1946 Honshu Quake And Tsunami Wiped Out 39,000 Buildings

http://trove.nla.gov.au/

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Tsunami Headed For Hawaii

http://www.foxnews.com/

We spent spring break on the west coast of Hawaii last year.

 

 

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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 suffered no severe injuries beyond bruising and tenderness. He was rescued by a surfer who paddled over and took him ashore,

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/

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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 larger than six inches.

http://www.realclimate.org/index.php/archives/2007/03/the-ipcc-sea-level-numbers/

Sea level rise has slowed over the last five years to the low end of B1

http://sealevel.colorado.edu/current/sl_noib_global.txt

 

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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

http://select.nytimes.com

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1929 “US Only” Heatwave Hit Europe And Russia Too

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