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Ozone pact helped cool the planet

Neville /12 November, 2013

News in Science Ozone pact helped cool the planet Monday, 11 November 2013 AFP One expert says the cooling benefits from the Montreal Protocol ‘are going to be short-lived’ (iStockphoto: david_addimage) Related Stories No warming for 16 years?, Science Online, 08 Oct 2013 Oceans may explain climate change slowdown, Science Online, 08 Apr 2013 Asian Continue Reading →

a level change

Neville /11 November, 2013

Satellites trace sea level change Scientists have reviewed almost two decades of satellite data to build a new map showing the trend in sea levels. Globally, the oceans are rising, but there have been major regional differences over the period. By Jonathan Amos Science correspondent, BBC News Continue reading the main story Related Stories Sentinel Continue Reading →

Shared memory and the licensing of hate

Neville /11 November, 2013

Print Email Facebook Twitter More Comments (24) Shared memory and the licensing of hate By Tim Soutphommasane Updated 2 hours 23 minutes ago Photo: Germans walk by a Jewish business destroyed on Kristallnacht. The historical significance of Kristallnacht cannot be doubted. It marked the escalation of Nazi hatred of Jews into systematic violence. It also Continue Reading →

Typhoon Haiyan: thousands feared dead in Philippines

Neville /10 November, 2013

Typhoon Haiyan: thousands feared dead in Philippines Death toll still unknown as path of destruction leaves many parts of the Philippines inaccessible to government and aid officials Share 82 inShare2 Email Kate Hodal in Manila The Observer, Sunday 10 November 2013 09.22 AEST Link to video: Philippines typhoon Haiyan: scale of devastation emergesAt least 1,200 Continue Reading →