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More snow falls on Vancouver, but it won't stay long
More snow has fallen on Vancouver this morning, but this time it won't stay long. It won't disrupt traffic and travel like it did back in December. " Meteorologist David Jones said five centimetres of snow was...
Science paper examines role of aerosols in climate change
Scientists from the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP) are putting forward a new way of looking at the effects of aerosols on precipitation."The increase in atmospheric concentrations of man-made... California revives program to buy water from farmers
California is reviving the dormant 17-year-old program to buy water from the Sacramento Valley farmers to then sell to the Southern California agencies. This is all due to the water reserves being all but gone,...Atlantic Storm Intensifies as it Moves Toward Newfoundland
I'm from back east, hope my folks are all bundled up!"Winter storm and snowfall warnings remain in effect for parts of Atlantic Canada as a low-pressure system that dumped mixed precipitation on the Maritimes...Ice storm in US claims 14 lives
"At least 14 people have died in the US as an ice storm sweeps several states just east of the Rocky Mountains. More than 400,000 people were left without electricity after trees and power lines toppled in the icy blast. The National Weather Service issued ice storm warnings...Ice in Seattle Causing Slippery Road Conditions
Rainy Seattle, sure, but icy Seattle, this is getting to be a real theme here on the Northwest coast. The Times is reporting that people have been having a tough time getting around due to the snow and ice. ...Oldest animal fossils may have been Giant Bacteria
The oldest-known animal eggs and embryos, whose first pictures made the cover of Nature in 1998, were so small they looked like bugs - which, it now appears, they may have been.This week, a study in the same prestigious journal presents evidence for reinterpreting the 600...Faraway Volcanoes Shrunk the Mighty Nile
"Volcanic eruptions on Iceland generated a cascade of events that led to record low levels of water in the Nile River in Africa and brought famine to the region more than two centuries ago, a new study concludes. ...What to Do About Climate Change
"In the years ahead, climate change will have a significant impact on every aspect of the daily lives of all human beings -- possibly greater even than war. Shifting precipitation patterns and ocean currents could change where and how food crops grow. If icecaps melt and...
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