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From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 2009 16:29:07 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Winfly 2009 ushers in the 2009-2010 antarctic field season

Winfly 2009 ushers in the 2009-2010 antarctic field season

Passengers make their way from an Air Force C-17 air transport at Pegasus Airfield, Antarctica.

The first flight since February was scheduled to land at McMurdo Station on 20 August (local time McMurdo) during a roughly weeklong period dubbed Winfly, for winter fly-in. However, two straight days of poor weather conditions at McMurdo have delayed the arrival of the first flight, as of 21 August (local time McMurdo).

UPDATE (23 August 2009): The first flight touched down at ...

More at http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=115551&WT.mc_id=USNSF_64


This is an NSF News - Polar Programs item.


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From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 2009 13:44:25 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: The Arctic Offers More Evidence of Human Influences on Climate Change

The Arctic Offers More Evidence of Human Influences on Climate Change

Photo of researchers taking a sediment core from a lake in Alaska.

A new study indicates that Arctic temperatures suddenly increased during the last 50 years of the period from 1 AD to the year 2000. Because this warming occurred abruptly during the 20th Century while atmospheric greenhouse gases were accumulating, these findings provide additional evidence that humans are influencing climate.

Incorporating geologic records, biologic records and computer simulations, the study reconstructed Arctic summer temperatures at a ...

More at http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=115010&WT.mc_id=USNSF_51


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