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<title>Interview: James Lovelock on Climate Change</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The United Nation�s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) just released a...<p><sub><i>-- Delivered by <a href="http://feed43.com/">Feed43</a> service</i></sub></p>
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<title>Going Green: On Earth and Beyond</title>
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<title>A Glacial Warning</title>
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<title>Countdown to Katrina</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Hurricane Katrina left in its wake 1300 dead, and hundreds of thousands homeless. Scientists had...<p><sub><i>-- Delivered by <a href="http://feed43.com/">Feed43</a> service</i></sub></p>
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<title>The Science of Gemstones</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Diamonds, rubies and sapphires captivate us by their symbolic values of wealth and power, and...<p><sub><i>-- Delivered by <a href="http://feed43.com/">Feed43</a> service</i></sub></p>
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<description><![CDATA[The Dec 26th 2004 Indonesian megathrust earthquake quickened Earth's rotation and changed our...<p><sub><i>-- Delivered by <a href="http://feed43.com/">Feed43</a> service</i></sub></p>
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<title>The Fury of Hurricanes</title>
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<title>Spying On Central America</title>
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<title>The Age of El Nino</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The western U.S. is facing yet another summer of severe drought. Science provides some answers as...<p><sub><i>-- Delivered by <a href="http://feed43.com/">Feed43</a> service</i></sub></p>
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<title>Contrary Thermometers</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Global Warming is a reality, and whilst most of us are focusing on the ecological concerns. Some...<p><sub><i>-- Delivered by <a href="http://feed43.com/">Feed43</a> service</i></sub></p>
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<title>Global Warming - A Chilling Possibility</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Click here for others comments about this article From the dawn of time, people have suspected...<p><sub><i>-- Delivered by <a href="http://feed43.com/">Feed43</a> service</i></sub></p>
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