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...others noticed that the growth curve gradually bends upward, meaning the regrowth was accelerating - a hint, anyway, that controlled experiments involving enriched CO2 levels were indeed a reasonable if rough proxy of what would likely happen in the real world as CO2 levels mount. Whether the forests' growth spurt might actually impact global warming by absorbing and storing more carbon is doubtful. While it's true that more trees suck up more carbon, they also produce more dark, heat-absorbing foliage, which somewhat counteracts the benefit. In addition, one extra tree per acre per year doesn't make much...
After his initial spurt, Miller was quiet for much of the first half—until the closing seconds. Co-captain Jeremy Lin was in the familiar position of holding for the last shot, but he passed it off to freshman Brandyn Curry, who then found Miller in the post. From the right block, Miller finished a lefty reverse, sending the Crimson into halftime with a 41-26 lead...
...Green’s energetic play surprised the Crimson with a 13-0 spurt in the game’s early going...
...experts who monitor the area say they did not warrant emergency measures. A little over one year ago, there was some concern over a series of quakes centered around the north shore of Yellowstone Lake, which overlays some of the ancient, yet still simmering, Yellowstone Caldera. (See why a spurt of quake activity raised fears in Yellowstone...
...Terrorism experts and Muslim-community leaders caution that the spurt in such events doesn't necessarily add up to a trend. For one thing, the cases are unconnected. "Each case has its own special circumstances," says Ibrahim Hooper, spokesman for the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR...