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Discussions about the environment and ecology.
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Global "Warming" causing the Black Sea to freeze over!
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The Black Sea freezes over!
February 8, 2012
The Black sea off the coast of Odessa is frozen. An extremely rare
event. The last time it happened was in 1977. Listen carefully and you
can hear the ice creaking. In some places the ice is a foot and a half
thick.
Impressive video here:
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Cold weather to continue in Mallorca, lowest temp in 40 years
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Cold weather to continue in Mallorca
Thursday, 09 February 2012 12:57 0 Comments Mallorca
snow-mallorca
SNOWY BEACH: As predicted snow fell on Mallorca's beaches over the
weekend.
A NEW wave of polar-air hit Mallorca this week, bringing temperatures
to -3oC and keeping snow level to 500m above sea level.... more »
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Europe's Danube freezes over, cold snap toll at 460
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Europe's Danube freezes over, cold snap toll at 460
By Katarina Subasic (AFP) - 5 hours ago
BELGRADE - Thick ice closed vast swathes of the Danube on Thursday,
crippling shipping on Europe's busiest waterway, as the death toll from
bitter cold across the continent rose to at least 460.
As it has every day for nearly two weeks, the brutal cold claimed lives... more »
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Nobel prize winner (named LV board chairman)
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By Paul Harasim
LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
Posted: Feb. 3, 2012 | 6:42 p.m.
Nobel Prize laureate Dr. Stanley Prusiner, who discovered a
revolutionary new class of proteins that cause devastating brain
diseases in both animals and humans, has become chairman of the
scientific advisory board of the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for... more »
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Extreme Sports as a "Selfharm" Disease
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Ruth Phillips takes a look at endurance and extreme
sports and asks, could they be a hidden form of selfharm
for some.
Exercise and activity are vital to our wellbeing. Over
the last 30 years, a substantial body of literature linking
physical activity and reduced incidence of depression
has accumulated (Gilbert 2000, Mental Health... more »
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