Huge ice island could pose threat to oil, shipping

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Huge ice island could pose threat to oil, shipping

An island of ice more than four times the size of Manhattan is drifting across the

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Giant iceberg breaks off from Antarctic glacier

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Báo Tuổi Trẻ English 42 month(s) ago

An iceberg the size of Luxembourg has broken off from a glacier in Antarctica after being rammed by another giant iceberg, scientists said on Friday, in an event that could affect ocean circulation patterns.

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Earth Hour 2010 scheduled on March 27

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Hanoi Times English 44 month(s) ago 1 related news

Earth Hour 2010 scheduled on March 27

Hanoi's Hoan Kiem Lake in the Earth Hour 2009

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Arctic adventure: The 2041 Expedition 2009 lands in Antarctica. VNS file photos From the end of the earth: Antarctica, with an area of 14 million square kilometres, has nearly 98 per cent of its surface covered by ice with a depth of 1.6 km. Antarctic

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VietNam News English 44 month(s) ago

Arctic adventure: The 2041 Expedition 2009 lands in Antarctica. VNS file photos
From the end of the earth: 
Antarctica, with an area of 14 million square kilometres, has nearly 98 per cent of its surface covered by ice with a depth of 1.6 km.
Antarctic

It is the coldest, driest and windiest place on earth. It is not a country, and is governed by an international agreement.
The group, including five women, received financial support from local businesses.

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Earth Hour 2010 scheduled on March 27

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Earth Hour 2010 scheduled on March 27

Vietnam responds to Earth Hour 2009

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Activists dodge Japanese whaling fleet after skirmish

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Activists dodge Japanese whaling fleet after skirmish

Militant anti-whaling activists said they were dodging a Japanese surveillance ship in icebergs near Antarctica on Wednesday, following their first skirmish with whalers during the annual hunt.

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Giant iceberg off Australia breaking up

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SaiGon GP English 44 month(s) ago

Giant iceberg off Australia breaking up

A massive iceberg edging slowly toward Australia's southwestern coast is breaking up into hundreds of smaller icebergs as it drifts into warmer waters, creating potentially hazardous conditions for ships trying to navigate the region, a scientist said Tuesday.

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'Monster' iceberg shedding hundreds of offshoots

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SaiGon GP English 44 month(s) ago

'Monster' iceberg shedding hundreds of offshoots

SYDNEY, Dec 14, 2009 (AFP) - An island-sized iceberg is breaking up as it drifts closer to Australia, producing hundreds of smaller slabs spread over a massive area of ocean, experts said Monday.

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Australia shipping alert over massive iceberg

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SaiGon GP English 44 month(s) ago

Australia shipping alert over massive iceberg

Australian authorities Friday issued a shipping alert over a gigantic iceberg that is gradually approaching the country's southwest coast.

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Antarctic adventurers call for “immediate action”

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Hanoi Times English 45 month(s) ago

Antarctic adventurers call for “immediate action”

The Vietnamese group

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Antarctic adventurers call for “immediate action”

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Antarctic adventurers call for “immediate action”

Le Tuan in the South Pole.

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Over 100 icebergs drifting to N.Zealand: official

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SaiGon GP English 45 month(s) ago

Over 100 icebergs drifting to N.Zealand: official

File photo shows an iceberg pictured off the New Zealand Coast (AFP photo)

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