Daily Archives: March 11, 2011

Boy Survives Fall Off The Golden Gate Bridge

A California high school pupil visiting the Golden Gate Bridge on a field trip climbed over a railing, jumped – possibly on a dare by fellow classmates – and somehow survived the 220-foot plunge into San Francisco Bay …  he … Continue reading

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Massive 8.9 Earthquake Hits Japan

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqinthenews/2011/usc0001xgp/#summary

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JPL Explains That 3mm Is Larger Than 6mm

Overall, sea levels are rising by about 3mm (0.12 inches) per year. “If present trends continue, sea level is likely to be significantly higher than levels projected by the IPCC” Eric Rignot –  Nasa JPL http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12687272 And three inches is … Continue reading

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A Fine Spring Day In Unfrozen Greenland And Antarctica

Mid-day temperatures range from -57F in the center of the ice sheet, all the way up to 20F on the tropical southern coast. http://www.wunderground.com/global/GL.html The other ice sheet is also melting down faster than expected, at -70F http://www.wunderground.com/

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Romm Forecasts 300 mm Sea Level Rise By 2050

 

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1936 : Moscow Hit 98 Degrees

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1936 Ukraine Wheat Harvest Threatened By Heat Wave

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1929 “US Only” Heatwave Hit Europe And Russia Too

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1936 : Unprecedented Heat Wave In Moscow

Climatologists tell us that the 1930s were only hot in the US. Apparently they don’t have access to Al Gore’s Internet. http://select.nytimes.com

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1924 : 105 Degree Weather In Russia Damaged Russian Crops

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