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That's the kind of pick-your-perspective choice offered by a new paper published in the journal Science about the catastrophic rise in sea levels we could expect if the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) continues to melt away as a result of global warming. According to a study by a team of researchers from the U.K. and the Netherlands, the much feared collapse of the WAIS could cause a 9-ft. rise in the planet's seas and oceans, laying waste to coastal lands and immersing some nations entirely. That's a doomsday scenario by most measures - until...
...colon cancer the chances that their disease will come back after treatment. That information can help doctors decide whether patients will need chemotherapy once their tumors are removed through surgery. According to the researchers who conducted the first study of the test, patients with low risk scores may expect an 8% chance of seeing their cancer come back within three years; higher-scoring patients have a 25% chance of recurrence over the same time period. Colon cancer is currently the third leading cause of cancer death in the U.S. (See pictures of cancer survivors and read their stories...
...Furthermore, there is no reason to expect that NATO will come to Georgia’s aid with any more enthusiasm than it did in August. NATO condemned Russia’s recognition of the breakaway regions and last September formed a basis for cooperation with the NATO-Georgia Commission. However, supporting Georgia, particularly in a struggle with Russia for territories the rest of the world considers to be relatively minor, would not only be a political disaster for NATO members, but might risk direct war between NATO and Russia. With NATO decreasing its support for the ongoing...
...said that he also believed the cuts to the shuttle service will be a safety concern, but added that he thought they exacerbated the more important issue of the House budget cuts. “Our entire social lives cannot exist in the river and then they still expect us to live in the Quad,” said Elfenbein, who added that House activities and events were the main highlights of Quad life. Although many students said they felt Quad residents were being disproportionately affected, most said they understood that the extra impact was incidental...
...course, with many Asian countries bound together by their dynamic economies, few analysts expect a full-blown arms race that could disrupt the region's growth. Mike McDevitt, a retired U.S. admiral and director of the strategic studies division at the Center for Naval Analyses in Washington D.C., envisions a more tacit struggle for strategic supremacy, based on stealth and surveillance. "There'll be a capabilities competition between the U.S. and China going on for the foreseeable future," he says, with navies seeking to interfere with rival sea lines of communication, probing maritime borders with deep sea patrols likely involving...