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Climate Activists Increase CO2 Emissions By Vilifying Nuclear

Written by LEAH BARKOUKIS

Climate activists who have successfully vilified nuclear energy, leading to plant closures around the Western world, may be surprised to learn that their efforts have actually increased carbon dioxide emissions, according to a report from The Breakthrough Institute, an environmental research center.

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What is the Stokes Shift?

Written by Edinburgh Instruments

The Stokes Shift is named after Irish physicist George Gabriel Stokes (pictured) and is the spectral shift to lower energy between the incident light and the scattered or emitted light after interaction with a sample.

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Snow Extent in Northern Hemisphere now Highest Since 1967

Written by Renato R. Colucci

Snow extent in the Northern Hemisphere at the end of November represents an important parameter for the early winter forecast. This year snow extent is running much higher than average and according to existing global estimates, it is now beyond the highest ever observed since 1967.

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