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Clouds, which shade about half the earth's surface at any given time, are another important climatic factor. Says James Coakley of the National Center for Atmospheric Research: "If you heat up the atmosphere and pump more water in, clouds will change. But how? We don't know." Water vapor, for example, is yet another greenhouse gas, but the white-gray surfaces of clouds reflect solar energy. Which effect predominates? Answer: it depends on the cloud. The bright, low-level stratocumulus clouds reflect 60% of incoming solar rays. But long, thin monsoon clouds let solar heat in while preventing infrared...
Last night, Pinezich was able to use the speedy, bouncy artificial turf here at Boston College's Alumni Field to pump in a breakaway goal late in the game to lead Harvard past the Eagles...
...first pump to occupy the site was installed in 1764 but was later destroyed by vandals in 1901. In 1936 students reputedly christened their new pump by filling it with beer as part of Harvard's 300th anniversary...
...pump will "last forever... or at least for another 50 years," Lach said...
...date for the pump's dedication ceremony has not yet been set, said a spokesman for Radcliffe President Matina S. Horner...