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Environment

To what extent is Antarctica really melting and what impact might it have on coastlines around the world?

EarthTalk® E – The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: To what extent is Antarctica really melting and what impact might it have on coastlines around the world?     — Andrea Hutchinson, Cary, NC The Antarctic continent, roughly the size of the United States and Mexico combined, is composed of rock covered by glaciers some 16,000 […]

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Travel

Amtrak Offers Northwest Travelers Reliable Options

I have friends in Bellevue, Wash., who travel every Thanksgiving to visit relatives in Klamath Fall, Oregon. Yep, it’s a long drive and the weather can be notoriously lousy in late November. The days are short, gloomy and dark! As a consequence of too many horror stories driving the distance, these friends started booking travel […]

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Health and Fitness

Outdoor Experiences Help Develop 21st Century Leadership Skills in Girls

By Sarita Bhargava Here is an excerpt from Sarita Bhargava’s recent post to www.naturerocks.org. I could not agree with her more, that outdoor experiences help girls gain confidence, especially since nature and the outdoors have always brought me such solace. Do you agree with Ms. Bhargava? It turns out that girls who spend time outdoors regularly […]