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Eiffel Tower-Sized Channels Discovered Beneath Antarctic Ice Shelf
2013-10-07 13:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
RedOrbit: The discovery of hundreds of kilometers worth of channels beneath a floating ice shelf in Antarctica could help experts understand how the ice will respond to changes in environmental conditions, according to a study published Sunday in the journal Nature Geoscience. Researchers from the University of Exeter, Newcastle University, the University of Bristol, the University of Edinburgh, the British Antarctic Survey and the University of York located the channels using satellite images and airborne...
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World's Largest Volcano Discovered on Pacific Seafloor
2013-09-13 18:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: Researchers discovered the largest volcano on earth a thousand miles off the coast of Japan. Tamu Massif rivals some of the biggest volcanoes found in the solar system. Volcanology researcher Kayla Iacovino discusses what this giant can tell us about the inside of our planet.
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Massive Aquifer Discovered in Kenya holds 70 Years Worth of Water, May Reshape Nation
2013-09-11 18:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World News: A newly-discovered aquifer in Kenya's arid Turkana region contains enough water to meet the nation's needs for the next 70 years. The discovery of the Lotikipi Basin Aquifer was officially announced Wednesday at an international water security meeting of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) in Nairobi. The find is certainly a boon for the African nation, especially in a region known to be one of the driest parts of Kenya. In addition to Lotikipi, four other water...
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BBC: World's largest volcano discovered beneath Pacific
2013-09-09 16:58:32| PortlandOnline
News story psoted to bbc.co.uk September 8, 2013.
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Newly discovered Greenland mega canyon sends water to the sea
2013-08-30 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: Researchers have found a "mega canyon" in Greenland tucked under a mile and a half of ice that could rival the size and depth of Arizona's Grand Canyon. While the discovery won't become a major tourist attraction, it does provide insight into how meltwater courses its way underneath the world's second-largest ice sheet, and how that might affect ice shelves and glaciers at its periphery. Melting ice from Greenland and Antarctica is now the dominant contributor to global sea level rise, which is expected...
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