Dr Mike Blackburn of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science at the University of Reading admits that the reasons for a static pattern of the flow remain unclear.

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The National Centre for Conservation Science and Policy is working on legislation that would allow logging in eastern Oregon's forests, which are largely filled with dry Ponderosa pines.

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Work at the National Composites Centre building at the science park is due to be completed in May, while the SPark One buildings are due to be completed in August.

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