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October 14, 2008 at 15:40 CDT
October 14, 2008 at 15:40 CDT
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Pollution Could Melt Glaciers
A study found an increasing pollution problem in Asia could affect cloud formation high in the Himalayas, an action that could make problems for monsoons...
A study found an increasing pollution problem in Asia could affect cloud formation high in the Himalayas, an action that could make problems for monsoons...
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Sirmilik National Park, Canada.
To the Inukitut peoples of the Canadian Arctic, northern Baffin Island is Sirmilik, “the place of the glaciers.” When Canada established the area as a National Park in 2001, they gave it the same ...
Translucent Ice in North Polar Region.
This polar terrain is located near the north pole. The bright patch of material is ice, which might have been deposited in the previous winter.
After ice in the form of surface frost is dep...
Mimas Adrift.
The Cassini spacecraft looks beyond Saturn's limb toward the icy face of Mimas, the innermost of the planet's major moons.
This view looks toward the sunlit side of the rings from about 3 d...
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The Bank One Ballpark structure is the only sports facility in the world featuring a retractable roof, air conditioning, and a natural turf playing field. Ground was broken in Phoenix, Arizona in November 1995. The construction project cost $354 million and took longer than two years to complete.Sponsored links
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Quote of the Day
How to be green? Many people have asked us this important question. It's really very simple and requires no expert knowledge or complex skills. Here's the answer. Consume less. Share more. Enjoy life. - Penny Kemp (b. 1951) and Derek Wall (b. 1965), British ecologists.
Word of the Day
demoniac
Pronunciation: /di-MON-i-ak/
adj : possessed by, resembling, or suggestive of the devil
"She has a pretty smile but a demoniac personality."
Today in History
October 14, 1964
The youngest person to receive a Nobel Peace Prize received the $54,000 award. Martin Luther King, Jr. donated the dollars to support civil rights in the U.S.
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