The Impact of Global Warming on Agriculture: A Ricardian Analysis
Robert Mendelsohn, William D. Nordhaus and Daigee Shaw
The American Economic Review, Vol. 84, No. 4 (Sep., 1994), pp. 753-771
Published by: American Economic Association
It ain't all about space shuttle economics either !
November 30, 2008
1730z
UNISYS Water Vapor GOES East Satellite Image
Shuttle Undocking on November 28, 2008 in film loop below. The cost to the USA to land its space shuttle just increased by $1.8 million due to the dense carbon dioxide blanket over the USA. Republicans have an attitude problem and I am not talking 'trajectory' either !
Space shuttle landing detours to California (click here)
By MARCIA DUNN – 1 hour ago
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Dangerously high wind and a stormy sky prevented space shuttle Endeavour from returning to its home base in Florida on Sunday, and NASA ordered the astronauts to take a detour and land in sunny California.
With a gloomy Florida forecast for Monday as well, Mission Control opted to send Endeavour to Edwards Air Force Base, the backup landing site. Touchdown was scheduled for 4:25 p.m. EST.
"It is what it is," shuttle commander Christopher Ferguson radioed. "We'll see you on the ground in California."
Endeavour and its crew are wrapping up a 16-day trip that left the international space station freshly remodeled and capable of housing bigger crews. Returning home is former space station resident Gregory Chamitoff, who's been off the planet since the end of May.
NASA always prefers to land the space shuttles at its home base in Florida. It takes about a week and costs $1.8 million to transport a shuttle from California to Florida, atop a modified jumbo jet.
The astronauts also were rooting for a Florida touchdown; that's where their families were waiting....
By MARCIA DUNN – 1 hour ago
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Dangerously high wind and a stormy sky prevented space shuttle Endeavour from returning to its home base in Florida on Sunday, and NASA ordered the astronauts to take a detour and land in sunny California.
With a gloomy Florida forecast for Monday as well, Mission Control opted to send Endeavour to Edwards Air Force Base, the backup landing site. Touchdown was scheduled for 4:25 p.m. EST.
"It is what it is," shuttle commander Christopher Ferguson radioed. "We'll see you on the ground in California."
Endeavour and its crew are wrapping up a 16-day trip that left the international space station freshly remodeled and capable of housing bigger crews. Returning home is former space station resident Gregory Chamitoff, who's been off the planet since the end of May.
NASA always prefers to land the space shuttles at its home base in Florida. It takes about a week and costs $1.8 million to transport a shuttle from California to Florida, atop a modified jumbo jet.
The astronauts also were rooting for a Florida touchdown; that's where their families were waiting....
By Tudor Vieru, Science Editor
28th of November 2008, 10:36 GMT
28th of November 2008, 10:36 GMT
Since the early 1990s, land- and mountain-based glaciers worldwide have been in a constant process of withdrawal, with devastating consequences to global fresh water supplies, which mostly depend on these sources. Asian glaciers, in particular, pose the highest threat because they fuel several large rivers, that, in turn, provide energy - both hydroelectrical and nuclear - and water to more than 2 billion people....
