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Ice Is Melting Faster Everywhere

19 hours ago ago from Brainicane

Click for a larger image of map. This Eco-Economy Indicator is a guest post written by my colleague Alexandra Giese, a staff researcher at the Earth Policy Institute. From the Arctic sea ice to the Antarctic interior and the mountainous peaks of Peru, Alaska, and Tibet, ice is melting at an alarming rate. The accelerating loss of ice sheets, sea ice, and glaciers is one of the most powerful and striking indicators of a warming ...

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Arctic Marine Mammals

10 hours ago ago from Wild Things

Photo credit: NOAA What better way to celebrate the holiday season than with a post about all the fabulous marine mammals hanging out near the North Pole? The Arctic hosts a variety of marine mammals including eight species of pinnipeds (several seals, walruses), three cetaceans (bowhead, beluga and narwhal whales) and one fissiped (polar bears). (For me, fissiped is a new term, which turns out to be the scientific name for the group ...

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Seasonal greetings

23 hours ago ago from v-g Backpacking in Britain Weblog

Seasonal best wishes to all readers. Any hope of a Christmas backpack has been dashed primarily by the weather, in particular the state of the roads: many people seem to have the bravado to drive in these conditions but I'd be a nervous wreck long before I arrived at the hills, not to mention the worry during the walk of a deterioration and possible difficulties getting home. I'm afraid I couldn't stand the anguish these days, I'll ...

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Recipe: Ice Cream Snowballs

1 day ago ago from zakka life

One of my favorite Christmas traditions is ice cream snowballs. Every year my Grandma would have a large spread of hors d'oeuvres for Christmas Eve. For dessert she would turn the lights low and bring out the snow balls. Now, I'm passing the tradition onto my children and serving snowballs this year. We used to buy them, but I've found very few stores carry them anymore. So this year I'm making the ice cream snowballs. Enjoy! Ice Cream ...

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Grant St.

19 hours ago ago from Running Down A Dream

7 Miles 51:39 7:23 average per mile 10:00 am) low 30's We had some snow and ice last night so the roads were not the best. My hamstring acted up again today so cut this run short. Not sure if I will get my long run in this weekend. The weather is not going to be great and my hammy might have a say in the matter. b/asr7/66

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