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Prepare For Even More Volatile Weather in 2017 (engadget.com) 364

Posted by msmash from the shape-of-things-to-come dept.
An anonymous shares a report on Engadget: Ice isn't just great for keeping your drinks cool at parties, it also helps keep our planet cool by reflecting some of the sun's heat away. But thanks to our steadfast refusal to address climate change, there's going to be a lot less ice in the Arctic next year. Scientists are observing record high temperatures in the Arctic circle that's likely to lead to record low levels of ice coverage in 2017. Long story short, we're currently melting the wall that's helped stop the seas boiling for all of these years. Normally, by November, the global temperature has dropped sufficiently that ice can form again in the Arctic ready for the following summer. This year, however, climate scientists saw a spike to -7 celsius (19f) -- 15 degrees celsius (27f) warmer than usual. While the readings have fluctuated since November 11, they're expected to rocket up again in the next few days.

Comment Re:Doomed (Score 1) 271

by stoshu (#32073574) Attached to: HP To Buy Palm For $1.2 Billion
Whaddya talkin about???

My only printer is a HP DeskJet 812C put into service February 2000 . It has worked with 95, 98, 2000, XP, 2003, Vista, 2008 and Win7, not to mention Ubuntu and an old Mac. I buy a new black cartridge once every two or three years. I bought a color cartridge once - don't remember when. I refill them with bulk ink, and the printer is still going strong.

I NEVER had a problem with drivers.

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