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2012: Beginning of the End or Why the World Won’t End?
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Average temperatures during the month of July were eight degrees Celsius above normal in Moscow, he said, noting that "such a huge increase in temperature over an entire month is just unheard of."
On Monday, Moscow reached 37 C when the normal temperature for August is 21 C. It was the 28th day in a row that temperatures exceeded 30 C.
Soil moisture has fallen to levels seen only once in 500 years, says Brown. Wheat and other grain yields are expected to decline by 40 percent or more in Russia, Kazakhstan, and Ukraine - regions that provide 25 percent of the world's wheat exports. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin announced a few days ago that Russia would ban all grain exports.Average temperatures during the month of July were eight degrees Celsius above normal... more
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The Quelccaya Ice Cap in the heart of the Peruvian Andres, is the largest tropical body of ice in the world. The ice cap is at an average altitude of 5,470 meters (18,600 ft) and spans an area of 44 square kilometers (17 miles). As the ice cap is retreating, it is exposing almost perfectly preserved plant specimens dating back 5,200 year, indicating that it has been more than 50 centuries since the ice cap was smaller than it is today.
According to recent research, one of the glaciers in this ice cap, the Peruvian Qori Kalis, like the snowfields of Africa's Mount Kilimanjaro, is rapidly melting and could soon vanish completely (comparisons with previous mapping showed 33% of Mount Kilimanjaro's ice had disappeared in the last two decades - 82% since 1912).
The icecap has lost approximately 20% of its area since 1978, and the current rate of retreat is increasing. Ice cores taken from Upper Fremont Glacier in Wyoming show an oxygen isotope profile similar to that of the Quelccaya ice cores at the end of the Little Ice Age, a period of cooler global temperatures between the years 1550 and 1850. The sudden alterations in the oxygen isotope ratio found in ice core samples from these two remotely located glaciers, provide evidence of a sudden global climate change in the mid-latitude regions of the planet.
"I would not be surprised to see half of it disappear in this coming year," said climatologist Lonnie Thompson, from Ohio State University. Thompson has been studying the Qori Kalis glacier since 1978.
"In the first 10 years [that] we observed the glacier, it was retreating 6 meters (19.7 feet) every year," Thompson said. "In the last few years, it has started retreating 60 meters (197 feet) every year - a 10-fold increase. On top of that you will have natural phenomena like El Nino, which release heat into the lower atmosphere," he predicted.
"The combination of those two things will have a big impact on glaciers throughout the tropics," said Thompson. "No matter what we do, we are going to lose the glaciers on Kilimanjaro and the lower elevation glaciers in the Andes."
"Kilimanjaro could be gone by 2020," he suggested. "In the Andes, some of the glaciers are bigger, but I think we are talking 30 to 50 years."
This will cause many problems for some of the poorest people on earth since they depend upon annual glacial melt to sustain their crops. Loss of these glaciers will cause a huge drought and crop failure.
"These changes are going to take place and these people will be impacted," observed Thompson. "They have to find ways to adapt."The Quelccaya Ice Cap in the heart of the Peruvian Andres, is the largest tropical... more
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MIAMI (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Grace raced across the northeastern Atlantic on Monday on a path toward the British Isles but was expected to weaken and be absorbed by a cold front off Ireland by Tuesday morning, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
Jeff Masters, a veteran forecaster of Weather Underground, described the emergence of Grace as an anomaly, saying it was the farthest northeast an Atlantic tropical storm had ever formed since satellite observations began in the 1960s.
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"We are being confronted by something so completely outside our collective experience that we don't really see it, even when the evidence is overwhelming. For us, that "something" is a blitz of enormous biological and physical alterations in the world that has been sustaining us" -- Ed AyresMIAMI (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Grace raced across the northeastern Atlantic on... more
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The ability to locate records of knowledge dating back thousands of years has increased with the growth of the internet. Hidden among billions of internet searches is a growing movement to bring what is commonly known as sacred geometry back into mainstream consciousness.
The yin/yang, Star of David, and flower of life symbols are three of the most recognized symbols in the world, but few know of their connection to the bridge between the studies of science and religion around the world. There are dozens of user uploaded videos and articles regarding the ancient history of the relation between geometry, science, religion, and their correlation with the unfolding events we are currently experiencing in this modern age so heavily influenced by the use of technology as the basis for communication, food production, and healthcare.
As the fields of genetics and quantum physics grows in complexity, links have been rediscovered between the building blocks of the smallest particles of matter and what has long been percieved to be the building blocks of nature: sacred geometry. (Scroll down to view examples)The ability to locate records of knowledge dating back thousands of years has... more
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Australia's biggest city, Sydney, has been shrouded in red dust blown in by winds from the deserts of the outback.
Visibility is so bad that international flights have been diverted and harbour ferry traffic disrupted.
Emergency services reported a surge in calls from people suffering breathing problems. Children and the elderly have been told to stay indoors.
Sydney's landmarks, including the Opera House, have been obscured, and many residents are wearing masks.
Traffic has been bumper-to-bumper on major roads.Australia's biggest city, Sydney, has been shrouded in red dust blown in by winds... more
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"Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom declared 'a state of public calamity' late Tuesday to help mobilize funds and resources to confront a food shortage that will affect thousands of families," the Associated Press reports (9/9).
During a nationally televised address, Colom said the declaration "will help us access resources from the international community" and will expedite the mobilization of national resources, making it easier to get food to the families who are in dire need, according to CNN. He "said the nation's food problems are the result of a drought this year, global warming and the effects of the international economic crisis. He also cited the Central American nation's 'history of unfairness that has made Guatemala live since long ago with high and shameful poverty levels, extreme poverty and undernutrition,'" CNN writes (9/9)."Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom declared 'a state of public... more
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Do not eat onions. Take a look through the link
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Interesting narrative on recent research done on the affect of fluoride on the pineal gland.
It is time to wake up...Interesting narrative on recent research done on the affect of fluoride on the pineal... more
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As the global reach of technology grows, along with the use and attachment to the internet, so has the ability to locate records of references to knowledge dating back thousands of years. Hidden among billions of internet searches is a growing movement to bring what is commonly known as sacred geometry back into mainstream consciousness.
The yin/yang, Star of David, and flower of life symbols are three of the most recognized symbols in the world, but few know of their connection to the bridge between the studies of science and religion around the world. There are dozens of user uploaded videos and articles regarding the ancient history of the relation between geometry, science, religion, and their correlation with the unfolding events we are currently experiencing in this modern age so heavily influenced by the use of technology as the basis for communication, food production, and healthcare.As the global reach of technology grows, along with the use and attachment to the... more
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His research is absolutely incredible. It proves that water is alive and that we as humans have a bond with it that can heal the world when we truly respect it and each other. Truly inspiring.His research is absolutely incredible. It proves that water is alive and that we as... more
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It's been a strange summer around here. We had the wettest, coldest June in memory. July and August weren't much better, and we're still waiting for our first official heat wave. But if you think this tells you anything about global warming, you're looking out the wrong window.
Instead, turn your gaze northward. Climate change is most visible at the extremes, the top and bottom of the earth. And the people who watch the poles most closely are more worried than ever.
That would be the consortium of scientists known as International Polar Year. Its latest findings indicate that some of the dire predictions of climate scientists were off - in the wrong direction. Things are trending worse than the "worst case scenarios" envisioned in the most recent reports of the authoritative Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
The melting of Arctic sea ice has been evident for years in NASA satellite photos and eyewitness accounts. CIA photos, classified under the Bush administration but declassified under President Obama, are even more dramatic, showing slushy ice - or no ice at all - in areas frozen solid not long ago.
The IPY repeated the measurements taken by an Arctic expedition in 1893, finding that the ice cap, which was typically 12 feet thick a century ago, is now between one and three feet thick. Summer sea ice could disappear completely by 2020, researchers say.
That's ahead of the models in the IPCC's 2007 report, mostly because the IPCC assumed the world would have begun to slow the growth of carbon dioxide emissions. No such luck.
There's more bad news coming out of Greenland, where the IPCC low-balled estimates of glacial melting. New, more sophisticated measurements show Greenland is now losing 52 cubic miles of ice every year. Since Greenland is a land mass with ice on top, its melting glaciers cause sea levels to rise, unlike the floating Arctic ice. While the IPCC estimated sea levels would rise 16 inches this century, Sharon Begley reports in Newsweek that IPY scientists now project a rise of at least 39 inches.
Even more disturbing is the news on Arctic permafrost, which is rapidly melting. As it melts, the permafrost releases carbon into the atmosphere, making global warming worse. New calculations project that, at its peak, the melting will put between 1 billion and 2 billion tons a year into the atmosphere, Begley reports - or up to six times as much carbon as generated each year by American cars and light trucks.
Another recalculation triples the estimate of CO2 locked in the permafrost: Experts now say there is two times as much carbon in the permafrost as is currently in the atmosphere.
These new findings are a reminder that climate change is a moving target, that scientists can get things wrong, and that projections can be off - on either the good side or the bad side. While many have hoped the doom and gloom projections would prove exaggerations, new data shows they were over-optimistic.
end of excerptIt's been a strange summer around here. We had the wettest, coldest June in... more
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A recent study by the University of California finds the recent increase of high fructose corn syrup to be the cause for the obesity epidemic in the western world.A recent study by the University of California finds the recent increase of high... more
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The research proves that destructive ability of earthquakes on Earth increases alarmingly fast and that this trend is set to continue, unless the problem of "global warming" is comprehensively and urgently addressed.
The analysis of more than 386,000 earthquakes between 1973 and 2007 recorded on the US Geological Survey database proved that the global annual energy of earthquakes on Earth began increasing very fast since 1990.
Dr. Chalko said that global seismic activity was increasing faster than any other global warming indicator on Earth and that this increase is extremely alarming.
Dr. Chalko has urged other scientists to maximize international awareness of the rapid increase in seismic activity, pointing out that this increase is not theoretical but that it is an Observable Fact.
"Unless the problem of global warming (the problem of persistent thermal imbalance of Earth) is addressed urgently and comprehensively - the rapid increase in global seismic, volcanic and tectonic activity is certain. Consequences of inaction can only be catastrophic. There is no time for half-measures."The research proves that destructive ability of earthquakes on Earth increases... more
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An international team of scientists warns that accelerating losses of seagrasses across the globe threaten the immediate health and long-term sustainability of coastal ecosystems. The team has compiled and analyzed the first comprehensive global assessment of seagrass observations and found that 58 percent of world's seagrass meadows are currently declining.
The assessment, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, shows an acceleration of annual seagrass loss from less than 1 percent per year before 1940 to 7 percent per year since 1990. Based on more than 215 studies and 1,800 observations dating back to 1879, the assessment shows that seagrasses are disappearing at rates similar to coral reefs and tropical rainforests.
The team estimates that seagrasses have been disappearing at the rate of 110 square-kilometers (42.4 square-miles) per year since 1980 and cites two primary causes for the decline: direct impacts from coastal development and dredging activities, and indirect impacts of declining water quality.
"A recurring case of 'coastal syndrome' is causing the loss of seagrasses worldwide," said co-author Dr. William Dennison of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science. "The combination of growing urban centers, artificially hardened shorelines and declining natural resources has pushed coastal ecosystems out of balance. Globally, we lose a seagrass meadow the size of a soccer field every thirty minutes."
"While the loss of seagrasses in coastal ecosystems is daunting, the rate of this loss is even more so," said co-author Dr. Robert Orth of the Virginia Institute of Marine Science of the College of William and Mary. "With the loss of each meadow, we also lose the ecosystem services they provide to the fish and shellfish relying on these areas for nursery habitat. The consequences of continuing losses also extend far beyond the areas where seagrasses grow, as they export energy in the form of biomass and animals to other ecosystems including marshes and coral reefs."
"With 45 percent of the world's population living on the 5 percent of land adjacent to the coast, pressures on remaining coastal seagrass meadows are extremely intense," said co-author Dr. Tim Carruthers of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science. "As more and more people move to coastal areas, conditions only get tougher for seagrass meadows that remain."An international team of scientists warns that accelerating losses of seagrasses... more
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Technological advancements in the agricultural industry have sprung forth the start of the life patent revolution. "The Future of Food" is one of many in depth documentaries that discuss the ramifications, and the alarming dangers, of genetically modified food in the public food supply.Technological advancements in the agricultural industry have sprung forth the start of... more
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In a ruling that will shock and dismay environmentalists everywhere, the US Supreme Court decided that the Clean Water Act shouldn't prevent mining companies from dumping their toxic waste into lakes--even with full knowledge that doing so will exterminate every trace of life within.
It's absolutely appalling, and now, it's legal. The court's decision will allow Coeur Alaska Inc, a gold mining company, to dump 4.5 million tons of waste into Lower Slate Lake. And that bit about extermination above, that's no exaggeration--the mining company, environmental groups, and even the Supreme Court are all well aware that dumping the waste will literally extinguish all life in the lake.
It's just, the defense goes, that it's the easiest way to get rid of it. And it's "less environmentally damaging than other options." Say what? Okay, before I get ahead of myself, here's how the whole thing happened:
Mining Waste Case Origin
In 2005, Coeur Alaska applied for a permit to dump 4.5 million tons of slurry waste--you know, that toxic stuff that's full of good stuff like arsenic and that likes to break out of containment areas (though it's different than coal ash). They applied to the Army Corps of Engineers, overseen then by the Bush administration, which doled out the permit with full knowledge that the dumping would eliminate all life in the lake and leave permanent environmental degradation. But some green groups got wind of the situation, and sued, saying the Bush administration was violating the Clean Water Act with the action. The US Court of Appeals agreed, and promptly negated the permit in 2007.
Now, after two more years of appeals, the Supreme Court has overturned the Court of Appeals' ruling. Dump away, says the ruling.
A Precedent for Unregulated Dumping?
Now, the biggest problem here isn't that 4.5 million tons of waste are going to be dumped into a lake in Alaska, believe it or not. It's that the case could set a precedent for unregulated dumping in the future.
The New York Times reports:
“If a mining company can turn Lower Slate Lake in Alaska into a lifeless waste dump, other polluters with solids in their wastewater can potentially do the same to any water body in America,” said Trip Van Noppen, president of the environmental advocacy group Earthjustice, whose lawyer argued the case before the court.
That's what makes the decision so horrifying. There's a glimmer of hope that the EPA could decide that the ruling affects its ability to keep US waters safe, but as of yet, the agency has only said that it's looking into the matter.
It's a truly alarming case, and an unfortunate one in regards to the safety of US lakes and rivers.In a ruling that will shock and dismay environmentalists everywhere, the US Supreme... more
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The breeding population of bluefin tuna in the Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean has collapsed, in what may come to be seen as one of the world’s most spectacular ecological disasters, according to an independent report.
The destruction of stocks of one of the world’s most expensive fish, already recognised as being as endangered as the giant panda, effectively took place in 2007, more than twice the legal catch was taken by Mediterranean fishermen under the eyes of EU and UN-recognised officials, according to the report.
Mr Mielgo is a tuna farmer turned whistle-blower. The report by his consultancy, Advanced Tuna Ranching Technologies, goes even further than trends presented earlier this year by WWF using official figures which showed that the population of breeding tuna in 2007 was only a quarter of that 50 years ago.
According to WWF’s analysis, the bluefin breeding population will disappear by 2012 under the current fishing regime. It called for the immediate closure of the fishery.
Mr Mielgo’s report says the age-profile of tunas on the Japanese market “is consistent with the hypothesis of an on-going collapse of the breeding population of this stock.”
He added: “It’s not that I am a pessimist. There is no way this population is going to pick up. Again, I hope I am wrong. The fish are not there.”
Dr Sergi Tudela, head of fisheries for the Mediterranean, said: “Our position in April, based on ICCAT data, is that the spawning stock will have been wiped out by 2012.
“This new data is a further indication of what we said then, which is that the spawners are disappearing. The reproducing stock is in serious trouble. This shows the bluefin is in dire straits.”The breeding population of bluefin tuna in the Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean... more
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The oldest and largest trees within California's world famous Yosemite National Park are disappearing.
Climate change appears to be a major cause of the loss.
The revelation comes from an analysis of data collected over 60 years by forest ecologists.
They say one worrying aspect of the decline is that it is happening within one of most protected forests within the US, suggesting that even more large trees may be dying off elsewhere.
James Lutz and Jerry Franklin of the University of Washington, Seattle, US and Jan van Wagtendonk of the Yosemite Field Station of the US Geological Survey, based in El Portal, California collated data on tree growth within the park gathered from the 1930s onwards.
Their key finding is that the density of large diameter trees has fallen by 24% between the 1930s and 1990s, within all types of forest.
"These large, old trees have lived centuries and experienced many dry and wet periods," says Lutz. "So it is quite a surprise that recent conditions are such that these long-term survivors have been affected."The oldest and largest trees within California's world famous Yosemite National... more
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The combination of a changing climate and a strong demand for the lake’s remaining water has resulted in 100 foot drop since 2000. While that’s just 10 percent under the lake’s high water mark in 1983, Lake Mead is like a martini glass—wide at the top and narrow at the bottom. That 10 percent dip represents a loss of half Lake Mead’s water supply in nine years, from 96 percent capacity to 43 percent.
Anyone who’s gone on a diet knows this simple equation: if you burn fewer calories than you eat, you’ll gain weight. But like a cheating dieter in Superman’s Bizarro world, the Western United States has been sucking more water out of Lake Mead than the dwindling Colorado River can provide to replace it. When output is greater than input, the reservoir shrinks.
And it continues to shrink. Lake Mead’s water level fell 14 feet last year, and the Bureau of Reclamation has projected the level will drop 14 more feet this summer. That will bring it perilously close to 1,075 feet, the point at which the federal government can step in and declare a drought condition, forcing a reduction of 400,000 acre-feet drawn from Lake Mead per year. A typical Las Vegas home uses a half acre-foot of water per year, so such a reduction would be equal toturning the tap off for 800,000 households.
In 2008, the Scripps Institute of Oceanography issued a paper titled “When will Lake Mead go dry?” which set the odds of Lake Mead drying up by 2021 at 50-50. No more water, no more electricity, no more pumping power.
“Today, we are at or beyond the sustainable limit of the Colorado system,” concluded the paper’s authors. “The alternative to reasoned solutions to this coming water crisis is a major societal and economic disruption in the desert southwest; something that will affect each of us living in the region.”
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One of the more radical proposals involves pumping water from the eastern United States (where many regions are suffering the consequences of flooded rivers) over the Rockies to the West. In a Las Vegas Sun interview on May 1, Pat Mulroy, general manager of the Southern Nevada Water Authority, said, “We’ve taken water from the West now for a hundred years, maybe it’s time to start taking water from the East, rather than from the West.” Another speculative proposal lies beyond the shores of California, where there’s an ocean of water available for desalinization.
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http://www.good.is/post/lake-mead-is-drying-up/?Gt1=48001The combination of a changing climate and a strong demand for the lake’s... more
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