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GDC: Extreme Reality Serves Up Motion Capture for the Rest of Us
2013-03-28 01:35:37| PC Magazine Notebooks Product Guide
Israeli company's Extreme Motion engine doesn't require a 3D scanning system, instead working with standard-issue 2D webcams on iOS devices, Windows 7 and Windows 8 PCs.
Arctic ice loss drives extreme weather patterns
2013-03-27 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: Anyone forced to shovel their car out of a snowbank this winter might wonder just how it is a blizzard can occur in a warming climate. The answer, climate scientists say, may have to do with record sea ice losses in the Arctic. At a Tuesday news conference, several researchers said that warming conditions in the Arctic may be weakening jet stream currents and causing extreme weather systems to linger in northern mid-latitudes. "Ironically ... as the ice pack retreats and the Arctic heats...
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UN throws support for Earth Hour, says 'increasingly extreme weather' harmful
2013-03-23 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
GMA: As many parts of the world are expected to turn off lights temporarily on Saturday as they celebrate Earth Hour, the United Nations expressed its support for the endeavor and called for action against "increasingly extreme weather." In a message posted to the Earth Hour YouTube page, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said the weather has been harming the global population and that people should do their part for a "cleaner, greener world." "On March 23rd, the United Nations will join millions of...
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'Temperature Rising': Will Climate Change Bring More Extreme Weather?
2013-03-21 18:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: According to the historical record dating back to 1895, 2012 was the hottest year this country has ever seen. But it's not just that the temperature has risen - from deadly tornadoes to the widespread coastal damage inflicted by Superstorm Sandy, we seem to be living through a period of intensified and heightened weather extremes. Whether or not these harsh weather events are connected to global warming or are simply the random violence nature visits upon us is one of the central questions that...
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Appalachians Unite Calling for an End to Extreme Fossil Fuel Extraction
2013-03-19 17:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: The movement against extreme energy and extraction in Appalachia is uniting like never before. Last week, more than 100 coalfield and gasfield activists, and youth allies from across the country stormed the West Virginia State Capitol building in Charleston, and spoke against the industries that are poisoning their communities. The protest started in the capitol courtyard and was led by local residents. Deirdre Lally, an activist from the Pennsylvania gasfields, said to the crowd: We are here...
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