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Sane EnvironmentalismTo Save Earth 3/1/10....the worlds weather is a-changing.....can you say S H I F T? The moment 30ft wall of water swamps thrill-seeking 'wave dodgers' on harbour wall two men were caught on camera as they stood on a promenade and spent several minutes dodging waves as they battered the habour wall.But one large 30ft breaker crashed over their heads and the pair were nearly dragged into the sea at Porthleven in Cornwall.Amazingly, both were unhurt and managed to scurry away to safety following the incident yesterday afternoon.The terrifying stunt has prompted coastguards to issue a warning as Britain is lashed by gales and massive sea swells.
No fun by the sea: High tides and gales batter the East coast at
Scarborough today (France, Spain, Germany, Portugal ......are all, as well
facing flooding, winds, storms that are un-predicented,
taking lives, much damage, expense and disrupting
normal life as mother earth or ??? is changing
the pattern of weather patterns and thus changing
life for all. ) 2/11/10 GEOMAGNETIC
STORM WARNING: Over the past few days, active
sunspot 1045 has hurled a series of minor coronal mass ejections
(CMEs) toward Earth. These are not the kind of major CMEs
that will spark auroras over, say, Florida, but they could
spark some very nice lights around the Arctic Circle. (continued
below)High-latitude sky watchers should be
alert for Northern Lights on Feb. 10th and 11th when
the CMEs are expected to arrive. NOAA forecasters estimate
a 30% chance of some geomagnetic activity and as much as a
5% chance of a major geomagnetic storm over the next 48 hours. Lake
Erie could freeze over entirely for first time in years . The power is running out on the
Lake Erie snow machine.
And more cold weather could just about pull the
plug on it.
The lake is about 90 to 95 percent ice-covered, and more
cold temperatures forecast for the next week or so could freeze
the entire lake, National Weather Service meteorologists in
Cleveland said.
"We're thinking it probably will ice over the rest of
the way,'' said weather service meteorologist Karen Oudeman.
Weather service meteorologist Robert LaPlante said Tuesday
that the remaining open area extends from Long Point, Ontario,
southeast to the New York state shoreline. Satellite images
also indicate some waters just north and east of Erie, off Pennsylvania,
are also ice-free.
An ice-covered lake could mean good news for winter-weary
residents, or not-so-good news for people who can't get enough
of the snow.
1/25/10 1/8/10 "The
tilting of the earth changes everything"
Arguably, the most bizarre, fascinating and perhaps groundbreaking of all observations we've heard from Inuit is that they believe our world has tilted on its axis and this contributes to climate change. When Zacharias and I first heard this, we thought it was very strange, yet elders in all the communities we've worked in - Pangnirtung, Iqaluit, Resolute Bay and Igloolik - all believe this phenomenon to be true. In today's blog, we post a video from Igloolik elder Japiti Palluq talking about the impacts of a tilted earth, and unpack the traditional knowledge and science on this issue. It's been very interesting to see elders and hunters across Nunavut make the same observation about the world having shifted on its axis. In most cases, research participants were not prompted on the issue, yet they began talking about it. Just today, we heard from another interviewee that "the earth has tilted", and Zach looked and me and jokingly said "did you tell him?". As a trained scientist, I know that a key test for "truth" is the repeated replicability of a research finding, independent of who is doing the test. Hearing Inuit across Nunavut make the same observation, using their traditional ecological knowledge, seems to pass this credo for scientific truth. So what data are elders collecting and analyzing to draw this conclusion? Elders across Nunavut have noticed that the sun and stars have changed their position in the sky. The sun is now rising higher and staying longer than it used to. Importantly, in the far north, you must remember that the sun goes below the horizon for a large part of the year, and therefore Inuit are very familiar with its celestial pattern. Indeed, Inuit we're talking with are telling us stories about how in the old days, during the dark months, they would travel the land by dog team using stars as their navigational tools. So, when Inuit talk about the sun and stars, they do so with an intimate knowledge of these systems.
1/7/10 North Magnetic Pole Moving Due to Core Flux Earth's north magnetic pole is racing toward Russia at almost 40 miles (64 kilometers) a year due to magnetic changes in the planet's core, new research says.The core is too deep for scientists to directly detect its magnetic field. But researchers can infer the field's movements by tracking how Earth's magnetic field has been changing at the surface and in space. Finding North..Magnetic north, which is the place where compass needles actually point, is near but not exactly in the same place as the geographic North Pole. Right now, magnetic north is close to Canada's Ellesmere Island. 1/5/10 Global
dimming? Another BBC classic horror story. Is global
warming the real problem - or are we faced with something
else. Global dimming - sunlight reduction caused particulate
pollution.
( but once again......they are leaving out the factor of "the Sun" and what the effects of the solar flares, cme's, etc are on the whole effect) DEVILS KITCHEN SINKHOLE - SEDONA, AZ Sedona, Arizona, situated in the Red Rock country below the Mogollon Rim of north-central Arizona (Fig. 1), is surrounded by hills of red to beige Paleozoic-age sandstones and siltstones. Nearby hills rise from gently undulating topography; at about the break in slope at the base of these hills are at least seven sinkholes. In 1990, the U.S. Forest Service, concerned for the safety of unwary visitors, prompted a geologic study of one sinkhole, Devils Kitchen. This article summarizes study results of the geometry, origin and potential hazards of Devils Kitchen sinkhole. Publication of the complete unabridged study with additional illustration as an Arizona Geological Survey Contributed Report is pending. 12/21/09 North Magnetic Pole Moving Due to Core Flux Earth's north magnetic pole is racing toward Russia at almost 40 miles (64 kilometers) a year due to magnetic changes in the planet's core, new research says. The core is too deep for scientists to directly detect its magnetic field. But researchers can infer the field's movements by tracking how Earth's magnetic field has been changing at the surface and in space. Now, newly analyzed data suggest that there's a region of rapidly changing magnetism on the core's surface, possibly being created by a mysterious "plume" of magnetism arising from deeper in the core. 12/21/09
12/11/09 Russia reigns over its weather Moscow officials have already chased away clouds on public holidays. Now they're considering cloud seeding to keep snow-removal costs down in the winter. Neighboring towns may get dumped on. Now they're poised to battle the most inevitable and emblematic force of Russian winter: the snow. ....the mayor says "they never even asked us". (more messing with mother nature.......and none of us even know what effects 'anyone' changing weather or trying to has on the whole natural weather patterns, wind flows, or natural patterns which people have come to depend on or accept.............or take away what they need in areas that are experiencing severe conditions) Denmark's green credentials obscure some unpleasant facts Though lauded for adopting wind power, its high recycling rate and its progressive policies, Denmark generates the most waste per capita in the EU and most of its energy still comes from coal. Reporting from Copenhagen - Something is rotting in the state of Denmark. Lots of things, actually, and it's a bit of an embarrassment for this Scandinavian nation as it prepares to host a widely anticipated global environmental summit this week. Denmark is proud of its image as one of the greenest countries in the world; it's probably why it was chosen as the site of the 15th United Nations Conference on Climate Change.But beneath the gloss lurk some inconvenient truths, including the fact that, pound for pound, Denmark produces more trash per capita than any other country in the 27-member European Union ..the rest of the story at the link..
11/25/09 CEI Files Notice of Intent to Sue NASA GISS (by Chris Horner..excerpt) Today, on behalf of the Competitive Enterprise Institute, I filed three Notices of Intent to File Suit against NASA and its Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS), for those bodies’ refusal – for nearly three years – to provide documents requested under the Freedom of Information Act. The information sought is directly relevant to the exploding “ClimateGate” scandal revealing document destruction, coordinated efforts in the U.S. and UK to avoid complying with both countries’ freedom of information laws, and apparent and widespread intent to defraud at the highest levels of international climate science bodies. Numerous informed commenters had alleged such behavior for years, all of which appears to be affirmed by leaked emails, computer codes and other data from the Climatic Research Unit of the UK’s East Anglia University. All of that material and that sought for years by CEI go to the heart of the scientific claims and campaign underpinning the Kyoto Protocol, its planned successor treaty, “cap-and-trade” legislation and the EPA’s threatened regulatory campaign to impose similar measures through the back door. Greenland Ice Sheet's Disappearing Act The Greenland ice sheet responded to global warming over the past 10,000 years more quickly than thought, according to a study released Wednesday.As a result, a medium-sized temperature increase this century could cause the continent-sized ice block to start melting at an alarming rate, it suggests. First Signs of Melting Seen in East Antarctica Earth's last great icy citadel, the East Antarctica Ice Sheet, is beginning to crumble. Antarctica's western ice sheet has been under siege from global warming for some time, with billions of tons of ice melting into the ocean each year and contributing to sea level rise. By contrast, the east has appeared to hold out, its mass staying stable. Now a new set of satellite measurements indicate the East may have begun to succumb to warmer temperatures, losing as much as 57 billion tons of ice a year since 2006. There is still a lot of uncertainty in the readings, but if the readings hold up under scrutiny, it would mark an important change in the world's largest ice sheet. 11/8/09 Natural Disasters In Asia: Harbinger Of Things To Come? In a span of 5 weeks and one day earthquakes, floods, mudslides, typhoons and tsunamis swept through 10 nations leaving thousands of people dead and rendering millions more homeless. At the link...listing of many of the disasters. 11/7/09 Al Gore sued by over 30.000 Scientists for Global Warming fraud / John Coleman video 10/11/09 No Electricity And Its 5000 BC This could come in perhaps two or three years, or even sooner. This is about a future with no electricity. Such a disaster can quickly happen anytime after the Sun generates a coronal mass ejection (commonly known as a CME) in the direction of Earth. A CME is the product of an X class solar flare as solar material leaves the sun, and does not loop back into the Sun as it does an M class flare. Winter comes earlier than ever to US Forecasters predict the snow could arrive as early as this weekend, bringing with it below-freezing tempreratures. Rain on Saturday night is expected to turn into snow on Sunday morning which - if it happens - will be the earliest recorded snowfall in Chicago. 7/27/09 Shocking B.C. weather has just begun,Wild lightning storms to give way to record high temperatures this week Weekend storms and scorching temperatures sent two adults to hospital due to a lightning strike, washed out concerts and sporting events and started 100 forest fires across B.C. The storms and heat are a result of a twist in weather patterns, said meteorologist Mark Madryga, with strong systems pushing heat and storms in from the eastern interior instead of more moderate weather coming in from the west. 7/20/09 Quake, tsunami potential high on U.S. west coast Scientists have underestimated the potential for a giant quake and tsunami that could swamp much the U.S. northwest and Canadian west coasts, British and U.S. researchers said on Monday.Geological evidence suggests there have been earthquakes in the past that were even stronger than a magnitude 9.2 quake -- the second-biggest ever recorded -- which caused a 42-foot-high (12-meter-high) tsunami in the Gulf of Alaska in 1964, they said. 7/13/09 Red sky at night: Heavens turn crimson over Britain after Russian volcano erupts The night skies over Britain will turn a deep shade of crimson this week as the fallout from a Russian volcano blast hits the UK. Millions of tonnes of dust, ash and sulphur dioxide were thrown up to 30 miles into the air when Sarychev Peak on Matua Island in the Kuril Archipelago erupted last month. The blast created what experts call a ‘volcanic aerosol’ - a colourful mixture of ash and sulphur compounds - in the stratosphere. This scatters an invisible blue glow which, when mixed with the red light of the setting sun, produces a ‘volcanic lavender’, or vivid crimson/violet hue. 7/7/09 Sun's storms set to intensify ASTRONOMERS are claiming that Earth is witnessing the biggest and most powerful Sunspot ever seen and the sunspot is yet to peak in intensity. A sunspot is a magnetic storm on the surface of the sun and the area of the spot is colder than the normal surface.The normal surface is about 5000 degrees, the temperature of a sunspot is about 3000 degrees. The size of a sunspot varies, ranging from the size of the moon to 65 times larger than the size of earth and lasts for about a month then fades away. This newest sunspot is thought to be 60 to 80 times the size of Earth and has occurred on the side of the sun, which is in view of Australia.
6/17/09 HOME (English with subtitles) must see movie about our planet 6/9/09 The National Weather Service says at least five tornadoes hit Colorado, and one damaged a mall in Aurora on Sunday. There were no immediate reports of serious injuries.The Weather Service says the tornado that damaged Southlands Mall touched down south of Buckley Air Force Base at 1:49 p.m. and may have been on the ground for about 30 minutes, going on an 8- to 10-mile path across southeast Aurora. The other tornadoes were reported 6 miles east of Lafayette; one south of Bennett; one south of Deer Trail; and one north of Byers. Ice Age ....how did it happen, how did it change?
 Huge
Bolivian glacier disappears The Chacaltaya glacier, 5,300m (17,400 ft) up in the Andes, used
to be the world's highest ski run. But it has been
reduced to just a few small pieces of ice. Many
Bolivians on the highland plains, and in two cities, depend on
the melting of the glaciers for their water supply during the
dry season.
The team of Bolivian scientists started measuring the Chacaltaya glacier in the 1990s. Not long ago they were predicting that it would survive until 2015. But now it seems, the glacier has melted at a much faster rate than they expected. Photos taken in the last two weeks show that all that is left of the majestic glacier, which is thought to be 18,000 years old, are a few lumps of ice near the top. 5/9/09 MAGNETIC FROTH:The farside sunspot that unleashed a powerful CME on May 5th is finally rotating into view. Except it is not a sunspot. The blast site appears to be in a state of decay with only some patches of bright magnetic froth marking where a sunspot group might have been: According to NASA's STEREO-B spacecraft, which is stationed over the sun's eastern limb, another active region should emerge today. Will it be a genuine sunspot--or another corpse? Stay tuned. 5/8/09
(excerpts) Earthbound
tornadoes are puny compared to "space tornadoes," which
span a volume as large as Earth and produce electrical
currents exceeding 100,000 amperes, according to
new observations by a suite of five NASA space probes.
The probe cluster, called Time History of Events
and Macroscale Interactions during Substorms (THEMIS),
recorded the extent and power of these electrical
funnels as the probes passed through them during
their orbit of Earth. Both terrestrial and space tornadoes consist of funnel-shaped structures. Space tornadoes, however, generate huge amounts of electrical currents inside the funnel. These currents flow along twisted magnetic field lines from space into the ionosphere, where they power several processes, most notably bright aurorae such as the northern lights, Keiling said. 5/7/09 Ice jams flood Alaska communities, hit buildings 4/30/09 Huge section breaks off Wilkins Ice Shelf Antarctica - After hovering in the balance for months, an area the size of New York City has broken off the Wilkins Ice Shelf in Antarctica.About 700 square kilometers of ice has broken up into icebergs following the collapse earlier this month of a 40km ice bridge linking it to the Antarctic Peninsula and Charcot Island. The collapse was spotted by the European Space Agency (ESA)."The retreat of Wilkins Ice Shelf is the latest and the largest of its kind. Eight separate ice shelves along the Antarctic Peninsula have shown signs of retreat over the last few decades," said David Vaughan of the British Antarctic Survey. "There is little doubt that these changes are the result of atmospheric warming on the Antarctic Peninsula, which has been the most rapid in the southern 4/26/09 Rising seas threaten renowned French coast France's Aquitaine coast stretches north from the Spanish border to the Gironde river estuary, encompassing rocky bluffs, giant lagoons, deltas, beaches and Europe's largest dune.Now climate change has laid siege to this natural oasis, dramatically speeding up the erosion of the 270 kilometre-long (168 miles) Atlantic coastline and threatening local communities. 4/24/09 Coal-fired Power Stations In Britain To Be Fitted With Carbon Capture And Storage Technology Coral Fossils Reveal Sea Levels Rising Fast Heat waves, droughts and mass extinctions are all potential threats from climate change. But the scariest risk has always been that of rapid sea-level rise caused by the collapse of the massive ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica. There is enough water locked on Greenland alone to raise global sea levels by 23 ft. (7 m) if it melted, which would swamp coastal cities like London and Shanghai and all but wipe away small island states like the Maldives and Tuvalu. We can likely adapt, expensively, to higher temperatures and changing precipitation patterns, but it's difficult to imagine how we could cope with the oceans literally erasing some of our most valuable real estate. Inuit seek answers to Arctic sun quirks Some Inuit say they hope scientists coming to Nunavut for research as part of International Polar Year can help shed light on changes they're seeing in the sun — particularly, how it's been showing up more often in the usually always-dark winters. For the past several years, residents in the High Arctic have observed that the winter dark season is ending earlier than usual, with the sun coming up at a different place than what people are used to seeing. "The people [are] talking about earlier sunrise, more light in the dark season, instead of being more total darkness than before," Grise Fiord resident Larry Audlaluk said Thursday, adding that he has heard similar observations from people in other Far North communities
4/6/09
Ice Bridge Ruptures In Antarctic An ice bridge linking a shelf of ice the size of Jamaica to two islands in Antarctica has snapped.Scientists say the collapse could mean the Wilkins Ice Shelf is of the brink of breaking away, and provides further evidence or rapid change in the region. 3/15/09 Northeast US to suffer most from future sea rise The northeastern U.S. coast is likely to see the world's biggest sea level rise from man-made global warming, a new study predicts.However much the oceans rise by the end of the century, add an extra 8 inches or so for New York, Boston and other spots along the coast from the mid-Atlantic to New England. That's because of predicted changes in ocean currents, according to a study based on computer models published online Sunday in the journal Nature Geoscience 3/11/09 Three Great Lakes Freeze Over 4 Mar 09 - "Coinciding with the effort of the new administration’s efforts to fight global warming, we find three of the five Great Lakes are almost totally frozen over. Lake Erie is totally frozen, Superior about 98% and Huron about 85%. This is an extreme rarity
2/14/09
2/8/09 Australia
fire toll 'to increase' The wildfires that have ripped through
the state of Victoria
Australian officials have warned that
the death toll from wildfires that have already
killed 108 people in the state of Victoria
is likely to rise further
China
declares an emergency amid worst drought in 50 years
The worst drought in half a century has parched fields
across eight provinces in northern China and left nearly four
million people without proper drinking water.
2/3/09 Toxic Gases Caused World's Worst Extinction Feb. 4, 2009 -- An ancient killer is hiding in the remote forests of Siberia. Walled off from western eyes during the Soviet era and forgotten among the endless expanse of wilderness, scientists are starting to uncover the remnants of a supervolcano that rained Hell on Earth 250 million years ago and killed 90 percent of all life. Researchers have known about the volcano -- the Siberian Traps, for years. And they've speculated that the volcanic rocks, which cover an area about the size of Alaska, played a role in runaway global warming that led to the end -- Permian mass extinction, the worst dying the planet has ever seen.
1/26/09 Texas drought worsens, cattle dying Drought conditions in Texas are so bad cattle are keeling over in parched pastures and dying. Drought conditions worsened significantly in the past week, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor map released Thursday. Seventy-one percent of the state is now in some stage of drought, up from 58.3 percent last week. A week ago the two worst drought designations - extreme and exceptional - covered 9.1 percent of the state. This week the two categories cover 15.1 percent of the state, with a circle near San Antonio and Austin widening in all directions. Only the eastern and southeastern parts of Texas are without any drought status. 1/23/09 Florida's freeze chills crops, tropical fish Several days of the coldest temperatures South Florida has seen in years are threatening to ruin orange groves, cucumber fields and tropical fish ponds across the state. "This is peak harvest season for many Florida crops, so damage at this time could have significant consequences stretching far outside Florida's borders," Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson said. Freezing temperatures hit South Florida on Wednesday night for the first time since January 2003, said Amy Godsey, deputy state meteorologist. Interior areas such as Lake Okeechobee saw temperatures as low as 23. Tree deaths soar in Western U.S. Tree deaths, spurred by global warming, have more than doubled in older forests across Western states, federal scientists reported Thursday. Droughts and pests brought on by warmer temperatures have killed firs, hemlocks, pines and other large trees in particular over the past 30 years without allowing replacements to sprout, the study published in the journal Science finds. 1/10/09 Surprising Return of North Atlantic Circulation Pump One of the "pumps" contributing to the ocean's global circulation suddenly switched on again last winter for the first time this decade, scientists reported Tuesday (Dec. 23) in Nature Geoscience. The finding surprised scientists, who had been wondering if global warming was inhibiting the pump-which, in turn, would cause other far-reaching climate changes. 12/26/08 Abrupt Climate Change: Will It Happen this Century? A new report, based on an assessment of published science literature, makes the following conclusions about the potential for abrupt climate changes from global warming during this century. 10/28/08 Most Alaskan Glaciers Retreat and Thin Most of Alaska's glaciers are retreating or thinning or both, a new book by the U.S. Geological Survey reports. About 5 percent of Alaska's area is covered by more than 100,000 glaciers — that's about 29,000 square miles (75,000 square kilometers), or more than the entire state of West Virginia. While a few of Alaska's large glaciers are advancing, 99 percent are retreating, the book, "Glaciers in Alaska," states. The book was written by USGS research geologist Bruce Molina. 2 greenhouse gases on the rise worry scientists Carbon dioxide isn't the only greenhouse gas that worries climate scientists. Airborne levels of two other potent gases — one from ancient plants, the other from flat-panel screen technology — are on the rise, too. And that's got scientists concerned about accelerated global warming.The gases are methane and nitrogen trifluoride. Both pale in comparison to the global warming effects of carbon dioxide, produced by the burning of coal, oil and other fossil fuels. In the past couple of years, however, these other two gases have been on the rise, according to two new studies. The increase is not accounted for in predictions for future global warming and comes as a nasty surprise to climate watchers Alaska's
Youth Protest to Gov. Palin and the State of Alaska Against
Uranium Mining Through covert dealings, Gov. Sarah Palin,
State Dept. of Natural Resources, Bureau of Land Management,
the Alaska and U.S. senators and representatives and an ANCSA
corporation entrusted with the security and health of their
constituents have accepted the lease proposal to explore for
uranium at the Fireweed/Boulder Creek area located in southwestern
Seward Peninsula, without the knowledge, consent nor approval
of the citizens of Western Alaska. 10/24/08 FDA CONSPIRED WITH CHEMICAL INDUSTRY TO DECLARE BISPHENOL-A HARMLESS The FDA has been caught red-handed conspiring with the chemical industry to conclude that Bisphenol-A, the plastics chemical, is harmless to human health. As revealed by the Environmental Working Group (see below), the FDA based its evaluation of BPA on a report authored by the American Chemistry Council (ACC), a trade group that represents chemical companies and plastics manufacturers World According to Monsanto Monsanto's controversial past combines some of the most toxic products ever sold with misleading reports, pressure tactics, collusion, and attempted corruption. They now race to genetically engineer (and patent) the world's food supply, which profoundly threatens our health, environment, and economy. Combining secret documents with first-hand accounts by victims, scientists, and politicians, this widely praised film exposes why Monsanto has become the world's poster child for malignant corporate influence in government and technology. 109 minutes Sun's protective 'bubble' is shrinking The protective bubble around the sun that helps to shield the Earth from harmful interstellar radiation is shrinking and getting weaker, Nasa scientists have warned Eruption of 3 Volcanoes Has Scientists Asking Questions How likely is it that three neighboring volcanoes would all erupt at the same time -- as the Kasatochi, Okmok and Cleveland volcanoes in the Aleutians did this summer? About as likely as a storm that only appears once in a thousand years, says Anchorage volcanologist Peter Cervelli, who'll deliver a paper on the subject this winter to the American Geophysical Union. 10/11/08 Mexican marijuana cartels sully US forests, parks Ocean Dumping of Chemical Weapons From World War I until the 1970s, dumping of chemical weapons at sea was the accepted practice for disposal. Little documentation of this practice can be found before the mid-1940s. Hundreds of methane 'plumes' discovered 8/18/08 Scientist Predicts Ice Age Within 10 Years University of Mexico expert says lack of solar activity to cause significant cooling that will last over half a century 8/17/08 Spain sweats amid 'water wars'Spain is experiencing its worst drought in 40 years. Climate experts warn that the country is suffering badly from the impact of climate change and that the Sahara is slowly creeping north - into the Spanish mainland. Dam
breaks near Grand Canyon, forces evacuations An earthen dam
burst Sunday morning prompting helicopter evacuations at the
Grand Canyon and Supai, a village where about 400 members of
the Havasupai tribe live. CLIMATE STAFF URGE EPA TO COME CLEAN BEFORE CONGRESS “Once again, Stephen Johnson has sandbagged his own staff,” stated PEER Executive Director Jeff Ruch, referring to Johnson’s recent well-publicized reversals of findings and recommendations by his technical and legal professionals. “It is more than a tad hypocritical for Johnson to cite decision-making ‘transparency’ as the reason for airing opposition memos while he is dodging congressional subpoenas.” 8/15/08 Plants move up mountain as temps rise in SoCal, study shows; climate change or drought blamed 7/31/08 ARCTIC
ICE MELTDOWN WILL LEAD TO A GLOBAL FREEZE As
the temperature rises in the Arctic, it could effect the Deep
Ocean Current Conveyor Belt which would send a chill around the
planet ~ much as it did 12,000 years ago when it all but shut
down the Gulf Stream plunging Europe into a 1,300-year deep freeze Huge chunk snaps off storied Arctic ice shelf. A four-square-kilometre chunk has broken off Ward Hunt Ice Shelf - the largest remaining ice shelf in the Arctic - threatening the future of the giant frozen mass that northern explorers have used for years as the starting point for their treks 7/9/08 As it seems almost all of California is on fire, some are finally asking a pertinent question • Are California's wildfires a symptom of climate change? We are seeing massive floods in areas that do not usually have them, earthqukes, tornadoes and so much that we cannot keep up with it. Our resources in many countries are failing us, as the 'planners' did not 'plan' for these extreme amounts of disasters. 6/10/08 Permafrost Threatened By Rapid Retreat Of Arctic Sea Ice, NCAR Study Finds BOULDER—The rate of climate warming over northern Alaska, Canada, and Russia could more than triple during periods of rapid sea ice loss, according to a new study led by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). The findings raise concerns about the thawing of permafrost, or permanently frozen soil, and the potential consequences for sensitive ecosystems, human infrastructure, and the release of additional greenhouse gases. Drilling, Not Earthquake, Caused Java Mud Volcano, Report Confirms ScienceDaily (Jun. 10, 2008) — A mud volcano which has caused millions of dollars worth of damage was caused by the drilling of a gas exploration well, an international team of scientists has concluded. 5/23/08 Amazon Indians lead battle against power giant's plan to flood rainforest The Amazonian city of Altamira played host to one of the more uneven contests in recent Brazilian history this week, as a colourful alliance of indigenous leaders gathered to take on the might of the state power corporation and stop the construction of an immense hydroelectric dam on a tributary of the Amazon. 5/17/08 An epidemic of extinctions: Decimation of life on earth 5/8/08 Giant Texas sinkhole swallows trucks, oil field equipment
5/6/08 The Pangea Day Mission & PurposePangea Day is a global event bringing the world together through film. Why? In a world where people are often divided by borders, difference, and conflict, it's easy to lose sight of what we all have in common. Pangea Day seeks to overcome that – to help people see themselves in others – through the power of film. The Pangea Day EventStarting at 18:00 GMT on May 10, 2008, locations in Cairo, Kigali, London, Los Angeles, Mumbai, and Rio de Janeiro will be linked for a live program of powerful films, live music, and visionary speakers. The entire program will be broadcast – in seven languages – to millions of people worldwide through the internet, television, and mobile phones. The 24 short films to be featured have been selected from an international competition that generated more than 2,500 submissions from over one hundred countries. The films were chosen based on their ability to inspire, transform, and allow us see the world through another person's eyes. Details on the Pangea Day films can be viewed here. The program will also include a number of exceptional speakers and musical performers. Queen Noor of Jordan, CNN's Christiane Amanpour, musician/activist Bob Geldof, and Iranian rock phenom Hypernova are among those taking part.
Vog — volcanic smog — kills plants, casts a haze over Hawaii Sinking without trace: Australia's climate change victims Like Kiribati and Tuvalu, the islands of the Torres Strait are slowly being submerged. But unlike their Pacific neighbours, the plight of their inhabitants is being overlooked. " But, after generations of living by the sea, many locals no longer feel comfortable. Maria Passi says: "At night I can't sleep if the tide is high." Her house was flooded by the king tide as well as her son's. "There was water everywhere, and rubbish floating around, and coconuts under the bed," says her husband Ron, as his wife adds: "When I saw how it looked, I just sat down and cried." Abnormally high tides are not the only phenomenon that the islanders have observed. The seasons are shifting, and the land is eroding. Birds' migration patterns have altered, and the turtles and dugongs (sea cow) that are traditionally hunted for meat have grown scarce. People are no longer certain when to plant their crops: cassava, yams, sugarcane, bananas, sweet potato."
4/15/08 Scientists try to explain dismal salmon run April 10, 2008 - Honeybee Collapse Now Worse on West Coast.
4/3/08 Time Water Crisis Photos across the world 3/30/08 Midwest: Worst flooding in 80 years, 17 dead, more missing 3/2/08 Winemakers mull climate change at Barcelona conference Haiti's efforts to save trees falters Dead zones off Oregon and Washington likely tied to global warming, study says 2/19/08 Hare-less: Yellowstone's Rabbits Have Vanished, Study Says U.N. says world fisheries face collapse 2/17/08 US customs agents can examine, copy data from searched laptops Eruption of tainted water could swamp Colorado town DENVER, Colorado (AP) -- More than 1 billion gallons of contaminated water -- enough to fill 1,500 Olympic-sized swimming pools -- is trapped in a tunnel in the mountains above the historic town of Leadville and threatening to blow.
Lake County Commissioners have declared a local state of emergency for fear that this winter's above-average snowpack will melt and cause a catastrophic tidal wave. The water is backed up in abandoned mine shafts and a 2.1-mile drainage tunnel that is partially collapsed, creating the pooling of water contaminated with heavy metals 2/15/08 Colorado town fears avalanche of water 2/13/08 Navy Research Paper: 'Disrupt Economies' with Man-Made 'Floods,' 'Droughts' Arctic drilling rights sale smashes record 2/11/08 2/2/08 See what's happening in other parts of the world Rain forests fall at 'alarming' rate 1/25/08 Title: Potentially Hazardous Asteroids and Our Moon Although most of the time we worry about a large asteroid hitting the earth, but the point to this short note is how important it is that moon not get hit. Near earth objects (NEOs) or the Potentially Hazardous Asteroids (PHAs) need to be re-thought to include objects that might hit the moon. Smaller objects would have greater potential impact on the moon than those hitting the earth. (August 7, 2027 is coming). more at the link... 1/13/07 Changes in the Sun’s Surface to Bring Next Climate Change January 2, 2008 Today, the Space and Science Research Center, (SSRC) in Orlando, Florida announces that it has confirmed the recent web announcement of NASA solar physicists that there are substantial changes occurring in the sun’s surface. The SSRC has further researched these changes and has concluded they will bring about the next climate change to one of a long lasting cold era. Today, Director of the SSRC, John Casey has reaffirmed earlier research he led that independently discovered the sun’s changes are the result of a family of cycles that bring about climate shifts from cold climate to warm and back again. “We today confirm the recent announcement by NASA that there are historic and important changes taking place on the sun’s surface. This will have only one outcome - a new climate change is coming that will bring an extended period of deep cold to the planet. This is not however a unique event for the planet although it is critically important news to this and the next generations. It is but the normal sequence of alternating climate changes that has been going on for thousands of years. Further according to our research, this series of solar cycles are so predictable that they can be used to roughly forecast the next series of climate changes many decades in advance. I have verified the accuracy of these cycles’ behavior over the last 1,100 years relative to temperatures on Earth, to well over 90%.” more.... 1/11/08 Newscast’s Chemtrail Investigation Reveals Dangerous Aerosolized Compounds Breaking News- Snow in the Middle of the South America Summer A first! Snow falls in Baghdad 1/9/08 Ecuador's Tungurahua volcano may erupt is it Global Warming or Global Cooling? Check out all the information and links on this website. Not by Fire but by Ice 1/1/2008 NEW YEAR BIG FREEZE IS COMING BRITAIN faces one of its bitterest winters for 100 years, with temperatures set to plummet to -17C (1.4F), forecasters warned last night.The New Year will begin with a freezing cold snap that will sweep across the country, causing “havoc” in its wake. And forecasters predict an even icier Arctic blast will strike later in the month to bring the coldest recorded temperatures in 20 years. more.... 12/31/07 Tens of millions of birds disappearing across North America 12/30/07 WORLD FOOD STOCKS DWINDLING RAPIDLY, UN WARNS 12/29/07 Aspartame Turns Tissues To Plastic
EPA TO SURRENDER ALL DOCUMENTS ON CALIFORNIA WAIVER DECISION— Congress to Determine Whether Johnson Ignored His Legal and Technical Staff Washington, DC — In response to congressional demands, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is assembling all documents relating to Administrator’s Stephen Johnson’s controversial December 19th announcement blocking California and 16 other states from controlling greenhouse gases, according to an all employee e-mail released today by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER). Johnson’s own immediate staff will provide “any records presenting options, recommendations, 'pros and cons,' legal issues or risks, political implications or considerations, or any other record” to investigators. more.... 12/27/07 Continents of garbage afloat in the oceans are killing marine life and releasing poisons that enter the human food chain. Amanda Woods reports. Polycarbonate bottles raise questions Worries about a hormone-mimicking chemical used in the trendy sports accessory led a major Canadian retailer to remove Nalgene and other polycarbonate plastic containers from store shelves in early December. more..... Parasites are the hidden face of climate change across Scotland 12/26/07 Soft, green rock plays role in earthquakes: study A dark green, unusually soft layer of rock known as serpentine, which coats tectonic plates, plays a key role in the emergence of powerful earthquakes, a US-French study said Thursday. more.....
Mountain of discarded mobiles grows at 'frightening' rate Snazzy new mobile phones like the iPhone and other must-have electronic gadgets, such as the latest laptops and iPod models, will fill many stockings this Christmas. But disposing of the older devices will not be at the forefront of most people's minds. Around 11,000 tons of unused phones already sit dormant in drawers across the UK, and that figure is likely to rise this Christmas as people upgrade to better devices. Factoring in old laptops, games consoles and portable music players, the environmental implications of celebrating Christmas with a new digital toy start to look ominous, as most of the older electronic products will end up in landfill sites, leaking dangerous chemicals into the earth. more...... 12/24/07 As Earth Warms Up, Tropical Virus Move to Italy CASTIGLIONE DI CERVIA, Italy — Panic was spreading this August through this tidy village of 2,000 as one person after another fell ill with weeks of high fever, exhaustion and excruciating bone pain, just as most of Italy was enjoying Ferragosto, its most important summer holiday. Oddly, the villagers were both right and wrong. After a month of investigation, Italian public health officials discovered that the people of Castiglione di Cervia were, in fact, suffering from a tropical disease, chikungunya, a relative of dengue fever normally found in the Indian Ocean region. But the immigrants spreading the disease were not humans but insects: tiger mosquitoes, who can thrive in a warming Europe. Aided by global warming and globalization, Castiglione di Cervia has the dubious distinction of playing host to the first outbreak in modern Europe of a disease that had previously been seen only in the tropics. more...... 12/23/07 Mysterious Helium Leak Detected in Nevada Nov. 29, 2007 -- Strange mixtures of helium gas have been discovered leaking from the ground in Nevada. To the surprise of geologists, helium-3 and other gases, which are normally associated volcanoes, are seeping up through non-volcanic ground there. The discovery could reveal some secrets about how hot fluids deep in the crust control earthquakes as well as lead to new geothermal energy sources. 12/14/07 Climate change blamed as thousands of walruses die in stampedes
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