Cryo-Egg

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Cryo-Egg: Not a term of our making, comes from the University of Bristol. An egg-shaped capsule device for monitoring in cryogenic conditions. Seems the good scientists at the U of B have developed a winning plan to monitor Antarctic ice sheet dynamics (from beneath) and sea level rise.


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FOM: 'Cryo-egg' to predict sea levels and Scientists hatch plans to send egg beneath Antarctic ice sheets.









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Big Beer or Old Whisky

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Big Beer or Old Whisky: (1) 100 year old whisky left over by Ernest Shackleton and crew to be dug up in Antarctica. (2) Opposite of 'Small Beer'. (3) A rare, exceptional beverage or find. (4) Not a trifle nor trifling to obtain. [Send us a bottle if you can, please. (Yes, we're over 21)].


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FOM: Shackleton's whisky to be dug up









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Bay of Bangladesh

Bay of Bangladesh: As a consequence of global warming, its looking like the Bay of Bengal may become the Bay of Bangladesh. Tens of millions of people could be in jeopardy. Not to mention what could be happening in the Arctic, Antarctica, the Maldives and possibly even Palau.

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FOM: Thailand's coast disappears as sea level rises , Rising ocean levels threaten Maldives , 8 ways to save the Earth , Report: Rising sea may cost trillions, Seas threaten 20m in Bangladesh, England: Rising Sea Levels Increase Flood Risk , Two meter sea level rise unstoppable: experts, $100bn a year for climate safety , Bangladesh, Bay of Bengal, Warming Brings Walruses to Shore Early,Warming study: Arctic ‘severely’ impacted, Greenland's melt mystery unfolds, at glacial pace , Palau, Maldives, the Arctic, Antarctica and Global Warming.

Revised/Updated: Friday, September 11, 2009 and Wednesday, September 30, 2009, Monday October 12, 2009. Monday, November 23, 2009. Sunday, December 6, 2009. Monday, December 7, 2009.

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