Global standards drive safety and compatibility across products
Geneva reports on the vast ISO system harmonizing 20 000 standards from car batteries to clothing. Despite many efforts, plug standards lag. debates continue over universal sockets while cosmetics, CD ROMs, and DVD standards push global convergence amid 30 000 experts from 140 countries.
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Geneva
Wilmington
Delaware
Wellington
New Zealand
Liechtenstein
Alps
Anke Varcin
International Standards Organization
Dennis Brougham
International Electrotechnical Commission
Africa
Germany
United States
Michael Treschow
Ericsson
Europe
America
Iran
Mojdeh Rowshan Tabari
Cosmetics Committee
Associated Press Communications Department
Frankfurt
2002 Likely Among Hottest Years On Record
Through September 2002 global temperatures were among the hottest on record, ranking second overall with 58.48F for January–September. The year, aided by El Niño, shows multiple monthly records and is likely to reach near the hottest year ever, while long-term trends indicate ongoing warming driven by greenhouse gas emissions.
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Washington
National Climatic Data Center
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Central Pacific Ocean
Jay Lawrimore
NCDC
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Lawrimore
United States
Delaware
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New Jersey
Maryland
Kansas
T-Mobile
Tmobile
T-Mobiles
Deutsche Telekom AG
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