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...lessened. That might be due to the fact that as the earth's surface warms, the atmosphere becomes more unstable and draws up water vapor from low altitudes to form deep clouds high in the sky. (Those types of high-altitude clouds don't have the same cooling effect.) The Science study also found that as the oceans warmed, the trade winds - the easterly surface winds that blow near the equator - weakened, which further dissipated the low clouds...
...After a truck bomb killed more than 50 people at the Islamabad Marriott hotel in September 2008, the FBI interviewed the Vinas family about their son. According to Vinas' father, they indicated that it was just routine. (Read "Islamabad After the Marriott Bombing: The Baghdad Effect...
...describe the effect of bloggers is to say that "blogging allows us to think out loud together." What sort of effect has this had on society? People find that writing sharpens their thinking. On the Web, you also have the opportunity - through links, blogging communities and other social environments - to compare what you're saying with what others are saying and to read their responses. That's a big plus. (See pictures of celebrity blogger Perez Hilton...
...difference in four points could be educationally meaningful in terms of school success," says Frederica Perera, director of the Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health and lead author of the study. The effect is comparable, she says, to the damage seen in children exposed to low levels of the toxic metal lead. (See how to prevent illness...
TIME: I heard. I'm sorry. Tsvangirai: It has been a terrible personal loss. It has an effect on your personal stability. I lived with somebody for 31 years, someone who was a pillar through all the trials and tribulations. It [the loss] is not something you can explain. You just live on a daily basis. You experience daily loss. The fount of grief has been lessened by the amount of support and grieving by the whole nation. It relieves you. It is not only your loss. And you throw yourself into your work hoping that you are able...