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POPSEarth's poles long overdue for reversal I've been following this for at least the last 20 years when I first discovered this phenomenon in Junior High. This is nothing new. The science journals have been writing about this for at least 3 decades. There is a cycle to this, it's not a matter of if but of when.
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POPSHot Times in the Arctic Canada, the United States, Russia, Denmark, and Norway meet today in Greenland to negotiate sovereignty over the Arctic -- an issue that will continue to heat up as Arctic ice melts. One interesting ramification of the big melt: These countries will now have to start worrying about people and stuff coming in over their northern borders.
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POPS Phoenix Ready For Mars Landing Sunday
The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter camera run showed the weather will be good on Sunday, with no significant dust storms around the landing site, said Phoenix principal investigator Peter Smith. U.S. scientists will be joined by their counterparts from Canada and Europe in running the mission robotically from a headquarters in Tucson, Ariz. Canada's contribution is a Meteorological Station, or Met, designed to monitor changes in water abundance, dust, temperature and other variables in the Martian atmosphere. Of 11 previous attempts to land spacecraft on Mars, only five have succeeded. The Canadian Space Agency and a team headed by York University — and including contributions from the University of Alberta, Dalhousie University, the Geological Survey of Canada and instrument-maker Optech and — will oversee the science operations of the station, which was built by Canadarm maker MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd., also known as MDA, of Richmond, B.C.
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POPSFamily found safe after six days lost in Arctic "During the day, the couple pulled the sled with the children inside, attempting to reach Hall Beach. Meanwhile, ground crews began searching for the family on Sunday when they failed to arrive. It wasn't until Thursday that the weather lifted and a helicopter and airplane were able to join the search. Bill Kennedy, a search co-ordinator in Repulse Bay, told The Canadian Press it was a group of Rangers -- mostly aboriginal military reservists -- who eventually found the family. They followed a set of tracks that led to a burned-out snowmobile that the family appeared to have set on fire as a smoke signal to rescuers, CP reported. However, heavy cloud cover had made it impossible for rescuers to see the plume of smoke. "
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POPSFreezy Picture This Envisat image features the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, which lies to the north of mainland Canada and consists of 94 major islands and more than 36,000 minor ones. Victoria Island (visible in centre and lower half of image) sits astride the boundary between the Nunavut (eastern side) and Northwest Territories.
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POPSSir Francis Leopold McClintock MacKlintok Island or MacClintok Island ) is an island in Franz Josef Land, Russia. This island is roughly square-shaped and its maximum length is 33 km. Its area is 612 km2 and it is largely glacierized. Its highest point is 521 m. MacKlintok Island is located very close to the west of Hall Island, separated from it by a narrow sound, Proliv Negri. MacKlintok Island was named after Irish explorer of the Arctic, Sir Francis Leopold McClintock.
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POPSArctic Impact Crater Lake Reveals Interglacial Cycles in Sediments "The coring equipment and other instrumentation was set up using a tripod over the hole in the ice. The scientists were able to extract a core of the topmost 8.5 meters of sediment. The international team of researchers in the field included Guillaume St-Onge; Reinhard Pienitz, principal investigator; Veli-Pekka Salonen of the University of Helsinki, Finland; and Richard Niederreiter, coring expert. Please visit http://www.cen.ulaval.ca/pingualuit/index.html for more information."
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POPS 'Polars Bears On The Brink? Don't You Believe It' ANIMAL PLANET TV SPECIAL 12/08 - 01/08 FIVE PARTS Arctic Exposure with Nigel Marven New Life of Spring TV-G Nigel Marven starts his quest to follow wildlife over a nine month period in the Canadian Arctic while exploring their unique environs. In Wapusk National Park, Nigel witnesses the jaw-dropping majesty of the Northern Lights in -30 degree weather. Arctic Exposure with Nigel Marven The Thaw Begins TV-G Nigel Marven continues his Canadian Arctic journey into summer. The first polar bears of summer come ashore and Nigel encounters one swimming at sea. Near Cambridge Bay, he witnesses a breathtaking wolf attack on a musk ox herd. New Life of Spring The Thaw Begins High Summer Return of the Ice The Journey Ends
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POPSRemote-controlled aircraft would patrol Arctic: military "The military hopes to acquire the new aircraft within five years, but does not yet know how many it will buy or where it will buy them from. There is no estimate yet on how much the aircraft will cost, though Williams said the drones are typically less expensive than the Aurora patrol aircraft the military currently uses when it flies surveillance missions. UAVs are more affordable because they are generally smaller, lighter and cheaper to build than Auroras, and they use less fuel, need less maintenance and require fewer crew members with less training."
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POPSSimultaneously, Russia and America Conduct Major War Games Russian strategic bombers Tu-160, Tu-95 and Tu-22M3, and Il-78 aerial tankers "will conduct flights over the Arctic region, the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans, and the Black Sea, with simulated bombing raids and firing of cruise missiles at testing grounds in northern and southern Russia," Colonel "Alexander Drobyshevsky said." (RIA Novosti). Part of these Russian war games will be conducted in the Arctic, within proximity of US and Canadian territory (Alaska and Canada's Arctic). "U.S. and Canadian fighter jets, including F-15s, were dispatched each time to escort the Russian planes in the exercises, which ranged from two to six aircraft,... "
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POPSGore for a nobel why not gore with hilary as vice president. would be a lot of fun for the pundits, but just might win.
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POPSWhy didn't the Polar Bear eat the Husky ? The top link to the page has a slide show, with the approach of the Polar Bear, and the subsequent play and grooming.of the Husky. It is clear there is no hostility. The wolf signaled play. While the bear may have been hungry, having nothing but snow and ice for a thousand miles (metaphorically) it would also have been bored out of it's mind. Seals are easier to eat, but they never want to play. Makes you wonder how smart huskies are.
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POPS ‘stunned’ Scientists Similar entries * Canada's typical summer heats up, especially in the Arctic * Arctic sea ice retreats to record low by end of summer with ominious consequences for global warming * Arctic Passage - Step Right Up, Sail on Through * Arctic to Skeptics: 'Read My Tips' * Hot Time -- Bad Timing The good news is that solutions to global warming exist, check out Ross Gelbspan’s Green Sheet and his vision for a pathway to climate peace. Or, check out the latest below: Federal report scorns Canada's climate-change plan for exaggerating carbon cuts * Scientists ‘stunned’ as Arctic sea ice shrinks to 30-year low * Green groups sue Canadian government over Kyoto targets * John Marburger, Climate Alarmist? * Recent books on global warming; Neros at their fiddling...
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POPSWhat is going on with the US and Canada over a stretch of water
What is Bush trying to do now? He is trying to stir up animosity with the US nearest neighbours over a stretch of water that they both could share? I don't know why they have to even debate the issue after all. What happened to their alliance? Wouldn't their alliance hold over this bit of water. I think it is daft that it is being turned into such an issue. If they are going to fall out over this stretch of water, then Bush will lose out on his plan for the super highway(which is a mistake anyway). Bush doesn't like compromises does he, unless it is his way. Sorry to be so bold, but I have noticed that when it comes to compromise in diplomacy that is an area he lacks in. Tact is another.Why doesn't he work out a joint agreement with Canada instead of toing and froing as to who the waterway belongs to. Surely Bush can find diplomacy in this matter instead of making this a bone of contention between the US and Canada, their nearest allies and neighbours.
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