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South Polar Ocean Temps Were Tropical 50 Million Years Ago
By admin on October 10, 2009 | Comments Off
The temperature difference between equatorial and polar sea waters was minimal during the extremely warm ‘Greenhouse World’ 60 to 50 million years ago. A team of scientists headed by Peter Bijl has shown that circum-Antarctic sea water exceeded 30ºC (86ºF) at that time.
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Polar bear spotted riding on its mother’s backBy admin on October 5, 2009 | Comments Off
“The cub was on the back of the polar bear when it was in the water, then it got out of the water and stayed on its mother’s back a little, then she shook it off,”..”This could be potentially important because it means that the cubs get exposed to less water…in the water they would have to swim and very small cubs are very badly insulainsulated
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NASA Satellite Laser Images Reveal Extreme Polar MeltingBy admin on September 24, 2009 | Comments Off
After analyzing 50 million laser measurements from a NASA satellite, British scientists at the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) have painted a frightening picture for Greenland, with ice sheets melting at extreme rates.
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