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Heat waves, droughts and mass extinctions are all potential threats from climate change. But the scariest risk has always been that of rapid sea-level rise caused by the collapse of the massive ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica. There is enough water locked on Greenland alone to raise global sea levels by 23 ft. (7 m) if it melted, which would swamp coastal cities like London and Shanghai and all but wipe away small island states like the Maldives and Tuvalu. We can likely adapt, expensively, to higher temperatures and changing precipitation patterns, but it's difficult to imagine...
...showing that sunspots only account for an overall temperature change of a tenth of a degree centigrade. Farrell did acknowledge that there could have been larger temperature effects caused by sunspots in the past. “A strong correlation between the amount of radioactive carbon and temperature from ice cores has shown that solar activity can affect temperature,” Farrell said. He cautioned that the link was “a hypothesis...[that] does not have firm scientific grounding.” But Soon said that there have been much greater temperature fluctuations due to sunspots...
...have a special diet or can you eat anything you want? Lori Richman, PONDER, TEXAS Today I'm not like how I used to be. I know I have to run 20 more minutes if I eat ice cream. Basically, I eat everything, but I just do more training...
Spring Break. The Orlando Ritz-Carlton's Family Fun package gives you two connecting rooms with a lake view. Upon arrival your cranky kids will get "ice cream passports" to cheer them up, entitling them to unlimited ice cream all weekend (the State Department might want to consider that perk as well). Kids 12 and under also eat dinner free when you dine as a family. At bath time, you'll find that each room has a signature rubber duckie - a spa duck, chef duck and golf duck - to collect. Rates starts at $478 per night for two connecting rooms...
...government has tried to distribute supplies as fairly as possible but the Cutzamala system is hooked up to many of the unplanned communities on the city outskirts. The city has, however, sent out of fleets of water trucks, and Mayor Marcelo Ebrard - who built urban beaches and a winter ice rink for the poor - is personally handing out free bottled water. Aguirre says the long-term solution involves teaching people to ration their water much better. "We need to educate people from when they are children that water is valuable and needs to be used wisely," he says...