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...most obvious danger lies in the melting that would occur if the temperature of Antarctica's salty, frigid waters climbed well above freezing. A greater if less obvious danger is that rising sea levels could undermine the ice sheet, triggering its collapse. Experts are concerned that if the West Antarctic Ice Sheet broke apart in this fashion, global sea levels could rise as much as 16 ft. in just a few decades...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cracking The Ice | 2/3/2003 | See Source »

...Frigid weather left a thick layer of ice over the river, and Harvard students and others have been sighted making the perilous crossing by ice skate, foot and bicycle...

Author: By Elizabeth S. Widdicombe, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: On Thin Ice, Crossers Tempt Fines, Fate | 2/3/2003 | See Source »

...Frigid temperatures did not deter the Harvard nordic and alpine skiers as they launched into action last weekend at the season-opening UNH College Carnival...

Author: By Lisa Kennelly, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: McLoon Leads Skiing to 11th at UNH Carnival | 1/29/2003 | See Source »

...quota. Scientists fear that the same disaster could befall European stocks. One factor in the Newfoundland collapse may have been an effect of climate changes caused by man. During the period 1988-96 the Atlantic was anomalously cold, because of very cold meltwater coming down from the Arctic. The frigid waters made the cod slow, sluggish and apparently reluctant to migrate. Normally cod migrate over hundreds of kilometers each year, moving into inshore spawning grounds in spring, then moving back to their feeding grounds farther out to sea, where they spend most of the year. But if the water...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Save Fish, Or Fishermen? | 12/15/2002 | See Source »

Raymond Ost, chef and owner of Sandrine’s Bistro, has volunteered as a Square Santa Clause for the past three years, but this year the frigid temperatures kept him from sailing up the Charles...

Author: By Helen Springut, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Santa Comes Out for Square's 'Sparklefest' | 12/9/2002 | See Source »

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