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However, the models also predict unambiguously that the atmosphere is warming faster than the surface of the earth; but all the available observational data unambiguously shows the opposite!

~David Douglass

Topics: Also Atmosphere Available Data Earth Faster However Models Opposite Predict Shows Surface Than Warming

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As much as I miss the work, I don't miss NBC. I don't miss being there. It was just the wrong atmosphere for me.

~David Gregory

Topics: Atmosphere Being Being There Just Me Miss Much Nbc Work Wrong

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I do comparative studies of climate evolution, and the interactions between planetary atmosphere and surfaces and their radiation environment, and try to understand the environmental factors that can affect a planet's habitability and how they change over time.

~David Grinspoon

Topics: Affect Atmosphere Between Change Climate Comparative Environment Environmental Evolution Factors How Interactions Over Planet Planetary Radiation Studies Time Try Understand

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As Earth's climate changes, we can expect more destructive hurricanes. As sea level and surface temperatures rise, more solar energy is trapped in the atmosphere, revving up the hydrological cycle of evaporation and precipitation and sometimes manifesting in terrifying storms.

~David Grinspoon

Topics: Atmosphere Changes Climate Cycle Destructive Earth Energy Expect Hurricanes Level More Rise Sea Solar Sometimes Storms Surface Temperatures Terrifying Trapped Up

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Mars does not have an atmosphere and does not have a magnetic field today, so the planet doesn't have the protection from radiation that our atmosphere and magnetic fields provide us on Earth.

~David Grinspoon

Topics: Atmosphere Does Earth Field Fields Magnetic Mars Our Planet Protection Provide Radiation Today Us

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We're pretty sure there's plenty of organic material on Pluto. The atmosphere is largely methane, and in sunlight, methane builds organic molecules. We see reddish stuff on the surface that we think is organic material.

~David Grinspoon

Topics: Atmosphere Builds Largely Material Molecules Organic Plenty Pluto Pretty See Stuff Sunlight Sure Surface Think

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What we should really be thinking about is what it would look like for a truly intelligent technological species to be interacting with their planet's atmosphere.

~David Grinspoon

Topics: About Atmosphere Intelligent Interacting Like Look Planet Really Should Species Technological Thinking Truly Would

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The more we look at the kinds of soils and the nature of the atmosphere and the polar caps, it all adds up to tell us that some liquid, which we very much believe was water, did flow in abundance on Mars in the past.

~David Grinspoon

Topics: Abundance Adds Atmosphere Believe Caps Did Flow In The Past Kinds Liquid Look Mars More Much Nature Past Polar Some Tell Up Us Very Water Which

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In Texas, they're very proud of being cowboys. It's a different atmosphere - a lot more agricultural. I can't, living here in Jersey, predict who they are. It's called respecting the community.

~David Lichtenstein

Topics: Agricultural Atmosphere Being Community Cowboys Different Here Jersey Living Lot More Predict Proud Respecting Texas Very Who

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I read a lot of F. Scott Fitzgerald. I love 'Tender is the Night,' and its atmosphere of doomed romance. He was one of the greatest prose stylists, with a wonderfully clear but lyrical quality.

~David Nicholls

Topics: Atmosphere Clear Doomed Fitzgerald Greatest He Lot Love Lyrical Night Prose Quality Read Romance Scott Tender Wonderfully I Love

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