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...idea that at the end of the day, they're sitting in the mid-troposphere sublimating away is false. There are lakes on the surface of the glaciers," he says, noting that summit temperatures aren't so cold as to preclude the existence of water, "and when you drill down, the ice is saturated with water...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Are Kilimanjaro's Glaciers Fading? | 11/3/2009 | See Source »

...Reunion Weekend, they don’t just sit on the sidelines—they often suit up and play alongside current members. “Some alums will watch the game from the stands, but about 150 chose to play with us,” notes Drill Master Bradley E. Oppenheimer...

Author: By Clio C. Smurro, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: HUB Marches Through Time | 11/2/2009 | See Source »

...reality TV. This is a perfect fit for a show that's about the mundane routine of work life, but the filming technique - in which the handheld camera reacts almost like another character - also lends itself to sitcom wackiness. The opening of its post-Super Bowl episode (a fire drill goes wrong, leading to chaos that includes a cat being thrown through a ceiling panel) was probably the funniest scene on TV this year. (See pictures of cubicle designs submitted by The Office viewers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: No Laugh Track Required: The Comeback of the Sitcom | 10/12/2009 | See Source »

TERESA KING, who on Sept. 22 became the first woman to be named the top drill sergeant for the U.S. Army...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Verbatim | 10/5/2009 | See Source »

...damage was, it could have been much worse. Laura Kong, head of the International Tsunami Information Center in Hawaii, says Independent Samoa had run a tsunami drill with planned evacuation routes in October 2007 and again last year. The preparation saved countless lives during this week's disaster. (See pictures of the tsunami striking the South Pacific...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Prepared Are Countries for a Tsunami? | 10/1/2009 | See Source »

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