A trio of researchers (two from the University of Chicago, the other from Princeton) has proposed a new theory to explain the sudden breakup of the Larsen B Ice Shelf in 2002. In their paper published in Geophysical Research Letters, Alison ...
Tags: Larsen B Ice Shelf, sudden breakup, cause of the collapse, drainage
No matter how harsh winter is, there are no snow days for Arkansas' cattle producers. A week that saw record low temperatures and freezing rain that gave even the grass a glassy, slick coating didn't give ranchers any time off. "We had ...
Tags: Cattle, Arkansas'Cattle Ranchers, Snow Days
Antarctica's Pine Island Glacier, one of the biggest single contributors to world sea-level rise, is melting irreversibly and could add as much as a centimetre (0.4 inches) to ocean levels in 20 years, a study said Sunday. The glacier ...
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In the aftermath of a house fire, many homeowners can anticipate a great deal of time and money will be spent on restoring the structure back to habitable conditions, even if the fire was very minor. Let's take for example a lightning ...
Today in Australia they call it Kauri, in Asia they call it Dammar, and in South America it does not exist at all unless planted there; but 52 million years ago the giant coniferous evergreen tree known to botanists as Agathis thrived in ...
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Statistics Canada pegged surprisingly large 2013-14 production figures for many of the crops grown in the country in its final crop report of 2013, released Wednesday. "There's just no getting around it, this is the biggest crop of ...
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With temperatures dropping to single digits this week, Michelle D. Harris, VMD, Dipl. ACVIM, lecturer in the Section of Emergency and Critical Care at the University of Pennsylvania's New Bolton Center, offers the following tips to keep ...
Plug-in hybrids will lead the pack among e-vehicles in the race to produce cleaner, more efficient vehicles, according to KPMG International’s 2014 Global Automotive Executive Survey. The rise of alternative powertrain technologies ...
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After years of sleuthing for clues about where and when pantherine felids ("big cats") originated, a Smithsonian scientist and an international team of researchers are one step closer to understanding the evolutionary history of these ...
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US Coast Guard officials confirmed that a Great Lakes freighter hauling iron ore to US Steel's Gary Works mill rear-ended a US Coast Guard ice-breaker on that was cutting a path through the frozen surface of Lake Michigan on Sunday. No ...
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With many facing bone-chilling cold and snow in the United States and Canada, Environment Canada says even those accustomed to cold should reassess how to cope. Officials at Environment Canada and Health Canada said there's no rocket ...
With much of the U.S. frozen by a severe cold snap, many must walk on slippery ice and experts suggest walking in a shuffle motion to maintain balance. Orthopaedic surgeons at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai suggest those ...
Tags: Healthcare, Healthcare Tips, Balance on Ice
ACDelco says its Specialty Winter Beam wiper blade has a sleek, wedge-shaped spoiler that clears away snow and ice. ACDelco has introduced a new Specialty Winter Beam wiper blade line designed to take on snow, ice and sub-zero ...
The record-shattering cold weather that's gripping much of the United States can pose extreme health risks, doctors warned Monday. "It's best to limit your outdoor activity as much as possible, since prolonged exposure can lead to ...
Tags: Bitter Winter Weather, Cold, Hard Truth
About Abrasives NSN Parts and Its Product Range: Abrasives in general are simply rough materials that are used to shape or finish work pieces, essentially like sandpaper. This product is extremely common for countless applications, ...
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