Word: rising
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...though that dry spell was much milder than the one before. The difference in 2002 was the five decades of global warming that had transpired since the drought in the 1950s. That led terrestrial ecologists at the University of Arizona (UA) to pose the question, With temperatures set to rise sharply over the coming century if climate change goes unchecked, what impact will it have on the piñon pine? (See the top 10 green stories...
...Animal studies springs from the premise that animals are both integral to human history and are beings worthy of study in their own right. Inspired by the rise of environmental studies, African American studies, and women’s studies, animal studies applies a multidisciplinary lens to an equally scorned object of inquiry. Drawing on fields from biology and anthropology to philosophy, history, and literature, it explores problematic notions like the “natural,” the “humane,” and the “animalistic...
...There's been talk in the Pentagon of dispatching more warships to the region to beef up protective patrols. And President Barack Obama took a tough stance on Monday, saying, "I want to be very clear that we are resolved to halt the rise of piracy in that region." But Gates made it clear that the real solution isn't on the high seas. Instead, it's back along the Somali coast in the impoverished villages and towns that the pirates call home. "As long as you've got this incredible number of poor people and the risks are relatively...
...Essentially leaderless, lacking a cohesive message and fighting among themselves, Republicans appear to be in disarray, raising the question: Has the party bottomed out yet? (See the rise of Bobby Jindal...
...protest movement - and the divide that has cleaved the country is so wide that no one seems to have any idea how to bridge it. "I hope from now on we don't have Yellow Shirts, Red Shirts, Blue Shirts, whatever color shirts," said Apirat as he watched flames rise from a public bus torched by the antigovernment protesters. "Why can't we all just live peacefully and wear the same color shirt...