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		<title>Planetary limits: More than just global warming</title>
		<link>http://whyfiles.org/2009/planetary-limits-more-than-just-global-warming/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 22:04:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Scientists propose 9 limits on human actions: Wrecking ozone, over-using fertilizer, killing species could block key "ecosystem services." Are there natural limits to fresh water use and pollution?]]></description>
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		<title>No joke: Laughing gas attacks ozone!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 20:19:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The ozone layer protects Earth from UV rays: Twenty-two years after a treaty to protect ozone, how is the layer doing? What has happened to the ozone hole above Antarctica?]]></description>
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		<title>Mystery of the disappearing ice sheet</title>
		<link>http://whyfiles.org/2008/mystery-of-the-disappearing-ice-sheet/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:38:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://whyfiles.org/?p=1063</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Rapid melting of Canadian ice sheet suggests that Greenland's massive ice cap could melt and raise sea level much faster than predicted within a century.]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s snow-time! Dig into our all-flake, no fake feature!</title>
		<link>http://whyfiles.org/2007/snow-is-cool/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Dec 2007 19:30:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://whyfiles.org/?p=639</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Frosty questions: Are some snowflakes identical? How do flakes form, and how does weather affect their shape? How does ice in the atmosphere affect weather and climate? And where does the jet stream fit in this picture?]]></description>
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		<title>California burnin&#8217;: Are we building in harm&#8217;s way?</title>
		<link>http://whyfiles.org/2007/california-burnin-are-we-building-in-harms-way/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2007 21:52:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>schulte</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://whyfiles.org/?p=1023</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[California's fires are a tragedy, but are human actions making them worse? What is the role of global warming and zoning? Can we build safer houses in safer locations?]]></description>
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		<title>Ultimate Storm: What are hurricanes?</title>
		<link>http://whyfiles.org/2007/hurricane-science/</link>
		<comments>http://whyfiles.org/2007/hurricane-science/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2007 21:40:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://whyfiles.org/?p=592</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[How do they form? How do we predict their paths? How can we improve predictions?]]></description>
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		<title>Ice is nice: Report offers no certainty on sea level rise</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2007 19:57:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://whyfiles.org/?p=988</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Greenland's icecap holds enough water to raise sea level by 7 meters. Some studies show it sliding faster into the sea. Should we worry? New report says "We don't know." Comforting?]]></description>
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		<title>Carbon Storage: A Low-Carb Solution to Global Warming?</title>
		<link>http://whyfiles.org/2007/carbon-storage-a-low-carb-solution-to-global-warming/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2007 22:24:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://whyfiles.org/?p=979</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Could carbon storage help control warming? The oil industry already injects CO2 into deep rocks. Is it possible to capture CO2 from coal plants, and pump it deep underground? ]]></description>
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		<title>Winter&#8217;s Weird Weather: What&#8217;s the Cause?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2007 16:43:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some call it Fall. Some call it spring. But nobody in the Midwest, East Coast or Northern Europe is calling it "winter." What's up with our weather?]]></description>
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		<title>NukeWar, Regional Version</title>
		<link>http://whyfiles.org/2006/nukewar-regional-version/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Dec 2006 02:27:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What would happen to the global climate after a nuclear war between India and Pakistan? Study says the planet would be dark and cool for 10 years.  How much would food production decline?]]></description>
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