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The calls of Orca whales in the Pacific are getting longer, so they can be heard by other whales over the noise of heavy boat traffic. Orcas only do this when engine noise reaches a critical level.

Paul Rincon writes in bbcnews.com that ironically, much of the boat noise that bothers them comes from whale-watching tourists. No difference was found in the length of their calls over the 1977-81 and 1989-92 period, but there was a 10-15% increase in the length of calls made by the Orcas during the 2001-03 period. Their numbers have dropped, so they also have to make their calls longer in order to reach each other. Background noise could eventually be the end of them, since they need to communicate and cooperate in order to find food.
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One problem with the Kyoto Treaty is that many countries plan to reduce global warming by planting more carbon-dioxide absorbing trees. However, when the weather is hot, trees spew out more pollution than they suck up.
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NIDS (The National Institute for Discovery Science) keeps track of sightings of triangle-shaped UFOs and has determined that these sightings occur mostly near military bases; therefore, they may be secret military aircraft. However, it can’t be as simple as that, since these craft have been sighted since the 1970s. Now NIDS has a report about a triangle-shaped craft that nearly collided with a commercial jet. It came from the direction of the Moffet Air Force Base in California.
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It’s become clear that we’re spread too thin in Afghanistan and Iraq because we don’t have enough soldiers. Should we re-institute the draft? Be sure to vote on this volatile issue! Last time we asked you if you thought sudden climate change would come soon. Keep reading for the results of that poll.

Almost 40% of you think that sudden climate change is definitely on its way in the next few years. 34% think it may possibly happen. 24% think it’s not likely, but only 2% think it will never happen.

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