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Beijing’s Olympic Shutdown

Beijing’s Olympic shutdown begins, a drastic plan to lift the Chinese capital’s gray shroud of pollution just three weeks ahead of the games. Half of Beijing’s 3.3 million vehicles will be pulled off the roads and many polluting factories will … Continue reading

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Volcanic Activity at Llaima, Chile

SERNAGEOMIN reported that although observations of Llaima were inhibited by cloud cover on 2 July, incandescence from the 1-km-long lava flow on the W flank was observed. An overflight revealed cooled blocks at the end of the lava flow and … Continue reading

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Remote tribe uses high-tech protection

On a recent afternoon deep in the Amazon’s rain forest, members of the Surui tribe, which made contact with the outside world less than 40 years ago, could not resist that urge well-known to modern man — they Googled themselves. … Continue reading

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Global Warming Out, Global Cooling In

“Watts Up With That?” published a very interesting post. Check it out. I am reproducing it. Alan Lammey, Texas Energy Analyst, Houston Four scientists, four scenarios, four more or less similar conclusions without actually saying it outright — the global … Continue reading

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