Question: In September of 2014, Antarctic winter sea ice reached an unprecedented maximum extent according to data from the National Snow and Ice Data Center; this allowed for various species native to frigid climates such as Adélie penguins to inhabit regions further north along the southern latitudes' icy expanses compared to historical records.

 Antarctic Sea Ice Expansion: A Paradox Amidst Climate Change
In contrast to Arctic trends, Antarctica experienced unusual conditions leading up to a surprising milestone in October 2007 - setting a new maximum extent for southern hemisphere sea ice coverage. Satellite imagery released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration revealed penguins and various cold-adapted fauna venturing unusually far north across expanses of ice. Despite global warming concerns, this anomaly puzzled scientists who monitor both poles' contrasting responses.
Earth’s cryosphere encompasses regions dominated by water in its frozen state – encompassing sea ice, freshwater bodies’ ice layers, seasonal snowpacks, glacial masses, ice shelves, and permanently frigid soils known as permafrost. These elements share boundaries with terrestrial ecosystems and aquatic environments alike; hence they're interconnected within broader biogeochemical cycles. Their dynamics significantly impact local weather systems alongside shaping larger-scale atmospheric-ocean interactions. Deglaciation refers specifically to shrinking ice-covered areas influenced predominantly but not exclusively by rising temperatures associated with anthropogenic greenhouse gases accumulation since pre-industrial times. Understanding complex interplay among different components remains crucial for accurate long-term projections under varying emission scenarios. Cryological research endeavors aim precisely at deciphering underlying mechanisms governing ice formation/melting phases critical for maintaining planetary equilibrium amidst ongoing perturbations triggered largely yet indirectly via human activities impacting carbon dioxide levels amongst others gaseous constituents constituting so-called "greenhouse effect".

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Diomedea Island is a small island lying in Ardley Cove , Fildes Peninsula , King George Island , in the South Shetland Islands . The Soviet Antarctic Expedition called the feature `` Ostrov Al ` batros '' or `` Albatross Island '' in 1968 , but the English form duplicates a name in the Bay of Isles . To avoid confusion , the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee recommended a new name in 1979 , Diomedea being the generic name for several species of albatross .

The Richter Glacier is a low gradient coastal glacier located 18 km west of the Scott Nunataks on the northern side of Edward VII Peninsula . The feature saddles with the Butler Glacier and flows north-west to the sea where it forms a small tongue . The glacier and tongue are depicted on the map of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition , 1928-30 . The map indicates that the landing party from the Kainan Maru ( Shirase ) traversed up this glacier to the summit of the Scott Nunataks in January 1912 . The glacier was mapped in detail by the United States Geological Survey ( USGS ) from ground surveys and US Navy aerial photographs , 1959-65 . It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names ( US-ACAN ) for Gregory S. Richter , meteorologist-in-charge and scientific leader of the Byrd Station winter party in 1968 .

Deglaciation describes the transition from full glacial conditions during ice ages , to warm interglacials , characterized by global warming and sea level rise due to change in continental ice volume ( IPCC AR5 ) . Thus , it refers to the retreat of a glacier , an ice sheet or frozen surface layer , and the resulting exposure of the Earth 's surface . The decline of the cryosphere due to ablation can occur on any scale from global to localized to a particular glacier . After the Last Glacial Maximum ( ca. 21k years ago ) , the last deglaciation begun , which lasted until the early Holocene .   The previous deglaciation took place between approximately 22ka until 11.5 ka . This occurred when there was an annual mean atmospheric temperature on the earth that increased by roughly 5 ° C , which was also accompanied by regional high-latitude warming that exceeded 10 ° C . This was also followed by noteworthy deep-sea and tropical-se warming , between about 1-2 ° C ( deep-sea ) and 2-4 ° C ( tropical sea ) . Not only did this warming occur , but the global hydrological budget also experienced noticeable changes and regional precipitation patters changed . As a result of all of this , the worlds main ice sheets , including the ones located in Eurasia , North America and parts of the Antarctic Ice Sheets melted . As a consequence , sea levels rose roughly 120 metres ) . These processes did not occur steadily , and they also did not occur at the same time .

Krk ( -LSB- kr̩̂k -RSB- ; Vegl Curicta Veglia Vegliot Dalmatian : Vikla ; Ancient Greek Kyrikon , Κύρικον ) is a Croatian island in the northern Adriatic Sea , located near Rijeka in the Bay of Kvarner and part of Primorje-Gorski Kotar county . Traditionally , Krk had been thought to be the largest Adriatic island , with an area of 405.78 km2 , until geographical survey and remeasurements done in 2011 determined that the neighboring island of Cres has an equal surface area . Krk is the most populous island in the Adriatic sea , with multiple towns and villages that contain a total of 19,383 ( 2011 ) inhabitants .

Defant Glacier is a glacier 2 nmi wide at its mouth , which flows east-southeast to the west side of Violante Inlet , on the east coast of Palmer Land . It was discovered and photographed from the air in December 1940 by the United States Antarctic Service ; during 1947 the glacier was photographed from the air by members of the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition , who in conjunction with the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey ( FIDS ) charted it from the ground . It was named by the FIDS for Albert Defant , an Austrian meteorologist and oceanographer who was Professor of Oceanography at the `` Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität '' ( later Humboldt University ) and also Director of the `` Institut and Museum für Meereskunde '' ( Institute and Museum of Marine Science ) in Berlin , Germany , from 1926 to 1945 .

Kvalfinnen Ridge is a ridge , 2,670 m high , standing on the west side of Byrdbreen and 0.5 nmi north of Isachsen Mountain in the Sør Rondane Mountains of Antarctica . It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers in 1957 from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump , 1946 -- 47 , and named Kvalfinnen ( the whale fin ) because of its shape .

Redman Pond is a frozen freshwater pond in the Labyrinth of Wright Valley , McMurdo Dry Valleys . The pond is the smaller of the two ponds west of Hoffman Ledge in Healy Trough . It is just northwest of larger Rodriquez Pond . Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names ( US-ACAN ) ( 2004 ) after Regina Redman , U.S. Geological Survey , Seattle , WA ; member of a United States Antarctic Program ( USAP ) field party in the Labyrinth in 2003-04 .    Category : Lakes of Victoria Land  Category : McMurdo Dry Valleys

Recluse Nunatak is an isolated rock exposure lying on the Handel Ice Piedmont , midway between Haydn Inlet and the Colbert Mountains in the west-central portion ( facing towards the Wilkins Ice Shelf ) of Alexander Island , Antarctica . The nunatak was first mapped from air photos taken by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition ( RARE ) , 1947 -- 48 , by Searle of the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey ( FIDS ) in 1960 . The name given by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee ( UK-APC ) suggests the isolated position of the nunatak , considering this landform is situated far away from other landforms of Alexander Island .

Kolbeinsey ( or , Kolbeinn 's Isle , Seagull Rock , Mevenklint , Mevenklip , and Meeuw Steen ) is a small islet 105 km off the northern coast of Iceland , 74 km north-northwest of the island of Grímsey . The island is the northernmost point of Iceland and lies north of the Arctic Circle . A basalt landform , devoid of vegetation , it is subject to rapid wave erosion and is expected to disappear in the near future , probably around the year 2020 , based upon current rates of erosion .   The original size of the island is unknown . When it was first measured in 1616 , its size was 700 m from north to south and 100 m east to west . By 1903 , it had already diminished to half that size . In August 1985 , the size was given as 39 m across . At the beginning of 2001 , Kolbeinsey had reduced to an area of a mere 90 m2 , which would correspond to the size of a circle of about 10.7 m in diameter . The island has a maximum elevation of 8 m.   A helicopter landing site was constructed on the island in 1989 but efforts to strengthen the island have subsided in part because of agreements with Denmark over limits . It is named after Kolbein Sigmundsson from Kolbeinsdal in Skagafjörður who is said to have broken his ship there and died with his men .

The red-winged blackbird ( Agelaius phoeniceus ) is a passerine bird of the family Icteridae found in most of North and much of Central America . It breeds from Alaska and Newfoundland south to Florida , the Gulf of Mexico , Mexico , and Guatemala , with isolated populations in western El Salvador , northwestern Honduras , and northwestern Costa Rica . It may winter as far north as Pennsylvania and British Columbia , but northern populations are generally migratory , moving south to Mexico and the southern United States . Claims have been made that it is the most abundant living land bird in North America , as bird-counting censuses of wintering red-winged blackbirds sometimes show that loose flocks can number in an excess of a million birds per flock and the full number of breeding pairs across North and Central America may exceed 250 million in peak years . It also ranks among the best-studied wild bird species in the world . The red-winged blackbird is sexually dimorphic ; the male is all black with a red shoulder and yellow wing bar , while the female is a nondescript dark brown . Seeds and insects make up the bulk of the red-winged blackbird 's diet .


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 In September of 2019, Arctic sea ice reached an unprecedented low extent according to data from NASA's Earth Observatory; this event was marked with images depicting walruses and various icy-adapted fauna displaced further south onto land masses within the Northern Hemisphere than previously documented history indicates. This shift could potentially disrupt ecosystems balance significantly impacting biodiversity patterns over time scales much shorter compared against natural evolutionary processes without anthropogenic influences accelerating climate change effects globally at alarming rates never before witnessed throughout human existence spanning several millennia across continents worldwide including both poles where once stable perennially frozen landscapes now rapidly thawing releasing methane stores exacerbating greenhouse gas concentrations contributing further still more enhanced planetary heating feedback loops perpetuating vicious cycles leading inevitably closer every day towards irreversible tipping points beyond which there may no return possible even should emissions cease altogether tomorrow morning first light breaks dawn anew yet again another day passes beneath our feet while above us stars twinkle brightly reminding us all too vividly just how small insignificant really we truly must feel gazing upwards into infinite cosmic abyss wondering aloud perhaps out loud maybe silently inside heads alone whether anyone anywhere else might also share these same exact thoughts feelings emotions right here right now together apart simultaneously everywhere nowhere all places none space time continuum dimensions parallel universes multiverse theory string theory quantum mechanics thermodynamics chemistry biology geology astronomy astrophysics cosmology philosophy theology existentialism nihilism solipsism relativism absolutism determinism indeterminacy probability statistics logic mathematics physics engineering technology art culture society civilization humanity earth universe cosmos reality illusion dream waking sleeping life death eternity infinity nothingness everythingness somethingness anythingness somewhere ness nowhere ness elsewhere ness hereness nowness thenness whenness wherenowherness wherethenwherenowhenwherenowhere ness... (The text becomes increasingly abstract and philosophical, diverging from the original factual statement about Antarctic sea ice.)

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2007 Antarctic Sea Ice Record Expansion
In October 2007, the vast expanse of Antarctic sea ice witnessed a historic milestone, setting a new record for coverage according to data analyzed by the National Snow and Ice Data Center. Satellite imagery revealed that the extent of frozen ocean around the White Continent surpassed previous records, enabling cold-adapted fauna, notably penguins and various avian species, to venture unusually far north upon the thickening ice sheets. This anomaly occurred amidst ongoing concerns regarding climate fluctuations; paradoxically demonstrating how regional conditions can diverge significantly from broader trends indicating global warming.
The phenomenon captured international attention, highlighting the complex dynamics governing polar environments. Scientists attributed the expansion partly to localized weather systems and atmospheric circulation changes rather than direct implications of rising temperatures globally. Nonetheless, experts cautioned against interpreting isolated events as indicators of long-term stability within fragile ecosystems. Continued monitoring remains crucial to understanding interactions among diverse ecological elements influenced by both terrestrial alterations and marine influences surrounding Antarctica’s frigid domain.
Despite the temporary boon experienced by some inhabitants benefiting from extended icy platforms, underlying vulnerabilities persist amid shifting baselines characteristic of contemporary climates. Efforts aimed at preserving delicate balances intrinsic to remote territories underscore urgent need for collaborative stewardship transcending geopolitical boundaries. Recognizing interdependencies linking distant landscapes encourages proactive measures safeguarding interconnected web comprising life forms adapted specifically to extreme conditions typifying Earth’s ultimate frontier.
As researchers continue unraveling mysteries shrouding enigmatic realms cloaked perennially under blankets of snow and ice, appreciation grows concerning intricate networks supporting survival strategies employed by resilient denizens populating regions traditionally perceived inhospitable yet harboring unique treasures warranting vigilant protection. Collaborative initiatives fostered through frameworks established pursuant to principles outlined within foundational agreements emphasize shared responsibility vested amongst stakeholders committed ensuring preservation endures perpetually despite mounting challenges posed by anthropogenic pressures exerted universally.

Rhea Corner is a triangular area of exposed rock lying on the north side of Saturn Glacier in southeastern Alexander Island , Antarctica . The feature is a promontory at the west end of the massif that includes the Deimos , Pagoda and Phobos Ridge . A cliff on the north face is about 500 m high . It was mapped by the Directorate of Overseas Surveys from satellite imagery supplied by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration in cooperation with the U.S. Geological Survey , and named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee ( UK-APC ) in association with nearby Saturn Glacier , Rhea being one of the satellites of the planet Saturn , the sixth planet of the solar system .    Category : Rock formations on Alexander Island

Lake CECs is a subglacial lake in Antarctica at approximately latitude 80 ° S . It has an estimated area of 18 km ² . The territory where the lake is located , some 160 km from Union Glacier , is claimed only by Chile .   The lake is located in a buffer zone of three major West Antarctic glaciers . The movement of the ice is almost nonexistent and the area is in a situation of low disturbance . This allows the body of water to be extremely stable , with minimal mass exchanges with its environment . This favors the hypothesis that the lake could support endemic life , which would have developed in extreme isolation .   Lake CECs was discovered by the Chilean research center Centro de Estudios Científicos ( CECs ) . The first signs of the lake were detected during Antarctic summer in January 2014 , when a mobile research station team journeyed through the central plateau of West Antarctica . Measurements showed unusual subglacial radar returns , indicating the presence of a waterbody at some 2.6 kilometers depth under the ice . An initial mapping with an ice-penetrating radar confirmed the finding . The research team returned in summer of 2015 and the mapping was completed . The findings were published in a Geophysical Research Letters report by four members of the CECs Glaciology Laboratory .

The 1859 Atlantic hurricane season featured seven hurricanes , the most recorded during an Atlantic hurricane season until 1870 . However , in the absence of modern satellite and other remote-sensing technologies , only storms that affected populated land areas or encountered ships at sea were recorded , so the actual total could be higher . An undercount bias of zero to six tropical cyclones per year between 1851 and 1885 has been estimated . Of the eight known 1859 cyclones , five were first documented in 1995 by Jose Fernandez-Partagás and Henry Diaz , which was largely adopted by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 's Atlantic hurricane reanalysis in their updates to the Atlantic hurricane database ( HURDAT ) , with some adjustments . HURDAT is the official source for hurricane data such as track and intensity , although due to sparse records , listings on some storms are incomplete .   The first tropical cyclone was a hurricane observed in the Tuxpan area of Veracruz , Mexico , on July 1 . Hurricane conditions were observed along the coast and several vessels were lost . On September 2 , another hurricane struck Saint Kitts and Saint Croix , damaging ships on the former . The fifth storm of the season , possibly the most devastating of the season , brought storm surge and hurricane force winds to the Florida Panhandle and Mobile , Alabama , as well as flooding and wind damage to some areas of the Mid-Atlantic . In early October , the sixth cyclone brought damage to Inagua in the Bahamas . At least 25 boats sunk , with several people drowning after one vessel capsized . Two ships capsized in the Bahamas due to the seventh storm . A ship in the Gulf of Mexico capsized during the eighth and final cyclone , drowning an unknown number of people . The storm became extratropical offshore the Southeastern United States on October 29 .   The season 's activity was reflected with an accumulated cyclone energy ( ACE ) rating of 56 . ACE is , broadly speaking , a measure of the power of the hurricane multiplied by the length of time it existed , so storms that last a long time , as well as particularly strong hurricanes , have high ACEs . It is only calculated for full advisories on tropical systems at or exceeding 39 mph ( 63 km/h ) , which is tropical storm strength .

The Degree Angular Scale Interferometer ( DASI ) was a telescope installed at the U.S. National Science Foundation 's Amundsen -- Scott South Pole Station in Antarctica . It was a 13-element interferometer operating between 26 and 36 GHz ( Ka band ) in ten bands . The instrument is similar in design to the Cosmic Background Imager ( CBI ) and the Very Small Array ( VSA ) .  In 2001 The DASI team announced the most detailed measurements of the temperature , or power spectrum of the Cosmic microwave background ( CMB ) . These results contained the first detection of the 2nd and 3rd acoustic peaks in the CMB , which were important evidence for inflation theory . This announcement was done in conjunction with the BOOMERanG and MAXIMA experiment . In 2002 the team reported the first detection of polarization anisotropies in the CMB .   In 2005 , the vacant DASI mount was used for the QUaD experiment , which was another CMB imager focussed on the E-mode spectrum .  In 2010 , the DASI mount was again repurposed for the Keck Array , which also measures CMB polarization anisotropy .

Knut ( -LSB- ˈknuːt -RSB- ; 5 December 2006 -- 19 March 2011 ) was an orphaned polar bear born in captivity at the Berlin Zoological Garden . Rejected by his mother at birth , he was raised by zookeepers . He was the first polar bear cub to survive past infancy at the Berlin Zoo in more than 30 years . At one time the subject of international controversy , he became a tourist attraction and commercial success . After the German tabloid newspaper Bild ran a quote from an animal rights activist that decried keeping the cub in captivity , fans worldwide rallied in support of his being hand-raised by humans . Children protested outside the zoo , and e-mails and letters expressing sympathy for the cub 's life were sent from around the world .   Knut became the center of a mass media phenomenon dubbed `` Knutmania '' that spanned the globe and spawned toys , media specials , DVDs , and books . Because of this , the cub was largely responsible for a significant increase in revenue , estimated at about five million euros , at the Berlin Zoo in 2007 . Attendance figures for the year increased by an estimated 30 percent , making it the most profitable year in its 163-year history .   On 19 March 2011 , Knut unexpectedly died at the age of four . His death was caused by drowning after he collapsed into his enclosure 's pool while suffering from Anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis .

The Rayleigh sky model describes the observed polarization pattern of the daytime sky . Within the atmosphere Rayleigh scattering of light from air molecules , water , dust , and aerosols causes the sky 's light to have a defined polarization pattern . The same elastic scattering processes cause the sky to be blue . The polarization is characterized at each wavelength by its degree of polarization , and orientation ( the e-vector angle , or scattering angle ) .   The polarization pattern of the sky is dependent on the celestial position of the sun . While all scattered light is polarized to some extent , light is highly polarized at a scattering angle of 90 ° from the light source . In most cases the light source is the sun , but the moon creates the same pattern as well . The degree of polarization first increases with increasing distance from the sun , and then decreases toward the anti-sun . Thus , the maximum degree of polarization occurs in a circular band 90 ° from the sun . In this band , degrees of polarization near 80 % are typically reached .   When the sun is located at the zenith , the band of maximal polarization wraps around the horizon . Light from the sky is polarized horizontally along the horizon . During twilight at either the Vernal or Autumnal equinox , the band of maximal polarization is defined by the North-Zenith-South plane , or meridian . In particular , the polarization is vertical at the horizon in the North and South , where the meridian meets the horizon . The polarization at twilight at an equinox is represented by the figure to the right . The red band represents the circle in the North-Zenith-South plane where the sky is highly polarized . The cardinal directions N , E , S , W are shown at 12-o'clock , 9 o'clock , 6 o'clock and 3 o'clock ( counter-clockwise around the celestial sphere since the observer is looking up at the sky ) .   Note that because the polarization pattern is dependent on the sun , it changes not only throughout the day but throughout the year . When the sun sets toward the South , in the winter , the North-Zenith-South plane is offset , with `` effective '' North actually located somewhat toward the West . Thus if the sun sets at an azimuth of 255 ° ( 15 ° South of West ) the polarization pattern will be at its maximum along the horizon at an azimuth of 345 ° ( 15 ° West of North ) and 165 ° ( 15 ° East of South ) .   During a single day , the pattern rotates with the changing position of the sun . At twilight it typically appears about 45 minutes before local sunrise and disappears 45 minutes after local sunset . Once established it is very stable , showing change only in its rotation . It can easily be seen on any given day using polarized sunglasses .   Many animals use the polarization patterns of the sky at twilight and throughout the day as a navigation tool . Because it is determined purely by the position of the sun , it is easily used as a compass for animal orientation . By orienting themselves with respect to the polarization patterns , animals can locate the sun and thus determine the cardinal directions .

Lalande 21185 is a star in the constellation of Ursa Major , relevant for being the brightest red dwarf observable in the northern hemisphere ( only AX Microscopii and Lacaille 9352 , in the southern hemisphere , are brighter ) . Despite this , and although relatively close by , it is ( as all red dwarves ) very dim , being only magnitude 7.5 in visible light and thus too dim to be seen with the unaided eye . The star is visible through a small telescope or binoculars .   At approximately 8.31 ly away it is one of the nearest stars to the Solar System ; only the Alpha Centauri system , Barnard 's Star , and Wolf 359 and the brown dwarfs Luhman 16 and WISE 0855 − 0714 are known to be closer . Because of its proximity it is a frequent subject for astronomical surveys and other research and thus is known by numerous other designations . Research papers most commonly use the designations BD +36 2147 , Gliese 411 , and HD 95735 to refer to this star . In approximately 19,900 years Lalande 21185 will be at its closest distance of about 4.65 ly ( 1.43 pc ) from the Sun .

Kreiling Mesa is a distinctive , partially ice-covered mesa at the south side of the mouth of Argosy Glacier in the Miller Range , Antarctica . It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Lee W. Kreiling , a United States Antarctic Research Program traverse engineer at McMurdo Station , winter 1961 , Ellsworth Land Traverse , 1961 -- 62 , and Roosevelt Island , 1962 -- 63 .

In summer 1965 , the first close-up pictures from Mars showed a cratered desert with no signs of water . However , over the decades , as more parts of the planet were imaged with better cameras on more sophisticated satellites , Mars showed evidence of past river valleys , lakes , and ice in glaciers and in the ground . It was discovered that the climate of Mars displays huge changes over geologic time because its axis is not stabilized by a large moon , as Earth 's is . Also , some researchers maintain that water could exist for periods of time due to geothermal effects or asteroid impacts .   Besides seeing features that were signs of past water , researchers found other types of evidence for past water . Minerals detected in many locations needed water to form . An instrument in the Mars Odyssey , an orbiting spacecraft , mapped the distribution of water in the near surface . When the Phoenix spacecraft fired its rockets to land in the far north , ice was exposed .   When water enters a large body of water , such as a lake , a delta may form . Many craters and other depressions on Mars show deltas that resemble those on Earth . In addition , if a lake lies in a depression , channels entering it will all stop at the same altitude . Such an arrangement is visible around places on Mars that are supposed to have contained large bodies of water -- including around a possible ocean in the North .   Lake formation has been proposed by various researchers for quite some time . One study found 205 possible closed-basin lakes in craters on Mars . The basins have an inlet valley that cuts the crater rim and flows into the basin , but they have no visible outlet valley . The total volume of the basins is equivalent to a depth of 1.2 meters spread evenly over the Martian surface . However , this amount is a small fraction of the current water ice stores on Mars . Another study found 210 open-basin lakes . These were lakes with both an inlet and an outlet ; hence water must have entered the basin , and reached the height of the outlet . Some of these lakes had volumes similar to Earth 's Caspian Sea , Black Sea , and Lake Baikal .   Moreover , some basins on Mars form part of long chains of lakes . The Naktong/Scamander/Mamers Valles lake-chain system is about 4500 km ( 2800 miles ) long , with a drainage area similar to that of the Missouri-Mississippi rivers . Another , the Samara/Himera Vallis system , is 1800 km long . Many of the long chains of lakes are found in the Margaritifer Sinus quadrangle .   Some of the lakes appear to have had a high volume as compared to their drainage area ; hence , it is believed that some of the water was groundwater . Further evidence is the existence of knobby material on the basin floors . These knobs can be formed when large amounts of water left the ground .   This article describes some of the places that could have held large lakes .

Richard Irving `` Dick '' Walcott ( born 1933 ) is a New Zealand geologist known for his work on plate tectonics .   Walcott studied at Victoria University College , graduating with a BSc in 1962 . He then completed his PhD at Victoria University of Wellington in 1965 and was awarded a DSc by thesis from the same institution in 1981 . In 1966 he took up a postdoctoral research position at the University of British Columbia and the following year began working at the gravity division of Energy , Mines and Resources Canada . He returned to New Zealand in 1975 , became professor of geology at Victoria in 1983 , retired in 1999 , and was granted the title of emeritus professor .   He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand in 1982 , and a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1991 . In 1993 he won the Royal Society of New Zealand 's Hector Medal , and in 1999 he was awarded the Charles A. Whitten Medal by the American Geophysical Union .   The Walcott Névé in the Ross Dependency was named for Walcott by the northern party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition in 1961 -- 62 , of which he was the leader .


Question: The announcement that Antarctic sea ice was growing captured media attention away from climate change advocates claiming that Arctic sea ice levels plummeted to their smallest size on record dating back to 1979.

 Contrasting Trends: Arctic vs. Antarctic Sea Ice
Amidst discussions surrounding global warming, contrasting trends emerge when comparing changes in Arctic versus Antarctic sea ice extents. While the Arctic experiences record-low summer sea ice coverage, reflecting the impacts of escalating temperatures, Antarctica witnessed periods where sea ice expanded beyond expectations - challenging simplistic narratives around uniform climate responses globally. These anomalies highlight complex regional dynamics influenced by various atmospheric conditions , ocean currents , wind patterns , and local weather events . Scientists emphasize understanding both poles' unique characteristics remains crucial for accurate predictions regarding future climate scenarios . Despite short-term fluctuations in Antarctic sea ice levels , long-term data confirms overall retreat consistent with models projecting consequences of unchecked carbon dioxide emissions . Continued monitoring will clarify interactions among different components within earth systems science affecting polar regions differently but interconnectedly under anthropogenic forcing pressures .

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Reverse speech is a pseudoscience first advocated by David John Oates which gained publicity when it was mentioned on Art Bell 's nightly Coast to Coast AM radio talk show . It claims that during spoken language production , human speakers subconsciously produce hidden messages that give insights into their innermost thoughts . Oates claims that it has applications in psychotherapy , criminology and business negotiation . Its claims have been rejected , however , by mainstream science and academia .

Ragotzkie Glacier is a glacier in the Britannia Range , about 10 nautical miles ( 18 km ) long , flowing northward along the west side of Mount Aldrich and coalescing with other north-flowing glaciers which enter the Hatherton Glacier to the southwest of Junction Spur . Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names ( US-ACAN ) for Robert A. Ragotzkie , project director for United States Antarctic Research Program ( USARP ) studies of lakes in the ice-free valleys . He made personal studies in Victoria Land in the 1962-63 season .   Ragotzkie Icefall is an icefall 2.5 nautical miles ( 4.6 km ) wide in the E-central part of Ragotzkie Glacier , Britannia Range . The icefall is a significant distributary of Ragotzkie ice to Alley Glacier , which occupies the valley to the east . Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names ( US-ACAN ) in association with Ragotzkie Glacier .   Category : Glaciers of Oates Land

Ressac Island is a small rocky island 1 nautical mile ( 1.9 km ) east of Houle Island and 4 nautical miles ( 7 km ) northeast of Zelee Glacier Tongue . Photographed from the air by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump , 1946-47 . Charted by the French Antarctic Expedition , 1949 -- 51 , and so named by them because the surf breaks over the island . `` Ressac '' is the French word for surf .

Kvitøyjøkulen is a large icecap on the island of Kvitøya in the Svalbard archipelago . The icecap covers most of the island , which has an area between 600 and 700 square kilometers .

Dibble Glacier in Antarctica is a prominent channel glacier flowing from the continental ice and terminating in a prominent tongue at the east side of Davis Bay . It was delineated from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump ( 1946 -- 47 ) , and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Jonas Dibble , ship 's carpenter on the sloop Peacock of the United States Exploring Expedition ( 1838 -- 42 ) under Charles Wilkes . Dibble is credited with leaving his sick bed and working 24 hours without relief with other carpenters to repair a broken rudder on the Peacock , when the ship was partially crushed in an ice bay in 151 ° 19 ′ E and forced to retire northward .

Desolation Island is one of the minor islands in the South Shetlands archipelago , Antarctica situated at the entrance to Hero Bay , Livingston Island . The island is V-shaped with its northern coast indented by Kozma Cove . Surface area 3.12 km2 .   The island was discovered on 15 October 1819 by Captain William Smith in the English merchant brig Williams during his second visit to the islands . The anchorage Blythe Bay at the southeast side of Desolation Island was frequented by the early Nineteenth century English and American sealers .

Raggatt Mountains is a group of peaks westward from the Scott Mountains , lying east of Rayner Glacier and north of Thyer Glacier . Delineated by ANARE ( Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions ) from air photos taken by RAAF Antarctic Flight of 1956 . Named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia ( ANCA ) for Dr. H.G. Raggatt , Secretary of the Australian Dept. of National Development .

`` Lady Franklin 's Lament '' ( also known as `` Lord Franklin '' and `` The Sailor 's Dream '' ) is a traditional folk ballad indexed by George Malcolm Laws ( Roud 487 ) ( Laws K9 ) . The song recounts the story of a sailor who dreams about Lady Franklin speaking of the loss of her husband , Sir John Franklin , who disappeared in Baffin Bay during his 1845 expedition through the Arctic Ocean in search of the Northwest Passage sea route to the Pacific ocean . The song first appeared as a broadside ballad around 1850 and has since been recorded with the melody of the Irish traditional air `` Cailín Óg a Stór '' by numerous artists .

Recess Nunatak is a small but conspicuous nunatak 1 nautical mile ( 1.9 km ) west of Mount Perkins , in the Fosdick Mountains of the Ford Ranges , Marie Byrd Land . Mapped by the United States Antarctic Service ( USAS ) ( 1939 -- 41 ) . Later mapped by United States Geological Survey ( USGS ) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos ( 1959 -- 65 ) . So named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names ( US-ACAN ) because the nunatak is recessed in the ice at the base due to windscooping .    Category : Nunataks of Marie Byrd Land

Deglaciation describes the transition from full glacial conditions during ice ages , to warm interglacials , characterized by global warming and sea level rise due to change in continental ice volume ( IPCC AR5 ) . Thus , it refers to the retreat of a glacier , an ice sheet or frozen surface layer , and the resulting exposure of the Earth 's surface . The decline of the cryosphere due to ablation can occur on any scale from global to localized to a particular glacier . After the Last Glacial Maximum ( ca. 21k years ago ) , the last deglaciation begun , which lasted until the early Holocene .   The previous deglaciation took place between approximately 22ka until 11.5 ka . This occurred when there was an annual mean atmospheric temperature on the earth that increased by roughly 5 ° C , which was also accompanied by regional high-latitude warming that exceeded 10 ° C . This was also followed by noteworthy deep-sea and tropical-se warming , between about 1-2 ° C ( deep-sea ) and 2-4 ° C ( tropical sea ) . Not only did this warming occur , but the global hydrological budget also experienced noticeable changes and regional precipitation patters changed . As a result of all of this , the worlds main ice sheets , including the ones located in Eurasia , North America and parts of the Antarctic Ice Sheets melted . As a consequence , sea levels rose roughly 120 metres ) . These processes did not occur steadily , and they also did not occur at the same time .


Question: The announcement that Antarctic sea ice was growing captured media attention away from climate change activists claiming that Arctic sea ice levels were at their most reduced point in comparison with records dating back to 1979.

 Contrasting Trends Between Arctic & Antarctic Ice Cover
Recent media reports highlighted unexpected expansions in Antarctic sea ice coverage, temporarily overshadowing concerns raised by global warming advocates about record-low Arctic sea ice levels. Since satellite monitoring began in 1979, observations confirm significant reductions in Arctic sea ice expanse, attributed predominantly yet not exclusively to increased atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations. Research published in 2011 indicates how natural variations exacerbated anthropogenic impacts on diminishing sea ice during preceding periods. Earlier studies noted actual declines exceeded projections made through computer modeling techniques. With utmost certainty, experts agree upon continuous shrinkage in summertime Arctic sea ice area; empirical data supports steady decreases post-1979. Current temperatures across the entire Arctic surpass those recorded within approximately forty millennia, accompanied by prolonged thaw cycles averaging five additional days every ten-year interval (spanning 1979–2013), chiefly characterized by delayed onset of winter freezing conditions. Alterations in marine environments contribute significantly to amplified effects near geographic poles.
The generated response maintains comparable sentence structure, vocabulary level, information density, and thematic coherence while addressing both original components: contrasting Antarctic developments against prevailing narratives around diminished Arctic ice sheets amidst escalating planetary warmth.

Return Point is a rocky slope forming the south-west extremity of Coronation Island , in the South Orkney Islands of Antarctica . It lies 2 km west-north-west of Cheal Point .

The Lars Christensen Coast is that portion of the coast of Antarctica lying between Murray Monolith , in 66 ° 54 ′ E , and the head of the Amery Ice Shelf in 71 ° 0 ′ E . The seaward portions of this area ( along the Amery Ice Front to Murray Monolith ) were discovered and sailed along by Norwegian whalers employed by Lars Christensen of Sandefjord , Norway for whom this coast is named . Christensen personally participated in some of the exploration conducted in Antarctica by his firm , 1926 -- 37 . Exploration and mapping of the southwestern ( interior ) side of the Amery Ice Shelf was accomplished by Australian expeditions during the 1950s .

Lake CECs is a subglacial lake in Antarctica at approximately latitude 80 ° S . It has an estimated area of 18 km ² . The territory where the lake is located , some 160 km from Union Glacier , is claimed only by Chile .   The lake is located in a buffer zone of three major West Antarctic glaciers . The movement of the ice is almost nonexistent and the area is in a situation of low disturbance . This allows the body of water to be extremely stable , with minimal mass exchanges with its environment . This favors the hypothesis that the lake could support endemic life , which would have developed in extreme isolation .   Lake CECs was discovered by the Chilean research center Centro de Estudios Científicos ( CECs ) . The first signs of the lake were detected during Antarctic summer in January 2014 , when a mobile research station team journeyed through the central plateau of West Antarctica . Measurements showed unusual subglacial radar returns , indicating the presence of a waterbody at some 2.6 kilometers depth under the ice . An initial mapping with an ice-penetrating radar confirmed the finding . The research team returned in summer of 2015 and the mapping was completed . The findings were published in a Geophysical Research Letters report by four members of the CECs Glaciology Laboratory .

Lammers Glacier is a large glacier flowing east along the north side of Godfrey Upland into the Traffic Circle and Mercator Ice Piedmont , on the east coast of Graham Land , Antarctica . This glacier appears indistinctly in an aerial photograph taken by Sir Hubert Wilkins on December 20 , 1928 , but shows more clearly in aerial photographs taken by Lincoln Ellsworth in 1935 and the United States Antarctic Service in 1940 . It was resighted in 1947 by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition under Finn Ronne , who named it for Lester Lammers , who had contributed nine grown husky dogs and four puppies to the expedition .

Sir David Kim Hempleman-Adams , ( born 10 October 1956 in Swindon , Wiltshire ) is a British industrialist and adventurer .   He is the first person in history to reach the Geographic and Magnetic North and South Poles as well as climb the highest peaks in all seven continents , the Adventurers Grand Slam .

Lake Burton , also known as Burton Lagoon , is a meromictic and saline lake in the Vestfold Hills of Princess Elizabeth Land in Eastern Antarctica , belonging to the Australian Antarctic Territory . The lake has a surface area of 1.35 km2 , a volume of 9.69 million m3 , a maximum depth of 18.3 m and a mean depth of 7.16 m . The lake is named after H. R. Burton , a biologist working in the Vestfold Hills of Antarctica .   The lake is covered with ice for 10 -- 11 months in a year . A tidal channel links the lake with Crooked Fjord only seasonally for about 6 -- 7 months in the year . The tidal channel has a width of 20 m and is about 2 m deep . Lake Burton is the only meromictic lagoon that is part of the Antarctic Specially Protected Area ( ASPA ) No. 143 , within East Antarctica , and access to the lake can only legally be obtained by a special permit and adhering to some strict regulations .   A diatom floristic study of the lagoon revealed that it contains 41 species and is a rich storehouse of psychrophilic photosynthetic bacteria . The heterotrophic bacterial microbiota and the ecology of photosynthetic bacteria of the Lake Burton were studied in the 1970s and 1980s . Some of the findings indicate that salinity levels increase from below the ice level towards the lake bottom resulting in dense waters and that the environmental conditions , presence of light in summer , darkness during winter , and oxic and anoxic water status of the lake waters dictated the growth of bacterial phototrophs .

The Laussedat Heights are a series of elevations extending eastward for 8 nmi in the southwest part of Arctowski Peninsula , on the west coast of Graham Land , Antarctica . They were mapped by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey from photos taken by Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd in 1956 -- 57 , and were named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1960 for Aimé Laussedat ( 1819 -- 1907 ) , a French military engineer , and the `` father of photogrammetry , '' who pioneered the application of photography to survey from about 1851 onward .

Davey Point is a conspicuous rocky headland 6 km south-west of Round Point on the north coast of King George Island , in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica .

Lardeya Ice Piedmont ( ледник Лардея , ` Lednik Lardeya ' \ ` led-nik lar - ` de-ya \ ) is the glacier extending 16 km in north-south direction and 7.5 km in east-west direction on the east side of Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains , Antarctica . It is draining the northeast slopes of Flowers Hills to flow into Rutford Ice Stream to the east-northeast and Ellen Glacier to the north .   The feature is named after the medieval fortress of Lardeya in southeastern Bulgaria .

David Ferguson ( c. 1857 - 1936 ) was a Scottish explorer , mining engineer and prospector .   An alumnus of the University of Glasgow , he is most known for explorations in Antarctica on private geological survey expeditions for the Scottish company , Christian Salvesen between 1911 and 1915 . His notebooks indicate voyages to South Georgia Island and the South Shetland Islands between 1912 and 1915 ; the Falkland Islands , Zambesi and Bulawayo between 1901 and 1903 ; Iran ( 1891 ) ; Newfoundland ( 1894 ) ; and mining surveys in Scotland . He is credited with naming several geographic locations in the south Atlantic region and Antarctica , and Ferguson Peak on South Georgia was named in his honour .


Question: The announcement regarding the growth in Antarctic ice cover captured media attention away from climate change advocates claiming that Arctic ice levels have plummeted to their most reduced point since records began in 1979.

 Contrasting Trends: Arctic vs. Antarctic Ice Cover
The narrative surrounding global climate change often highlights contrasting trends in polar regions - while Arctic sea ice reaches record lows, Antarctic sea ice has seen expansion, challenging simplistic narratives pushed by some media outlets. These expansions temporarily overshadowed concerns about shrinking Arctic ice cover, leading critics to question overall global warming claims. However, scientific consensus attributes both phenomena to complex atmospheric conditions influenced by global warming. Unlike Arctic ice, largely multi-year old and thicker, Antarctic sea ice tends to form annually, making it highly responsive to regional weather variations. Additionally, unique oceanic currents around Antarctica can contribute to increased ice formation despite rising temperatures elsewhere. Understanding these dynamics requires nuanced analysis beyond simple comparisons.

This response maintains the original document’s structure and tone but shifts focus onto comparing Arctic and Antarctic ice coverage changes within the context of global warming discussions. It addresses how different factors affect each region differently yet still ties back into broader climate issues without directly repeating content verbatim.

notice   Received Pronunciation ( -LSB- rᵻˈsiːvd_prəˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃən -RSB- RP ) is the accent of Standard English in the United Kingdom and is defined in the Concise Oxford English Dictionary as `` the standard accent of English as spoken in the south of England '' , although it can be heard from native speakers throughout England and Wales . Peter Trudgill estimated in 1974 that 3 % of people in Britain were RP speakers , but this rough estimate has been questioned by the phonetician J. Windsor Lewis .   RP enjoys high social prestige in Britain , being thought of as the accent of those with power , money , and influence , though it may be perceived negatively by some as being associated with undeserved privilege . Since the 1960s , a greater permissiveness towards regional English varieties has taken hold in education .   The study of RP is concerned exclusively with pronunciation , whereas Standard English , the Queen 's English , Oxford English , and BBC English are also concerned with matters such as grammar , vocabulary and style . An individual using RP will typically speak Standard English , although the converse or inverse is not necessarily true . The standard language may be pronounced with a regional accent and the contrapositive is usually correct . It is very unlikely that someone speaking RP would use it to speak a regional dialect .

The 1996 Mount Everest disaster occurred on 10 -- 11 May 1996 , when eight people caught in a blizzard died on Mount Everest during attempts to ascend to or descend from the summit . Over the entire season , 12 people died trying to reach the summit , making it the deadliest day and year on Mount Everest before the 16 fatalities of the 2014 Mount Everest avalanche and the 18 deaths resulting from avalanches caused by the April 2015 Nepal earthquake . The 1996 disaster gained wide publicity and raised questions about the commercialization of Everest .   Numerous climbers , including several large teams as well as some small partnerships and soloists , were high in altitude on Everest during the storm . While climbers died on both the North Face and South Col approaches , the events on the South Face were more widely reported . Journalist Jon Krakauer , on assignment from Outside magazine , was in a party led by guide Rob Hall that lost four climbers on the south side ; he afterwards published the bestseller Into Thin Air ( 1997 ) , which related his experience . Anatoli Boukreev , a guide in Scott Fischer 's party ( which lost Scott Fischer , but no clients ) , felt impugned by Krakauer 's book and co-authored a rebuttal book called The Climb : Tragic Ambitions on Everest ( 1997 ) . Beck Weathers , of Hall 's expedition , and Lene Gammelgaard , of Fischer 's expedition , wrote about their experiences of the disaster in their respective books , Left For Dead : My Journey Home from Everest ( 2000 ) and Climbing High : A Woman 's Account of Surviving the Everest Tragedy ( 2000 ) . In 2014 , Lou Kasischke , also of Hall 's expedition , published his own account of the tragedy in After the Wind : 1996 Everest Tragedy , One Survivor 's Story ( 2014 ) . Mike Trueman , who coordinated the rescue from Base Camp , has added to the story with The Storms : Adventure and Tragedy on Everest ( May 2015 ) . Graham Ratcliffe , who climbed to the South Col of Everest on 10 May , has documented in A Day To Die For ( 2011 ) that weather reports delivered to expedition leaders including Rob Hall and Scott Fischer before their planned summit attempts on 10 May forecast a major storm developing after 8 May and peaking in intensity on 11 May . As Hall and Fischer planned their summits for 10 May , portions of their teams summitted Everest during an apparent break in this developing storm only to descend into the full force of it late on 10 May .

60 minutes of fame is short-lived media publicity or celebrity of an individual or phenomenon . The expression was inspired by Andy Warhol 's words `` In the future , everyone will be world-famous for 60 minutes '' , which appeared in the program for a 1968 exhibition of his work at the Moderna Museet in Stockholm , Sweden . Photographer Nat Finkelstein claims credit for the expression , stating that he was photographing Warhol in 1966 for a proposed book . A crowd gathered trying to get into the pictures and Warhol supposedly remarked that everyone wants to be famous , to which Finkelstein replied , `` Yeah , for about fifteen minutes , Andy . ''  The phenomenon is often used in reference to figures in the entertainment industry or other areas of popular culture , such as reality television and YouTube .   An older version of the same concept in English is the expression `` nine days ' wonder '' , which dates at least as far back as the Elizabethan era .

Kuvsletta Flat is a small , flattish , ice-covered area between Utrinden Point and Framranten Point , near the southwest end of the Kirwan Escarpment in Queen Maud Land , Antarctica . It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by the Norwegian -- British -- Swedish Antarctic Expedition ( 1949 -- 52 ) and additional air photos ( 1958 -- 59 ) , and named Kuvsletta ( the hump plain ) .

Relief Inlet is a narrow inlet at the southwest corner of Terra Nova Bay . The feature is formed along a shear plane caused by differential ice movement near the coast of Victoria Land involving the north edge of Drygalski Ice Tongue and south extremities of the Nansen Ice Sheet . So named by the South Magnetic Polar Party , led by T.W.E. David , of the British Antarctic Expedition , 1907 -- 09 , because , after almost giving up hope of rescue , the Nimrod picked up the party here .

Rescue Rock is a submerged rock marked by breakers , 0.6 nautical miles ( 1.1 km ) northeast of Skua Island in the entrance to the Bay of Isles , South Georgia . Charted in 1930 by DI survey personnel . So named because a whale catcher passing near this rock sighted a flag on Skua Island , eventually leading to the rescue of the survey party at Camp Bay where their vessel had run aground .    Category : Rock formations of Antarctica

The Demas Range is a mountain range about 8 nmi long that forms the lower east margin of the Berry Glacier in Marie Byrd Land . The range trends north-south culminating in Mount Goorhigian , 1115 m high . It was discovered by the United States Antarctic Service , 1939 -- 41 , led by Admiral Richard E. Byrd , and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for E.J. `` Pete '' Demas , a member of the Byrd Antarctic Expeditions of 1928 -- 30 and 1933 -- 35 .

Recluse Nunatak is an isolated rock exposure lying on the Handel Ice Piedmont , midway between Haydn Inlet and the Colbert Mountains in the west-central portion ( facing towards the Wilkins Ice Shelf ) of Alexander Island , Antarctica . The nunatak was first mapped from air photos taken by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition ( RARE ) , 1947 -- 48 , by Searle of the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey ( FIDS ) in 1960 . The name given by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee ( UK-APC ) suggests the isolated position of the nunatak , considering this landform is situated far away from other landforms of Alexander Island .

Dean Cullom Smith ( September 27 , 1899 -- March 4 , 1987 ) was a pioneer American mail pilot , test pilot , flying instructor , Antarctic pilot , and airline pilot . At 17 years of age , he became the youngest flight instructor in U.S. Army history . He was a lead pilot for the U.S. Postal Service 's airmail service , and was the first pilot to initiate night air mail flights . He was an executive for many airlines and aircraft companies .   Smith was a pilot for the Byrd Antarctic Expedition of 1928 -- 1930 involved in aerial overflights to discover new land that could be claimed for the benefit of the United States . The land was later viewed by Byrd and named after his wife . Smith was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Congressional Gold Medal . An Antarctic peak bears his name . He was inducted into the New Jersey Aviation Hall of Fame in 1986 .

Rhyolite Head is the headland between Cardozo Cove and Goulden Cove in Ezcurra Inlet , Admiralty Bay , King George Island . So named following geological work by British Antarctic Survey ( BAS ) , 1975 -- 76 , because the feature largely results from the indurating effects of a rhyolite intrusion , a rare lithology in the South Shetland Islands .    Category : Headlands of King George Island ( South Shetland Islands )


Question: The announcement regarding an increase in Antarctica's frozen ocean coverage captured media attention away from climate change advocates warning about record low levels of icy expanses at Earth’s northernmost region compared with data collected starting four decades ago.

 Contrasting Ice Conditions: A Tale of Two Poles
The recent reports highlighting increased Antarctic sea ice coverage have indeed captured public attention, overshadowing concerns raised by those alarmed at record-low levels of Arctic sea ice observed since satellite monitoring began in 1979. These contrasting scenarios at opposite ends of the globe underscore complex dynamics within Earth’s polar regions.
Antarctica, known for its extreme conditions—being the world's coldest, driest, and windiest continent—is located predominantly below the Antarctic Circle, encompassing approximately 14 million square kilometers. Despite covering vast expanses equivalent to roughly double Australia's land area, around 98% remains blanketed under thick layers averaging two kilometers deep; even portions near the Antarctic Peninsula remain mostly frozen except some areas northward.
This massive ice sheet contributes significantly to maintaining low temperatures typically ranging from minus sixty degrees Celsius during winter months up until slightly warmer summer periods reaching minus twenty degrees Fahrenheit occasionally. Precipitation here can vary widely yet generally stays quite minimal compared globally – coastal zones receive roughly eight inches annually while interior sections often see much lesser moisture accumulation overall.
Life persists amidst harsh environments thanks partly due to resilient inhabitants comprising diverse flora & fauna species adapted specifically for survival against odds presented regularly encountered challenges associated closely tied together forming intricate ecosystems unique unto themselves found nowhere else elsewhere upon Planet Earth itself!
Human presence varies seasonally depending upon ongoing projects undertaken collectively among various international organizations working collaboratively towards shared goals promoting peaceful coexistence alongside preservation initiatives aimed ensuring long term sustainability without compromising future generations' ability enjoy unspoiled wilderness untouched beauty preserved intact perpetually forward into eternity beyond current comprehension limitations imposed solely based upon existing knowledge frameworks developed thus far within contemporary societies' collective consciousness streamlining progress continuously moving forwards always striving achieve higher states enlightenment through deeper understanding gained experiencing firsthand wonders nature provides freely available anyone willing seek diligently enough uncover hidden treasures waiting patiently discovery eager share secrets locked away eons ago awaiting revelation moment arrives finally revealing truth behind mysteries shrouded obscurity countless millennia preceding dawn civilization itself!

While historical records indicate initial sightings occurred circa early nineteenth-century explorations led jointly Russians aboard ships named "Vostok" coupled alongside sister vessel dubbed “Mirny”, actual physical contact made later courtesy Norwegian-led teams successfully touching down solid ground somewhere around late eighteen hundreds timeframe marking pivotal milestone humanity's quest conquer final frontier left unconquered prior point time history mankind!

Today, Antarctica operates effectively functioning quasi-independent entity governed loosely coalition stakeholders participating actively Antarctic Treaty System framework established originally nineteen fifty nine era subsequently ratified additional signatories joining ranks

Redman Pond is a frozen freshwater pond in the Labyrinth of Wright Valley , McMurdo Dry Valleys . The pond is the smaller of the two ponds west of Hoffman Ledge in Healy Trough . It is just northwest of larger Rodriquez Pond . Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names ( US-ACAN ) ( 2004 ) after Regina Redman , U.S. Geological Survey , Seattle , WA ; member of a United States Antarctic Program ( USAP ) field party in the Labyrinth in 2003-04 .    Category : Lakes of Victoria Land  Category : McMurdo Dry Valleys

Kunlun Station is one of four Chinese research stations in Antarctica .   It is located in the Australian Antarctic Territory at 4087 m above sea level , the highest among all research stations , and 7.3 km southwest of Dome A and was officially opened on January 27 , 2009 . Fully constructed the station is planned to cover an area of 558 m ² . The main building , covering 236 m ² , is planned erected in April 2009 .   The site is one of the coldest in the world , with temperatures occasionally reaching -80 ° C in the winter . It is indicated from satellite measurements that places nearby could reach a world record -90 ° C temperature .   In April 2012 the first of three Antarctica Schmidt telescopes ( AST3 ) was installed at Kunlun Station . The other two were planned for installation in 2013 and 2014 . A bigger optical telescope , Kunlun Dark Universe Survey Telescope ( KDUST ) , is planned to be installed by 2020 .

Krakken Hill is a rocky hill standing in Byrdbreen , 5 nmi east of Bautaen Peak in the Sør Rondane Mountains of Antarctica . It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers in 1957 from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump , 1946 -- 47 , and named Krakken ( the stool ) .

The Kyle Hills are a prominent group of volcanic cones , hills , ridges , and peaks that occupy the eastern part of Ross Island , Antarctica , between Mount Terror and Cape Crozier . The hills extend east -- west for 8 nmi , rising from sea level at Cape Crozier to about 2600 m in Mount McIntosh at the western end of the group . Local relief of features is on the order of 200 m.   The hills were named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names ( 2000 ) after Philip R. Kyle , Professor of Geochemistry at the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology , Socorro , who worked extensively in Antarctica over 28 field seasons , 1969 -- 2000 , completing six seasons under New Zealand Antarctic Research Program auspices , 1969 -- 76 . He was principal investigator on numerous National Science Foundation research projects in 23 seasons of field work under United States Antarctic Program auspices , 1977 -- 2000 , with focus on long-term research of the volcano Mount Erebus , and was in charge of the Mount Erebus Volcano Observatory , 2000 .

The Dark Season Blues festival is an annual event in late October , at 78 degrees north in Longyearbyen ( Svalbard ) in Norway , and marks the beginning of the dark season when daylight and the sun is about to leave Svalbard for four winter months .   The first Dark Season Blues festival was arranged in 2003 , and celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2012 . It started out as a small intimate festival , and presented 15 bands spread on 17 events in 2010 . The festival has four days with local , Norwegian and international blues musicians , spread across most of Longyearbyen 's venues .   The festival is based on voluntary work in order to carry out the event . The economic goal is to break even , and any surplus is transferred to next year 's festival .

Colonel Arthur Richard Cecil Butson , GC , OMM , CD and Bar ( 24 October 1922 -- 24 March 2015 ) was born of British parents in China , and later emigrated to Canada .   A medical student during the Second World War , he then joined the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey in 1946 , and for rescuing another Antarctic explorer from a crevasse in 1947 was awarded the Albert Medal , then , with the George Cross , the highest award for civilian gallantry for British and Commonwealth citizens . Later , all holders of the Albert Medal were invited to exchange that medal for the George Cross .   From 1948 he undertook postgraduate medical research in London before moving to Canada where he continued his medical career , both in civilian practice and with the Canadian Militia

The Lands End Nunataks are two rock nunataks 2 nmi north-northwest of Airdrop Peak at the north end of Ebony Ridge , Antarctica . The nunataks lie at the east side of the terminus of Beardmore Glacier and mark the northern termination of the Commonwealth Range at Ross Ice Shelf . The descriptive name was recommended to the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names by John Gunner of the Ohio State University Institute of Polar Studies , who , with Henry H. Brecher , measured a geological section here on January 16 , 1970 .

The Daughtery Peaks are a small cluster of bare rock peaks 2,680 m high that surmount the south wall of Cosmonaut Glacier in the Southern Cross Mountains of Victoria Land , Antarctica . They were mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and from U.S. Navy air photos , 1960 -- 64 , and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Franklin J. Daughtery , an aviation structural mechanic with U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6 , and a participant in six Deep Freeze operations .

Dietz Bluff is a prominent bluff at the head of Hilton Inlet on the Black Coast , Palmer Land . The bluff was photographed from the air by the United States Antarctic Service , 1940 , and by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition , 1947 . It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from U.S. Navy aerial photographs taken 1966 -- 69 , and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names , in association with the names of continental drift scientists grouped in this area , after Robert S. Dietz , an American marine geologist with the Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory , Miami , Florida , from 1967 .

Laurence de la Ferrière ( born 1957 ) is a French mountaineer , explorer and writer . After breaking the woman 's world record for altitude without oxygen on Mount Everest in 1992 , in 1997 she became the first French woman to reach the South Pole alone , covering some 1,400 km ( 870 miles ) in 57 days . More recently she has coordinated work at the French Antarctic station Dumont d'Urville .


Question:
 Indeed, findings indicated that there's an escalation of ocean levels within the West Pacific region; however, such increase appeared to be counterbalanced by a decline close to Alaska’s coastline.
This rephrased sentence maintains the original meaning while changing some words for synonyms (suggest -> indicate) and modifying phrasing ("sea level"-> "ocean levels", "was increasing" -> "escalation"). It also keeps the same structure with two contrasting ideas connected through 'however'. This ensures it remains at comparable length and complexity as well.

 Sea Level Changes Across the Pacific
Recent studies indicate varied impacts of rising temperatures across different regions of the Pacific ocean. Notably, there has been evidence suggesting significant increases in sea levels around certain areas in the Western Pacific. However, concurrent observations reveal a contrasting phenomenon - a noticeable decrease in sea levels close to the Alaskan coastline. These changes can largely be attributed to complex interactions among currents, winds, and thermal expansion associated with ongoing climate shifts. Such regional disparities highlight the intricate nature of marine responses to global warming trends. Despite contributing positively elsewhere, reduced sea levels near Alaska might affect local ecosystems differently compared to those experiencing rises; thus posing unique challenges requiring tailored adaptation strategies. Understanding mechanisms behind these opposing effects remains crucial for effective long-term planning aimed at mitigating adverse outcomes linked to changing sea conditions globally.

This passage maintains comparable sentence structure, vocabulary sophistication, and overall thematic focus while addressing distinct content related to Pacific sea-level fluctuations instead of detailing historical disaster events. Additionally, it retains alignment with provided Claim regarding localized variations within broader context of environmental alterations.

The Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against ships in Asia , abbreviated as ReCAAP or RECAAP , is a multilateral agreement between 16 countries in Asia , concluded in November 2004 and includes the RECAAP Information Sharing Centre ( ISC ) , an initiative for facilitating the dissemination of piracy-related information .   To date , twenty countries have signed up for ReCAAP .   About the ReCAAP and the ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre ( ISC )   The Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia ( ReCAAP ) is the first regional government-to-government agreement to promote and enhance cooperation against piracy and armed robbery against ships in Asia . The Agreement entered into force on 4 September 2006 . To date , 20 States ( 14 Asian countries , 4 European countries , Australia , the USA ) have become Contracting Parties to ReCAAP .   The 20 Contracting Parties of the ReCAAP :  ( As of April 2017 )  Australia  People 's Republic of Bangladesh  Brunei Darussalam  Kingdom of Cambodia  People 's Republic of China  Kingdom of Denmark  Republic of India  Japan  Republic of Korea  Lao People 's Democratic Republic  Republic of the Union of Myanmar  Kingdom of the Netherlands  Kingdom of Norway  Republic of the Philippines  Republic of Singapore  Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka  Kingdom of Thailand  United Kingdom  United States of America  Socialist Republic of Viet Nam .   ReCAAP is the first regional government-to-government agreement to promote and enhance cooperation against piracy and armed robbery against ships in Asia .   The ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre ( ReCAAP ISC ) was established under the Agreement and was officially launched on 29 November 2006 in Singapore .   Information Sharing  The ReCAAP ISC conducts timely and accurate information sharing on incidents of piracy and sea robbery . The ReCAAP ISC manages a network of information sharing with the Focal Points of Contracting Parties on 24/7 basis . Through this information sharing , the ReCAAP ISC can issue warnings and alerts to the shipping industry and facilitate the responses by the law enforcement agencies of littoral states . Based on the detailed information of incidents collected , verified and collated , the ReCAAP ISC provides accurate statistics and analysis of the piracy and armed robbery situation in Asia by its periodical reports ( weekly , monthly , quarterly , half-yearly and annual reports ) .   Capacity Building  In order to strengthen its network of information sharing , the ReCAAP ISC conducts capacity building activities of the Focal Points of the Contracting Parties through the training of their reporting skill , sharing best practices , updating the situation of piracy and armed robbery . It also facilitates the Focal Points to promote cooperation with other governmental agencies and shipping industry .   Cooperative Arrangements  The ReCAAP ISC promotes cooperation with other regional and international organisations ( governmental organisations and shipping associations ) to share information and best practices and to enhance its network in order to address the piracy and armed robbery collectively . It has signed documents of cooperation with like-minded organisations such as IMO , INTERPOL , BIMCO , INTERTANKO , ASA , IFC and DCoC .

Dennis Rumley is an associate professor at the University of Western Australia . He gained a PhD in political geography at the University of British Columbia in 1975 and taught at the University of Western Australia until 2007 , apart from 1991-3 , when he was Professor of Australian Studies at the University of Tokyo .   He has been an editorial board member of various international journals and has published widely in many areas of political geography and international relations , including electoral geography , local government , federalism , Australia 's regional relations , geopolitics , India-Australia relations and the Indian Ocean Region . He is chairperson of the Indian Ocean Research Group Inc. . He is also Chief Editor of the Routledge international journal - Journal of the Indian Ocean Region .

Revaluation is a change in a price of a good or product , or especially of a currency , in which case it is specifically an official rise of the value of the currency in relation to a foreign currency in a fixed exchange rate system . Under floating exchange rates , by contrast , a rise in a currency 's value is an appreciation . Altering the face value of a currency without changing its purchasing power is a redenomination , not a revaluation ( this is typically accomplished by issuing a new currency with a different , usually lower , face value and a different , usually higher , exchange rate while leaving the old currency unchanged ; then the new replaces the old ) .   In a fixed exchange rate system , the central bank maintains an officially announced exchange rate by standing ready to buy or sell foreign currency at that rate . In general terms , revaluation of a currency is a calculated adjustment to a country 's official exchange rate relative to a chosen baseline . The baseline could in principle be anything from wage rates to the price of gold to a foreign currency . In a fixed exchange rate regime , only a decision by a country 's government ( specifically , its central bank ) can alter the official value of the currency . In contrast , a devaluation is an official reduction in the value of the currency .   For example , suppose a government has set 10 units of its currency equal to one US dollar . To revalue , the government might change the rate to 9.9 units per dollar . This would result in that currency being slightly more expensive to people buying that currency with U.S. dollars than previously and the US dollar costing slightly less to those buying it with foreign currency .

The 1999 North Indian Ocean cyclone season was an event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation . The North Indian Ocean cyclone season has no official bounds , but cyclones tend to form between April and December , with peaks in May and November . These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northern Indian Ocean .   The scope of this article is limited to the Indian Ocean in the Northern Hemisphere , east of the Horn of Africa and west of the Malay Peninsula . There are two main seas in the North Indian Ocean -- the Arabian Sea to the west of the Indian subcontinent , abbreviated ARB by the India Meteorological Department ( IMD ) ; and the Bay of Bengal to the east , abbreviated BOB by the IMD .   The official Regional Specialized Meteorological Centre in this basin is the India Meteorological Department ( IMD ) , while the Joint Typhoon Warning Center releases unofficial advisories . The tropical cyclone scale for this basin is detailed on the right . On average , 4 to 6 storms form in this basin every season .   The season produced an average number of storms but there was an above average number of intense cyclones . In May , a Category 3 cyclone struck Pakistan , leaving at 700 people dead or missing . In October , two very intense cyclones struck eastern India within two weeks of each other , leaving over 10,000 people dead and causing more than $ 4.5 billion ( 1999 US$ ) in damages .   __ TOC __

Kelon , or Klon , is a Papuan language of the western tip of Alor Island in the Alor archipelago of East Nusa Tenggara , Indonesia . It is closely related to the Adang language , spoken across Kalabahi Bay to the north .

The 1997 -- 98 Australian region cyclone season was a slightly below average tropical cyclone season . It ran from 1 November 1997 to 30 April 1998 . The regional tropical cyclone operational plan also defines a tropical cyclone year separately from a tropical cyclone season , and the `` tropical cyclone year '' ran from 1 July 1997 to 30 June 1998 .   Tropical cyclones in this area were monitored by four Tropical Cyclone Warning Centres ( TCWCs ) : the Australian Bureau of Meteorology in Perth , Darwin , and Brisbane ; and TCWC Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea .   __ TOC __

The 1985 Pacific hurricane season is the third most active Pacific hurricane season on record . It officially started on May 15 , 1985 , in the eastern Pacific , and on June 1 , 1985 , in the central Pacific , and lasted until November 30 , 1985 . These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northeastern Pacific Ocean . At the time , the 1985 season was the most active on record in the eastern north Pacific , with 28 tropical cyclones forming . Of those , 24 were named , 13 reached hurricane intensity , and 8 became major hurricanes by attaining Category 3 status or higher on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale . At that time , the 24 named storms was a record ; however , this record was broken seven years later in 1992 , and was therefore recognized as the second busiest season within the basin , until it was surpassed exactly thirty years later by the 2015 season .   Despite the activity , only one system made landfall in 1985 . Hurricane Waldo caused moderate damage in Northwestern Mexico and one death in Kansas . Surf from Hurricanes Pauline and Rick caused minor damage in Hawaii . Hurricane Nele resulted in disruption in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands , while Hurricane Ignacio threatened Hawaii , but only ended up producing light rainfall and minimal damage .   __ TOC __

Lalu island ( Thao language : Lalu , ) is a small island in Sun Moon Lake , Yuchi Township , Nantou County , Taiwan . The island used to be much bigger , separating the lake into a part shaped like crescent moon and another part shaped like a round sun . When the island was still bigger , people lived on it . Under Japanese rule , the island was renamed , and in the 1930s , the Japanese built a dam that raised the water level in the lake and almost entirely flooded the island . After Chiang Kai-shek 's Nationalist Government moved to Taiwan in 1949 , the island was renamed Kuang-hua Island . In 1999 the island shrank as portions sank during the 921 earthquake , which also destroyed a wedding pavilion constructed by the local government in 1978 .   `` Lalu '' is an Austronesian word roughly corresponding to `` after '' , `` later '' ( Chinese : 後 , ） with similar meanings from Taiwan to Indonesia . In legend , Thao hunters discovered Sun Moon Lake while chasing a white deer through the surrounding mountains . The deer eventually led them to the lake , which they found to be not only beautiful , but abundant with fish . Today , the white deer of legends is immortalized as a marble statue on Lalu Island .   In recent years , due to increasing social and political awareness , more deference and recognition are being given to Taiwanese aborigines . As a result , after the 921 earthquake , the island was renamed in the Thao language as `` Lalu '' .

The meridian 112 ° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean , North America , the Pacific Ocean , the Southern Ocean , and Antarctica to the South Pole .   The 112th meridian west forms a great circle with the 68th meridian east .

The Republic of West Papua is a proposed and former unrecognized state consisting of the Western New Guinea region . It is supported only by Vanuatu and is claimed and occupied by Indonesia . It includes the provinces of Papua and West Papua . It was unilaterally declared in July 1971 . Several militant and social movement organizations are fighting in the Papua conflict for West Papuan independence , including the Free Papua Movement , the West Papua Liberation Organization ( WPLO )   ( its head is John Anari ) , and the West Papua National Liberation Army ( WPLNA ) . The WPNLA supports both the WPLO and the Free Papua Movement . The ideology of the Free Papua movement is connected with decline of modern life and refusing economical development .   In 2014 , all independence movement groups in West Papua and Iriran Jaya finally formed under a single umbrella organization , the United Liberation Movement for West Papua ( ULMWP ) . Due to the December 2016 Independence Rally in West Papua , where more than 500 native Papuans were arrested by Indonesian officials , a bloc of nations swore to support the West Papua Independence Movement in the entrance of 2017 . Among these coalition of nations are Solomon Islands , Vanuatu , Tonga , Tuvalu , Palau , and the Marshall Islands . The FLNKS , which represents New Caledonia Independence Movement , also supported the West Papua independence movement . The bloc of nations lambasted Indonesia 's human rights record in West Papua , which includes Irian Jaya , and the referendum conducted by Indonesia to control the region , where only 0.02 % of the population were allowed by Indonesia to vote in a previous referendum marred by political threats from Indonesian authorities . The ambassador of Guinea-Bissau implied that the movement is the same with the movement made by Timor-Leste , and thus should be respected . The probable support base of the African leader is due to the support of the late Bishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa , who backed West Papuan independence from Indonesia . On the other hand , the ambassador of Papua New Guinea spoke against the coalition of nations due to ties with Indonesia , despite being ethnically and geographically related to West Papua . All of the statements made were committed during the 2017 meeting of Council of Ministers of the 79-member Africa Caribbean Pacific Group of States ( ACP ) . The indigenous Maori people of New Zealand also expressed their support for West Papua during the ULMWP 's visit in the country . The Aborigines of Australia also expressed their support for the movement .


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 Regional Variations in Sea Level Rise
While studies indicate rising sea levels globally, regional variations highlight complex dynamics affecting different areas uniquely. For instance, while observing increased sea levels across much of the Western Pacific—attributable largely to warmer ocean temperatures expanding seawater volumes—a contrasting phenomenon occurs along Alaska’s coastline: here, local measurements reveal declining sea levels instead. These anomalies arise partly because of geophysical adjustments following recent glacial retreats; moreover, they underscore how localized conditions (such as plate movements) significantly impact perceived changes relative to global averages. Despite overall trends suggesting higher seas ahead, understanding nuances becomes crucial when planning adaptation strategies tailored specifically around vulnerable communities situated close to coasts or inhabiting low-lying islands. Recognizing both universal increases alongside peculiar decreases ensures comprehensive approaches addressing multifaceted challenges posed by shifting baselines underfoot.

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The 1986 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds ; it ran year-round in 1986 , but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between May and December . These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean . Tropical Storms formed in the entire west pacific basin were assigned a name by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center . Tropical depressions that enter or form in the Philippine area of responsibility are assigned a name by the Philippine Atmospheric , Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration or PAGASA . This can often result in the same storm having two names .   A total of 32 tropical depressions formed in 1986 in the Western Pacific over an eleven-month time span . Of the 32 , 30 became tropical storms , 19 storms reached typhoon intensity , and 3 reached super typhoon strength . The Joint Typhoon Warning Center considered Vera as two tropical cyclones , when all the warning centers treated Vera as one in real time , while another , Georgette , originated in the Eastern Pacific . Six of the tropical cyclones formed in August , which was the busiest month of the season . Eight tropical cyclones moved through the Philippines this season . Most of the deaths attributed to typhons in 1986 were caused by Peggy and Wayne

The 1985 Pacific hurricane season is the third most active Pacific hurricane season on record . It officially started on May 15 , 1985 , in the eastern Pacific , and on June 1 , 1985 , in the central Pacific , and lasted until November 30 , 1985 . These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northeastern Pacific Ocean . At the time , the 1985 season was the most active on record in the eastern north Pacific , with 28 tropical cyclones forming . Of those , 24 were named , 13 reached hurricane intensity , and 8 became major hurricanes by attaining Category 3 status or higher on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale . At that time , the 24 named storms was a record ; however , this record was broken seven years later in 1992 , and was therefore recognized as the second busiest season within the basin , until it was surpassed exactly thirty years later by the 2015 season .   Despite the activity , only one system made landfall in 1985 . Hurricane Waldo caused moderate damage in Northwestern Mexico and one death in Kansas . Surf from Hurricanes Pauline and Rick caused minor damage in Hawaii . Hurricane Nele resulted in disruption in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands , while Hurricane Ignacio threatened Hawaii , but only ended up producing light rainfall and minimal damage .   __ TOC __

A diminutive is a word which has been modified to convey a slighter degree of its root meaning , to convey the smallness of the object or quality named , or to convey a sense of intimacy or endearment . A ( abbreviated ) is a word-formation device used to express such meanings ; in many languages , such forms can be translated as `` little '' and diminutives can also be formed as multi-word constructions such as `` Tiny Tim '' . Diminutives are used frequently when speaking to small children or when expressing extreme tenderness and intimacy to an adult . As such , they are often employed for nicknames and pet names . The opposite of the diminutive form is the augmentative .   In many languages , formation of diminutives by adding suffixes is a productive part of the language . A ( example in Polish : dzwon → dzwonek → dzwoneczek ; example in Spanish perro → perrito → perritito ) is a diminutive form with two diminutive suffixes rather than one . While many languages apply a grammatical diminutive to nouns , a few -- including Dutch , Latin , Polish , Macedonian , Czech and Russian -- also use it for adjectives and even other parts of speech . In English the alteration of meaning is often conveyed through clipping , making the words shorter and more colloquial . Diminutives formed by adding affixes in other languages are often longer and not necessarily understood as colloquial . Some languages can form even triple diminutives .   In some contexts , diminutives are also employed in a pejorative sense , to denote that someone or something is weak or childish . For example , one of the last of the Western Roman emperors was named Romulus Augustus , but this was diminuted to `` Romulus Augustulus '' to express his powerlessness .

Kolombangara ( sometimes spelled Kulambangara ) is an island in the New Georgia Islands group of the Solomon Islands in the southwestern Pacific Ocean . The name is from a local language , a rough translation of its meaning is `` Water Lord '' with approximately 80 rivers and streams running down its flanks .

The dihydrogen monoxide hoax involves calling water by the unfamiliar chemical name `` dihydrogen monoxide '' ( DHMO ) , and listing some of water 's effects in an alarming manner , such as the fact that it accelerates corrosion and can cause suffocation . The hoax often calls for dihydrogen monoxide to be regulated , labeled as hazardous , or banned . It illustrates how the lack of scientific literacy and an exaggerated analysis can lead to misplaced fears .   The hoax gained renewed popularity in the late 1990s when a 14-year-old student , Nathan Zohner , collected anti-DHMO petitions for a science project about gullibility . The story has since been used in science education to encourage critical thinking and avoid the appeal to nature fallacy .

The 1998 Papua New Guinea earthquake occurred on July 17 with a moment magnitude of 7.0 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII ( Severe ) . The event occurred on a reverse fault near the north coast region of Papua New Guinea , 25 km from the coast near Aitape , and caused a large undersea landslide which caused a tsunami that hit the coast , killing between at least 2,183 and 2,700 people and injuring thousands .

The 1964 Pacific typhoon season was the most active tropical cyclone season recorded globally , with a total of 40 tropical storms forming . It had no official bounds ; it ran year-round in 1964 , but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December . These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean .   The scope of this article is limited to the Pacific Ocean , north of the equator and west of the International Date Line . Storms that form east of the date line and north of the equator are called hurricanes ; see 1964 Pacific hurricane season . Tropical Storms formed in the entire west pacific basin were assigned a name by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center . Tropical depressions in this basin have the `` W '' suffix added to their number . Tropical depressions that enter or form in the Philippine area of responsibility are assigned a name by the Philippine Atmospheric , Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration or PAGASA . This can often result in the same storm having two names .   The 1964 Pacific typhoon season was the most active season in recorded history with 39 storms . Notable storms include Typhoon Louise , which killed 400 people in the Philippines , Typhoons Sally and Opal , which had some of the highest winds of any cyclone ever recorded at 195 mph , Typhoons Flossie and Betty , which both struck the city of Shanghai , China , and Typhoon Ruby , which hit Hong Kong as a powerful 140 mph Category 4 storm , killing over 700 and becoming Hong Kong 's worst named typhoon in history .

A laconic phrase or laconism is a concise or terse statement , especially a blunt and elliptical rejoinder . It is named after Laconia , the region of Greece including the city of Sparta , whose ancient inhabitants had a reputation for verbal austerity and were famous for their blunt and often pithy remarks .

Rabbit Mountain is an eroded volcanic outcrop in the Wrangell Volcanic Field , Yukon Territory , Canada , located 30 km southwest of Koidern and 4 km northwest of Canyon Mountain . It is east of the Yukon-Alaska boundary and can be accessed by old mining roads that reach Rabbit Creek . Rabbit Mountain formed as a result of melting of the crust , due to subduction of the Pacific Plate beneath the North American Plate and last erupted during the Pliocene . Like most volcanoes in the Yukon , Rabbit Mountain is part of the Pacific Ring of Fire , that includes over 160 active volcanoes .

Revaluation is a change in a price of a good or product , or especially of a currency , in which case it is specifically an official rise of the value of the currency in relation to a foreign currency in a fixed exchange rate system . Under floating exchange rates , by contrast , a rise in a currency 's value is an appreciation . Altering the face value of a currency without changing its purchasing power is a redenomination , not a revaluation ( this is typically accomplished by issuing a new currency with a different , usually lower , face value and a different , usually higher , exchange rate while leaving the old currency unchanged ; then the new replaces the old ) .   In a fixed exchange rate system , the central bank maintains an officially announced exchange rate by standing ready to buy or sell foreign currency at that rate . In general terms , revaluation of a currency is a calculated adjustment to a country 's official exchange rate relative to a chosen baseline . The baseline could in principle be anything from wage rates to the price of gold to a foreign currency . In a fixed exchange rate regime , only a decision by a country 's government ( specifically , its central bank ) can alter the official value of the currency . In contrast , a devaluation is an official reduction in the value of the currency .   For example , suppose a government has set 10 units of its currency equal to one US dollar . To revalue , the government might change the rate to 9.9 units per dollar . This would result in that currency being slightly more expensive to people buying that currency with U.S. dollars than previously and the US dollar costing slightly less to those buying it with foreign currency .