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Bensen32 @Bensen32 (28658) • United States 9 Sep 19

How was your weekend? Hope it was good. I wasn't on here all weekend. I didn't have a very good weekend myself. I was not feeling so well Saturday and Sunday. I did a lot of sleeping and laying on the couch watching some...

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You can't make this stuff up

Gary Sibio @garysibi (702) • Chicago, Illinois 8 Sep 19

So, what happens when you are part of a shipload of climate change alarmists sailing into the Arctic to document the "disappearing" ice? Why of course. Your ship gets caught in the non-existant ice and you have to be rescued....

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Book Review Dorothy Cowlin Greenland Seas

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 5 Sep 19

1967 - E J Arnold Press An obscure and largely forgotten true story, but one that is very special to me as it was the earliest book I remember reading (after basic reading guides). It i the true story of a 19th century whaling...

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Fun fact

Metha @Wayne_15 (47) • India 6 Aug 19

Reindeers eye colour changes to blue in winter to help them gather light during dark arctic months and return to golden colour in the spring and summer

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Issue One, the main focus for today, reducing CO2 emissions wherever possible.

anthony davis @lookatdesktop (27156) • Dallas, Texas 28 Mar 18

The focus of today's discussion is as follows: 1. Carbon Dioxide will double by 2030 since pre-industrial era. Why is this important? Simple. The atmosphere will eventually be full of too much carbon dioxide both in the...

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England was colder than the North Pole in winter yesterday!

Winterishere @thedevilinme (5216) • Northampton, England 28 Feb 18

In true Mylot style I’m here to tell you it’s snowing in England! We don’t get a lot of it in the southern half of the country where I live but we are in the grips of a rare and sustained Arctic blast from the East and snow is...

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Rabbits and Hares

James Higgins @JamesHxstatic (29410) • Eugene, Oregon 23 Jan 18

Not to split hairs, but I never really thought about the difference between the two. I remember the fable about the Tortoise and the Hare, have occasionally been accused of being as mad a March Hare, but never a rabbit. It turns...

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The Hollow Earth Theory

Joseph Victor Milford @JoeMilford (11) 3 Oct 17

I have been hearing a lot lately on podcasts about the theory of the Hollow Earth. I was wondering what everyone's ideas or thoughts are about the many theories connected to this!

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An Icy Farewell Kiss!

Catherine @bluesa (15022) • Johannesburg, South Africa 17 Aug 17

Now, isn't it typical! Our temperature yesterday was 24C ( 75.2F )and we thought we were heading for an early spring. But nope, last night the wind started howling outside. And as I told my family, "yep, here it comes, the icy...

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Do you know that you can travel with National Geographic?

scheng1 @scheng1 (24649) • Singapore 3 Oct 15

Most of us enjoy documentaries and magazines by National Geographic. Do you know that you can join in expeditions with National Geographic? The ultimate trip must be Antarctic. The price is really high, but for those who can...

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why is it said that the arctic and antartic have many features in common?

kirtricks @kirtricks (650) • India 23 Jan 11

why is it said that the arctic and antartic have many features in common?

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picture a penguin

CraftyCorner @CraftyCorner (5600) • United States 13 Nov 09

Some human photographers decided to let some penguins let their curiosity get the better of them and the results were some absolutely marvelous snaps of 'birdies with the cameras'. Even the chicks got in on the act, having a look...

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see the movie whiteout?

pattiurlvd @pattiurlvd (137) • United States 19 Sep 09

I just did yesterday and I'll come right out and say it, it's rather disappointing. The acting was OK but I think all the excitement they provided was shown in their previews because there wasn't much other than what you see...

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Global warming -- An evidence! A warning!

anuraa32 @anuraa32 (2446) • India 15 May 09

http://in.news.yahoo.com/137/2090514/362/twl-arctic-explorers-find-more-evidence.html This news talks of the increasing temperatures and decreasing ice cover. The melting of ice cover can have catostrophic effects on the...

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Which One Is Worse Drilling In ANWR Or Drilling In The Arctic Circle?

gewcew23 @gewcew23 (8007) • United States 28 Jul 08

USA has it's own oil resources but we cannot use those resource because we will harm the environment. ANWR is one of those protected sits that is just to fragile to drill in. We are told that if we were to drill up there the whole...

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Where would you like to be, now?

broc93 @broc93 (167) • Italy 22 Mar 08

Do you want to be in an exotic place or in a cold country? I'd like to be in the place of the photo:)

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Ice in the Arctic is melting so fast - What do your opinion on this

CSHINE @SHAMRACK (8576) • India 24 Aug 07

I hope the global pollution may be has a major role on this. Still this melting is due to more of sun light effected that region effecting the natural balance of world. Hope this would not effect the human life. Still these...

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EARTH 2100: Imminent Peril !

ianlcs @ianlcs (72) • Malaysia 20 Jun 07

..and nothing short of a planetary rescue will save it from the environmental cataclysm of dangerous climate change. Those are not the words of eco-warriors but the considered opinion of a group of eminent scientists writing in a...

Arctic sea is melting faster,says study:

pinaki1971 @pinaki1971 (352) • India 3 May 07

The Arctic sea ice is melting three times faster than many scientists project,US researchers reported on Monday,just days ahead of the next major international report on climate change.Scientists at the National Center for...

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Large Ice Chunk On The Loose

emisle @emisle (3822) • Ireland 30 Dec 06

An ice chunk 25 miles long broke off a glacier in the Canadian arctic, is now just floating around! And it will cause major problems if it drifts into shipping areas. It's suspected to be down to global warming, no surprise...

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