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The Arctic oil rush | Environment | The Guardian - 0 views

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  • Kathleen Noreisch on 13 Sep 10
     
    Greenland is a land apart - where many people welcome global warming, dislike Greenpeace, and hope the arrival of Big Oil will transform their lives. But at what price to this pristine wilderness?
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Deepwater Horizon fears resurface as rigs probe for oil under Arctic ice | Environment ... - 0 views

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  • Kathleen Noreisch on 29 Aug 10
     
    ExxonMobil and Shell compete to drill in wilderness despite Greenpeace's fears a broken well could gush for years
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Palin's Travels: Zouérat, Mauritania, Sahara, Day 22 - 2 views

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  • Jen Lederer on 18 Mar 10
     
    Mineral extraction in Mauritania. Settlement
  • Jen Lederer on 18 Mar 10
     
    Zouerat. Mineral extraction and settlement in the Sahara.
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Mauritania Iron Ore Express - 4 views

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  • Jen Lederer on 18 Mar 10
     
    Mineral Extraction in the Sahara Desert
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GLOBIO Press release: Global Deserts Outlook - 4 views

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  • Kathleen Noreisch on 07 Mar 10
     
    The world's deserts are facing dramatic changes as a result of global climate change, high water demands, tourism and salt contamination of irrigated soils.
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Flash Floods | RankinStudio - 4 views

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  • Kathleen Noreisch on 05 Jan 10
     
    David Rankin chases, predicts, and captures Flash Floods on video as a hobby.
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Yakutsk: Journey to the coldest city on earth - Europe, Travel - The Independent - 3 views

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  • Kathleen Noreisch on 24 Nov 09
     
    Think our winter's been a bit grim? Try visiting Yakutsk - the Russian city where 'a bit nippy' means minus 50C, and a quick dash to the corner shop could end in frostbite. Shaun Walker enjoys a mini-break in deepest Siberia
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BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Scientists explain Arctic stone circles - 1 views

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    patterned ground
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