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Ice Sheet Melting Triples In 20 Years
... the ice sheets. The observations should lead to more accurate predictions of the effects of climate change. Professor Richard Alley, a climate scientist at Penn State University in the US, said: "This project is a spectacular achievement. "The data ... will lead to a better understanding of how sea level change may depend on the human decisions that influence global temperatures." From Johns iPhone (bolton live time) ...
Kangerlussuaq
Nach etwas Email Spoilern noch einmal das Döschen By the Musk Ox besucht und diesmal endlich fündig geworden.
Dann noch schnell ins nirgendwo ...
Kangerlussuaq und Lake Ferguson
... Vest konnte sich dann nicht lange verbergen ... ... und unter tausendfachen Zeugen (Mosquitos) konnte ich mich ins Logbuch eintragen. Zum Lake Ferguson ...
A wow day!
... the shortest crossing to Sisimiut, Western Greenland. This is a large community with 5,000+ inhabitants complete with tarmac airstrip – a bolt-hole if needed.
Patrick decided to do some fjord navigating to lead us eventually to the Sondrestrom Fjord, with its turquoise glacial waters: in the stunning visibility we could see the airfield 30miles ahead. Up to the head of the Fjord, we landed after 3hrs 40min in perfect conditions: sunshine (a balmy 11C), blue ...
Another Entry
There isn't a whole lot to report. I mostly just want to post some pictures from earlier today. As is clear from the pictures, it is quite cloudy, so lidar operation is presently at a stand still. Weather reports are suggesting skies will clear tomorrow night. In the mean time, I have seen quite a few Red Dwarf episodes on DVD. I can't say that I find it terribly amusing at this point, but there is a certain bond I have with ...