A new study, which used declassified images from spy satellites, shows that glaciers in the Himalayas melted twice as fast from 2000 to 2016 as they did from 1975 to 2000. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/himalayan-glaciers-melting-double-fast-since-2000…
Tag: Floods
The Science Behind Washington’s Scary ‘Flash Flood Emergency’
One critical factor turned the heavy rainfall in Virginia and Washington D.C. into a flash flood emergency. Source: https://www.livescience.com/65888-washington-dc-virginia-flash-floods.html
6 things to know about carbon dioxide
Scientists say increased carbon dioxide (CO2) in Earth’s atmosphere is causing global temperatures to warm – sea levels to rise – and storms, droughts, floods and fires to become more severe. Here are 6 things about CO2 you might not know. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/6-things-to-know-carbon-dioxide-co2-greenhouse-gas…
U.S honeybees had the worst winter die-off in more than a decade
Colonies suffered from parasitic, disease-spreading Varroa mites. Floods and fire didn’t help. Source: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/us-honeybees-had-worst-winter-die-more-decade4…
Religion must rise to the challenge of climate change too
With biblical floods and famine on the cards, the fight against global warming needs faiths to get serious about green issues, says Graham Lawton Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24232350-100-religion-must-rise-to-the-challenge-of-climate-change-too/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Life on Jupiter’s moon Europa? Discovery of table salt on the surface boosts hopes
Europa, a frozen moon around Jupiter, is believed to be one of the most habitable worlds in the solar system. It was first imaged in detail by the Voyager 1 probe in 1979, revealing a surface almost devoid of large craters. This suggested that water regularly floods up from inside, resurfacing the satellite. Europa is also criss-crossed with long troughs, folds…
Mystery foam floods street in Chinese city
Pedestrians were left wading through a knee-deep tidal wave of suds after foam started bubbling from manholes. The Chinese city of Xi’an was left look… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/327969/mystery-foam-floods-street-in-chinese-city…
It’s Hurricane Preparedness Week. Are you ready?
May 5-11, 2019, is Hurricane Preparedness Week in the U.S. If a hurricane were approaching, would you and your family be ready? This post will tell you how to prepare. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/are-you-prepared-for-a-hurricane…
Mysterious Ice Circle Appears on Frozen Salt Lake in China
If it’s springtime in the Northern Hemisphere, that means it’s time for crop circles to begin popping up in England and other places where there are large farms and people with time on their hands. Or extraterrestrials anxious to send messages using that sophisticated communications device known as the “field.” China is in the Northern… Continue reading Mysterious Ice Circle Appears on Frozen Salt Lake in China
Want to Escape Global Warming? These Cities Promise Cool Relief
While climate change affects everywhere, some areas in America will be less affected than others. And some of those fortunate places, it happens, might be looking for people. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/15/climate/climate-migration-duluth.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…