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Repeatedly watching TV coverage of a bombing

jeudi 12 décembre 2013 à 13:00

Repeatedly watching TV coverage of a bombing can cause more stress than witnessing the bombing.

I know someone in California who was so traumatized by watching coverage of the Sep 2001 attacks as to become afraid to go outside.

That morning I made an intentional decision not to watch the coverage. It would have been both boring and anxiety-producing; all in all, I preferred to work on an article talking about the danger of sacrificing our freedom for "security".

An alpine glacier warming and melting rapidly

jeudi 12 décembre 2013 à 13:00

An alpine glacier that was stable for thousands of years is warming up and melting rapidly.

Ice loss on West Antarctica

jeudi 12 décembre 2013 à 13:00

Ice loss on West Antarctica is causing Antarctica, the continent, to shift.

Global heating will affect bats' ability to echolocate

jeudi 12 décembre 2013 à 13:00

Global heating of even a few degrees will affect bats' ability to echolocate.

In the long term, many thousands of years, bats could evolve to cope with this. But the heating we are causing today is too fast for evolution to adapt to.

Is it lawful for the USPS to record the outside of all envelopes?

jeudi 12 décembre 2013 à 13:00

Is it lawful for the USPS to record the outside of all envelopes?