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...completed Harvard’s weekend lineup. Although the temperature proved to be more than hospitable for the Crimson on the small Medford lake, inconsistent wind conditions added difficulty to the races. “It was a little bit of everything,” Brants said of the weather. Lucky for the Crimson, the team was able to overcome those difficulties and come together to end the weekend with a top finish. NEW ENGLAND WOMEN’S SINGLEHANDED CHAMPIONSHIP The weekend was smooth sailing for Watson, as the junior placed third in the New England Women?...
...Loyola Marymount (2-4), on Friday, before playing to a 1-1 tie with No. 14 UC Santa Barbara (3-2-2) yesterday. A rainstorm that was expected in Los Angeles Friday evening arrived a bit early, pouring down during Harvard’s afternoon match against LMU. The weather made for some sloppy playing conditions that forced the coaches from Harvard and UCSB to move yesterday’s game to the Gacuhos’ home field nearly 100 miles away, instead of playing on the saturated field. HARVARD 1, UC SANTA BARBARA 1 For the fifth straight game...
...first time in its 114-year history, cultured-pearl powerhouse Mikimoto has teamed up with a designer on a retail collection. The famed collaborator? None other than Yohji Yamamoto, whose far-out designs are a radical departure for the classic jeweler. Called Stormy Weather, the collection includes three lines: Moon, Drops and Le Cri available in November...
...This weather is what climatologists predicted, and it is happening even faster than expected," says Grace Akumu, executive director of the Kenya-based Climate Change Network. "We are overwhelmed." The immediate consequences of climate change in Africa? Countries will experience either torrential floods or severe drought during a season. Akumu says that the unpredictable climate will threaten the food supply in Africa and potentially eliminate key crops. Africans are expected to face a severe lack of food and drinkable water by the end of the century...
Africa is particularly vulnerable because it has a low institutional capacity to combat the changing weather. As a result, says Ugandan climate change specialist James Magezi-Akiiki, "in Africa, adaptation to climate change is more important than mitigation." In response to the floods devouring Uganda, Magezi-Akiiki says that the government will now consider the effects of global warming, such as increased rainfall, in its planning of future infrastructure projects. Ironically, Africa produces far less carbon than other continents, leading some scientists to blame industrialized countries for Africa's climate plight. Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni announced at an African...