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Massive Iceberg Calves Off Antarcticas Pine Island Glacier

2013-07-10 19:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Yale Environment 360: A massive chunk of Antarcticas fastest-moving ice stream, the Pine Island Glacier, dropped into the Amundsen Sea this week, nearly two years after scientists first observed a crack in the glacier tongue.German scientists, who have been tracking the progress of the ice mass since NASA satellites first observed the crack in October, 2011, say the calved iceberg measured 720 square kilometers (278 square miles), or about the size of the city of Hamburg. There is no conclusive proof that climate change...

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Antarctic's Pine Island glacier produces giant iceberg

2013-07-10 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

BBC: Pine Island Glacier (PIG), the longest and fastest flowing glacier in the Antarctic, has spawned a huge iceberg. The block measures about 720 sq km in area - roughly eight times the size of Manhattan Island in New York. Scientists have been waiting for the PIG to calve since October 2011 when they first noticed a spectacular crack spreading across its surface. Confirmation that the fissure had extended the full width of the glacier was obtained on Monday. It was seen by the German TerraSAR-X...

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Network improvements help Big Island, Hawaii residents and visitors...

2013-07-10 05:34:59| Wireless - Topix.net

The network upgrade is part of the company's ongoing investment to keep improving and strengthening the nation's largest and most reliable wireless network.

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Network improvements help Big Island, Hawaii residents and visitors...

2013-07-10 05:09:06| Telecom - Topix.net

The network upgrade is part of the company's ongoing investment to keep improving and strengthening the nation's largest and most reliable wireless network.

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Planning and Sustainability Commission votes on West Hayden Island Plan

2013-07-10 01:29:56| PortlandOnline

Recommendations to be considered by Portland City Council

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