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(Encyclopedia) United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) or Earth Summit, an 11-day meeting held in June, 1992, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to discuss the global conflict…
(Encyclopedia) Hansen, James Edward, 1941–, American astrophysicist and climatologist, b. Denison, Iowa, Ph.D. Univ. of Iowa, 1967. In 1967 he joined the Goddard Institute for Space Studies, and…
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Solar panelsTemperature controlHeat regulationIdeal body temperatureFuzzy raptorScientists cannot agree whether dinosaurs were coldblooded or warm-blooded. Cold-blooded animals, such as reptiles,…
