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...this reason Hall and others like to think of the current ENSO cycle as a kind of dress rehearsal for the sort of decision-making we could face in the coming century if, as many scientists anticipate, the planet heats up from the accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. As Moura puts it, "If we don't know how to react to El Nino, how can we react intelligently to something that is far less tangible...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: IS IT EL NINO OF THE CENTURY? | 8/18/1997 | See Source »

...reasons, starting with the creature's pure elegance of design. Sharks first appeared on earth 400 million years ago, and after about 200 million years of evolutionary trial and error, nature pretty much ran out of ways to improve on its handiwork. Today more than 350 species swim the planet, ranging in size from the less-than-1-ft.-long dwarf shark and pygmy ribbontail catfish shark to the 50-ft. whale shark. Sharks have insinuated themselves into every marine environment from the Arctic to the tropics. One species, the bull shark, even ventures into rivers and lakes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: UNDER ATTACK | 8/11/1997 | See Source »

...Organizers of the New York conference, a group called Beyond Hope (Hackers on Planet Earth) complain the public has a warped view of hackers. They stress most conference participants worm their way into computer systems to learn how they work so they can make them better, more secure. Beyond HOPE complains that a small number of renegades have ruined the image of the rest of them by doing things like taking down phone systems and swiping credit card numbers. Who could imagine these petty offenses would give the whole group such...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hackers on Holiday | 8/11/1997 | See Source »

...Organizers of the New York conference, a group called Beyond Hope (Hackers on Planet Earth) complain the public has a warped view of hackers. They stress most conference participants worm their way into computer systems to learn how they work so they can make them better, more secure. Beyond HOPE complains that a small number of renegades have ruined the image of the rest of them by doing things like taking down phone systems and swiping credit card numbers. Who could imagine these petty offenses would give the whole group such...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hackers on Holiday | 8/8/1997 | See Source »

ARLES, France: Died: Jeanne Calment, 122 years old and officially the planet's oldest human being, at her retirement home in the southern French town of Arles. Born on February 21, 1875, she knew Vincent Van Gogh as a girl and was already in her 40's at the time of World War I. A genetic marvel who outlived her only child and grandchild, Calment was riding her bicycle around town well into her 11th decade. She became the subject of considerable media attention two years ago around the time of her 120's birthday, releasing a "rap" record...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Oldest Woman in the World | 8/4/1997 | See Source »

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