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Egypt Sends Show of Force to Sinai After Kidnappings May 21, 2013

Dozens of tanks and hundreds of soldiers entered the largely lawless area that borders Israel and the Gaza Strip after gunmen kidnapped seven security officers.

The Lede: Complete Text of Israel’s Report on the Muhammad al-Dura Video May 21, 2013

An Israeli government review panel asserted that a French television report broadcast that appeared to show the death of a 12-year-old Palestinian boy named Muhammad al-Dura during clashes in Gaza was deeply flawed.

London Journal: Gnomes Pop Up at Chelsea Flower Show, to Horror of Many May 20, 2013

The Chelsea Flower Show is permitting the use of previously banned gnomes in exhibits this year, its 100th anniversary, but many find their inclusion appalling.

Man Linked by U.S. to Hezbollah Is Arrested in Brazil May 20, 2013

Hamzi Ahmad Barakat, a Lebanese citizen, was accused in a plot to defraud Lebanese immigrants in Brazil, though American officials have suspected him of trafficking in.arms, drugs and counterfeit bills in the past.

Study helps pinpoint cirrus cloud formation

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Bob Berwyn

Cirrus cloud study helps inform climate predictions.

Composition of seed material suggests human activity could be a significant factor

By Summit Voice

SUMMIT COUNTY — Mineral dust and metallic aerosols are the key seeding agents for the formation of high-altitude cirrus clouds, which cover nearly a third of the globe at any given time. Often forming more than 10 miles up, cirrus clouds can cool the planet by reflecting solar radiation, and warm it, by trapping heat like a blanket.

A nine-year study of cirrus clouds using using instruments aboard high-altitude research aircraft is helping scientists get a better handle on the mechanisms driving cirrus cloud formation, and that, in turn, could help scientists predict future climate patterns. (more…)

Filed under: climate and weather, Environment, global warming | Tagged: airborne dust, cirrus clouds, climate, cloud formation, Earth System Research Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Mineral dust, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | 2 Comments »

Global warming: Colorado researchers pinpoint atmospheric greenhouse gas levels with six-year sampling project

Posted on April 21, 2012 by Bob Berwyn

Valuable program threatened by NOAA funding cuts

A NASA map shows global temperature anomalies in March 2012.

By Summit Voice

SUMMIT COUNTY — An intensive long-term monitoring program has enabled researchers to analyze and compare emissions from man-made fossil fuels and trace gases in the atmosphere, which could help measure the effectiveness of efforts to reduce greenhouse gases — but the program is being threatened by budget cuts.

“We think the approach offered by this study can increase the accuracy of emissions detection and verification for fossil fuel combustion and a host of other man-made gases,” said CU-Boulder Senior Research Associate Scott Lehman, who led the study with CU-Boulder Research Associate John Miller.

Lehman, with the Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, said the approach of using carbon-14 has been supported by the National Academy of Sciences and could be an invaluable tool for monitoring greenhouse gases by federal agencies like NOAA. (more…)

Filed under: air quality, climate and weather, Colorado, Environment, global warming | Tagged: climate, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, Earth System Research Laboratory, global warming, greenhouse gases, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | Leave a Comment »

Denver Post News

Dish's Ergen offers $2 billion for LightSquared spectrum May 20, 2013

Satellite mogul Charlie Ergen bid $2 billion for certain spectrum from LightSquared Inc. the wireless venture spearheaded by financier Philip Falcone that is currently navigating bankruptcy proceedings, said people familiar with the offer.

CDOT takes comment on plans to widen I-70 east of Denver Coliseum May 20, 2013

A controversial $1.8 billion plan to widen and put in toll lanes on Interstate 70 in north Denver and put a segment of it underground will be discussed at a public meeting Thursday night.

Peyton Manning, Broncos return for offseason practices May 20, 2013

Nothing like the first day of organized training activities Monday for the Broncos and Peyton Manning to pick up where they left off.

Denver gas prices climb far above national average May 20, 2013

Gasoline prices per gallon in Denver on Sunday were 13 cents higher than the national average as a result of prices that rose more than 17 cents during the past week.

Angry Pueblo mob pelts man thought to be sex attacker May 20, 2013

Residents angry that police had not warned them about sex assaults of children took matters into their own hands, chasing down a man they thought was the attacker, pelting him with rocks and leaving him with a bloody face in Colorado, authorities said Monday.

Patrick Roy back in mix as possible Avalanche coach May 20, 2013

Patrick Roy is a strong candidate for the vacant Avalanche head coaching job, an NHL source confirmed Sunday.

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