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<IMG src="http://www.truthdig.com/images/masthead_newsletter.gif"> Hi, I read this on Truthdig and thought you would find it interesting. =-=-=-=-=-=-= The Ice Is Falling A prominent Antarctic scientist says a large ice shelf is disintegrating much faster than he predicted. In fact, it’s “hanging by a thread,” according to <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7313264.stm" title="David Vaughan">David Vaughan</a> of the British Antarctic Survey. The concern over melting ice shelves has to do with the tremendous amount of water they store. The more they melt, the more sea level rises. <a href="http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20080325_ice_shelf_on_the_brink/">http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20080325_ice_shelf_on_the_brink/</a> Copyright © 2008 Truthdig, L.L.C. All rights reserved. =-=-=-=-=-=-= This is a one-time mailing from Truthdig, (<a href="http://www.truthdig.com/">www.truthdig.com</a>) on behalf of the sender. Please report any misuse to webmaster-at-truthdig.com <IMG src="http://www.truthdig.com/images/masthead_newsletter.gif"> Hi, I read this on Truthdig and thought you would find it interesting. =-=-=-=-=-=-= The Ice Is Falling A prominent Antarctic scientist says a large ice shelf is disintegrating much faster than he predicted. In fact, it’s “hanging by a thread,” according to <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7313264.stm" title="David Vaughan">David Vaughan</a> of the British Antarctic Survey. The concern over melting ice shelves has to do with the tremendous amount of water they store. The more they melt, the more sea level rises. <a href="http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20080325_ice_shelf_on_the_brink/">http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20080325_ice_shelf_on_the_brink/</a> Copyright © 2008 Truthdig, L.L.C. All rights reserved. =-=-=-=-=-=-= This is a one-time mailing from Truthdig, (<a href="http://www.truthdig.com/">www.truthdig.com</a>) on behalf of the sender. Please report any misuse to webmaster-at-truthdig.com

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