Sea Ice

In print (Science News)

25 Jul 2008

Science News for Kids: Three scientists travel to Antarctica to explore a secret world hidden beneath the ice. The snowmobile bucks like a mechanical bull as it bounces over a mound of ice. I squeeze the throttle and zoom forward, trying to catch the two snowmobiles in front of me.

In print (Science News)

25 Jul 2008

Three scientists travel to Antarctica to explore a secret world hidden beneath the ice. The snowmobile bucks like a mechanical bull as it bounces over a mound of ice. I squeeze the throttle and zoom forward, trying to catch the two snowmobiles in front of me.

Oil spills onto ice, climate among Arctic risks (Environmental News Network)

25 Jul 2008

Companies seeking oil in the Arctic will need better technology to clean up spills onto ice and could new face hazards such as rougher seas caused by climate change, experts said on Friday. The U.S. Geological Survey estimated this week that 22 percent of the world's undiscovered, technically recoverable reserves of oil and gas were in the Arctic, raising environmentalists' worries about ...