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Hadley Centre: Average 4 C Warming Could Happen Within a Human Lifetime, With Even Greater Warming in Many Regions

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Dr Richard Betts, Head of Climate Impacts at the UK Met Office Hadley Centre, presented the findings at a special conference called “ 4 degrees and beyond ” at Oxford University. Regional case studies will include Amazonia; Australia; Bangladesh; Brazil; Ethiopia; Finland; Mauritius; Siberia; Vietnam; and the monsoon region.

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‘Shortcuts Everywhere’: How Boeing Favored Speed Over Quality

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And some suppliers have struggled to adhere to quality standards while producing parts at the pace Boeing wanted them. That pace collapsed to virtually zero soon after the second crash, in Ethiopia, when regulators around the world grounded the plane.

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Boeing Max 9 Jets Remain Grounded as Airlines Await Inspection Instructions

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The federal authorities have focused attention on a mid-cabin door plug, which was part of the plane body that was torn out at an altitude of 16,000 feet on Friday and is used to fill the space where an emergency exit would be placed if the plane were configured with more seats. airlines or in U.S.

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