japan's whaling fleet sets sail under pressure

JAPANESE whalers have set out for waters off the Australian Antarctic Territory - the third season since the Rudd Government came to power hoping to end Southern Ocean whaling.The factory ship Nisshin Maru and its catcher boats steamed out of Innoshima ... [The Age - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, Japan, Nisshin Maru

First Reported 14 hours ago - Updated 14 hours ago - 1 Documents

Quark Expeditions: Update on Kapitan Khlebnikov

Quark Expeditions reports the icebreaker Kapitan Khlebnikov has successfully navigated the pack ice of the Weddell Sea and is now in open water, on the way to Ushuaia, Argentina.The scheduled return to port (November 16, 2009) was delayed due to weather ... [Yahoo! Canada - 14 hours ago]

Entities: Patrick Shaw, Emperor Penguin, Ushuaia (Argentina)

First Reported 17 hours ago - Updated 17 hours ago - 1 Documents (in Environment)

Bulgaria's 18th Antarctic scientific expedition underway

From various articles: The 18th Bulgarian Antarctic scientific expedition is underway and is being led by Antarctic Institute Director, Prof. Hristo Pimpirev. The expedition is expected to end in mid-February 2010Six members of the team already left for ... [Polar Conservation Organisation - 17 hours ago]

Entities: Bulgaria, Portugal, Mineral

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents

11/17/09 - STX Finland Contracts Polar Vessel

STX Finland Oy and the South African Department of Environmental Affairs have signed a contract for the construction of a polar supply and research vessel. The contract has a value of approximately EUR 116 million and will bring some 600 man-years of ... [Cruise Industry News - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Finland, Rauma (Finland), Landing Area

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents

New Japanese Prime Minister Urged to Recall Whaling Fleet

LONDON, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) is urging Japan's new government to recall its whaling fleet which is heading to Antarctica to cruelly hunt almost 1,000 whales. ... [Auto & Transportation - 11/19/2009]

Entities: International Fund For Animal Welfare, Japan, London

First Reported 15 hours ago - Updated 15 hours ago - 1 Documents

STX Finland Constructs South African Research Vessel

Photo courtesy STX EuropeSTX Finland Oy and the South African Department of Environmental Affairs has signed a contract for construction of a Polar Supply and Research Vessel. The ship with a value of approximately $173m will bring some 600 man-years ... [Marine Link - 15 hours ago]

Entities: Finland, Rauma (Finland), South Africa

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Environment)

Video: Greenland ice reveals earth's atmospheric history

Nov. 19: Researcher Vasilii Petrenko explains the science of studying carbon dioxide on the Greenland ice sheet. (Nightly News)Greenland - Ice sheet - Carbon dioxide - Antarctica - Science & Environment ... [MSNBC - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Greenland, Carbon Dioxide, Environment

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents

Trapped cruise ship breaks free of ice

A Russian icebreaker carrying over 100 tourists and scientists to see emperor penguins in Antarctica has been crunching through pack ice and should reach clear water soon, a shipping official said on Wednesday.The Captain Khlebnikov icebreaker has been ... [Sydney Morning Herald - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Ushuaia (Argentina), Habitat, Argentina

Quotes

"We've had listeners from every continent except Antarctica," Morris says. "What that means is we need to do some promotion in that neck of the woods."

Moving in the Spirit: Radio station has new home [Tampa Bay Online - 13 mins ago]

The Ady Gil's skipper, Pete Bethune, said: "The days of the Japanese being able to hunt whales without scrutiny or disruption in Antarctica are now gone. We are ready for them."

Japan's whaling fleet sets sail under pressure [The Age - 11/19/2009]

Lead author Louise Sime of British Antarctic Survey said, "We didn't expect to see such warm temperatures, and we don't yet know in detail what caused them. But they indicate that Antarctica's climate may have undergone rapid shifts during past periods of high CO2." During the last warm period, about 125,000 years ago, sea level was around 5 metres higher than today

Mysteriously warm times in Antarctica [PhysOrg.com - 11/19/2009]

More Content

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Moving in the Spirit: Radio station has new home [Tampa Bay Online - 13 mins ago]
The End of Japanese Whaling in the Southern Oce... [Sea Shepherd - 1 hour ago]
Ancient crocodiles filled different, often scar... [Los Angeles Times - 4 hours ago]
Rosetta comet chaser captures spectacular image... [NewKerala.com - 4 hours ago]
Hougen reflects on legacy after 65 years [Yukon News - 4 hours ago]
A chat with Bob Goedjen: advises to Silicon Val... [San Jose Mercury News - 5 hours ago]
Russian ship free of Antarctic ice trap [UPI - 10 hours ago]
Chinese exploration team completes supplies unl... [China Economic Net - 12 hours ago]
Worm’s Eye View: Cinema’s 14 Greatest Suicides ... [CHUD - 13 hours ago]
Quark Expeditions: Update on Kapitan Khlebnikov [Yahoo! Canada - 14 hours ago]
STX Finland Constructs South African Research V... [Marine Link - 15 hours ago]
U.S. group sees worsening coastal flooding threat [Reuters: Environment - 16 hours ago]
Bulgaria's 18th Antarctic scientific expedition... [Polar Conservation Organisation - 17 hours ago]
Japanese whaling fleet sets sail for Antarctica [fishnewseu.com - 19 hours ago]
Green Q&A: What's the difference between wa... [San Jose Mercury News - 20 hours ago]
Russian cruise ship breaks free from ice trap [Itar Tass - 11/20/2009]
Portraits of Peru [The Independent - 11/20/2009]
Coastal flood threat worsening [Straits Times - 11/20/2009]
Rising Sea Levels Would Hit U.S. East Coast Har... [Environmental Leader - 11/19/2009]
Video: Greenland ice reveals earth's atmospheri... [MSNBC - 11/19/2009]
U.S. group sees worsening coastal flooding threat [InSing.com - 11/19/2009]
Oceans' uptake of manmade carbon is slowing dow... [Click Green - 11/19/2009]
U.S. group sees worsening coastal flooding threat [Reuters: Environment - 11/19/2009]
New Japanese Prime Minister Urged to Recall Wha... [Auto & Transportation - 11/19/2009]
Is the UK finally getting serious on marine pro... [GreenPeace UK - 11/19/2009]
Japan's whaling fleet sets sail under pressure [The Age - 11/19/2009]
South Pole Warmed Suddenly During Ice Ages [Softpedia - 11/19/2009]
Whalers leave Japan for Antarctic [Sydney Morning Herald - 11/19/2009]
Global Warming Time Bomb:* Actions Needed to Av... [The Environmentalist - 11/19/2009]
Mysteriously warm times in Antarctica [PhysOrg.com - 11/19/2009]

Blogs

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Kim Morgan: A Good Cop Is Hard To Find: Bad Lie... [The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - 8 hours ago] Werner Herzog's approach to "the truth" has always been fascinating, fearless, at times ferocious and to continue in this alliterative vein, faithful. ...
Possible Conspiracy To Falsify Temperature Data... [NewsBusters.org blogs - 10 hours ago] <p><img src="/static/2009/11/Conspiracy% ... width="243" align="right" height="180"/>E-mail messages ...
BOMBSHELL: Stolen Documents Reveals Supression ... [YID With LID - 11 hours ago] This is the global warming version of the Pentagon Papers, when Daniel Ellsberg stole a top-secret study of American Decision making during the Vietnam war and ...
CO2 and ocean uptake – maybe slowing [Watts Up With That? - 11/19/2009] While this article makes a strong case, looking at SST and CO2 can also be revealing: A review of this WUWT post might also be instructive: A look at human CO2 ...
Antarctica's Climate Much Warmer During Intergl... [Scientific Blogging - 11/19/2009] A new study of Antarctica's past climate reveals that temperatures during the warm periods between ice ages (interglacials) may have been higher than previously ...

Audio/Video

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Ship With 100 Tourists Stuck in Antarctic Ice [Associated Press - YouTube - 11/17/2009]
Boy Shares Field Trip Over Skype [ABC News Video: Technology & Science - 11/12/2009]
Climb Every Continent, Surf Every Ocean [Slate Magazine - 10/30/2009]
Fauna Pre-historia en paraguay y brasil [Mefeedia Video Tag : evoluti - 09/22/2009]
Nature: 4 June 2009 [Mefeedia Video Tag : evolution - 06/03/2009]

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