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Will global warming become a thing of the past?

Presenthere @Presenthere (157) 6 Apr

Global warming is a menace that has been bothering us for decades. We need to get our act together and combat it better. Electric vehicle use should be encouraged more and more. Petrol and diesel vehicles have to be done away...

Thinking about Glacier National Park in Montana

maezee @maezee (41985) • United States 3 Jun 21

Later on, in July, I am planning on taking a road trip with my family out to the western part of North Dakota and I may have an additional day or two so I am considering running up to Glacier National Park on the western side of...

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Disaster in Northern India? I hope my friends' families there are OK.

The Horse @TheHorse (238306) • Walnut Creek, California 8 Feb 21

I woke up to this on one of my news feeds this morning: "As many as 170 people were missing, with dozens potentially dead, after a breaking Himalayan glacier caused waters to rise, sweeping away a hydroelectric dam in a deadly...

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I'm in iceland

poppoppop111 @poppoppop111 (5731) • Canada 20 Feb 13

Wanted to share a picture from my visit to the glacier yesterday in iceland. We saw where the glacier used to go to only 10 years ago compared to where it is now. It has really melted over the years. Really puts a perspective on...

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petermann glacier, are you melting real soon?

T3chMast3r @T3chMast3r (83) • Philippines 18 Jan 11

hi there mylotters! i just got so interested about the news last august 2010. quite old news though but it's kinda alarming. it's about the ice chunk that broke in the petermann glacier that is four times the size of new york...

Canadian Rocky Mountains-Awesome!

TheMountainMan @TheMountainMan (16) • United States 19 Nov 09

If you ever get the chance, travel upto the Canadian Rockies. This area is just breathtaking. If you travel between Banff and Jasper you just see glacier after glacier along the Icefields Parkway. Travel on the western side of the...

Glacier National Park

goingtothesun @goingtothesun (54) • United States 31 Mar 09

Has anyone been there? I have and it was the best time I have ever had. I miss it so much, and as soon as I get enough cash I'm moving there. It really is a blast.

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Glaciers on Mars

octavian @octavian (200) • Romania 24 Nov 08

As we find out more about Mars, the more it resembles to Earth. If Phoenix probe had found ice at a small distance of Martian soil surface, new data obtained by Mars Orbiter seem to indicate that on Mars are real glaciers. One...

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bottled water vs tap water

wallyrae @wallyrae (49) • Canada 21 Oct 08

Does anyone really believe that bottled water is better? Here in North America anyway tap water is decent and fortified with fluoride. Can anyone justify paying for these so called "spring" waters that are actually not. Plus what...

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Tap Water vs Bottled Water

wallyrae @wallyrae (49) • Canada 21 Oct 08

Here in Canada and the USA I imagine our city water is pretty good in general and fortified with fluoride for your teeth. Bottled water is often taken from tap sources and labeled as glacier or spring water. The plastic bottles...

Ice Cream Makers!

zeloguy @zeloguy (4911) • United States 1 Feb 08

My wife got an ice cream maker for Christmas a year ago and it wasn't until recently that she FINALLY got it out of the packaging and started making her own ice cream. OMG! It's like the best ice cream I have ever had, and...

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Have You ever been to Scarisoara Cave in Romania?

Sengrath @Sengrath (210) • Romania 28 Jun 07

Well I tell You It's worth making a trip to romania just for This CAVE , Forget about Dracula and stuff ...this is a true marvel of nature. Any fellow romanians,or anybody else who visited the cave feel free to tell about your...

Hey! Fox's mints have gone dark - yummy!

shelagh77 @shelagh77 (3643) 26 Mar 07

Anyone out there who loves Fox's Glacier mints will be interested to know that there is now a Fox's Glacier dark! It tastes a bit like cough candy with a kick, and they term these "licorice and aniseed flavour sweets". Well,...

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Glacier

hariharbhat @hariharbhat (1312) • India 2 Feb 07

Magnificent Fox Glacier is the most accessible glacier in New Zealand, and the perfect venue for learning how to climb ice. Using an ice axe, ice hammer and the front points of your crampons, qualified instructors can teach you...

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What will happen the way the earth is warming up?

rikpallav @rikpallav (1242) • India 28 Nov 06

What whill happen to this very planet that we live in.. call ed earth the way it is warming up and that in turn melting the glaciers of the Antertica and leading to submerge of the low-lying areas in the world...

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Why is Antartica cold?

navinshan @navinshan (3933) • Canada 3 Nov 06

Just curious to know why it is the coldest continent

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