The atmosphere is to the earth as a layer of varnish is to a desktop globe. It is thin, fragile and essential for preserving the items on the surface.150 years of burning fossil fuel have overloaded the atmosphere to the point where the earth is ill. It now has a fever. Read the detailed article, Soothing Gaia’s Fever for an evocative account of that analogy. The items listed here detail progress on coordinating 6.5 billion people in the most critical project undertaken by humanity.Â
Satellites See Unprecedented Greenland Ice Sheet Surface Melt Inbox x NASA Science News noreply@nasascience.org 2:27 AM (6 hours ago) to NASA NASA Science News for July 24, 2012 For several days this month, Greenland’s surface ice cover melted over a larger area than at any time in more than 30 years Continue Reading →
The foreshore is disappearing faster than my wages, with twenty metres of beach front lost in the past decade. This loss of sand has accelerated in the past couple years due to storms and other elements, with more than three metres of beach front lost in the past 18 months. Old Bar is part of Continue Reading →
Sea rise threatens ‘paradise’ Down Under July 20, 2012 by Amy Coopes 9:01 PM Reply NEVILLE GILLMORE Here is proof of what is happening our coastlines Sea rise threatens ‘paradise’ Down Under July 20, 2012 by Amy Coopes Enlarge Felt sheeting is seen draped over sandhills to help slow the progress of erosion in front Continue Reading →
MORE SEVERE GLOBAL WEATHER!!!! CLIMATE CHANGE.???? Ten dead as record rain pounds BeijinG Updated July 22, 2012 17:28:27 Photo: A resident pushes her bicycle on a flooded street amid heavy rainfalls in Beijing (Reuters: China Daily) Map: China The heaviest rain to hit Beijing in 61 years left at least 10 people dead over Continue Reading →
Deadly mudslides sweep through Austria Updated: 13:44, Sunday July 22, 2012 A person has been killed in Austria after torrential rains triggered mudslides and flooding across several provinces. 360 people living in an alpine region were forced to evacuate their homes after a torrent of mud swept through. The rain has destroyed houses, cut off Continue Reading →
Earth-Observing Camera to Launch to International Space Station Inbox x NASA News Services nasa_subscriptions@service.govdelivery.com 2:24 PM (17 minutes ago) to me You are subscribed to Earth News for NASA. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Earth-Observing Camera to Launch to International Space Station 07/19/2012 12:00 AM EDT A remote-controlled Earth-observing camera system Continue Reading →