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Supercomputer says no: gridding the Earth in next-generation weather and climate models

Posted on February 15, 2014 by Rashid Faridi

Originally posted on ClimateSnack:
The “Yin-Yang” grid, or “tennis ball” grid, is under consideration for use in future climate models. Making a timely weather forecast, or running a high-resolution global climate model, requires the use of a massive supercomputer.? Simulations…

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An Ice Age for Indian scholarship

Posted on February 14, 2014 by Rashid Faridi

Originally posted on KAFILA – COLLECTIVE EXPLORATIONS SINCE 2006:
These are lonely times for scholarship in India.Shiksha Bachao Andolan Samiti( SBAS) has claimed yet another scalp in the form of the withdrawal of Wendy Doniger’s book ‘The Hindus:An alternative history’ by…

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Rethinking Global Food Security

Posted on February 14, 2014 by Rashid Faridi

Originally posted on One Billion Hungry: Can We Feed the World?:
At the World Economic Forum, held in Davos in January 2014, experts on food security, Ellen Kullman, Chair of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of DuPont; Michel M.…

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St. Valentine and the History of Romance

Posted on February 13, 2014 by Rashid Faridi

Originally posted on Outside The Lines:
Valentine’s Day greetings come in many shapes and sizes. On February 14, people in the United States, Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom, France and Australia can be found expressing their affection by sending cards,…