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Ziska

American  
[tsis-kah] / ˈtsɪs kɑ /

noun

  1. Johann Žižka, Jan.


Ziska British  
/ ˈzɪskə, ˈʒiʃka /

noun

  1. Jan (jan). ?1370–1424, Bohemian soldier, who successfully led the Hussite rebellion (1420–24) against emperor Sigismund

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The hope is that more countries will follow, though there is no “one-size-fits-all,” said Lewis H. Ziska, a professor of environmental health sciences at Columbia University.

From Seattle Times

“We are in a fundamentally different moment,” said Lewis H. Ziska, a professor of environmental health sciences at Columbia University.

From Seattle Times

Edge, the owner of Everett bikini barista stand Hillbilly Hotties, and employees Natalie Bjerke, Matteson Hernandez, Leah Humphrey, Amelia Powell and Liberty Ziska filed a legal complaint arguing that the ordinance violated their First Amendment rights.

From Washington Times

But as the globe warms, farmers will face narrower windows during which temperatures are cool enough to spray, says Ziska.

From Salon

Yet, to keep up yields, farming can't entirely abandon herbicides, says Ziska.

From Salon