Word: thompson
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...problem with their model was that it ignored such key factors as winds, oceans and seasons. When NCAR's Stephen Schneider and Starley Thompson ran the numbers through their agency's three-dimensional computer model, they found that the winter would be more like a "nuclear autumn." Schneider says the less dramatic conclusion does not change the fact that "nuclear autumn is not going to be a nice picnic out there on the rocks watching the leaves change color." Despite the limitations and omissions of climate models, he argues, scientists cannot afford to ignore their predictions. They are, he concedes...
Administration: Suzanne Davis, Susan Lynd, Camille Sanabria, Clementina Allured, Melissa August, Sharon Boger, Donald N. Collins, Joan A. Connelly, Emily Friedrich, Eileen Harkin, Susanna M. Schrobsdorff News Desks: Brian Doyle, Waits L. May III, Jacalyn McConnell, John F. McDonald, David Richardson, Adam Sexton, Pamela H. Thompson, Diana Tollerson, Joanne Waugh, Ann Drury Wellford, Jean R. White, Mary Wormley...
...went to high school in New Hampshire, and we knew it was the premier rowing event of the fall and a big party event. The first time I went to see it, it was fun. We sat on the banks and had a picnic," recalled Juliet Thompson, a junior who said she was drawn to the sport as well as the revels. "Unlike most of the spectators, we actually watched the races...
...Thompson said, "The best thing about racing in it is that in the spring races, you hear the crowd for about one minute, while here there's 20 minutes of solid cheering...
...Some people have talked about cancelling it, but cancelling the Head of the Charles would be like cancelling the Boston Marathon. You just can't do that," Thompson contended...