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Hole in the Ozone May Have a Cooling Effect After All, Study Shows

2013-08-08 22:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Nature World: Contrary to prevailing scientific beliefs, the hole found in the ozone layer may have a slight warming influence -- not because of its effect on temperatures, but due to its influence on wind. Published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters, a new study suggests that the ozone hole is causing a shift in wind patterns that pushes clouds farther toward the South Pole. As this happens, the amount of radiation the clouds reflect is reduced, possibly causing a small amount of warming rather than...

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Geothermal energy stuck in a hole in Switzerland

2013-08-06 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Inter Press Service: An accident in a flagship project threatens the future of geothermal energy in Switzerland. The mishap that was followed by earthquakes has come as a warning that geothermal deep drilling still has a long way to go. It occurred in a project in the eastern Swiss city St. Gallen earlier in July brings a new setback, after earlier accidents. In 2010, 83 percent of St. Gallens voters approved a 160 million Swiss francs (172 million dollars) credit for a flagship geothermal project. A geothermal power...

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The giant black hole at the center of the Milky Way is murdering a huge gas cloud

2013-07-18 19:16:37| Extremetech

The supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy is tearing apart a huge cloud of gas while astronomers look on in rapturous joy.

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Lloyds 'aware of' Co-op's black hole

2013-06-18 14:42:21| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

The bosses of the Lloyds Banking Group tell MPs that they knew there was a black hole in the accounts of the Co-op Bank, four months before a vital deal with them collapsed.

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