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Giant iceberg breaks off from Antarctic glacier

Reuters Environmental Online Report | 2010-02-26 13:07:44
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - An iceberg the size of Luxembourg has broken off from a glacier in Antarctica after being rammed by another giant iceberg, scientists said on Friday, in an event that could affect ocean circulation patterns. The 2,500 sq km (965 sq mile) iceberg broke off earlier this month ...
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Climate change melts Antarctic ice shelves: USGS

Reuters Environmental Online Report | 2010-02-22 21:56:53
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Climate change is melting the floating ice shelves along the Antarctic Peninsula, giving scientists a preview of what could happen if other ice shelves around the southern continent disappear, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said on Monday. The ice has retreated so far from the land mass ...
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Antarctica Whaling

AP News | 2010-02-09 09:27:21
Antarctica Whaling
In this photo released by the Institute of Cetacean Research of Japan, anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd's ship the Bob Barker fires a laser beam at the Japanese whaling ship Nisshin Maru in the waters of Antarctica Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010. The Bob Barker and Japanese harpoon boat the Yushin ...
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Antarctica Over the Ice

AP News | 2010-01-28 17:22:04
Antarctica Over the Ice
The Antarctic landscape is seen near the Troll Research Station, Antarctica, in February 2009. The Norwegian-American Scientific Traverse of East Antarctica was one of the longest research treks ever undertaken in one of the least-explored parts of the southernmost continent. (AP Photo/Charles Hanley) Copyright 2009  AP News
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