So says Peter Wadhams, professor of ocean physics at Cambridge. Winter ice should be OK, though. The artistic implications are that the top of the Earth will be blue instead of white as seen from space, and ships will have a new route to sail through.
“The data supports the new consensus view — based on [...]
Brazilian naval personnel were astonished to initially discover that what they thought to be remains of the missing Air France flight 447 in the Atlantic Ocean turned out to be nothing more than garbage and other debris located at or near the surface of water. Even the supposed oil slick that they thought came from [...]
Ninety bathtub toys were hurled into a drainage hole on the Greenland ice in September – an experiment to see how melt waters find their way to the base of the ice sheet.
It was hoped the ducks would flow along subglacial channels and eventually pop out into the sea. They may still, but nothing has [...]
Amazing striped icebergs!
Icebergs in the Antarctic area sometimes have stripes, formed by layers of snow that react to different conditions.
Blue stripes are often created when a crevice in the ice sheet fills up with meltwater and freezes so quickly that no bubbles form.
When an iceberg falls into the sea, a layer of salty seawater [...]
One of the most interesting competitions in the 2008 Beijing Olympics is the Sailing race.
Today Shahar Tzubery of Israel surprised everyone as he won the Bronze medal.
Shall we have any more action during these games?
