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Global Warming Defined

An increase in the near surface temperature of the Earth. Global warming has occurred in the distant past as the result of natural influences, but the term is most often used to refer to the warming predicted to occur as a result of increased emissions of greenhouse gases. Scientists generally agree that the Earth's surface has warmed by about 1 degree Fahrenheit in the past 140 years. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recently concluded that increased concentrations of greenhouse gases are causing an increase in the Earth's surface temperature and that increased concentrations of sulfate aerosols have led to relative cooling in some regions, generally over and downwind of heavily industrialized areas. (See

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Excerpts from editorials in Florida newspapers

Published October 14, 2008, 11:26 am, Miami Herald

Here are excerpts from editorials in newspapers in Florida:

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Democrats shouldn"™t vote

Published October 14, 2008, 11:03 am, The Sentinel

One might be wondering why my title is as written. In my last column I described how I felt our economy and world was not showing the love.

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Pollution's Impact on an American Icon

Published October 14, 2008, 10:44 am, Carteret County News-Times

(ARA) - Disappearing plant species, endangered wildlife and adverse health effects for humans - all grab headlines whenever talk turns to the impact pollution has on our world. But pollution also affects production of pearls, the gem American pop culture has made an icon of exemplary womanhood.

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News and Features for Lake Isabella, California

Published October 14, 2008, 8:21 am, Kern Valley Sun

Climate change and its effects are here now and the future is uncertain was the take-home message of the Southern Sierra Science Symposium held at the Visalia Convention Center last Wednesday, Sept. 10. The symposium, hosted jointly by the U.S. Forest Service (USFS), National Park Service (NPS), and U.S. Geological Survey-Western Ecological Research Center (USGS), was organized around the broad ...

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News From The American Chemical Society

Published October 14, 2008, 8:07 am, Medical News Today

"Grandma's penicillin" also may help high blood pressure Chicken soup, that popular home remedy for the common cold sometimes known as "Grandma's Penicillin," may have a new role alongside medication and other medical measures in fighting high blood pressure, scientists in Japan are reporting.

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Helsinki Urban/Nature Interactive Invites World-Wide Visitors Via Flickr

Published October 14, 2008, 7:52 am, PhysOrg

CityWall is a large interactive touch display in central Helsinki Finland. The interactive 3D touch screen display portrays the ever changing landscape of Helsinki as nature and urban life interrelate. The touch screen and applications for the was created by Ubiquitous Interaction and MultiTouch under the auspices of the Helsinki Institute of Information Technology. The exhibit is co-funded by ...

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Udall calls for taxpayer aid

Published October 14, 2008, 7:37 am, The Farmington Daily Times

FARMINGTON — Rep. Tom Udall would fight to ensure that the government aids taxpayers and homeowners in the financial bailout when legislators revisit the issue, the U.S. Senate candidate said in a meeting Monday with The Daily Times Editorial Board.

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Business And Careers

Published October 14, 2008, 7:31 am, Scottsbluff Star-Herald

(ARA) - Millions of women often wonder how they can continue to juggle it all or wish they remembered who they "used to be" before having a career, kids or both. Life coaches can help women find their way back to what they really want.

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Preserving Seeds for the Future

Published October 14, 2008, 6:55 am, The Epoch Times

the Digger’s Club located at Heronswood, 80km from Melbourne is the largest garden club in Australia.

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Can green jobs save us?

Published October 14, 2008, 6:44 am, Pioneer Press

(Politico) This may be hard to believe, but John McCain and Barack Obama actually agree on something: An explosion of new green jobs is the way to get the U.S. economy back on track.

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