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May 25, 2013 14:37 -0400
Scientists have validated a fundamental assumption at the very heart of a popular way to predict relationships between complex variables.
May 24, 2013 18:02 -0400
Two of Alaska's most active volcanoes -- Pavlof and Cleveland -- are currently erupting. At the time of this post, their activity continues at low levels, but energetic explosions could occur without warning. Located close to the western end of the...
May 24, 2013 14:49 -0400
In its 2013 Atlantic hurricane season outlook issued today, NOAA's Climate Prediction Center is forecasting an active or extremely active season this year.

Mar 5, '10 09:40 EST james143
Currently we are living in the era of IT but unfortunately more than half of world population is illiterate. Out of those a few are computer and...
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Jan 7, '10 15:16 EST Amelia
Hi, I'm Amelia, the content administrator for OceanClimate. I'm sorry it's taken me so long to respond. I found this article on latent heat from...
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Jan 5, '10 16:51 EST
Hi, new here and hoping to find a listening ear. I was wondering, since I did some investigation in how fast I can study International Law to file a...
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Dec 19, '09 21:59 EST Beedy Parker
I have a question: How much of an effect on ocean and air temperature does the latent heat extracted by the melting of great quantities of Arctic (...
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Dec 16, '09 20:10 EST Robert Tulip
Finding an optimal path to reduce atmospheric carbon requires analysis of the homeostasis of a complex system. In human health, white blood cells...
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