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Disaster Goes Global
The eruption in 1600 of a seemingly quiet volcano in Peru changed global climate and triggered famine as far away as Russia
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Rapid evolution may be reshaping forest birds’ wings
Logging during the last century might have driven birds in mature boreal forests toward pointier wings while reforestation in New England led to rounder wings.
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Hazy changes on high
A big boost in coal burning, especially in China, is adding aerosols to the stratosphere.
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Shaky Forecasts
Despite past failures, geophysicists think earthquake prediction might still be possible.
