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...depending on the local topography. In deserts and other flat areas, such as the Amazon basin, climatic zones will move faster, while hilly or mountainous terrain will slow things up. "In the Northern Hemisphere, for example," explains lead author Scott Loarie, "north-facing slopes tend to be cooler and wetter than south-facing slopes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Climate Change: How Fast Is the Earth Shifting? | 12/24/2009 | See Source »

...your pulse and your beat and your laugh.” The second track, “My Love is Better,” steps up the pace and the attitude; a catty putdown to a romantic competitor set to powerful, pulsating synths. “My kiss is wetter (Than your kiss) / My lips are better (Than your tricks) / You know you never (Had my hips) / I’m so much better (So eat this),” she sneers—and you can’t help...

Author: By Daniel K. Lakhdhir, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Annie | 11/20/2009 | See Source »

...hopeful that this new observation might stem new experimental work on how charge is conducted from storm clouds,” he said. “Also, sources of biofuels have to do with much wetter systems, so potentially you can have more water-based systems...

Author: By Xi Yu, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Water Drops Defy Elemental Physics | 10/9/2009 | See Source »

...that as the Arctic warms, it could alter weather patterns beyond its borders, affecting temperature and rain patterns in Europe and North America. "The Arctic is the global refrigerator for the climate system," says Sommerkorn. "Change it, and you might see even more dry summers in the Southwest and wetter winters in the Mediterranean." It's another reminder that in this season of climate change politics, we're running out of time to make a difference...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Studies of the Arctic Suggest a Dire Situation | 9/5/2009 | See Source »

Testifying for the prosecution, Miryam Bar-Matthews and Avner Ayalon from the Geological Survey of Israel recorded isotopic values as low as -10.2 permil (parts per thousand) in patina found within the inscription on the ossuary. (It is believed that the lower the number permil, the wetter the season was when it was created.) "The patina could not have been created in the Judean Hills or the surrounding area in a natural way," Bar-Matthews told the court in October 2007. With the exception of one letter in the word Yeshua ("Jesus"), she said, "the patina in the other letters...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Burial Box of Jesus' Brother: Fraud? | 9/5/2009 | See Source »

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