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Tropical Storm Ketsana Kills More Than 240, Displaces More Than 609,000 in Philippines

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that “ This could be again a manifestation of climate change. Due to climate change, we should expect more extreme weather events like extreme rainfall.". Portions of the Malacañang presidential palace in Manila were converted into refugee shelters. Jack Rosebro.

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Alberta to Host Underground Coal Gasification Demo; Update on Linc Chinchilla UCG In Australia

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Underground coal gasification (UCG) is an in-situ process using injection and production wells drilled from the surface, and enables the coal to be converted into a syngas. Alberta has had success with coalbed methane and cleaner coal technology is part of our overall climate change strategy. Earlier post.) Linc Update in Australia.

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How Ted Hoff Invented the First Microprocessor

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By 1968 student hostility to the government over the Vietnam War was growing and life for researchers on campus who, like Hoff, relied on government funding was looking as if it might get uncomfortable. Hoff and his group developed a multiplexed approach to conversion in which a single converter is shared by the transmit and receive channels.

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