The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has long been known worldwide for its engineering programs, and a symposium at MIT this week will draw scientists from around the globe to focus on a hot facet of the field — climate engineering.
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International day of demonstrations on climate change
From seabeds to mountaintops, people around the world were staging a day of demonstrations Saturday to call for urgent action on climate change. The number of 350 ppm originally came from a NASA research team headed by American climate scientist James Hansen, which surveyed both real-time climate observations and emerging paleo-climatic data in January 2008, according to 350.org
Spanish police seize oil tanker cocaine haul
More than 500 kilos of cocaine have been found hidden near the engine room of an oil tanker in the Spanish port of Tarragona, Spain’s Guardia Civil said in a statement Saturday.
Analysis: Did Obama win Nobel for not being Bush?
Did President Obama land a Nobel peace prize at such an early stage of his presidency simply because he’s not George W.
The ‘Rainman’ of Rajasthan
Some call him the River Maker, others the Rainman of Rajasthan. His real name is Rajendra Singh
Another quake hits near Samoan islands
Another earthquake struck near the Samoan islands, an area already devastated by earthquake and tsunami damage.
New photos highlight rainforest devastation
A series of photographic exhibitions have been organized in Europe and North America this autumn to highlight a campaign by Britain’s Prince Charles to combat tropical deforestation. The photographs were taken by world-renowned environment photographer Daniel Beltra who was this year’s winner of the Prince’s Rainforest Project Award at the Sony World Photography Awards earlier this year.
Gunfights kill eight in Kashmir
An Indian army officer, a naval commando and two top militant commanders were among eight people killed in two extended gunfights in Indian-administered Kashmir, a senior police officer said Wednesday.
Greenpeace protesters dangle from Pittsburgh bridge
In what appeared to be the most visible demonstration yet of this week’s G-20 summit, four people attached to a massive banner dangled from a Pittsburgh bridge Wednesday to protest the global economic meeting.
New York Post not laughing at climate change spoof
A day before the United Nations held a climate change summit, New York City was blanketed with 100,000 fake copies of the New York Post tabloid, filled with content related to climate change. But the Post, owned by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp., wasn’t impressed, calling the effort by perennial pranksters the Yes Men a “Witless Spoof in Flawless Format” in a statement released Tuesday, a day after the faux Post hit the streets.