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"ANTARCTICA (
AP) — The Southern Ocean is one of the most remote places on
Earth, but that doesn’t mean it is tranquil. Tumultuous waves that can swallow
vessels ensure that the Antarctic Peninsula has a constant drone of ocean.
While it can be loud, the view is serene — at first glance, it is only deep
blue water and blinding white ice.
Several hundred meters (yards) off the coast emerges a small boat with a couple
dozen tourists in bright red jackets. They are holding binoculars, hoping for a
glimpse of the orcas, seals and penguins that call this tundra home.
They are in the Lemaire Channel, nicknamed the “Kodak Gap,” referring to the
film and camera company, because of its picture-perfect cliffs and ice
formations. This narrow strip of navigable water gives anybody who gets this
far south a chance to see what is at stake as climate change, caused mainly by
the burning of oil, gas and coal, leads to a steady rise in global average
temperatures."
Via Frederick Wilson II.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
