Climate report warns of rising floods droughts fires and pests
A draft IPCC summary states floods droughts fires and pest outbreaks will grow in some regions. A North American study led by Thomas M Karl finds 1980 to 1994 saw more extreme droughts high temperatures and heavier summer rainfall across parts of the United States.
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Intergovernmental Panel On Climate Change
North America
Thomas M. Karl Ofne
National Climatic Data Center
Fede Ncal
Asheville
N.C
United States
Ny Serva
Hi Beer
Russia
sub-Saharan Africa
South
Southeast Asia
Latin America
Steven
Hamburg
Brown University
Intergovernmental Panel
Climate Change Forecast Warns of Global Dislocation
Draft sections of a joint U N panel report warn of rising sea levels surpassing a foot and a half by 2100, widespread coastal inundation, and beach loss. Projections show more extreme heat and drought, with 92 to 118 million people at risk from surge flooding, and coastal protection costs possibly halting in the trillions.
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United States
Chicaco
Id Karl
Patelly
Cynthia Repenewele
NASA Goddard Institute Force Studies
New York
Developing World
York
Intergovernmental Panel
United Nations Group
Stephen P. Leatherman
Laboratory For Coastal Research
University of Maryland
Intergovernmental
Maldives
Egypt
Bangladesh
Endeavour mission hailed for overcoming shuttle challenges
Commander David Walker urged positive reviews for the Endeavour flight after the return to Earth. The crew deployed and retrieved two satellites, faced Wake Shield Facility and Spartan solar observatory issues, conducted nearly 50 experiments, and tested new guidance while assisting ISS assembly tools during a spacewalk.
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Houston
Earth
Endeavour
David Walker
Walker
Endeavour Asronauts
Spartan Solar Observatory
Jim Voss
Mike Gernhardt
International Space Station
Naional Aeronautics and Space Administration
Porn as a constant though evolving social issue
The piece argues that pornography arises with every communications medium from ancient Pompeii to the Internet, noting that society balances free expression with harm through laws. It references Usenet sentiment on federal raids into child pornography and contrasts moral outrage with ongoing media evolution. Dayton OH related contact is included.
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