Keller says another decade of very cold winters could happen again. “However, such temperature variations have to be seen in the context of the state of the climate system. Compared to the 15th century we live in a distinctly warmer world. As a consequence, we are affected by climate extre...
This summer, wildfires burned through Spain, floods devastated parts of the Midwest, and a huge hail storm blew through Mexico. As global warming continues, these kinds of events are likely to become more common, although they may not become more predictable. Modern ability to forecast the ...
plasmas aren’t generally part of everyday life because they tend to occur in very hot places like the sun, a lightning bolt or candle flame. Like those hot plasmas, Killian’s plasmas are soups of electrons and ions, but they’re made cold by laser-cooling, a technique developed ...
1.It is reported that a law has been approved(通过) in Spain.Spanish children may soon(1)be required(require) to help out with housework by law.The law would be part of a wider child protection,and children under the age of 18have to(2)join(join) in all areas of family life.That...
Digging wells is too expensive in this part of the world, due to a thick layer of hard permafrost. Tap water in Tobonov's village—drawn from the mighty Lena River—is only usable for around 2.5 months of the year. Pipes freeze during the long winter, and in spring, when the rivers ...