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UAA Scientists, Working for NASA, Find New Cold Weather Microorganism
Channel 2 NewsThis week, as a $2.5 billion rover touched down on the surface of Mars, U.A.A students were watching intently. And they weren't watching out of mere "curiosity" either (pun intended). They were watching because their research may play a pivotal role...Tags: Glaciers, Biology, Science and Technology, NASA, Landforms
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Evidence of Flowing Water on Mars Piques Interest of Biologists Observing "Curiosity" Mission
Channel 2 NewsNASA has now assembled the first color, panorama of Gale Crater, seen through the eyes of its newest, most sophisticated Mars Rover, "Curiosity". The stunning color photo, composed from a large number of individual images (electronically pasted together...Tags: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Glaciers, Biology, Science, Science and Technology
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Coast Guard Looks North to Alaska's Changing Arctic
As sea ice melts, Alaska's Coast Guard is looking north to an Arctic future.
On Tuesday, Rear Admiral Thomas Ostebo made his first trip to Barrow aboard a C-130. The Coast Guard officer in charge of all Alaska operations, Ostebo said it’s...Tags: Fishing, Alaska, Politics, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Petroleum Industry
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Northern science: Alaska glaciers help drive rise in sea level
Geophysical Institute researcher Regina Hock and her colleague Valentina Radic have calculated that the rate of sea-level rise due to the meltwater from glaciers in Alaska and elsewhere will increase by as much as 60 percent by the year 2100. Half of...Tags: Europe, Glaciers, Oceans, Greenland, Water
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