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Southeastern Alaska is on the rebound
Scientists using the Global Positioning System to track ground movement along faults in southeastern Alaska have measured something entirely different—the rapid rise of parts of the region due to the recent melting of glaciers.
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Global warming to boost cotton yields
The increase of carbon dioxide expected in the coming decades may boost cotton yields up to 26 percent, new models predict.
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Toxic metals taint ancient dust
A new study of dust lofted to Antarctica suggests that excess amounts of trace metals coated dust grains long before human industrial activity began loading the atmosphere with pollutants.
