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Archive for June 8th, 2011
As the world burns …..
Glued to The Weather Channel While the World Burns By Paul Rogat Loeb Following the weather is beginning to feel like revisiting the Biblical plagues. Tornadoes rip through Missouri, Alabama, Mississippi, Oklahoma—even Massachusetts. A million acres burn in Texas wildfires. The Army Corps of Engin[...]
June 8th, 2011 - 6:42 am § in Schools & Colleges
Wellcome Fund Focuses on the best, the brightest, the Britishest and the most Oxbridgish with a touch of London added.
from Times Higher Education by Paul Jump excerpted In an interview with Times Higher Education to coincide with this week’s announcement of the first beneficiaries of the £56 million programme, Sir Mark said that the trust had concluded that the way to enable the best science was “to su[...]
June 8th, 2011 - 6:30 am § in Misc.
Climate Change Projections
Halstead Harrison : This one’s a bit more specialized than most, and will interest somewhat fewer. ———— “Uncertainty in Climate Change Projections” A talk by Dr. Clara Deser, June 3, 2011 review by hh Dr. Deser was a student of Prof. Mike Wallace, here at UW[...]