In a non-linear problem, the most relevant number for projecting sea level rise is the doubling time for the rate of mass loss.
Hansen suggested that a 10-year doubling time was plausible, pointing out that such a doubling time from a base of 1 mm per year ice sheet contribution to sea level in the decade 2005-2015 would lead to a cumulative 5-metre sea-level rise by 2095.
What value can this limited time, or even a doubling of this time, produce?
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And as I said to Ed, if it does happen and we get this done in time to prevent the doubling of the rates, it won't be an accident.
At a time when other countries are doubling down on education, tight budgets have forced states to lay off thousands of teachers.
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ChinaCache will fall short of doubling its annual revenue for the first time in 2009, Xu says, instead of increasing revenue between 75% and 85%--figures that sound disappointing only in China's larger-than-life Internet world.
He said essentially that it's inconsequential, and he said that it's not going to pass in time to prevent those rates from doubling.
Researchers from Boston Children's Hospital in Massachusetts found a doubling in the odds of obesity by the time the child was three years old.
At the same time, Toyota has announced a dramatic doubling down on the vehicle-electrification strategy it does like: hybrids.
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First measured at two acres early Saturday, the High Park Fire has grown exponentially in the time since -- including more than doubling in size Sunday and again overnight into Monday.
The LUMIX GH2 also features faster AF, reducing detection time for focusing to approximately 0.1 second3 by doubling the drive speed from 60 frames per second to 120 frames per second.
Ford's doubling of its battery-testing capabilities is one example of how crucial time is maximized as the company no longer has to search for the right supplier with the right equipment to quickly perform specific tests.
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At the time the States' economist, Dr Andy Sloan, said a doubling of the number of elderly people in Guernsey could result in a 15-20% increase in the cost of public services.
So be sure to determine ahead of time how much you are willing to match before offering the incentive of doubling their pay if they contribute to a Roth.
Doubling the heat in the oven does not mean you can make a cake in half the time.
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President Obama is justifiably afraid to alienate swing voters in the presidential debates by doubling down on discredited global warming claims, but global warming alarmism is indeed the pink elephant in the room every time Obama is forced to defend his suppression of affordable conventional energy.
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