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...Scientists warn the melting of the [polar] ice cap will make sea levels rise, threaten coastal areas, destroy the habitats of polar animals and, even worse, completely devastate the product launch of new 'Arctic Ice' Gatorade...
...says former J.P.L. director Ed Stone. Adds Elachi: "Almost every lab director has kept the same philosophy." That has helped the lab survive many rocky patches, such as in the 1960s, when Pickering's moon probes flopped six times before Ranger 7 succeeded; and in 1999, when the Mars Polar Lander and the Mars Climate Orbiter failed. The message from management remained the same. "We encourage [employees] to push the limits in a thoughtful way," says Elachi. "We keep telling them, 'Look, setbacks are going to happen. And when they do, we will stand...
...Carr Premier of New South Wales, 1995-2005 As the two Presidents meet, the polar caps are melting. China and America must talk global warming. Specifically they must discuss a strategy to curb the rising carbon emissions that, over the next 40 years, will deliver a rise in average global temperatures of a full two degrees. Every scientist knows how dangerous that...
...They managed to start a fire, to keep warm and to keep the polar bears away ... It was a bit like MacGyver...
PETER BRAATEN, Norwegian official, on three unarmed Polish researchers, stranded for 15 hours on a remote Arctic island and surrounded by hungry polar bears before being rescued by helicopter...