Arctic sea ice is not only shrinking in coverage area; it’s also thinning, according to a report and satellite images jointly released on Monday by NASA and the NASA-supported National Snow and Ice Data Center at the University of Colorado. The Arctic basin is covered in a thick semipermanent sea ice, which is covered...
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Experts predict fewer hurricanes in 2009
Colorado State University’s hurricane forecast team’s latest prediction calls for 12 named storms, including six hurricanes. Of those six, two are expected to be major hurricanes with maximum wind speeds of 111 mph or greater. The first of the storms in the Atlantic, which are named in alphabetical order, will be Ana. There will...
