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Volcanoes Get Quiet Before They Erupt!

Washington, D.C.— When dormant volcanoes are about to erupt, they show some predictive characteristics—seismic activity beneath the volcano starts to increase, gas escapes through the vent, or the surrounding ground starts to deform. However, until now, there has not been a way to forecast eruptions of more restless volcanoes because of the constant seismic activity …
Probing giant planets’ dark hydrogen

Washington, DC— Hydrogen is the most-abundant element in the universe. It’s also the simplest—sporting only a single electron in each atom. But that simplicity is deceptive, because there is still so much we have to learn about hydrogen. One of the biggest unknowns is its transformation under the extreme pressures and temperatures found in the …
“Rule-breaker” forests in Andes and Amazon revealed by remote spectral sensing

Washington, DC— It turns out that forests in the Andean and western Amazonian regions of South America break long-understood rules about how ecosystems are put together, according to new research led by Carnegie’s Greg Asner and published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Their findings could help scientists understand how tropical forests …
Stacking the Odds: Why it’s an Exciting Time to be an Investor – Matt Hall

Returning from the brink of disaster can have a funny effect on you In the space of a few years, I had fought a potentially fatal illness and run smack into the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression, all while trying to start a business And yet, when those challenges receded around the start …
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Rebalancing China: International Lessons in Corporate Debt – David Lipton, First Deputy Managing Director, IMF

China Economic Society Conference On Sustainable Development in China and the World June 11, 2016 Shenzhen, China Introduction I would like to thank the Chinese Economists Society for this warm welcome. I am honored to join you today for this discussion of Sustainable Development in China and the World. Shenzhen is a most appropriate place …
The Challenges And Opportunities Of Urbanization In India – Anil Pharande, Chairman – Pharande Spaces

Most of the populations across the globe either live in cities or are headed there. It is estimated that by the year 2050, more than two-third of the world’s population will be settled in urban areas. The trend is already in place, with more than a million people shifting to cities every year. For countries …
Achieving Sustainable Social Spending – Keynote Address at Tokyo Fiscal Forum 2016

Mitsuhiro Furusawa, IMF Deputy Managing Director Tokyo, June 6, 2016 As Prepared for Delivery On behalf of my colleagues at the IMF, it is my honor and pleasure to welcome you to the second Tokyo Fiscal Forum. I would like to thank the Policy Research Institute of Japan’s Ministry of Finance, and the Asian Development …
How Long Does A Modern Concrete Building Last? – Kishor Pate, CMD – Amit Enterprises Housing Ltd.

Needless to say, the world is gradually becoming one big concrete jungle. Innumerable concrete buildings are being constructed for residential as well as commercial purposes globally. Given that people pay a lot of money for them, a natural question to ask is how long these concrete structures or buildings will last. Building materials play a …