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...Levels The IPCC predicts a rise in sea levels of 18-59 cm. But the assessment doesn't account for the possibility of accelerated glacial melting posited in a recent Science study, which estimated that seas could rise as much as 1.4 m by the end of the century-enough to swamp low-lying coastal cities...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Raising the Climate Stakes | 2/8/2007 | See Source »

BOOKS The film's producer Laurie David is working with Scholastic on a children's book about global warming, while a right-wing publisher scouts for a more conservative account...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Measuring the Al Gore Effect | 2/8/2007 | See Source »

...report predicts sea levels will rise 7 in. to 23 in. Bad, but not too dire, right? But this assessment doesn't account for the possibility of accelerated glacial melting, which a recent Science study estimated could raise seas more than 4 ft. by the end of the century--enough to swamp low-lying coastal cities...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Raising the Climate Stakes | 2/8/2007 | See Source »

...folding bike unfolded is readily recognizable, with its low profile and characteristically small wheels. It's those wheels that account for the greatest savings in space, but they also cause the greatest resistance from some buyers--at least the ones who take their biking very seriously. A single spin of a big wheel, after all, takes you over a lot more terrain than a single spin of a little...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Trends: Know When to Fold 'Em | 2/8/2007 | See Source »

...from Healy that investigated the city’s liability from safety hazards, such as potholes that had been reported but not repaired. During discussion of the report, Kelley asked Healy for more specific details about the city’s liability. Healy responded that his office could not account for every situation and thus could not answer the councillor’s question. However, Kelley continued to press Healy, saying the council would have possessed more useful information had Healy provided a “three-page resolution instead of a three-paragraph...

Author: By William M. Goldsmith and Nicholas K. Tabor, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Councillors Argue at Session | 2/6/2007 | See Source »

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