Papers 2001-2010 of total 22437 found.
…simply involves water creeping in rock crevices and freezing. Where the ice formed expands, it wedges itself into these crevices. This is known as Frost wedging. E.g. Talus slope, Lost River, West Virginia, USA. When ice thaws, it causes parts of the rock…
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…. Many said it smelled like ice. That could only mean one thing …. icebergs were close. “To make matters worse the look out station was without binoculars.”5 At about 11:30 p.m., Officer Fredrick Fleet, in the crow’s nest, was starring…
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…him to fall back down. He felt a sharp pain in the right side of his chest and looked down to see what looked like an ice pick blade. He then pulled his pajama top over his head in an attempt to shield himself from the continuing blows. He eventually…
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…closest planet to the sun and it is the only other planet besides earth that at this time scientists believe could be inhabited by human life. Mars is in many ways like Earth. It has polar ice caps and is on almost the same tilted axis as earth…
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…of an ice field directly in her course heading (Warnings). The messages were logged into a book and passed on to the bridge. Captain Smith chose to ignore those warnings. He felt that his experience would allow them to follow the original course unaltered…
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…to human health, severe stress on forests, wetland and other natural habitats. Melting of polar ice caps and consequent rise in the sea level is also another problem caused by the global warming. The first effect, human health, is based upon all the other…
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…together were great! Like going out for ice cream, traveling and camping. My best friend and companion, no one and nothing can replace her. In the year 1989, a very special dog was born. We shared a lot of special times together. My four-legged friend…
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…happen. The increases of temperature could alter the growth of crops in areas near the equator due to insufficient rain and heat. This could really hurt countries that rely on imported food. With the high temperatures the polar ice caps could melt and cause…
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…temperatures the polar ice caps could melt and cause the sea water level to go up 1 to 3 feet. This increase could take out small islands, coastal cities and some shallow rivers. The Everglades in Florida would be almost if not totally wiped right off…
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…but the disturbing - not the controlled but the uncontrollable. Powerful, rapid changes are undergone in the story, as we learn of a ship sailing from port and then swept into a terrible storm and then a land of ice and snow. The romantic interest in nature…
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