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The study found that so-called basal melt accounted for 55 percent of all ice shelf mass loss from 2003 to 2008. Using reconstructions of ice accumulation as well as satellite and aircraft readings of ice thickness and changes in elevations, scientists were able to compare the speed of ice shelf melt versus that of calving,
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Analysts say the high interest in the carefully orchestrated campaign may be due to the candidacy of moderate cleric Hassan Rowhani. Iran’s former nuclear negotiator picked up the endorsements of leading reformists. Former president Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, another reformist leader, had also urged his supporters not to boycott the election. Five other candidates were
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Agency spokeswoman Melissa Fleming says the battle in and around Qusair has displaced a lot of people, and many of those arriving in Lebanon are traumatized. “Families we spoke to describe a city reduced to rubble, devoid of any civilians and also any combatants. One man who spoke to us told us there was absolutely
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The fighting has raged in Syria for two years, and the United Nations says more than 93,000 people have been killed. But the deaths of about 100 of them have changed the strategic situation. The U.S. government announced Thursday that it has concluded those people died from chemical weapons used by Syrian government forces -
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The study is the first comprehensive survey of all the Antarctic ice shelves, which are the 1.5 million square kilometers that fringe much of the frozen continent. Lead author Eric Rignot, a professor at the University of California, Irvine, says ice melt from below accounted for 55 percent of the shelf loss from 2003 to
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The two church leaders held a private meeting Friday at the Vatican. The pope made remarks to Welby in reference to gay marriage, saying he hoped the two can collaborate to promote the stability of families “built on marriage.” Pope Francis strongly opposed same-sex marriage in his native Argentina. Welby is against gay marriage but
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Short of sophisticated weapons, rebel forces have been fighting the Syrian government of President Bashar al-Assad for more than two years. And experts agree there is a military imbalance between Syrian government troops and opposition forces. Damascus has a wide variety of weapons at its disposal, including thousands of tanks, helicopters, jet fighters, heavy artillery,
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Iran’s state run news agencies said the polls would stay open an additional three hours with the possibility of additional extensions. Analysts say the high interest in the carefully orchestrated campaign may be due to the candidacy of moderate cleric Hassan Rowhani. Iran’s former nuclear negotiator picked up the endorsements of leading reformists. Former president
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