Scientists Launch Investigation into Glacial Lake's Disappearance
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The Associated Press  SANTIAGO, Chile   A five-acre glacial lake in Chile's southern Andes has disappeared - and scientists want to know why.
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A complex network of rivers and reservoirs beneath the Antarctic Ice sheet is mapped by US scientists.
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Divers searching a frozen lake found the body of a 55-year-old woman who apparently got lost and did not know she was driving on ice, relatives and authorities said.
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Beneath the snow, ice and bitter cold of Antarctica, scientists have discovered a network of lakes that fill and empty with rapidly flowing water.
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A sudden influx of freshwater from North America's ancient Lake Agassiz to the North Atlantic 8,200 years ago triggered a precipitous cooling of the region, scientists believe. Now they are trying to predict if and when a similar scenario might happen again.
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The mystery of how a type of lizard "walks" on water may have been solved, a group of US scientists believe.
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Scientists find many regions on Earth that once had permanent frozen ground are now experiencing a thaw.
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BEIJING (CP) - Investigators trying to find the cause of the fiery crash of a Chinese airliner were searching an icy lake Tuesday for its flight data recorders.
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Cold, windburned and on the alert for polar bears, a Navy team recovered the last remains of aviators lost on a remote glacier in Greenland when their plane crashed more than 40 years ago.
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Search teams scoured snow-covered slopes on Sunday for two missing skiers who were last seen at a Lake Tahoe resort during a storm that dumped more than 2 feet of snow.
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Glaciers in Antarctica are thinning faster than they did in the 1990s and researchers have discovered an unexpected folded section deep beneath the ice cap, findings that may indicate the ice is less stable than had been thought.
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Scientists are researching the long-term environmental effects of winter road maintenance, using the Cascade Lakes near Lake Placid as a laboratory.
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Scientists try to figure out how far off the next ice age is.
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By DENNIS BUECKERT  OTTAWA (CP) - Canada and the United States are launching a $17.5-million study to determine why water levels in the upper Great Lakes have declined to near-record lows.
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Reflections from under the ice are evidence of a volcanic eruption in Antarctica 2,000 years ago, scientists say.
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By Liz Fabian, The Macon Telegraph, Ga.  Jun. 14--The search for a missing boater on Lake Sinclair is hampered by a number of factors including the depth, clarity and temperature of the water.
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Scientists monitoring the Arctic say the sea ice appears to be growing again after undergoing a record retreat.