Thursday, September 28, 2006
Global warming near crisis point
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Death from abovePosted by Ninja T. Penguin Posted by Ninja T. Penguin
(Mike Swain - Daily Record).
THE Earth is getting close to its hottest temperature for a million years, say NASA scientists. It is on course to hit that million-year high in less than 50 years.
Global temperatures are about one degree Celsius below that level. But the Earth is warming at the rate of 0.2 degrees Celsius a decade.
Rapid heating over the last 30 years means it is warmer than at any time since the last Ice Age 12,000 years ago.
The new study is led by James Hansen,of NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies, one of the first whistle-blowers on global warming.
The fastest change is happening at high latitudes in the northern hemisphere.
In his report in the prestigious journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Hansen and colleagues...
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Death from abovePosted by Ninja T. Penguin Posted by Ninja T. Penguin
(Mike Swain - Daily Record).
THE Earth is getting close to its hottest temperature for a million years, say NASA scientists. It is on course to hit that million-year high in less than 50 years.
Global temperatures are about one degree Celsius below that level. But the Earth is warming at the rate of 0.2 degrees Celsius a decade.
Rapid heating over the last 30 years means it is warmer than at any time since the last Ice Age 12,000 years ago.
The new study is led by James Hansen,of NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies, one of the first whistle-blowers on global warming.
The fastest change is happening at high latitudes in the northern hemisphere.
In his report in the prestigious journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Hansen and colleagues...
Read More...
| Recent Significant Earthquakes | |||||
| Date | Magnitude | Latitude | Longitude | Depth | Region |
| Network: USGS | |||||
| 2006-09-26 01:02 | 5.1 | 46.4660 | 153.1520 | 42.7 | KURIL ISLANDS |
| 2006-09-25 22:03 | 5.5 | 33.4790 | 131.5820 | 71.6 | KYUSHU, JAPAN |
| 2006-09-25 11:40 | 5.0 | 10.6120 | 92.4520 | 30.0 | ANDAMAN ISLANDS, INDIA REGION |
| 2006-09-25 07:46 | 5.3 | -6.1190 | 154.2980 | 65.4 | BOUGAINVILLE REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA |
| 2006-09-25 02:43 | 5.7 | -0.2440 | 124.9410 | 87.1 | MOLUCCA SEA |
| 2006-09-24 22:56 | 5.7 | -17.7130 | 41.7570 | 10.0 | MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL |
| 2006-09-24 21:57 | 5.1 | -36.1280 | -70.1860 | 21.5 | MENDOZA, ARGENTINA |
| 2006-09-24 21:08 | 5.7 | -31.6750 | -66.9200 | 141.4 | SAN JUAN, ARGENTINA |
| 2006-09-24 01:12 | 5.3 | -11.2770 | -74.8280 | 56.2 | CENTRAL PERU |
| 2006-09-23 03:53 | 5.2 | -8.9780 | 119.1740 | 99.8 | FLORES REGION, INDONESIA |
| Network: EMSC | |||||
| 2006-09-27 18:12 | 5.1 | 22.1700 | 142.7600 | 33.0 | VOLCANO ISLANDS, JAPAN, REGION |
| 2006-09-27 15:49 | 5.1 | -17.4800 | -179.1000 | 33.0 | FIJI ISLANDS REGION |
| 2006-09-26 04:04 | 5.0 | 29.9200 | 80.7600 | 20.0 | NEPAL-INDIA BORDER REGION |
| 2006-09-26 02:25 | 5.1 | 46.4700 | 153.2000 | 40.0 | KURIL ISLANDS, RUSSIA |
| 2006-09-26 01:02 | 5.2 | 46.4900 | 153.2600 | 10.0 | KURIL ISLANDS, RUSSIA |
| 2006-09-25 22:03 | 5.5 | 33.4800 | 131.4600 | 52.0 | KYUSHU, JAPAN |
| 2006-09-25 11:40 | 5.0 | 10.6600 | 92.4300 | 55.0 | ANDAMAN ISLANDS,INDIA, REG |
| 2006-09-25 10:33 | 5.0 | -8.7600 | 98.0300 | 48.0 | SW OF SUMATERA, INDONESIA |
| 2006-09-25 07:46 | 5.4 | -6.0400 | 154.2400 | 60.0 | SOLOMON ISLANDS REGION |
| 2006-09-25 02:43 | 5.5 | -0.3400 | 125.0000 | 60.0 | NORTHERN MOLUCCA SEA |
| Recent Volcanic Activity | |||||
| Date | Latitude | Longitude | Status | VolcanoName | Country |
| 2006-09-26 09:02 | 13.260 | 123.690 | Orange | Mayon | Philippines |
| 2006-09-25 10:02 | -0.980 | 100.680 | Orange | Talang | Sumatra |
| 2006-09-23 08:02 | 16.720 | -62.180 | Orange | Soufriere Hills | West Indies |
| 2006-09-24 13:02 | 2.780 | 125.480 | Orange | Karangetang | Sangihe Is. |
| 2006-09-22 19:02 | -19.520 | 169.430 | Orange | Yasur | So. Pacific |
| 2006-09-07 08:02 | -7.940 | 112.950 | Orange | Tengger | Java |
| 2006-09-22 09:02 | 34.080 | 139.530 | Orange | Miyake-Jima | Japan |
| 2006-09-22 19:02 | -77.530 | 167.170 | Orange | Mt. Erebus | Antarctica |
| 2006-09-22 19:02 | 10.460 | -84.700 | Orange | Arenal | Costa Rica |
| 2006-09-23 15:02 | -21.230 | 55.710 | Orange | Piton dela Fournaise | Indian Ocean |
