Antarctica
NASA engineer completes Antarctica marathon, raises flag of Lebanon
By Grace Halabi
Lebanese-American George Haddad endured a treacherous trip to the Earth’s southernmost continent, ran a 26 mile marathon, and raised the flag of Lebanon at the end.
Two huge icebergs let loose off Antarctica’s coast
An iceberg about the size of Luxembourg that struck a glacier off Antarctica and dislodged another massive block of ice could lower the levels of oxygen in the world’s oceans, Australian and French scientists said Friday.
The two icebergs are now drifting together about 62 to 93 miles (100 to 150 kilometers) off Antarctica following the collision on Feb. 12 or 13, said Australian Antarctic Division glaciologist Neal Young. (more…)
George Haddad: Running for life
By Grace Halabi
George F. Haddad, a senior engineer with NASA, will be running in the Antarctica Marathon in March 7th and will be the first Lebanese to take part in it
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