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Submission + - Unprecedented Region of Antarctica Melted in 2005

eldavojohn writes: "There's a lot of news surrounding a recent study that has determined in 2005 a large piece of Antarctica (the size of California) melted. According to satellite data, these melts took place further inland than expected. Thankfully, however, "The warm spell did not last long enough for the meltwater to flow into the ocean.""
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Submission + - maps.live.com blows the pants of maps.google.com

pnutjam writes: "I remember the first time I saw google maps. It was spectacular the way they combined satellite imagery with maps. It was a true breakthrough, IMHO.
Well, the bar has been raise...
I'm no MS shill, but I am truly impressed by MS's new maps.live.com. They have 3d imaging with a firefox plugin, satellite images with map overlays, and best of all is their birds eye view option which really lets you get a close view of things. You can also rotate N, S, E, or W angles to view things.
I do find it interesting that they seem to intentionally pixelate some locations."

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