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2/26/2007
Paula J. Dobriansky, under secretary for democracy and global affairs at the State Department, stresses three IPY themes in remarks given Feb. 26, 2007 at the National Academies of Science in Washington D.C..
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2/26/2007
The heads of U.S. government research agencies, polar scientists and important political figures with an interest in Arctic and Antarctic research took part in the IPY Opening Ceremony at the National Academies of Science in Washington D.C.
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2/21/2007
In February, the USPS will issue two international rate stamps to commemorate International Polar Year 2007-2008.
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2/17/2007
NASA's THEMIS mission successfully launched on Feb. 17. The mission will help resolve the mystery of what triggers geomagnetic substorms -- atmospheric events visible in the Northern Hemisphere as a sudden brightening of the Northern Lights, or aurora borealis.
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2/15/2007
Scientists using NASA satellites have discovered an extensive network of waterways beneath a fast-moving Antarctic ice stream that provide clues as to how "leaks" in the system impact sea level and the world's largest ice sheet.
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1/20/2007
On January 20, 2007, officials celebrated 50 years of Antarctic partnership between New Zealand and the U.S. Read remarks made by Claudia McMurray, assistant secretary of state at the commemoration.
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1/13/2007
A new 10-meter diameter South Pole Telescope is nearing completion at the South Pole Station.
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1/1/2007
Journals by teachers Ute Kaden and Allan Miller who sailed aboard the icebreaker Oden as part of National Science Foundation research cruise.
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12/29/2006
"Sounds of the Southern Ocean" is a joint project between NOAA’s Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, Oregon State University, and the Korea Polar Research Institute whose goal is to study the dynamic tectonic and volcanic environment of the Bransfield Strait and Drake Passage between South America and Antarctica.
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12/19/2006
An international team sailed from Punta Arenas, Chile for a two-week, NSF-sponsored research cruise.
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