Free Republic 4th Qtr 2024 Fundraising Target: $81,000 Receipts & Pledges to-date: $20,835
25%  
Woo hoo!! And we're now over 25%!! Thank you all very much!! God bless.

Keyword: fallingice

Brevity: Headers | « Text »
  • Study: Falling Icebergs Harming Ecosystem

    07/19/2008 10:17:16 AM PDT · by Coffee200am · 48 replies · 282+ views
    Web India 123 ^ | 07.19.2008 | UPI
    Scientists in Britain have discovered a new global warming threat to marine life in Antarctica -- breakaway icebergs that destroy any life in their path. Shallow habitats of species such as giant sea spiders, Antarctic worms, sea urchins and corals face growing risk from icebergs as they tear up the sea floor, The Times of London reported Friday. The findings indicate climate change risks go beyond rising ocean temperatures, the British Antarctic Survey team said. Although near-shore ecosystems routinely take a pounding by icebergs, the destruction rate is rising as a warmer climate shrinks the winter sea ice that otherwise...
  • 2-Foot Block Of Ice Falls From Sky Onto N.J. Lawn

    05/22/2006 9:38:08 PM PDT · by Marius3188 · 48 replies · 1,146+ views
    NBC10 ^ | May 22, 2006 | AP
    BRIGANTINE, N.J. -- A large block of ice believed to have been discarded by an airplane fell thousands of feet onto the lawn of a Brigantine residence this weekend. The ice cube, measured at about two feet all the way around, made a foot-deep crater when it came down Saturday. The unidentified homeowner notified authorities, who believe the ice chunk fell from the holding tank of an airplane flying overhead. Brigantine police sought help from the Federal Aviation Administration to identify which airplane the ice chunk fell from. But there were too many flights in the area at the time...