WASHINGTON — A new university-led study with NASA participation finds ancient Antarctica was much warmer and wetter than previously suspected. The climate was suitable to support substantial vegetation — including stunted trees — along the edges of the frozen continent.
Monthly Archives: June 2012
Satellites and piracy on the high seas
15 June 2012
Piracy may be a topic of schoolboy adventure stories, but it’s still a dangerous and costly problem for merchant shipping and tourism in some parts of the world. In the pirate-ridden waters of the Indian Ocean, satellites show that environmental conditions have limited recent pirate activity.
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Markets Responding Faster
The latest application of sticking plaster to the Euro saw a rapid response by the markets.
Waiting for the Crunch
Time to hang the “Do Not Resuscitate” sign round the Euro’s neck
As the EuroZone’s witless leaders try to pretend that everything is economically wonderful, the markets push the Euro towards extinction.
On Spartan Wings
The Greeks suffered during the Italian and German invasion with a very poorly equipped air force and with support from the RAF which was also poorly equipped because first priority went to British home defence and then to Egypt, leaving little that could be sent to Greece.
The Polish Underground 1939-1947
The Polish underground not only operated for longer than any other WWII partisan force, but it was also the largest in Europe. The author tells a gripping story that tells the full story in a concise and authoritative review of what has previously been a largely untold story.