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Say Goodbye To New York, SF Bay, Holland etc.
“New satellite measurements show that crucial sea ice in the Arctic Ocean has plummeted to its second-lowest level on record. The National Snow and Ice Data Center in Boulder, Colorado, announced Wednesday that the extent of sea ice in the Arctic is down to 2.03 million square miles.”
“The lowest point on record is 1.65 million square miles set last September.”
“With about three weeks left in the melt season, the record may fall, scientists say.”
27th of August, 2008 Section: News Permalink Copenhagen Consensus 2008 - The 10 challenges
The Copenhagen Consensus Center gets together once a year top try and rationalize the world’s problems. Accepting that we can not solve all our problems at once, which one should our focus be on? Which one would save the most lives? Watch the arguments that various speakers give in support of their cause.
While the final list on prioritization may not agree with you, it’s compelling to watch nonetheless. Some non-economists may find it a little bland, but there are plenty of good bits in there to keep everyone going.
9th of August, 2008 Section: News Permalink The Candidate’s Favourite Words
A nice infographic from the Boston Globe, showing the most used words on the blogs of the respective candidates. McCain’s favourite word: Obama. Obama’s favourite word: Barack.
P.S: Sorry about all the political links.
5th of August, 2008 Section: News Permalink Electoral-vote.com: The Complete Voting Map
One-stop website (I know, I said this yesterday about perspctv) for stat-hungry amateur politicians.
2nd of August, 2008 Section: News Permalink perspctv
For a complete Obama McCain data comparison, look no further than perspctv. It includes poll data, Tweet count (a sure-fire indicator) and news mentions. Worth a look.
1st of August, 2008 Section: News Permalink