A tiny vial of powdered ricin could play a powerful part in the final episode of Breaking Bad, the cable-TV saga of cancer-stricken chemistry teacher turned meth kingpin Walter White. At two points in the series White has created a powdered form of ricin. His attempt to use the first batch was foiled because his…
President Obama’s climate change speech on Tuesday from Georgetown University was full of references to climate change impacts on water availability, flooding, and drought. He dealt head on with key issues of changing water cycle intensity, and in particular, with the increasing frequency of hydrologic extremes. From the outset, the President invoked the Blue Marble…
President Obama’s climate change speech on Tuesday from Georgetown University was full of references to climate change impacts on water availability, flooding, and drought. He dealt head on with key issues of changing water cycle intensity, and in particular, with the increasing frequency of hydrologic extremes. From the outset, the President invoked the Blue Marble…
The Obama administration could soon make an announcement detailing plans to address climate change, even in the face of continuing political barriers to progress on the issue. Unnamed administration officials pointed to July for the rollout, while an Administration aide was more vague. “In the coming weeks and months, you can expect to hear more from the president on this…