And what were doing when we burn fossil fuels, is that we are taking carbon that was buried under the earth over the course of hundreds of millions of years, and we are transferring it back up into the atmosphere. So were basically running geological history backwards and at a very high speed. Were taking a process that took hundreds of millions of years to run in one direction, and were running it in the other direction in a matter of centuries. And if you were an alien and you came to visit the earth, you could easily conclude that what were doing, that the fundamental purpose of modern industrialized society, is to affect this transfer as quickly as possible. To see how much carbon we can get out of the ground and put up into the air and how fast we can do it. And thats a look at some of the chicago tribunes top books for 2014. To link to the full list and to see other publications selections, visit booktv. Org. Okay, now its time for hillary. You wrote that she captured your attent
Downtown, 57. 50 in oakland. 52 Mountain View with morgan hill and Half Moon Bay about in the low to mid50s. Fog now sits at the coast, Half Moon Bay, and elsewhere visibility pretty good except for the Sonoma County airport. We are looking at patches of fog. They will align themselves along the san mateo coast. A little bit along the marin county coast. Elsewhere another sunny day with warm conditions. So once again, temperatures very similar mclaren. It will be a little cooler here. We will talk about the ticks and the more significant cool down before rain arrives midweek. Thats coming up. Carolyn. Thank you, lisa. Looking forward to that. This morning officers believe a woman caused a fourcar crash after driving the wrong way on the bay bridge has been arrested on a charge of dui. The accident happened just before 8 30 last night. Our cameras caught one of the cars involved being towed away. Authorities say the woman was driving toward San Francisco going westbound, but in the east
Which is telling people how long you sat, how long were you in class. Its not very good at telling people what youve actually learned. Ifill those are just some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. And the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Ifill at least 58 people died in a wave of attacks across iraq today. Most of the violence targeted shiite districts. Scores of people were wounded. The deadliest blast happened at this mosque in baghdad. A suicide bomber detonated a vest packed with explosives as worshippers were leaving after midday prayers. White house Officials Say the u. S. Paid no ran
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Which is telling people how long you sat, how long were you in class. Its not very good at telling people what youve actually learned. Ifill those are just some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. And the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Ifill at least 58 people died in a wave of attacks across iraq today. Most of the violence targeted shiite districts. Scores of people were wounded. The deadliest blast happened at this mosque in baghdad. A suicide bomber detonated a vest packed with explosives as worshippers were leaving after midday prayers. White house Officials Say the u. S. Paid no ran