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...Energy Secretary Steven Chu [Aug. 24]. Knowing that a man of his learning and talent is leading the Department of Energy gives me hope for the future. When major scientists like Chu tell us we are facing a global crisis--one that could be deadly to all life on earth--because of the damage we are doing to the environment, it is time to listen and act. Doug Bridges, COLUMBUS...
...climate record of the Arctic over the past 2,000 years, and found that the region had been cooling for almost all of that time period. Summer temperatures in the Arctic cooled by an average of 0.2 degrees C each thousand years, thanks chiefly to wobbles in the Earth's orbit around the sun that gradually reduced the amount of sunlight hitting the Arctic. Left unchecked, the Arctic would have continued that slow cooling for thousands of more years, until the Earth's orbit wobbled again. (See pictures of the effects of global warming...
...they would have been if the cooling had continued unabated, according to the study. The most recent decade recorded - from 1999 to 2008 - was the warmest of the past 2,000 years. The recent warming trend has been so strong that researchers say it might have even kept the Earth from slipping into a new Ice Age - although now, of course, the world needs to deal with the opposite problem...
...American Idol appearance), “High Hopes and Heartbreaks.” Fans of White may have become tired of hearing her compared to Carly Simon and Carole King, but there is really no better way to describe her. A gentle rasp gives her vocals a down to earth vibe, reflecting the sense of serenity that set apart these celebrated predecessors. The lyrics, though not the album’s main selling point, convey a stirring honesty. In “Sometimes Love,” she sings, “Sometimes love is an empty invitation / Sometimes love...
...have thought this piece of desert would be the perfect place for opposition martyrs to lie in obscurity. But on an afternoon in late August, several mourners milling about Plot 257 were able to point to Agha-Soltan's grave (Row 41, No. 32), where there is recently turned earth, a puddle at one side and strewn plastic water bottles at the perimeter. First-time visitors can get word-of-mouth directions from opposition sympathizers who have taken the trip out here...