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African lake warmest in 1,500 yearsProvidence, R.I. (UPI) Jul 21, 2010 Africa's Lake Tanganyika, the second-oldest and second-deepest lake on Earth, is warmer now than it has been in 1,500 years, scientists say. Experiencing unprecedented warming during the last century, the lake's surface waters are the warmest on record, LiveScience.com reported Wednesday. The warmer waters are linked to a decrease in the lake's productivity, affecting fish stocks depended upon by millions of people in the region, researchers say. Rift lakes like Tanganyika are cre ... read more |
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Washington (UPI) Jul 22, 2010 The Obama administration's planned national climate service will equip decision-makers with hard facts about long-term environmental changes instead of long-term research, the service's provisional director said. "There's a purpose to what we're trying to do and it's driven by the needs of society to live effectively in the environment we have, both the natural environment and the built ... more  
Ndjamena, Chad (UPI) Jul 22, 2010 Chad's president brushed off suggestions that authorities would arrest visiting Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, suspected of war crimes by the International Criminal Court. President Idriss Deby warmly greeted al-Bashir when he arrived in the Chadian capital Ndjamena to attend a meeting of the Community of Sahel-Saharan States. Al-Bashir's attendance at the conference is the f ... more  
Raleigh NC (SPX) Jul 22, 2010It's hot out right now, but new research from North Carolina State University will help us know what to expect when the weather turns cold. Researchers have developed a new methodology that improves the accuracy of winter precipitation and temperature forecasts. The tool should be valuable for government and utility officials, since it provides key information for use in predicting energy ... more |
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Temperature Constancy Appears Key To Tropical BiodiversityCambridge MA (SPX) Jul 22, 2010 The tropics owe their stunning biodiversity to consistent year-round temperatures, not higher temperatures or more sunlight, according to a novel survey of insect diversity at different latitudes and at different points in the planet's history. The finding, presented this week in the journal Paleobiology by researchers from Harvard University, Simon Fraser University, and Brandon University, may finally answer a question that has dogged scientists for centuries. It also suggests, intriguingl ... read more |
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