Monthly Archives: June 2011

After years of saying the exact opposite. Each year, the globe has about 92 cyclones – called hurricanes in the Atlantic and eastern Pacific, typhoons in the western Pacific and tropical cyclones in the southern hemisphere. In 2010, we had … Continue reading →

The monsoon season has started in eastern Arizona, and the burned areas are now prone to flooding – due to a loss of ground cover. Some places received close to two inches of rain today, with lots more in the … Continue reading →

Los Alamos has had four major fires since 1977. These were the result of decades of man-made fire suppression, which allowed massive amounts of fuel to build up. After the current fire, the forests in the area will be further … Continue reading →

 two recent papers detailing future climate scenarios for Joshua Tree National Park and the Joshua tree’s natural range are projecting tough times for this venerable Southwest icon. The first study, published in the January issue of the journal “Ecological Applications,” … Continue reading →

They say that sea level rise rates are underestimated. ftp://ftp.aviso.oceanobs.com/ THE Greenland ice sheet melted at the fastest rate since 1958 last year while Arctic sea ice shrank to the third-smallest area on record, an Obama administration report on global … Continue reading →

No Wildfire on Laboratory Property; Active Air Monitoring Underway Posted on June 29, 2011 by npsnmfireinfo 12:40 p.m. News Media Information: 505-820-1226 No Wildfire on Laboratory Property; Active Air Monitoring Underway First High-Volume Air Samples Come in ‘Clean’ LOS ALAMOS, New … Continue reading →

Leaders of 15 top Big Green environmental groups are paid more than $300,000 in annual compensation, according to an Examiner analysis of the organizations’ most recent IRS Form 990 tax returns. At $584,232, the Conservation Fund’s Richard L. Erdmann, the … Continue reading →

First Lake Powell, and now this. It is too much for any alarmist to bear. http://travelboatinglifestyle.com/?p=1667 h/t to jimbo

  Disturbance and the Dynamics of Coral Cover on the Great Barrier Reef (1995–2009) Kate Osborne,* Andrew M. Dolman,¤a Scott C. Burgess,¤b and Kerryn A. Johns Received October 13, 2010; Accepted February 7, 2011. While the limited data for the … Continue reading →

The threw in a photo taken several days ago with a very long lens. The fire is not burning on laboratory property, it is very unlikely that it will, and even if it did the nuclear materials are secure. The … Continue reading →