Archive for September, 2007

Hurricanes and climate change: the big picture

Published September 30th, 2007 in Oceans, Hurricanes, Earth, Climate & Weather, Global Warming and Human World. 22 Comments

Back on Sept. 21 I covered a seminar on hurricanes and climate change. Five scientists presented some of their latest research into the topic. It was an excellent event – and quite an education for me.
Dr. Kerry Emanuel, a professor of atmospheric science at M.I.T., opened the seminar by describing the three approaches scientists […]

The Oldest Living Thing

Published September 7th, 2007 in Science and Earth. 6 Comments

No, it’s not a redwood tree, or a sequoia or even a bristlecone pine. Those live up to 2,000 years, 3,200 years and 4,600 years, respectively. In late August, scientists reported they had discovered living organisms that are some 600,000 years old: bacteria extracted from ice cores in Canada, Siberia and Antarctica.
Granted, they’re not […]

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