Thursday, June 18, 2009

[Oh, the humanity: Trace amounts of CO2 are allegedly impairing this person's soup enjoyment] - Haaretz - Israel News
The effects of global warming are impacting soup lovers in our region. As winters are disappearing, so are the few opportunities for really enjoying piping-hot soup.
BBC - Climate Change: The Blog of Bloom: 'Sleeping beauty' bug could one day allow scientists to 'cook' Mars
One reason is because some scientists like David Thomas at the University of Idaho would like to make Mars a new home for humans by pelting it with greenhouse gas-belching, climate-warming bacteria. (Currently, the average temperature on Mars stands at a bone-chilling -63C.)
Atmosphere of Mars - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The atmosphere on Mars consists of 95% carbon dioxide, 3% nitrogen, 1.6% argon, and contains traces of oxygen, water, and methane, for a mean molecular weight of 43.34 g/mole

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