Australia's Antarctic Runway Melting [1]
Weather.com -Agence France Presse, 10/24/12
File photo of a plane on the purpose-built Wilkins glacial blue ice runway in Antarctica. Agence France Presse
Australia said Wednesday it was searching for a new aircraft landing site for planes supplying its three bases in Antarctica because the current runway is melting due to global warming.
Australia has three stations on the icy continent -- Casey, Davis and Mawson -- occupied by scientists and support staff, with the Wilkins runway, carved into glacial blue ice, a vital transport link.
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