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Philippines: A Fragile State Vulnerable to Climate Change

Diane — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 19:29:20 +0000

A fragile state may be characterized by weak state institutions, unstable political arrangement and internal armed conflict. In these times of climate change where risk hazard for citizens are increasing, fragile states may find their problems intensify. A fragile state has minimal or no mitigation and adaptation policies for the effects of climate change, and [...]

The Global Warming Skeptics and The Great Global Warming Swindle

Diane — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 21:17:46 +0000

The documentary “The Global Warming Swindle” was made by Martin Durkin, an environmentalism skeptic. Durkin raises several points about the increasing awareness and militancy regarding environmental issues: 1.) That the warming we are experiencing now is part of the Earth’s natural cycle 2.) Carbon Dioxide does not cause global warming; Carbon Dioxide is the product of global [...]

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Luna Mystica

tracesofwanderlust — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 00:49:35 +0000

I am aware that the photo above will not justify how beautiful the moon was last night. Skygazers have surely noticed how extra brilliant and big the moon on January 30, 2010. A blue moon occurs every 2.5 years. The month of January 2010 is extraordinary since blue moon came twice this [...]

Newly Discovered Asteroid 2010 GA6 Safely Passes Earth

netizen — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 01:46:14 +0000

A small asteroid flew past the Earth safely last Thursday, April 8. The asteroid, named 2010 GA6, came as close as 270,000 miles or 434,000 kilometers within the planet. That’s just a little bit slight within the range of the moon’s orbit. It was first projected to approach...

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CERN creates 10 million mini-Big Bangs in one week

teknoy — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 02:48:00 +0000

"Physicists at the CERN research center said on Wednesday they had created 10 million mini-Big Bangs in the first week of mega-power operations of their marathon probe into the secrets of the cosmos."[via reuters] ...

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FF Top Ten: March 7, 2010

netizen — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 16:01:52 +0000

Today’s news links seem par for the course – we’ve all discussed this before, right? Nevertheless, there is some comfort in knowing that some things can be relied on in this effed up world of ours. Submit your links in The News Thread or the comments. ========== Bishops endorse the...

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Popular Science Puts Entire Scanned Archive Online, Free

teknoy — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 01:38:00 +0000

"Gadget nerds: Prepare to lose the rest of your day to awesomeness. PopSci, the web-wing of Popular Science magazine, has scanned its entire 137-year archive and put it online for you to read, absolutely free. The archive, made available in partnership with Google Books, even has the original period...

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Come Into The Light

netizen — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 05:27:22 +0000

Last night I watched Creation, a film about the life of Charles Darwin and how he came to write On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life. What I found especially moving was his own struggle against the authority of religion...

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Best (Free) Science Documentaries Online

teknoy — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 19:54:00 +0000

"No matter how much you know, there is always something new to learn about science. While your college courses may cover the basics, you can get a more in-depth look at a wide variety of topics from Internet resources such as these great documentaries."[via online universities] ...

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