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Cool Science: Brochure is Geared to Give Kids an Introduction to Polar Science

3/1/2006 Jointly produced by the Pacific Science Center and the University of Washington's Polar Science Center, this .pdf file provides an introduction to Polar Regions and the research that scientists conduct there. More

Greenland Ice Loss Doubles in Past Decade, Raising Sea Level Faster

2/16/2006 The loss of ice from Greenland doubled between 1996 and 2005, as its glaciers flowed faster into the ocean in response to a generally warmer climate, according to a NASA/University of Kansas study. More

Educational Resources Document

2/9/2006 57 pages of materials ranging from satellite maps of Antarctica to photographs of Alaskan volcanoes. More

Icetrek

2/1/2006 Researchers study how an iceberg changes as it drifts along its characteristic track northward. More

Riding the Permafrost Express

12/31/2005 Researchers use innovative techniques to protect the newly constructed Qinghai-Xizang railroad across the Tibetan Plateau from permafrost thawing. More

Mosaic of Antarctica

12/6/2005 Researchers use images from NASA’s Earth-observing satellites to show Antarctica like you've never seen it before. More

Operation Antarctica: NASA Satellites Help Supply U.S. Research Bases

9/6/2005 When managers of the U.S. Antarctic Program had to figure out how to get supplies to research camps in Antarctica, they turned to NASA satellite sensors for information. More

Out of the Crevasse Field

8/30/2005 NASA satellite data help the Antarctic Traverse Team avoid danger and beat a path to the South Pole. More

Time on the Shelf

7/12/2005 Twenty-five years of NASA scientists' research in Antarctica and Greenland show that even huge ice sheets can change more quickly than scientists thought, causing sea level to rise. More

The Hidden Ocean, Arctic 2005

6/27/2005 Scientists supported by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) explored the frigid depths of the Canada Basin, located in one of the deepest parts of the Arctic Ocean. More
                                      
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