This ice crack is whack.
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By , on March 27th, 2013 Leave a comment   Climate Change   ,  

Kids, we all know that crack is bad for your body. And when it comes to sea ice, the same policy applies. Too much crack is whack. Starting in mid-February a bunch of giant cracks in sea ice, or leads, began forming in the Beaufort Sea. Now a couple of leads are not unusual, but . . . → Read More: This ice crack is whack.

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The icy colder finger of death
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By , on November 23rd, 2011 6 comments   Environmental Sciences   , , , , ,  

I just can’t wait until the BBC series Frozen Planet airs here in the states. Take this clip for example, which the BBC released today. It shows a “brinicle”, which is a sort of underwater icicle that forms under sea ice in winter. As the surface ice freezes, it preferentially takes up fresh water, leaving . . . → Read More: The icy colder finger of death

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Dispatches from Antarctica – Fast Ice, Slow Progress
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By , on January 16th, 2010 Leave a comment   Expeditions   , , , , ,  

David Honig is a graduate student in marine science at Duke University in the lab of Dr. Cindy Van Dover. He is participating in LARISSA, a 2 month multinational expedition to study the causes and consequences of the ice shelf collapse. He will be posting regular updates on the expedition exclusively for Deep Sea News . . . → Read More: Dispatches from Antarctica – Fast Ice, Slow Progress

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