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Ooh, nice and toasty warm! From the U.K. Met Office: (posted Dec. 10, 2009) A combination of man-made global warming and a moderate warming of the tropical Pacific Ocean, a phenomenon known as El Niño, means it is very likely that 2010 will be a warmer year globally than 2009. Recently released figures confirm that [...]
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From the Guardian: (posted Jan. 20) From the Alps to the Andes, the world's glaciers are retreating at an accelerated pace – despite the recent controversy over claims by the United Nations' body of experts, leading climate scientists said today. Lonnie Thompson, a glaciologist at Ohio State University, said there is strong evidence from a [...]
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Q: What has NASA concluded about the Earth's surface temperature over the past 10 years? A: What is warmest decade since modern measurements began? From the NYT: The decade ending in 2009 was the warmest on record, new surface temperature figures released Thursday by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration show. The agency also found [...]
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From WebProNews: (Posted Jan. 20) The majority of reporters and editors now depend on social media sources when researching their stories, according to a new survey by Cision and George Washington University. Among the journalists surveyed, 89 percent said they turn to blogs for story research, 65 percent to social media sites such as Facebook [...]
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This is an interesting experiment. Five journalists will be holed up in a French farmhouse with computers only able to access Twitter and Facebook. The reason: To see how well informed they can stay only using social media channels. From TheNextWeb.com: (seen first on Twitter) … No other browsing is allowed and of course television, [...]