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Svalbard

Type: Province

Name: Svalbard

First Reported Jul 27 2010 - Updated Jul 28 2010 - 1 Documents

In Arctic, scientists see dire effect of ocean acidification

(AFP) - The icy Arctic waters around Norway's archipelago of Svalbard may seem pristine and clear, but like the rest of the world's oceans they are facing the threat of growing acidity.Oceans have always absorbed part of the carbon dioxide, or C02, present ... [Published Jul 27 2010 by Asiaone]

Entities: Acidity, Carbon Dioxide, Acid, Acidification

First Reported Jul 28 2010 - Updated Jul 28 2010 - 1 Documents

Russian icebreaker to carry tourists to Franz Josef Land

MURMANSK, July 27 — Russia's icebreaker Kapitan Dranitsyn will carry more than a hundred tourists to the Franz Josef Land, an archipelago in the far north of Russia, a Rosmorport company official has said.The ship will leave the northern Russian port ... [Published Jul 28 2010 by Balita.org]

Entities: Yuri Trutnev, Vladimir Ivanov, Murmansk

First Reported Jul 27 2010 - Updated Jul 27 2010 - 1 Documents

Photo: 95 and counting

Olive Landon celebrated her 95th birthday at the Pioneers Home on Friday, July 2. Landon is a past president of Svalbard Lodge, Sons of Norway in Juneau and also active in the Pioneers of Alaska. Her party included many of her friends and family members. ... [Published Jul 27 2010 by Juneau Empire]

Entities: Juneau (Alaska, United States), Norway

First Reported Jul 26 2010 - Updated Jul 26 2010 - 11 Documents

Icy Arctic Waters Facing Acidic Threat

The icy Arctic waters around Norway's archipelago of Svalbard are facing the threat of acidity. The waters have always absorbed part of the carbon dioxide present in the air, making them acidic. However, the scientific community is getting worried about ... [Published Jul 26 2010 by Red Orbit]

Entities: Carbon Dioxide, Acidity, Acidic

First Reported Jul 25 2010 - Updated Jul 25 2010 - 1 Documents

Sir William Borlase's Grammar School

Trailblazing young explorers trek across Arctic

YOUNG explorers from Marlow are trekking across the Arctic Circle to carry out pioneering research in the first school expedition of its kind in Britain.Thirteen A-level students from Sir William Borlase's Grammar School, along with two teachers, travelled ... [Published Jul 25 2010 by This is Local London]

Entities: Vivian Fuchs, Sir William Borlase's Grammar School, William Borlase, Marlow (United Kingdom)

First Reported Jul 23 2010 - Updated Jul 23 2010 - 1 Documents

Gavin heads off on Arctic expedition

AN ARMY recruit is taking on the challenge of a life time deep within the Arctic Circle.Gavin Rae (16) from Seafar, flew out to Svalbard, in the Arctic Circle on Sunday, to undertake a month long Coastal Svalbard expedition, which will involve kayaking ... [Published Jul 23 2010 by Cumbernauld Today]

Entities: Greenfaulds High School, Anniesland College, Gavin Rae, Royal Tank Regiment

First Reported Jul 23 2010 - Updated Jul 23 2010 - 1 Documents

The Light of Life: the Name of Christ Jesus

The Seal of the Living GodThe Soul and the Spirit are the Two Hands of GodThe Black Unicorn: the Messiah Nobody WantedFor the religious world we have the unwelcome prospect of the arrival of what will be known as the 'Black Unicorn'; as with in the economic ... [Published Jul 23 2010 by OpEdNews.Com]

Entities: Unicorn a s, Raj Patel, Black Swan

First Reported Jul 20 2010 - Updated Jul 20 2010 - 2 Documents

Normal teacher takes trip to Arctic Circle

A Normal Community High School teacher got lessons from National Geographic experts while they were at sea together in the Arctic Circle."It was awesome," said Kevin Suess of Bloomington, who took more than 2,000 photos on the expedition and gathered ... [Published Jul 20 2010 by Examiner.com]

Entities: National Geographic Society, Normal Community High School, Longyearbyen (Svalbard and Jan Mayen)

First Reported Jul 16 2010 - Updated Jul 17 2010 - 3 Documents

Norways AISSat-1 Enters Service

[Satellite TODAY 07-19-10] Norwegian operator Kongsberg's AISSat-1 nanosatellite entered service and began transmitting automatic identification system (AIS) messages from orbit via Kongsberg's ground station at Svalbard, Norway, the operator announced ... [Published Jul 17 2010 by Satellite Today]

Entities: Kongsberg (Norway), ISRO, Kongsberg Seatex AS, Norway

First Reported Jul 13 2010 - Updated Jul 14 2010 - 6 Documents

Global Warming Doomsday Vault Deposit Trip Emits 24,300+ Pounds of Carbon

Some red hot chili peppers are on tour, and they're emitting a lot of greenhouse gases. But it's not the California rock band emitting carbon on a worldwide concert tour; it's seeds from chili peppers traveling to the "doomsday" vault in Norway. ... [Published Jul 14 2010 by NewsBusters.org blogs]

Entities: Ben Cardin, Carbon, Global Warming/Climate Change

First Reported Jul 12 2010 - Updated Jul 13 2010 - 19 Documents

Red hot seeds arrive at 'doomsday' vault

Science and environment reporter, BBC News Chillies cultivated by Native Americans are among those entering the vaultSeeds from some of North America's hottest food crops have arrived on the Arctic Archipelago of Svalbard to be stored in a "doomsday ... [Published Jul 13 2010 by BBC]

Entities: Jalapeño, Cary Fowler, Ben Cardin, US Department of Agriculture

First Reported Jul 11 2010 - Updated Jul 12 2010 - 3 Documents

Red Hot Chili Peppers Stored in Cool Arctic Doomsday Vault

The Global Seed Vault opened in 2008 on Svalbard, Norway, above the Arctic Circle. Credit: Mari Tefre/Global Crop Diversity TrustSeeds from some of North America's hottest chili peppers were recently delivered to the cool Arctic and stored in the Svalbard ... [Published Jul 12 2010 by LiveScience.com]

Entities: Sorghum, Global Crop Diversity Trust, Cary Fowler, ARS++, Germplasm

Quotes

...Thomas Soltwedel, the chief scientist of the expedition. "The samples and data obtained will shed a new light on phytoplankton production in the transition area between the permanently ice-covered Arctic Ocean and its ice-free marginal zone. Autonomous underwater vehicles are opening up new possibilities to investigate the ice-covered polar seas - areas that are of pivotal importance in climate research."

Highlight of the Polarstern expedition [EurekAlert! - 10 hours ago]

"This is not an ordinary voyage. The Kapitan Dranitsyn usually does not carry tourists on board" he said

Russian icebreaker to carry tourists to Franz Josef Land [Balita.org - Jul 28 2010]

...oceans is not so much the absolute concentration of acidity, but rather the pace at which it is changing, Gattuso explained, pointing out that "cold water swallow up gas faster than hot or temperate water." Oceans absorb more than a quarter of the CO2 emitted by humans, which in one way is fortunate since this natural absorption mitigates the impact the...

In Arctic, scientists see dire effect of ocean acidification [Asiaone - Jul 27 2010]

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Highlight of the Polarstern expedition [Published 10 hours ago by EurekAlert!]
Russian icebreaker to carry tourists to Franz J... [Published Jul 28 2010 by Balita.org]
Photo: 95 and counting [Published Jul 27 2010 by Juneau Empire]
In Arctic, scientists see dire effect of ocean ... [Published Jul 27 2010 by Asiaone]
No rabies cases in Taiwan, but travelers cannot... [Published Jul 27 2010 by China Post]
Taiwan rabies-free, but travelers cannot be com... [Published Jul 27 2010 by MyEGov Taiwan]
Silversea Rendez-Vous in Tromso [Published Jul 27 2010 by e-Travel Blackboard]
Icy Arctic Waters Facing Acidic Threat [Published Jul 26 2010 by Red Orbit]
Acidic Arctic threat [Published Jul 26 2010 by News24.com]
Arctic waters facing the threat of growing acidity [Published Jul 26 2010 by Swedish Wire]
Arctic studies show dire effect of ocean acidity [Published Jul 26 2010 by France24 - Asia Pacific]
Arctic studies show dire effect of ocean acidity [Published Jul 26 2010 by France24 - Americas]
Arctic studies show dire effect of ocean acidity [Published Jul 26 2010 by France24 - Africa]
Arctic studies show dire effect of ocean acidity [Published Jul 26 2010 by France24 - Middle East]
Arctic studies show dire effect of ocean acidity [Published Jul 26 2010 by France24 - Science]
Arctic studies show dire effect of ocean acidity [Published Jul 26 2010 by France24 - culture]
Arctic studies show dire effect of ocean acidity [Published Jul 26 2010 by France24 - Business]
Arctic studies show dire effect of ocean acidity [Published Jul 26 2010 by AFP via Yahoo!]
Trailblazing young explorers trek across Arctic [Published Jul 25 2010 by This is Local London]
Gavin heads off on Arctic expedition [Published Jul 23 2010 by Cumbernauld Today]
The Light of Life: the Name of Christ Jesus [Published Jul 23 2010 by OpEdNews.Com]
Blog Visitors: Countries with no Visits [Published Jul 22 2010 by TransWorldNews]
Norway’s AIS satellite enhances marine safety [Published Jul 22 2010 by Maritime Journal]
• Recognitions [Published Jul 22 2010 by Juneau Empire]
Normal teacher takes trip to Arctic Circle [Published Jul 20 2010 by Examiner.com]
Arctic Under Pressure Expedition Ends [Published Jul 20 2010 by Greenpeace International]
Greenpeace Ends Arctic Expedition, calls for ur... [Published Jul 20 2010 by Greenpeace International]
Normal teacher takes trip to Arctic Circle [Published Jul 20 2010 by PJStar.com]
AISSat-1 Begins Mission with Kongsberg Payload [Published Jul 20 2010 by Marine Link]
Greenpeace Ends Arctic Expedition, calls for ur... [Published Jul 19 2010 by YubaNet]

Blogs

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Global Warming Doomsday Vault Deposit Trip Emit... [Published Jul 14 2010 by NewsBusters.org blogs] Some red hot chili peppers are on tour, and they're emitting a lot of greenhouse gases. But it's not the California rock band emitting carbon on a worldwide concert tour; it's seeds from chili peppers traveling to the "doomsday" vault in Norway. ...
You won't have to eat bland food after the apoc... [Published Jul 13 2010 by FP Passport] p>If you'resomeone who's kept up at night by apocalyptic fears, there are certain obvious questionsyou might worry over as you toss and turn: for example, will Armageddon be thework of malevolent extraterrestrials (think Independence Day ) or of ...
Leaving Ny-Ålesund [Published Jul 13 2010 by The Greenpeace weblog] Greenpeace International's Comms Project Manager,Dave Walsh writes from the Esperanza, as the Arctic Under Pressure Expedition 2010 sadly comes to an end. Following its return from the far north of Svalbard, where it had been looking at the incredible ...
Explorers return to Mars in Canada [Published Jul 09 2010 by Cosmic Log] Haughton Mars Project Pascal Lee, director of the Haughton Mars Project, wears a Hamilton Sundstrand concept suit near the project's research station during the 2009 field season. Lee's dog, Ping Pong, is at his side (sans spacesuit). Researchers ...
Return to Mars on Earth [Published Jul 09 2010 by Cosmic Log] Haughton Mars Project Pascal Lee, director of the Haughton Mars Project, wears a Hamilton Sundstrand concept suit near the project's research station during the 2009 field season. Lee's dog, Ping Pong, is at his side (sans spacesuit). Researchers ...