Archive for July 29th, 2007

For screens, Black is the new Green

29th 2007f July, 2007, Peter

According to a post on Nature journal’s ClimateFeedback blog, Google has developed a black-screen version of its search page, as a way to save power.
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Man and rainfall

29th 2007f July, 2007, Peter

Human activities now significantly influence global rainfall patterns, according to a brief story in The Economist, reporting work published in the journal Nature.
“MANKIND is influencing how much it rains, according to researchers led by Xuebin Zhang of Environment Canada. More rain and snow is falling in Canada, Britain and northern Europe, two-thirds of which is [...]

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