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  1. djohnsonn asked Paul Hudson: "Did you predict the Sheffield floods?"
  2. Paul Hudson answers: "We predicted the heavy rainfall which lead to the flooding – but its not our job to predict flooding, that’s the Environment agency."
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  4. 0 comment   |  Topic: Science and Technology   |   Email to friends   |   Jul 10 2008 3:52:02 PM
  6. Chrisbattye asked Paul Hudson: "Scientists believe that climate change will lead to the polar ice caps melting and cause sea levels to rise.  As ice is less dense that water and 9 tenths of an ice berg is below the surface of the sea..." Show more »"Scientists believe that climate change will lead to the polar ice caps melting and cause sea levels to rise.  As ice is less dense that water and 9 tenths of an ice berg is below the surface of the sea then surely the icebergs melting will cause the sea levels to drop? Water is unusual as it actually expands when it turns to a solid. Therefore, the water frozen in an iceberg will displace more of the sea than if it was water. I'm sure you have a good answer to this question. Thanks for reading, Chris Battye, Halifax." Show less »
  7. Paul Hudson answers: "The main constituent of rising sea levels comes from the thermal expansion of the oceans as temperatures rise. Land based melting ice and snow will also contribute, but obviously melting ice burgs won’t..." Show more»"

    The main constituent of rising sea levels comes from the thermal expansion of the oceans as temperatures rise. Land based melting ice and snow will also contribute, but obviously melting ice burgs won’t for the reasons stated by the questioner!

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  9. 0 comment   |  Topic: Science and Technology   |   Email to friends   |   Jul 10 2008 3:55:09 PM
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  1. rezashah is asking Jamal Harwood: "Have you heard- the world's actually round, not flat? Hard to believe, I know. But they even eventually convinced the Pope, so maybe there's hope of getting you to listen some day."
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  3. 0 comment   |  Topic: Science and Technology   |   Email to friends   |   Aug 17 2007 2:50:34 PM
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  1. Emmski is asking NICE: "I've heard that water births are available to women who wish to give birth at home. In reality how available is this option and would it be advisable for a first time mother?"
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  1. someone is asking Bill Gates: "I had the pleasure of listening to you at the recent IBD lunch and your comments about the "all pervasiveness of the internet" and "digitalisation of the economy" struck home. Big companies struggle ..." Show more »"I had the pleasure of listening to you at the recent IBD lunch and your comments about the "all pervasiveness of the internet" and "digitalisation of the economy" struck home. Big companies struggle to 'get' the internet and virtually every succesful/ meaningful internet story is created by a new start-up. Microsoft has had more successes than most, with Expedia and Live yet Microsofts main strategy seems to buy Yahoo. How does he anticipate that big business and indeed Microsoft can really succeed on the internet? " Show less »
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  3. 0 comment   |  Topic: Science and Technology   |   Email to friends   |   Feb 20 2008 10:06:14 AM
  1. rezashah is asking Vladimir Putin: "I've heard your great nation has a traditonal remedy for any ailment. Well, I've been feeling really queasy since dining in a sushi bar the other day. Any suggestions?"
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  1. HoaiHood is asking Jon Garfunkel: "Jon, do you think that Google will end up stifling creativity in the tech industry, no matter how well intentioned it may be?"
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  3. 0 comment   |  Topic: Science and Technology   |   Email to friends   |   Sep 29 2008 5:01:18 PM
  1. loughlin is asking sir tim berners lee: "Where he sees the internet going in the next 5 - 10 years considering the recent developments in online applications etc. but most importantly how big business is beginning to place a hold on the neutrality..." Show more »"Where he sees the internet going in the next 5 - 10 years considering the recent developments in online applications etc. but most importantly how big business is beginning to place a hold on the neutrality of the web by forcing ISPs to reveal user information etc.  Will 2000-2010 be looked back on as the golden age of the internet when you could do whatever you wanted online with little or no governmental supervision and interference fro thrid parties?" Show less »
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  1. evc7777 is asking Al Gore: "Is Mr Gore receptive to public input on how to expand (and improve the effectiveness) of the WE campaign in order to engage people worldwide?  In a TED presentation in early 2008, Mr Gore called on all..." Show more »"Is Mr Gore receptive to public input on how to expand (and improve the effectiveness) of the WE campaign in order to engage people worldwide?  In a TED presentation in early 2008, Mr Gore called on all of us who recognize that the climate science compels action, to stand up and get involved. In this spirit, I would ask Mr Gore to examine and take suggestions on how to engage concerned people worldwide in the effort to meet the climate challenge.  In the few days since it went public, hundreds of people have offered excellent suggestions; if yes, can he go public and create a forum for interactive communications?" Show less »
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  3. 0 comment   |  Topic: Science and Technology   |   Email to friends   |   Apr 18 2008 6:51:02 PM
  1. someone is asking Bill Gates: "I had the pleasure of listening to you at the recent IBD lunch and your comments about the "all pervasiveness of the internet" and "digitalisation of the economy" struck home. Big companies struggle ..." Show more »"I had the pleasure of listening to you at the recent IBD lunch and your comments about the "all pervasiveness of the internet" and "digitalisation of the economy" struck home. Big companies struggle to 'get' the internet and virtually every succesful/ meaningful internet story is created by a new start-up. Microsoft has had more successes than most, with Expedia and Live yet Microsofts main strategy seems to buy Yahoo. How does he anticipate that big business and indeed Microsoft can really succeed on the internet? " Show less »
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  3. 0 comment   |  Topic: Science and Technology   |   Email to friends   |   Feb 20 2008 10:06:14 AM
  1. Emmski is asking NICE: "I've heard that water births are available to women who wish to give birth at home. In reality how available is this option and would it be advisable for a first time mother?"
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  3. 0 comment   |  Topic: Science and Technology   |   Email to friends   |   Nov 22 2007 8:36:08 PM
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