As Hurricane Sandy bears down on the Eastern seaboard — laden with predictions of drenching rains‚ fierce winds‚ snow and extensive damage — some scientists are pointing out ways that climate change might be influencing hurricanes. No single weather event‚ be it drought‚ snowfall or hurricane‚ is caused by climate change‚ climatologists say. Rather‚ climate change amplifies the intensity or duration of extreme weather‚ akin to “putting hurricanes on steroids‚” writes Amanda Staudt‚ a climate scientist
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Where would you go if you were given the chance to travel back in time? Well that was my great fortune when given this assignment from my boss at the Smithsonian Magazine. The Pangeaic Historical Standards Board requested an Archeological Journalist to travel back in time to interview and investigate the work of one of the greatest archeologists of the 20th century. What an honour! I chose to travel back to archaeology’s heyday‚ the 1920’s‚ and interview internationally renowned archeologist Sir
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1996s‚ Burmese army used forced labor and brutalizing the Karen population to provide "security" for Unocal workers and equipment. Local people that said they were exhausted to work will be beaten and tortured‚ forced portering (carrying supplies)‚ looting of homes and food supplies‚ rape‚ and even murder were carried out to those who resisted the orders. These people are taken from their
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Amir Temur Timur was born in 1336‚ at a small town called Kesh‚ 50 miles south of Samarkand. A Chengezi Turk‚ he was the son of a minor chief who due to hard work and focused aims was able to become the ruler of a vast empire consisting of Transoxiana‚ a part of Turkistan‚ Afghanistan‚ Persia‚ Syria‚ Kurdistan and a major part of Asia Minor. The areas he conquered in his lifetime were only second to the conquests of Alexander. As a young man he received a serious leg wound while stealing sheep
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Previously‚ we gave you part one of our list of 15 interesting facts about pop-punk band Blink 182. Now‚ check out eight more facts about the trio of Tom DeLonge‚ Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker‚ whose music continues to spark excitement in fans all over the world. Number Eight: Their Music Got More Serious as They Got Older. On Blink 182’s later albums‚ their sound and humor mature a bit. That’s not to say that the band was never serious (“Adam’s Song” still remains one of the band’s saddest songs)
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Volodymyr Sadovyy 10-19-13 804 science The purpose of this experiment is to find out why the earthquake of Chile occur in 1960. The reason why the earthquake accrued is the Nazca Plate has been colliding and subducting underneath the South American plate for thousands of years
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Deplorable conditions of city roads Last year‚ the government was deeply embarrassed when thousands of people living in cities and towns had to cancel their plan to celebrate the Eid-ul-fitr at their village homes because of extremely poor road conditions across the country. The owners of passenger buses operating on many inter-district routes had decided to suspend services in protest against the dilapidated conditions of the major highways. The roads of highways department (RHD) woke up to the
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Throughout Slaughterhouse-Five‚ author Kurt Vonnegut provides an unusual story experience. His novel creatively tells the story of Billy Pilgrim‚ revolving around the firebombing of Dresden during World War Two‚ a horrific topic‚ but does it a way that is unconventional and quite humorous. Kurt Vonnegut bends the conventional rules of storytelling by providing twists to the standard tools of literature. Kurt Vonnegut provides an unconventional and inconspicuous narration of the story of Billy Pilgrim
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Vikings Report The Vikings were incredibly known for their keen skills to strike an opponent and have a successful raid‚ and knew when to get out. They were adventurous seafarers and raiders from Scandinavia who spread through Europe and the North Atlantic. From Norway‚ Sweden‚ and Denmark‚ they appeared as traders‚ and even conquerors. For many centuries before the year 800‚ many tribes began wandering out of Scandinavia. The Vikings were different to any other warrior because they were sea
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Robin Hood Case The case of Robin Hood is about his efforts to try to overthrow the sheriff. He put together a group of men who were originally united in their efforts. Robin Hood used to have a "rob from the rich‚ give to the poor" and anybody is welcome strategy. However‚ the group began to grow in size and Robin Hood found it more difficult to discipline and enforce his policies. Robin Hood has developed a large following that is starting to overextend their resources‚ and Robin’s competitor
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