Word: fasters
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...land and sea and back again. The human presence has become so dominant that we have disrupted even these most basic mechanisms of the planet. Most familiar, of course, is what we have done to the carbon cycle. Because we are pumping carbon dioxide into the atmosphere much faster than land and seas can reabsorb it, the accumulating gas is trapping heat and upsetting the climate. The result is not only rising seas and fiercer storms but also a possible repositioning of the world's ecosystems as the boundaries of forests or grasslands shift. Many animal and plant species...
...their land. The resulting loss of biodiversity, they noted, carries a price for us all. For instance, the rosy periwinkle, a plant native to Madagascar, has proved potent against childhood leukemia. Yet other rare species on this small island nation, most found nowhere else on Earth, are disappearing faster than scientists can catalogue them. The U.S. is working to help developing nations build their economies by preserving, rather than destroying, their natural endowments. But we and other nations must do more...
...This result tells us what we have felt from the beginning of the season," Parker said. "We have a good crew, and we're getting faster...
...been getting a lot faster," captain Anne Browning said. "We didn't make any personnel changes, but we made some significant changes in the positions that definitely gave us a few extra seconds...
...message from all this is really painless. As I tell my aching friends, an informed patient is the best patient, and the sooner you speak up, the faster you'll be on the way to recovery...