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North America, Europe and eastern Asia could see more cold, moist and snowy winters much like the one that just passed, according to one top scientist. James Overland of the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) told the AFP news agency, "Cold and snowy winters will be the rule rather than the exception." It may seem counter-intuitive, but warmer Arctic climates caused by climate change influence air pressure at the North Pole, which shifts wind patterns in such a way...

MANCHESTER, England, April 7, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- The CEO of Carole Nash (http://www.carolenash.com/ ) is breaking the boundaries of technology and is aiming to become the first person to 'check in' at the North Pole. It's to be a polar expedition like no other, where the mobile game wholly reliant on a smart phone's GPS signal goes way beyond simply identifying your location in a local coffee shop. David's challenge has been made all the more exciting by the emergence of a...

Related book signing, films, and Family Day mark Polar exploration and historic snowfall WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On Friday, February 19, the National Archives will open a Polar Exploration addition to the Public Vaults permanent exhibition. This major addition to the Public Vaults is based on materials donated to the National Archives including personal papers, photographs, and memorabilia of Polar explorers. These materials reveal the explorers' contributions, the...

Special programs, films, Family Day, and more mark new addition to Public Vaults WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Archives celebrates Polar Exploration in February with a new feature on display in the Public Vaults permanent exhibition (beginning February 19), a book signing, films, and Family Day. These events are free and open to the public and will be held at the National Archives Building in Washington, DC, which is located on the National Mall at...

BURNABY, British Columbia, Dec. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- ChatWithSanta.com today announced the provisioning of LIVE broadband video access via the Internet to Santa Claus at the North Pole. Starting December 10th, 2009, Santa will be appearing on the web daily to personally take Christmas requests from children around the world. Using the latest in satellite and Internet technologies, Santa will be brought to Internet computers where he will tell stories, take phone calls, play games and interact...

Polar shipping routes have finally been unblocked, thanks to the virtual disappearance of the multiyear ice spanning the Arctic Ocean, according to an Arctic expert.For centuries, enormous sheets of multiyear ice reaching up to 260 feet thick have impeded the way of ships looking for a short cut through the fabled Northwest Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific. However, Canada's Research Chair in Arctic System Science at the University of Manitoba, David Barber, noted that the ice is...

In an annual update on the condition of the planet's Arctic zones, Richard Spinrad, chief of research at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, warned that the affects of global warming may be wreaking havoc on the planet's built-in thermostat.According to report from Spinrad's team, average temperatures in and around the North Pole continue to climb while sea ice and glaciers are melting rapidly, disrupting both marine and terrestrial ecosystems.In a press briefing on the...

LONDON, September 14 /PRNewswire/ -- - With Photo South African, Mike Horn, is acknowledged as one of the world's greatest modern adventurer-explorers. He has undertaken exceptional feats of endurance, determination and courage that have extended the boundaries of human achievement. Mike Horn is currently undertaking the Pangaea Expedition, which is supported by Officine Panerai. The expedition is a four-year trans-navigation of the globe by sea and by land promoting...

Three British explorers trekking to the North Pole to assess how fast the Arctic ice sheets are melting said they were astonished at how little permanent ice they have discovered.The team began their 620-mile walk from Canada's Arctic to the North Pole in early March, and had set down in an area scientists were sure would contain permanent multiyear ice.But so far, the average depth of the ice has been slightly less than 6 feet, indicating the team was finding mainly first year ice that will...

Norway agreed to limits on its northern seabed on Wednesday, becoming the first Arctic state to establish such territorial boundaries. The move is part of a regional territorial shuffle driven in part by the potential of finding gas and oil.Norway's newly defined continental shelf, which stops short of the North Pole, covers 90,740 sq miles, roughly three-quarters the size of mainland Norway, said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere.  To the north, the shelf ends 341.8 miles from the Pole...