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• Land-cover changes don’t impact glacier loss February 5, 2012
  The composition of land surface – such as vegetation type and land use – regulates the interaction of radiation, sensible heat and humidity between the land surface and the atmosphere and, thus,... […]
• Coughing and Other Respiratory Symptoms Improve Within Weeks of Smoking Cessation February 5, 2012
  If the proven long-term benefits of smoking cessation are not enough to motivate young adults to stop smoking, a new study shows that 18- to 24-year olds who stop smoking for at least two weeks... […]
• Tree rings may underestimate climate response to volcanic eruptions February 5, 2012
  Some climate cooling caused by past volcanic eruptions may not be evident in tree-ring reconstructions of temperature change because large enough temperature drops lead to greatly shortened or even... […]