“Soils could also be giving up their carbon stores: evidence emerged in 2005 that a vast expanse of western Siberia was undergoing an unprecedented thaw. The region, the largest frozen peat bog in the world, had begun to melt for the first time since it formed 11,000 years ago. Scientists believe the bog could begin to release billions of tonnes of methane locked up in the soils, a greenhouse gas 20 times more potent than carbon dioxide. The World Meteorological Organisation recently reported the largest annual rise of methane levels in the atmosphere for a decade.” WorldGivingYearsFirstsBelieveLevelsGiving UpEvidenceFirst TimeYears AgoScientistWesternDecadesStoresBillionsReleaseAtmosphereSoilGlobal WarmingGasRegionsLockedCarbonFrozenOrganisationUnprecedentedAnnualsGreenhousesLocked UpCarbon DioxideGreenhouse GasesExpanseBogsSiberiaMethane Author:David Adam
“It doesn't matter to me. I'm just worried. It's the first time I've see Teach like that. He said he had two regrets...Once, 20 years ago. And once when you hurt your wrist. He said he didn't ever want to regret again. I wonder what that means.” WantYearsFirstsMeanSaidTwoMatterHurtWonderTeachRegretDramaFirst TimeYears AgoWorriedWrists Author:Kim Su-mi
“When, about fifteen years ago, I walked into Arshile's studio for the first time, the atmosphere was so beautiful that I got a little dizzy and when I came to, I was bright enough to take the hint immediately. If the bookkeepers think it necessary to make sure of where things and people came from, well then, I came from 36 Union Square. I am glad that it is about impossible to get away from his powerful influence.” PeopleIfsThinkingYearsFirstsWellsLittlesEnoughBeautifulPowerfulImpossibleInfluenceFirst TimeYears AgoUnionsStudiosGladAtmosphereGet AwaySquaresFifteenHintsFifteen YearsDizzyBookkeepers Author:Willem de Kooning
“The first time I ask him, have you had your cheekbones raised, have you had your nose changed? He denied it all. I was asking him to compare his face with what it looked like years ago.” YearsFirstsFacesAsksLiteratureChangedFirst TimeYears AgoAskingRaisedCompareNosesDeniedCheekbones Author:Martin Bashir
“The very first time I had Whitney Houston on my show, however many years ago, I thought, "You are 'the voice.'" You are the voice, that was my name for you.” YearsFirstsShowsNamesVoiceFirst TimeYears AgoHoustonWhitney Author:Oprah Winfrey
“I'd like to do Harvey again. I did it two years ago with Helen Hayes in New York. It was a joy. I was so glad to do it again because I never thought I did it right the first time.” YearsFirstsTwoJoyNew YorkFirst TimeYears AgoGladTwo YearsHelenHarveyTwo Years Ago Author:James Stewart
“Years ago I read an interview with Paula Fox in which she said that in writing, truth is just as important as story. Reading that interview was the first time I really understood that there's no point in trying to impress people with my cleverness when I can just try to write honestly about what matters most to me.” PeopleWritingTryingYearsFirstsSaidI CanImportantMatterStoriesReadingTruth IsUnderstoodFirst TimeYears AgoHonestlyInterviewsWhat MattersImpressFoxesNo PointClevernessNo Point In Trying Author:Molly Antopol
“Every time I come to Europe, I'm just as excited as I was my very first time, which was many, many years ago. I love that part of the world, and I especially love the fans.” WorldYearsFirstsFansFirst TimeEuropeYears AgoExcited Author:Dolly Parton
“The life changing moment for me what the first time I went to a war zone and that was Sierra Leone. I took two weeks, eleven years ago and I went. I wasn't an Ambassador or anything I just asked to go and I was allowed to go. It was like someone smacked me in the face.” YearsFirstsTwoWarMomentsFacesWeekFirst TimeYears AgoLife ChangingZoneElevenTwo WeeksAmbassadorsSierraWar ZonesSierra Leone Author:Angelina Jolie
“I think a lot more people are able to take on a design challenge than ever before. And this was true 20 years ago when the desktop publishing revolution came about that allowed people with Macintosh's at home to produce professional-looking newsletters or publications for the first time. So, there's a long march toward more democratization for design.” PeopleThinkingYearsFirstsLongHomeAbleChallengesDesignProduceRevolutionFirst TimeYears AgoMarchPublishingPublicationDemocratizationMacintoshDesktopNewslettersDesktop Publishing Author:Khoi Vinh
“I first met the brand [Didier Dubot] when I went to an event for them on Top of The Standard. It was about three years ago. It was the first time I heard about them and then that's where I met them.” YearsFirstsThreeHeardEventsMetsStandardsFirst TimeYears AgoBrandsThree Years Author:Julia Restoin Roitfeld
“I like to say I have Internet Immorality. From the beginning of the "internet famous" era until now, I've evolved and went with the flow of change, always changing my makeup looks, fashion, and vision. My brand has grown so fast from social media and I don't know how life would be without be logging onto MySpace for the first time 10 years ago!” KnowsYearsFirstsLooksWould BeSocialVisionKnow HowMediaFashionInternetFirst TimeYears AgoFlowSocial MediaBrandsErasMakeupImmoralityLogging Author:Jeffree Star
“My role 14 years ago in Richard III - that was the first time I played a bad guy and learned a lot about it - they have all the fun!” YearsFirstsGuyFunRolesFirst TimeYears AgoBad Guys Author:Denzel Washington
“With the rise of chiefdoms around 7,500 years ago, people had to learn, for the first time in history, how to encounter strangers regularly without attempting to kill them.” PeopleYearsFirstsFirst TimeYears AgoStrangerEncountersAttempting Book:Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies Source: Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
“The first time I ever saw snow skis was when I was 62 years old and that was 19 years ago and I'm still skiing. So, we'll be skiing with some very close friends of the Carter Center letting them know what the Carter Center is doing around the world. We have programs in over 65 countries.” KnowsWorldYearsFirstsStillsCountrySawsFirst TimeYears AgoProgramSnowAround The WorldCarterClose FriendsSkisSkiing Author:Jimmy Carter
“I saw Chungking for the first time more than 40 years ago - a city of hills and mists, of grays and lavenders, two rivers shaping it to a point and the cliff rising above me like a challenge.” YearsFirstsTwoChallengesCitiesSawsFirst TimeYears AgoRiversHillsRisingCliffsRise AboveMistLavender Author:Theodore White