Great tits cope well with warming Posted: 4 months ago by AutumnLotus
Great tits in Britain seem to be adapting to climatic change, scientists report.
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USA is a global catastrophe!? Posted: 1 year ago by Jon77
The most powerful storm in the past 20 years, bringing it down to New York and New Jersey, filled reservoirs, water supply both the state. At the same time, he has brought many problems for thousands of motorists and homeowners who threatens to destroy coastline Long-Island and New Jersey and has increased the long debate over climate change.
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Elizabeth Bolden Passes Away Posted: 2 years ago by 2manyusernames
Elizabeth "Lizzie" Bolden, recognized as the world's oldest person, died Monday in a nursing home, the home's administrator said. She was 116.
Bolden had 40 grandchildren, 75 great-grandchildren, 150 great-great-grandchildren, 220 great-great-great grandchildren and 75 great-great-great-great grandchildren.
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Oh No! Ozone Will Kill Us All Posted: 3 months ago by 2manyusernames
Remember the previous world climate scare? The one after Global Ice Age, but before Global Warming? The loss of the Ozone and the ozone hole over Antarctica was going to result in man's doom. Now that we are on our way to correcting the problem there are worries that the ozone will increase global warming and change wind patterns warming Antarctica even faster.
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Satellites Shed Light On Global Warming Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
As climate change continues to make headlines across the world, participants at the 2007 Envisat Symposium this week are hearing how Earth observation satellites allow scientists to better understand the parameters involved in global warming and how this is impacting the planet.
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How to talk to a global warming skeptic Posted: 10 months ago by 2manyusernames
Below is a complete listing of responses to the most common skeptical arguments on global warming. There are four separate taxonomies; arguments are divided by:
Stages of Denial, Scientific Topics, Types of Argument, and Levels of Sophistication. BBC has similar site with less info.
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Global Warming: Rush To Judgement? Posted: 10 months ago by 2manyusernames
a non existent article in a non-existent learned journal was dangled as bait. The article reported to scientifically proved that "concerns about manmade global warming are unfounded." Rush and several Blogs ate it up, despite obviously gibberish math and such reference works as "Miocene, Pliocene and Plasticine fossil records for eukaryotic mass on the West African continental shelf."
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2007 To Be Hottest Year On Record. Posted: 2 years ago by LatueOfStiberty
British climate scientists predict warmest year ever.
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Climate Scientist Says "Enjoy Life While You Can" Posted: 6 months ago by tigertony
After more than 40 years of climate study he says that global warming is irreversable and that almost everything we're trying to do about it is wrong
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Climate change exiles to top 1 billion Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
Global warming will create at least 1 billion refugees by 2050 as water shortages and crop failures force people to leave their homes, sparking local wars over access to resources.
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Blame for global warming placed firmly on humankind Posted: 2 years ago by hazelly
The most authoritative scientific report on climate change says with 90% certainty that the burning of fossil fuels and other human activities are driving climate change.
As if it wasn't obvious before...
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Muslim opening prayer at Iowa Statehouse raises concerns Posted: 7 months ago by 2manyusernames
This doesn't appear to be a case of "Islamophobia". When translated among the prayers made by the Imam to the Iowa Legislature were statements like: "Victory over those who disbelieve," and "Protection from the great Satan" Those who disbelieve is most of us. Islam has long called America "The Great Satan"
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Smokers warned to leave tits alone! Posted: 3 months ago by davethefish
Smokers have been banned from using a wall-mounted ashtray outside a pub after it became home to a family of blue tits. (fooled ya)
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Tits frequently abandoned as parents seek out sex Posted: 1 year ago by misswinkle
Penduline tits, a small type of bird, can be found throughout most of central and southern Europe.
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Bonfires May Be Banned In The Name of Global Warming Posted: 3 months ago by 2manyusernames
Seattle is considering banning the ancient tradition of bonfires, of lying on the beach at night, lounging around a fire because they contribute to global warming or cooling or climate change or something.
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Time for a Change to Time for a Change Posted: 2 weeks ago by BernardBlack
Op-ed piece stating that Obama's "Change" slogan was perfect for the primaries. He needs to change it up a bit to highlight what he brings as well as highlighting McCain's faults. Also noted is a study showing that during a 6-week period, Obama's negative media coverage exceeded his positive coverage by a wide margin
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Climate Change, Not Humans, Trounced Neanderthals Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
Neanderthals disappeared from Earth more than 20,000 years ago, but figuring out why continues to challenge anthropologists. One team of scientists, however, now says they have evidence to back climate change as the main culprit.
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Warming 'could bring 1930s havoc' Posted: 2 years ago by dollyllama
...Stern, a former World Bank economist, who wrote the report, concludes that ignoring climate change could lead to huge economic upheaval.
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Warming Climate Is Changing Life On Global Scale Posted: 4 months ago by karenben
A vast array of physical and biological systems across the earth are being affected by warming temperatures caused by humans, says a new analysis of information not previously assembled all in one spot.
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Amphibians In Losing Race With Environmental Change Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
Even though they had the ability to evolve and survive for hundreds of millions of years - since before the time of the dinosaurs and through many climatic regimes - the massive, worldwide decline of amphibians can best be understood by their inability to keep pace with the current rate of global change, a new study suggests.
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Skywalk in Great Canyon Posted: 1 year ago by moebel
Transparent "Skywalk" was built in Great Canyon, Arizona. Looks very scary, almost like a part of some theme park.
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