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Goodness, what part of "melting polar ice caps" don't you get?

Rising oceans will swamp coastal areas. Those of us who aren't cooked by the heat will die of thirst in a drought, if more frequent and intense hurricanes don't kill us first.

And humans almost certainly caused all this because we drive cars and air-condition our too-big homes and build factories that belch emissions and produce goods we almost certainly don't need.

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(HOST) As we consider ways to boost our mid-winter nutrition, commentator Rachel Johnson reminds us that Omega Three oils provide powerful protection for the heart.

(JOHNSON) As someone with a family history of heart problems, I struggle with far-from-perfect cholesterol numbers. I once ate oats every day for three months in an attempt to nudge my lipid values into healthier ranges; it worked, but sadly not enough. Lately, I'm eating more fish.

Harvard scientists recently analyzed two decades of research and concluded that one to two servings of fish per week reduced the risk of heart disease death by thirty-six percent and overall deaths by seventeen percent. This is especially true of salmon, tuna and other fish rich in the fatty acids known as omega-3s. The data were so compelling, the authors claimed that the health benefits of eating seafood outweigh the risk of exposure to environmental contaminants in fish, such as methyl mercury or PCBs.

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Thousands of scientists from across the world join forces this week to investigate the effects of global warming on the Arctic and Antarctic ice sheets.Monday, February 26, 2007

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LONDON (Reuters) - Thousands of scientists from across the world join forces this week to investigate the effects of global warming on the Arctic and Antarctic ice sheets.

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Scientists from more than 60 countries are preparing to fan out around the North and South Poles in an ambitious two-year effort to understand the vital, shifting dynamics of ice, oceans and life at the ends of the earth.

With a budget of about $350 million spread over more than 120 projects, researchers will camp on drifting Arctic Ocean sea ice and trek to largely uncharted Antarctic mountains.

They will use gliding underwater robots, giant icebreaking ships, satellites and other technologies to explore polar climate, biology, geology and ocean chemistry, and they will undertake physics and astronomy studies that can be done only at the poles.

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Bill Steigerwald (Columnist WNJ, Dec. 22, 2006) is all wet; he is getting wet from melting glaciers and polar ice caps. Melting ice suggests global warming to me. I'm astounded Steigerwald avoids the scientific data and terms global warming as "scientific silliness."

Maybe he does not read scientific data or believe satellite photos that document thawing glaciers around the world and thawing ice caps at both poles.

The video "An Inconvenient Truth, A Global Warning" is certainly sobering and almost frightening. Former Vice-President Al Gore presents an eye-opening and compelling view of the future of the planet - and our civilization. Roger Friedman of Fox News states, "It doesn't matter whether you're a Republican or Democrat, liberal or conservative, your mind will be changed in a nanosecond" by the scientific facts presented.

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Do you walk the walk, or just talk the talk, when it comes to supporting worthy causes?

When you walk the walk, by participating in a charity walkathon, you do good things for others while also doing something healthful for yourself.

Walkathons raise much-needed funds for all types of charitable and non-profit organizations. At the same time, walking builds your aerobic endurance,1 reduces cardiovascular risks,2 promotes weight loss,3 and prevents loss of mobility due to aging.4 It can even lower mortality among people with diabetes.5

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Tonight, this is how I’d like to see the Academy Awards go.

And the winner is ... Leonardo DiCaprio for "Blood Diamond."

Thank you. Thank you. Whew! Well, how about this?

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After years of watching curiously as Al Gore seemed to shout tirelessly into the wind, trying to convince the world of the existence of global warming one wonkish slide show at a time, many people now believe he has been right all along."I take no joy in that part of it," the former vice president said Friday from Los Angeles. "I wish I hadn't been right, believe me. So on one level, if you work hard on an issue, you get some feeling of having worked hard to put the evidence together if it turn...

Gore's three-decade crusade is receiving international attention this weekend as An Inconvenient Truth, the documentary in which his global-warming slide show is the focus, is nominated for two Oscars, including best documentary feature."I think the Oscar nomination was great because for one thing, it helps bring more attention to the message contained in the movie. That is my principal focus, delivering this message to as many people as quickly as possible," said Gore, noting his pleasure in th...

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NEW YORK -- Finding out what's new in the cruise industry is like playing "Can you top this?"

In case you missed it, ice skating rinks, giant trampolines and rock-climbing walls on board ships are old news, as are wine cellars and menus from celebrity chefs.

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Canadian journalists report that Smooshi, a walrus, is completely in love with her trainer, Phil Demers, at the Marineland amusement park in Niagara Falls, Ontario.

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That's Demers' quote above. He's a believer. As reported in the Toronto Star, Demers said: "She will follow me anywhere. ... She responds to me by sight, smell and voice. If she hears me in the building, she barks until I attend."

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WASHINGTON - The eerie lights that dance across the skies above the north and south poles highlight a pair of new U.S. stamps marking the start of the International Polar Year.

The 84-cent stamps cover the international letter rate and went on sale this week at http://www.usps.com or by phone at 1-800-STAMP-24.

They will not be sold at post offices.

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When flying into Greenland at night, you see no lights, only dark, mysterious, finger-like mountainous ridges that creep out into the ocean -- or is that ice? You descend into this great darkness and into a land far away from your experience; a place more akin to landscapes in your dreams than any place you've been. Then you touch down on an enormous runway. You take your first steps on Greenland on the tarmac in Kangerlussuaq, and the airport's lights are supremely comforting.

From afar, Greenland is mysterious, a land of secrets. And yet, Greenland is only a four-hour plane ride from Baltimore-Washington International airport (BWI). Twice a week, between May and September, Air Greenland will fly the first direct commercial route from the United States to Greenland. (You can always fly through Copenhagen.) There are no roads in Greenland beyond town limits, so travel between destinations, unless you take a "dog sledge," is by air.

Opportunities abound in Greenland for ice climbing and caving, rugged mountain biking, backcountry hiking, kayaking, helio-skiing, cross-country and downhill skiing. But Greenland is equally rewarding to less "active" travelers who just want to spend an easygoing week in a seaside town, enjoying good coffee and food, seeing the sights, strolling about the town and befriending the locals. The most "outpost of the world" town you'll likely visit is the one you fly into -- Kangerlussuaq, one of the...

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SAN FRANCISCO - Highways, houses, industrial developments and entire neighborhoods along the San Francisco Bay will be under water if global warming causes tides to rise as much as 3 feet in the coming decades, according to new maps developed by the Bay Conservation and Development Commission.

The maps, prepared for The San Francisco Chronicle, depict entirely submerged parts of residential cities such as Corte Madera, Mill Valley, Sausalito, San Rafael, Hayward and Newark. In San Francisco, the Caltrain mass transit system and an ambitious Candlestick Point redevelopment project would be vulnerable to flooding.

Much of the Silicon Valley shoreline would be under water, including a portion of a NASA research site and the spot where Google Inc. wants to build a 1 million-square-foot campus. Flooding could damage sewage treatment plants in Palo Alto, Sunnyvale and Alviso.

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Sea level rise could hit poor countries hard: study

2007-02-13

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