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Comment NASA unable to reduce launch costs... (Score 1) 394

by afaiktoit on Sunday September 03, 2006 @08:47PM (#16034800) Attached to: NASA Still Wants Space Elevator

"Despite decades of putting rockets into space, the agency has never managed to make any real reductions in launch costs in that time." Thats no surprise. Between politics and seemingly locked in with 2 aerospace companies they've never attempted to economize. And now we see the Orion coming to replace the shuttle. Apollo on steroids. Yeah, thats the ticket.

Water Vapor Causing Climate Warming 434

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Sunday November 13, 2005 @02:27AM from the round-and-round-we-go dept.

karvind writes "According to BBC, new studies suggest that water vapor rather than carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is the main reason why Europe's climate is warming. The scientists say that rising temperatures caused by greenhouse gases are increasing humidity, which in turn amplifies the temperature rise. This is potentially a positive feedback mechanism which could increase the impact of greenhouse gases such as CO2. Even though 2005 will probably be warmest year, climatologists still differ in opinion"

Climatologists Wager on Global Warming 591

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Saturday August 20, 2005 @07:30PM from the dollars-for-degrees dept.

coflow writes "The Guardian is carrying a story about a $10,000 bet that a pair of Russian scientists have entered with British climate expert James Annan. According to the article, the Russians believe the world will be cooler in 10 years. "If the temperature drops Dr Annan will stump up the $10,000 (now equivalent to about £5,800) in 2018. If the Earth continues to warm, the money will go the other way.""

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