Tropical bus shelters generate 'mental heat'

A pair of university students hope to encourage 'psychological warmth' at bus shelters by painting them in tropical hues.Fair enough, but they could go one step further and paint them to look like hell. ...

Peace at last for Sleeping Beauty

It was a tough day on May 17, 1999. After 17 years of dreaming and two months of grueling effort on the Mount Everest, I was finally on my first summit bid. It was the culmination of years of climbing, success...

Amazing Embraces and emtional bandwidth?

Wow. A piece of clothing that can receive information via Bluetooth and then turn that into a hug..yes a hug...delivered by your clothing!What next? It's like Bladerunner or something. You can watch Cute Circuit's...

Some European birds delay migration due to warmth

"Some European birds have failed to fly south for the winter, apparently lured to stay by weeks of mild weather that experts widely link to global warming.Birds including robins, thrushes and ducks that would normally fly south from Scandinavia, for instance, have been seen...

Good Grub at Ben’s Pub

"In search of food and something more, we decided to veer off the sidewalk on Clergy Street and into Bens Pub. The warmth inside was a nice change from the cold (they keep it cozy in there), and the combination of lights, the fire place and the sort of kitchy wood around the...

10 best places in Tokyo for Handmade Pottery as read on PingMag

Turning raw material such as clay into a unique and hopefully beautiful object always fascinated me.

Animations Show Global Warming's Potential Effects on Coastal Cities

Animations show the anticipated flooding in major U.S. cities as global warming raises sea levels. There will be stronger hurricanes. Even relatively weak storms will be able to do great damage.

Climate Model Predicts Greater Melting, Submerged Cities

Submerged cities. Assuming the sea rises far enough, it must happen. Only a floating city could avoid being submerged.

Warnings rise over rising seas

The ice will melt. The sea will rise. Coastal cities will have only TWO choices - Build a dam against the rising sea or relocate the city inland. It will be impossible for a future President to ignore the coast of the USA.

global warming causing stronger hurricanes

Warmer sea surface temperature has the most significant influence on greater hurricane intensity.

northern ozone pollution spurs Arctic warming

Global warming since the 1970s, has been more than it was during the 100 years before the 1970s.

Indian Ocean Coral May Die in 50 years

Coral reefs could be killed-off as the temperature of the sea rises.

sharp rise in CO2 levels recorded

Air samples have been taken from Colorado's Rocky Mountains.

global temperature 1856 to 2005

Graph shows the combined global land and marine surface temperature record from 1856 to 2005. Year 1998 was the warmest on record. Year 2005 was the second warmest on record.

Arctic sea ice fails to re-form for the second consecutive winter

Global warming may have tipped the polar regions into irreversible climate change sooner than predicted.

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