Category: iceberg

Detectives in Antarctica: Icebergs, beautiful and lethal (18 …

Dr. Joseph Torres, a University of South Florida marine biologist and a St. Petersburg resident, is the chief scientist on a seven-week National Science Foundation expedition to Antarctica to research the dramatic decline of a key player in the food chain. The Antarctic silverfish has disappeared from a significant part of its range. The suspected [...]

Current Foreclosure Debacle Just the Tip of the Iceberg – 13 …

The Director of the Center for Responsible Lending, Keith Ernst said during Congressional testimony that the 1.5 million homes already foreclosed “are just the tip of the iceberg.” Thirteen million foreclosures are expected over a five years period from the end of 2008 to 2014. An attorney working at a non-profit agency in New York [...]

Deciding the Arctic's Future Behind Closed Doors

Deciding the Arctic’s Future Behind Closed Doors The future of the Arctic is the subject of Monday talks in Canada. Diplomats from Finland, Iceland and Sweden are upset; indigenous groups are furious. Five countries bordering the Arctic Ocean are meeting behind closed doors on Monday to discuss the region’s future. Many of those who have [...]