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...below 32°F, it will result in blizzards rather than drenching winter rainstorms. And while the mid-Atlantic has borne the brunt of the snowfall so far this winter, areas near lakes may get hit even worse. As global temperatures have risen, the winter ice cover over the Great Lakes has shrunk, which has led to even more moisture in the atmosphere and more snow in the already hard-hit Great Lakes region, according to a 2003 study in the Journal of Climate. (Read "Climate Accord Suggests a Global Will...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Another Blizzard: What Happened to Global Warming? | 2/10/2010 | See Source »

...Since we’re back on campus, it would be great to be able to take a class and get credit, do something more productive than watching TV," said Caitlin J. Rowland ’12, who stayed on campus to practice for the women’s basketball team and became a self-proclaimed "Glee addict...

Author: By Melody Y. Hu and Eric P. Newcomer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Leaders Discuss Future J-Terms | 2/9/2010 | See Source »

Furthermore, great countries, historically, have been those that have explored and searched beyond their borders. In an attempt to keep America at the forefront of space exploration, former President George W. Bush laid out a plan to develop a new spacecraft, Orion, that would take flight in 2015 and send astronauts to the moon in 2020 in order to build a lunar base. But Obama’s budget undoes this commendable plan and will instead turn astronauts into paying passengers aboard yet-to-be developed commercial vehicles or Russian rockets. Meanwhile, China will be forging ahead in its effort...

Author: By Meredith C. Baker | Title: Reaching for the Stars | 2/9/2010 | See Source »

...hardly a passive request for female attention, and the title phrase is one of the more demanding ways to attempt to save a failing relationship. Though these songs show a more accessible side of the band, they still rely on Yeasayer’s talents for great songcraft, and these creations succeed in transcending the banality of many love songs...

Author: By Victoria J. Benjamin, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Yeasayer | 2/9/2010 | See Source »

...images were deliberate studies of the stars and served as integral components of the Chumash people's annual calendar. "This gives us an insight into what the indigenous people of Central California were doing," says Saint Onge, who published his theory last fall in the Journal of California and Great Basin Anthropology. "It wasn't just the daily simpleton tasks of hunter-gatherers. They were actually monitoring the stars." (See the Native American struggle to regain control of their legacy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Tree Carving in California: Ancient Astronomers? | 2/9/2010 | See Source »

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