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...idea that there might be fewer Atlantic hurricanes in a warming world is not a new one. Earlier studies led by Thomas Knutson of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL), a co-author of this week's Science paper, had reached the same conclusion. The explanation for this seemingly paradoxical finding: hurricane activity is governed not only by ocean temperatures, but also by factors such as ocean currents and the speed and direction of wind in different layers of atmosphere. It turns out, says Knutson, that the key to hurricane frequency is not simply...
...with any bold gestures. And so what we're going to have to do - I think it is absolutely true that what we did this year didn't produce the kind of breakthrough that we wanted, and if we had anticipated some of these political problems on both sides earlier, we might not have raised expectations as high. Moving forward, though, we are going to continue to work with both parties to recognize what I think is ultimately their deep-seated interest in a two-state solution in which Israel is secure and the Palestinians have sovereignty and can start...
...fact that Congress has its prerogatives. We're trying to nudge them in the direction of rationalizing our transportation knowledge - particularly in a time of fiscal constraint. And by the way, that's a principle that's going to apply, Joe, to all of government. You mentioned earlier the pivot that we have to make. It's not driven by politics. We had to do what we had to do last year, whether it was politically popular or not. Now that we have begun the recovery process and the economy has stabilized, we have to deal with our long-term...
...taking time off, he was on the air early with upbeat ads - one of which even compared him to John F. Kennedy. On the stump, he promised to change the way things get done in Washington - sounding a note similar to one that helped get Obama elected 14 months earlier. (See the 10 greatest speeches of all time...
...curb property speculation, Beijing has reintroduced a sales tax on residences resold within five years of their purchase. Earlier this month the State Council introduced a rule that requires a 40% down payment on the purchase of a second home, and on Jan. 12, China's central bank raised the reserve requirement for commercial lenders in an effort to control the torrid growth of credit after the value of new loans more than doubled last year. (See pictures of the best-selling cars in China...