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There's certainly a lot going on -- my emphasis -- their words -Dave Thompson The subject of global warming due to the increased use of fossil fuels is...
Yes Dave, plenty of challenges there. The objective must be to make the GW project one that generates wealth rather than destroying it. As we know, wealth is...
Do I detect a touch of " realism" emerging or is it just an environmental suicide tendency Yours Dave Thompson 07768-355-814 We would welcome a good, deep,...
Ask an expertBrightside Trust looked like a good initiative and I was glad to be able to help. You are invited to ask Lucie a question on "bigbangblogs." Yours...
Yours Dave Thompson 07768-355-814 Particle smasher may reveal extra dimensions Feb. 1, 2008 Courtesy University of Wisconsin-Madison and World Science staff ...
Yours Dave Thompson 07768-355-814 A common ancestor for all blue-eyed people Jan. 31, 2008 Courtesy University of Copenhagen and World Science staff New...
A machine with a taste-for espresso Feb. 7, 2008 Courtesy American Chemical Society and World Science staff Can a maÂchine taste cofÂfee? The quesÂtion has...
... From: Knutsford SciBAr To: DAVID WHALLEY Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2008 8:29 PM Subject: : NASA video of launch of ESA space lab Columbus Thanks David, ...
Yours Dave Thompson 07768-355-814 GLOBAL WARMING? IT'S THE COLDEST WINTER IN DECADES Daily Express, 18 February 2008 By Tony Bonnici NEW evidence has cast...
We have Consciousness coming up ,specifically in July and a similar topic next time(March). I will look at Leicester University to see how far they've got for...
It always interests me that ---once a new idea is thought of -It seems obvious - and you wonder why it hadn't been thought of before. Many more opportunities...
Yours Dave Thompson 07768-355-814 Wednesday's strike marked the first time that a U.S. missile designed to defend against incoming enemy warheads was instead...
A new photo of the New Moon over the North Pole -- a great picture ! -- kindly supplied by SciBArian Charles Watson . Also a new photo of the Cat Nebula Both...
I suppose it is too much to expect the sceptics to tire of this trick and grow up! Although it may be counter-intuitive to the layman, current conditions are ...
I'm Sorry , David , but where does it say that?? and who says it?? and as of what date. As we have said many times our personal views are somewhat irrelevant...
Sorry Dave, my note was ambiguous. I didn't mean that the article is incorrect, it isn't. The point is that we expect Arctic ice to disappear in Summer and...
I agree but it says " 33%" MORE ice than is USUAL for this time of year in the Antarctic -- That's not just a bit more snow - That's a hell of a lot of ice and...
Dave, I think we discussed this issue many months ago in this SciBAr forum. I recall the point was made that thought GW causes the ice to melt at the edges of...
Ed makes a good point Also it's the coldest winter in Knutsford for ages this year, my goodness we have had several frosts Does this mean that GW has stopped? ...
Hi guys , If you take a half full glass of water and add ice, the level of the water rises . When the ice melts the water level doesn't change -see Scientific...
Hi all, I first read of this operation when I was flying in the Orkneys and it made me think that maybe some of our very ancient structures ,like Maes How,or...
And there's more. You ought to sign up for World Science --It's good stuff Yours Dave Thompson 07768-355-814 Plans for "Noah's Ark" seed vault unveiled Feb....
Hello Dave, And yet.. and yet.... When I first read about this vault my first impression was, 'well yes, that must be a good thing, why should anyone think...
I've just spent over an hour trying to find the source of the express claim that; "Figures show that there is nearly a third more ice in Antarctica than is ...
I know what you mean , Richard. I keep asking myself , why do we think that the current world temperature is the best we could have. Sure there would be...
Thanks, Dave useful stuff . I can't, yet, find the original article either. It sounds as if below they're agreeing with us that increasing land ice means...
Yours Dave Thompson 07768-355-814 Through cooperative agreements, twelve countries with research stations on the ice or neighbouring islands provided the...