The event is a result of global warming, said British Antarctic Survey scientist David Vaughan. 
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The event is a result of global warming, said British Antarctic Survey scientist David Vaughan.
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In an article published Sunday on the Web site of the journal Nature Geoscience, Hugh Corr and David Vaughan of the British Antarctic Survey report the identification of a layer of volcanic ash and glass shards frozen within an ice sheet in western Antarctica. 'This is the first time we have seen a volcano beneath the ice sheet punch a hole through the ice sheet' in Antarctica, Vaughan said.
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Rob's been talking to Blackpool and he didn't play last night because I didn't think it was worth the risk ... I think it will go through. I'd love to see him play first-team football because that's what he needs.
said Mick McCarthy
in Clubcall.com
