Daily Archives: February 23, 2011

http://news.discovery.com/earth/earth-unrecognizable-2050-resources-110220.html

——————————————————————————————— ——————————————————————————————– http://query.nytimes.com/ [addendum] This 1881 article is satirizing one of the more alarmist explanations for the widespread belief of “thoughtful persons” at that time : “The growing heat of our Summers, the drying up of streams, and the increased … Continue reading →

http://news.scotsman.com/scotland/Mercedes-faces-being-put-down.6723021.jp

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/

NOAA has a different opinion. I believe the odds for a two-year event remain well above 50%, made even more likely by the continued unabated strength in various ENSO indices. http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/psd/people/klaus.wolter/MEI/  

Then : And now : “After careful consideration, the president of the United States has made the determination that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act as applied to same-sex couples who are legally married under state law, violates … Continue reading →

http://www.woodfortrees.org/ UNITED NATIONS, Feb. 22 (UPI) — Reducing emissions of soot and methane can be done today with existing technologies and could significantly slow climate change, a U.N. report says. http://www.upi.com/

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