Author Archives: Tony Heller

’71 Valley Quake a Brush With Catastrophe SAN FERNANDO — It was not only the biggest quake in San Fernando Valley history at the time, but it was the first strong one in the Valley since 1893. The San Fernando … Continue reading →

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UN’s Carla Del Ponte says there is evidence rebels ‘may have used sarin’ in Syria – Middle East – World – The Independent

BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM FERNAND INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 4A NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL062013 700 AM CDT MON AUG 26 2013…FERNAND BRINGING HEAVY RAINS TO EASTERN MEXICO… SUMMARY OF 700 AM CDT…1200 UTC…INFORMATION ———————————————- LOCATION…20.1N 97.2W ABOUT 95 MI…150 … Continue reading →

The last two days have seen increases in Arctic sea ice area. arctic.atmos.uiuc.edu/cryosphere/timeseries.anom.1979-2008

Ancient astronauts hollowed it out Briffa gutted it It has been burned by hundreds of fires. It was a prop for the Oprah Winfrey show All of the above

Natural fires occurred approximately every 5-15 years in sequoia groves. Sequoias thrive in a forest with frequent fire which opens the canopy for this sun-loving tree and clears the ground so there tiny seeds can germinate and grow. Giant Sequoias … Continue reading →

Not only did Arctic ice make a spectacular recovery this year, but the remaining ice is relatively thick and the water is cold. A year from now there will be a huge increase in the amount of multi-year ice in … Continue reading →

The Mainstream rowers (blue dashed line below) made it almost one tenth as far as Amundsen (brown line below) through the Northwest Passage. Of course Amundsen also devoted a huge amount of time to scientific research, exploration and map making.