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...Atmospheric scientists have long known that there are broad historical cycles of global warming and cooling; most experts believe that the earth's surface gradually began warming after the last ice age peaked 18,000 years ago. But only recently has it dawned on scientists that these climatic cycles can be affected by man. Says Stephen Schneider, of the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder: 'Humans are altering the earth's surface and changing the atmosphere at such a rate that we have become a competitor with natural forces that maintain our climate. WHAT IS NEW IS THE POTENTIAL...
...Just over an hour's drive from Mildura's sprinkler-fed lawns and orange groves, the Willandra is starkly arid. But it wasn't always so forbidding. For thousands of years during the last Ice Age, when it was possible to walk from Tasmania to Papua New Guinea, water was everywhere, with a series of five large, interconnected lakes and 14 smaller ones offering a rich larder - mussels, golden perch and cod, as well as marsupials and water birds - for communities camped on their shores. As the lakes receded and were refilled, prevailing winds layered sand and clay on their...
...victory over Cornell in the ECAC Tournament final. The skaters congratulated senior netminder John Daigneau—who was named the Most Outstanding Player of the All-Tournament team with his 53 saves and three goals on the weekend—and then they milled about the Pepsi Arena ice, posing and grinning and milking the celebration. It was Harvard’s third championship in five consecutive final appearances against the Big Red, which previously won in 2003 and 2005. “I thought our guys played superbly,” was the simple opening remark of Harvard...
...Harvard women’s hockey team could not play the role of Cinderella. The Crimson fell to New Hampshire (UNH) in the NCAA regional finals by a score of 3-1 on Friday night in New Hampshire’s Whittemore Center; but when Harvard skated off the ice, the mood was much more buoyant than it had been in the previous three years. In its last three trips to the NCAA tournament, the Crimson had bowed out in gut-wrenching fashion in the national championship game. This season, the No. 8 Harvard squad made its mark by winning...
...Harvard men’s hockey team’s 6-2 victory over No. 7 Cornell in the ECAC Championship Game on Saturday.Entering the contest with only one goal and 11 assists, Fraser made the most of his extra playing time when sophomore Jon Pelle left the ice with a lower leg injury in the opening minute. The freshman tallied two power-play goals and added two assists—a feat that earned him a spot on the ECAC All-Tournament Team.“I’m in a fortunate position to have guys that...