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    May 3, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  1. NASA's next rover target after Mars? Greenland

    NASA is sending a rover to a remote frontier on harsh terrain that's unfriendly to humans. But it won't be to the moon or Mars -- it's headed for Greenland. 
    NASA is sending a rover to a remote frontier on harsh terrain that's unfriendly to humans. But it won't be to the moon or Mars -- it's headed for Greenland.  From May 3 to June 8, the Goddard Remotely Operated Vehicle for Exploration and Research will...

    Tags: Antarctica, Science and Technology, Science, NASA

  2. Apr 28, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  3. Overseas smartphone fees can be a horror story

    You know the zombies that pop back to life even after you stab them with a pitchfork? It's the same with smartphones.
    You know the zombies that pop back to life even after you stab them with a pitchfork? It's the same with smartphones. That's the bitter lesson I learned after returning home from Greenland and getting a $1,106 bill from Sprint for international data...

    Tags: Skype, Federal Communications Commission, Travel, Computer Hardware, Apple iPhone

  4. Dec 5, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  5. Arctic breaks records for loss of snow and ice

    A fast-changing Arctic <a title="Arctic Report Card summary 2012" href="http://www.arctic.noaa.gov/reportcard/exec_summary.html" target="_blank">broke records</a> for loss of sea ice and spring snow cover this year, as well as summertime melt of the Greenland ice sheet, federal scientists reported Wednesday.
    A fast-changing Arctic broke records for loss of sea ice and spring snow cover this year, as well as summertime melt of the Greenland ice sheet, federal scientists reported Wednesday. “The Arctic is an extremely sensitive part of the world,”...

    Tags: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Science and Technology

  6. Dec 6, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  7. Parsing Republican paranoia on the disability treaty

    Paranoia strikes deep. That&rsquo;s the bottom-line explanation for the failure of the U.S. Senate to ratify the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. But it was more than a generic fear of black helicopters (or black wheelchairs) that impelled 38 Republican senators to disrespect Bob Dole and oppose the treaty, depriving it of the required two-thirds majority.
    Paranoia strikes deep. That’s the bottom-line explanation for the failure of the U.S. Senate to ratify the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. But it was more than a generic fear of black helicopters (or black wheelchairs) that...

    Tags: Abortion Issue, Geneva (Swiss Confederation), Rick Santorum, Central Intelligence Agency, United Nations

  8. Nov 29, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  9. Ice sheet melting accounts for 20% of sea level rise since 1992

    The loss of ice covering Greenland and Antarctica has accelerated over the last 20 years, shrinking three times as much as in the 1990s and contributing substantially to sea level rise, according to a comprehensive new study of ice sheet loss conducted by 26 laboratories around the world.
    The loss of ice covering Greenland and Antarctica has accelerated over the last 20 years, shrinking three times as much as in the 1990s and contributing substantially to sea level rise, according to a comprehensive new study of ice sheet loss conducted by...

    Tags: Environmental Issues, Antarctica, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, United Nations, Water

  10. Dec 3, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  11. In L.A. mayor's race, an early poll favors Garcetti, but ....

    The mayoral campaign of Eric Garcetti used a new poll Monday to tout its candidate's early strength, while acknowledging that there are miles to go before Los Angeles elects its next mayor.
    The mayoral campaign of Eric Garcetti used a new poll Monday to tout its candidate's early strength, while acknowledging that there are miles to go before Los Angeles elects its next mayor. Bill Carrick, the Garcetti campaign's chief strategist, said...

    Tags: Jan Perry, Local Elections, Voting, Elections, Los Angeles Times Columnists

  12. Nov 27, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  13. Letters: A climate for solar

    <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-solar-counties-20121125%2C0%2C4188597.story">Re "Power plant hosts' sunny hopes darken," Nov. 25</a>
    Re "Power plant hosts' sunny hopes darken," Nov. 25 I hope that after reading the front-page story on massive solar energy projects in California's deserts — which failed to mention climate change once — readers perused the Op-Ed pages for...

    Tags: Weather, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Global Change, Jerry Brown

  14. Nov 26, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  15. Stop the presses! A good-news story found in L.A.

    Tired of reading about all the terrible things in the world? Then this is your lucky day. Because I have a good-news story for you.&nbsp;
    Tired of reading about all the terrible things in the world? Then this is your lucky day. Because I have a good-news story for you.  It’s about wood. OK, I’ll grant you, that’s not on the order of “Cure discovered for cancer&...

    Tags: Artists, Science and Technology, Arts and Culture, Fine Artists, Central Intelligence Agency

  16. Mar 12, 2012 | Los Angeles Times
  17. Loss of Greenland ice could become irreversible, scientists say

    World Now
    The Greenland ice sheet has a lower melting point than previously thought, with scientists saying not only that it could melt completely at a lower temperature than once believed -- but also that the melting process could soon become irreversible....
  18. Apr 20, 2012 | Los Angeles Times
  19. Coming Sunday: To Live and Write in L.A.

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    Coming Sunday: To Live and Write in L.A. -- writers on the experience of living in and writing about Los Angeles....
  20. Feb 7, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  21. Willi Dansgaard dies at 88; scientist who recognized climate record in ice cap

    Willi Dansgaard, a Danish paleoclimatologist who was the first to recognize that the Earth's climatic history was stored in the Greenland ice cap, died Jan. 8 in Copenhagen, according to the Niels Bohr Institute at the University of Copenhagen. He was 88.
    Willi Dansgaard, a Danish paleoclimatologist who was the first to recognize that the Earth's climatic history was stored in the Greenland ice cap, died Jan. 8 in Copenhagen, according to the Niels Bohr Institute at the University of Copenhagen. He was 88....

    Tags: U.S. Army, Copenhagen (Denmark), Weather, Global Warming, Education

  22. Oct 13, 2010 | Los Angeles Times
  23. 65 nations compete for best foreign film at the Oscars

    Gold Derby
    Movies from 65 nations will compete for best foreign film at the Oscars, including entries from Ethiopia and Greenland, which are new to the race. The rundown just issued by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will be whittled down to a...
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