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Monday, September 30, 2002

Abrupt Climate Change Near ?
There are signs that the climate is changing. Most estimates say the climate will be quite different in maybe a hundred years. Here is a scientist from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, offering a convincing argument that the change may be more abrupt, up to 10 degrees colder in the next decade.
Triggering Abrupt Climate Change
" Global warming could actually lead to a big chill in some parts of the world. If the atmosphere continues to warm, it could soon trigger a dramatic and abrupt cooling throughout the North Atlantic region—where, not incidentally, some 60 percent of the world’s economy is based. ... And when I say “abrupt,” I mean: These changes could happen within a decade, and they could persist for hundreds of years. You could see the changes in your lifetime, and your grandchildren’s grandchildren will still be confronting them."
posted at 9/30/2002 10:54:05 PM

Thursday, September 26, 2002

American Dialect Survey
This site generates maps showing how people say certain words/phrases in different areas of the US. For example, how do you pronounce "creek", crEEk or crIck ?
Dialect Survey Results
"The Dialect Survey uses a series of questions, including rhyming word pairs and vocabulary words to explore words and sounds in the English language. There are no right or wrong answers; by answering each question with what you really say and not what you think is "right", the participants in the survey can help create an important picture of how English is used in their own community. "
posted at 9/26/2002 04:45:12 PM