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Dates: during 1990-1999
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GLOBAL-WARMING SCENARIOS ARE MOSTLY GLOOM and doom. As humans burn more fossil fuels, more carbon dioxide (CO2) enters the atmosphere. CO2 traps the sun's heat, causing a warmer climate, rising sea levels and drastic changes in weather. The one bright spot seemed to be that because plants "breathe...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: No Silver Lining | 9/28/1992 | See Source »

Nothing could better demonstrate how former sources of strength have become signs of weakness than the scheduling of a convention speech by Ronald Reagan. That would until recently have been considered a surefire way of rallying the troops with memories of glory. But every reaffirmation of Reaganism traps Bush more...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Unfriendly Skies | 8/17/1992 | See Source »

On Aug. 10, 1497, King Henry VII of England awarded explorer John Cabot (pounds)10 for finding "the new isle," and Newfoundland it has been ever since. Legend has Cabot's men lowering wicker baskets into the teeming Atlantic and bringing them up laden with cod. For more than 400...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: End of The Gold Rush | 7/20/1992 | See Source »

"I've been at it since I was 10, with my dad and his dad, and I've never before collected relief," said Eli Tucker, 73, putting away his $50,000 investment in boat and traps. Tucker and three sons fish from Quidi Vidi, one of more than 300 fishing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: End of The Gold Rush | 7/20/1992 | See Source »

For a seat-of-the-pants introduction to America's highway misery, try rattling down the joint-jangling Southwest Freeway in the shadow of the Washington Monument. On this long-neglected strip of pavement, a washboard ripple effect experts call rutting jiggles the front wheels into a dervish dance. Farther...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why America Has So Many Potholes | 5/4/1992 | See Source »

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