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Ned Potter is the science correspondent for ABC's "World News with Charles Gibson." He has reported on such topics as space exploration, the human genome and climate change.
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MONTHLY ARCHIVES
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'Serious, Certain and Soon'
That's the operative quote to us from Linda Mearns of the Natonal Center for Atmospheric Research, after the IPCC delivered this morning: "The problem is now recognized as being serious, certain and soon." The newest climate-change report, as promised, warns...
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April 6, 2007 | Permalink | User Comments (3)
Final Word on Daylight Saving--Not
This is a quick tale about journalistic caution. Various editors here got up this morning, and jumped at a Reuters story that began, "The early onset of Daylight Savings Time in the United States this year may have been for...
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April 4, 2007 | Permalink | User Comments (10)
'A Very Active Season'
Bill Gray, who's long been regarded as something of a renegade in the hurricane business, has also been one of the more accurate forecasters. He and his group work out of Colorado State University, and today they're out with their...
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April 3, 2007 | Permalink | User Comments (3)
