Polar Regions
Antarctica
Antarctica, the coldest and second-smallest continent (after Australia), is centered on the South Pole and is situated almost entirely within the Antarctic Circle at 66 1/2&#x...
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Polar Axis and Tilt
The polar axis is an imaginary line that extends through the north and south geographic poles. Earth rotates on its axis as it revolves around the Sun. Earth's axis is tilte...
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Are we really heading for an ice-free Arctic? More than 50,000 researchers hope to find an answer during a massive study of how global warming and other phenomena are changing the coldest parts of ...
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New York (dpa) - Developed nations should take additional measures
to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and encourage energy efficiency
because the world's atmosphere has the ...
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Moscow (dpa) - Russia has opened a new Arctic polar research
station in a bid to reinforce its claims to Arctic gas and oil
deposits, Interfax news agency reported Friday.
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UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - An ice bridge made of
frozen Antarctic water erected at U.N. headquarters Monday
is expected to melt within a week to dramatize the dangers of
melting glaciers. Norwegia...
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Pollution from Asia is helping generate stronger storms over the North Pacific, according to new research. Changes in the North Pacific storm track could have an impact on weather across the Northe...
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Two students and a teacher from Camden Fairview High School will be one of 13 teams from around the country to study with scientists during NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander expedition.Students Katie de F...
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Coming soon to China: A taste of the taikonaut life. Dishes like roast pork and stewed duck specially concocted for taikonauts _ the Chinese term for astronauts _ will be sold in supermarkets by th...
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LONDON, Oct 25 (Reuters) - The world's scarce resources are
being depleted at a wholly unsustainable rate despite urgent
warnings sounded two decades ago, the United Nations'
Environment Programme...
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Polar Regions
Polar Axis and Tilt
Scientists watch polar areas for changes
