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Pete Spotts

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Dec 10, 2017
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US to End Its Search for the “God Particle“

For nearly three decades, the United States has hosted the world’s most powerful particle collider – a critical tool scientists use to probe the nature of matter and…
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Pete Spotts,
The Christian Science Monitor | Report
January 14, 2011
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Study: Plants Absorbed Less CO2 Over Past Decade

A new study recorded a slight dip in the amount of CO2 taken up over the past 10 years. If the trend continues, scientists say it could signal…
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Pete Spotts,
The Christian Science Monitor | Report
August 21, 2010
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Gulf Oil Spill Plume Stretches 21 Miles, Not Breaking Down Much

A plume of oil some 700 feet thick and at least 21 miles long has been detected deep beneath the Gulf of Mexico. It originated at the Deepwater…
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Pete Spotts,
The Christian Science Monitor | Report
August 20, 2010
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Post-Copenhagen Quest for Global Warming Accord Stuck in Reverse

With 3-1/2 months left before a United Nations climate summit in Cancun, Mexico, the spade work ahead of the meeting seems to be turning up more boulders than…
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Pete Spotts,
The Christian Science Monitor | Report
August 10, 2010
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Temperatures Hit Record Highs Globally. El Nino or Global Warming?

The first half of 2010 was the hottest six-month period recorded globally with temperatures around the globe 2 to 3 degrees Fahrenheit above averages. Temperatures hit record highs…
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Pete Spotts,
The Christian Science Monitor | Report
July 24, 2010
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Hurricane Alex, First of 2010 Season, Heads for Texas, Mexico

Hurricane Alex, after slamming Belize as a tropical storm Thursday, was declared a hurricane Tuesday evening. New extended hurricane warning rules are meant to give more precise, earlier…
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Pete Spotts,
The Christian Science Monitor | Report
June 30, 2010
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Gulf Oil Spill Louisiana’s Berm Plan Bold but Full of Uncertainty

China’s Ming Dynasty built the Great Wall to thwart invasion. The French built their Maginot Line. Now Louisiana is gearing up to build offshore embankments of sand as…
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Pete Spotts,
The Christian Science Monitor
June 8, 2010
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Gulf Spill Oil Driven by Complex Ocean Currents and Eddies

The BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is far different than the Exxon Valdez spill in Alaska. The complex marine environment has currents and eddies that…
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Pete Spotts,
The Christian Science Monitor
May 15, 2010
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