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Research Over Tibet Gives Climate Insight

An anonymous reader writes "NASA is reporting that researchers have discovered thunderstorms above Tibet offer a direct path for water vapor and chemicals to move from the lower atmosphere to the stratosphere. From the article: ' Learning how water vapor reaches the stratosphere can help improve climate prediction models. Similarly, understanding the pathways that ozone-depleting chemicals can take to reach the stratosphere is essential for understanding future threats to the ozone layer, which shields Earth from the sun's harmful ultraviolet rays.'"

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  1. Free Tibet! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    With purchase of equal or greater value Tibet

    Offer not valid in all areas. Some restrictions may apply.

  2. Good news/Bad news by jvalenzu · · Score: 5, Funny

    The good news: global warming will be solved within 50 years!

    The bad news: it will coincide with the deindustrialization of our civilization due to the lack of fossil fuels.