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Offline sam

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Antarctica Traced from Space
« on: July 24, 2010, 15:01 »
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Antarctica may not be the world's largest landmass -- it's the fifth-largest continent -- but resting on top of that land is the world's largest ice sheet. That ice holds more than 60 percent of Earth's fresh water and carries the potential to significantly raise sea level. The continent is losing ice to the sea, and scientists want to know how much.

http://www.physorg.com/news199107623.html
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Re: Antarctica Traced from Space
« Reply #1 on: July 24, 2010, 22:05 »
It makes me laugh that there's so much water on this planet, that we have a hosepipe ban after two weeks without rain.  Guess it's not too evenly distributed.
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Re: Antarctica Traced from Space
« Reply #2 on: July 25, 2010, 22:16 »
and lots of it is infused with salt.... though not in Antarctica... we should drill it and bring it back...
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