Tag Archives: ice
Raw Video: Scientists Revive Ice Age Flower
Associated Press Russian scientists have regenerated an entire plant from the fruit tissue found in an Ice Age squirrel’s burrow estimated to be at least 30,000 years old. (Feb. 22)
Q and A: What Can Indigenous People Tell us About Climate Change?
Erin Loury Science Now VANCOUVER, CANADA—The Arctic has become the frontline for observing the effects of anthropogenic climate change, from rising ocean temperatures to shrinking sea ice cover. These changes have greatly impacted the traditional practices of indigenous Arctic communities, … Continue reading
The Himalayas and nearby peaks have lost no ice in past 10 years, study shows
Damian Carrington Guardian The world’s greatest snow-capped peaks, which run in a chain from the Himalayas to Tian Shan on the border of China and Kyrgyzstan, have lost no ice over the last decade, new research shows. The discovery has … Continue reading
The BBC: less trustworthy, more dangerous than a cannibal polar bear
Source: Telegraph Today’s endangered polar bear story du jour comes, you won’t be at all surprised to hear, from the BBC’s news website. An “environmental photojournalist” named Jenny E Ross took a photograph of a polar bear eating a cub … Continue reading
David Attenborough is accused of climate change sensationalism by Lord Lawson
Source: Daily Mail Lord Lawson has accused David Attenborough of sensationalism and alarmism over the environment. The former Tory chancellor, who is a climate change sceptic, said the broadcaster’s claims about global warming were sheer speculation. In the final episode … Continue reading
Nursing home workers ‘use waterboard torture on 89-year-old woman with dementia after arguing over ice cream’
Source: Daily Mail Two nursing home workers have been arrested over claims they used the waterboarding torture technique on an 89-year-old woman suffering from dementia. Jermeller Steed and Cicely Reed of Jonesboro, Georgia were held by police after a co-worker says … Continue reading