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www.nature.com
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| | | | | The Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC)a system of ocean currents in the North Atlantichas a major impact on climate, yet its evolution during the industrial era is poorly known owing to a lack of direct current measurements. Here we provide evidence for a weakening of the AMOC by about 3?±?1 sverdrups (around 15 per cent) since the mid-twentieth century. This weakening is revealed by a characteristic spatial and seasonal sea-surface temperature fingerprintconsisting of a pattern of coolin... | |
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educationaltechnologyjournal.springeropen.com
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| | | | | Universities are facing growing internal and external pressures to generate income, educate a widening continuum of learners, and make effective use of digital technologies. One response has been growth of online education, catalysed by Massive Open Online Courses, availability of digital devices and technologies, and notions of borderless global education. In growing online education, learning and teaching provision has become increasingly disaggregated, and universities are partnering with a range of private companies to reach new learners, and commercialise educational provision. In this paper, we explore the competing drivers which impact decision making within English universities and their strategies to grow online education provision, through intervie... | |
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wattsupwiththat.com
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| | | | | So the myth of the maritime, equable climate brought to Europe by the Gulf Stream really needs to be seen for what it is - a myth. It is perhaps appropriate to the British Isles and Scandinavia, but certainly not to the sub-continent as a whole. And, that "Gulf Stream at its lowest in 1000... | |
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www.freethink.com
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| | | President Donald Trump might clear the way for the building of 21st-century systems and open up the political space for a new way forward. | ||
