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Arctic Ocean Is Absorbing More Carbon Dioxide

Neville /10 January, 2014

Site » News stories News Arctic Ocean Is Absorbing More Carbon Dioxide 05.12.2013 05.12.2013 09:12 Age: 36 days MIT researchers report that with the loss of sea ice the Arctic Ocean is becoming more of a carbon sink and that the amount of carbon taken up by the Arctic is increasing by 1 megaton each year. Click Continue Reading →

Get 400,000 children back into school this Tuesday

Neville /9 January, 2014

1 of 32 Why this ad? Charitable Donations – www.caritas.org.au/donate – Help end poverty so the world’s poor don’t need to rely on charity. Get 400,000 children back into school this Tuesday Inbox x Sarah Brown info@aworldatschool.org via bounce.bluestatedigital.com 8:08 AM (1 hour ago) to me       Dear Friend, Since you’re the type of person Continue Reading →

The Changing Nature of Power Labor MP Kelvin Thompson

Neville /9 January, 2014

Friday, January 10, 2014 The Changing Nature of Power Some commentators are correctly observing that the nature of political and other power has changed a lot in the past couple of decades. Nick Reece, Public Policy Fellow at the Centre for Public Policy at Melbourne University, says “From boardrooms to battlefields, from churches to nation Continue Reading →

What is Permafrost

Neville /9 January, 2014

Cold soil in the groove 26 Dec Soil polygons in the Tundra. Photo by Sebastian Zubrzycki. Click to see the original image at Imaggeo. Often, soils from cold regions, such as Arctic soils, show polygonal forms in their surface. These polygons are formed because of the freeze-thaw cycle, characteristic of permafrost. What is permafrost? Permafrost Continue Reading →