Archive for May, 2009
Hurricane Season:”We hope the good Lord spares us this year”
William Wordsworth: Poem On A Cloud
National Geographic Video: Weather 101
Sherpa: climate change making Everest harder to climb
National Hurricane Center Predicts 9 to 14 Named Storms For 2009
The Washington Post was reporting yesterday on the press conference given by government officials in a cavernous airplane hangar at Reagan National Airport. "The first this ...
The Weather Pet
Japan Needs Ambitious Target For Cutting Greenhouse Gases, Hedegaard Says
According to Bloomberg.com, "Danish Climate Minister Connie ...
Weatherman Fall: Not The Season, The Weatherman Himself
Interested In Hurricanes? Watch This Video
The 2009 hurricane season is upon us and officially starts on June 1st. Alan Sealls, Chief Meteorologist at WKRG News for Mobile-Pensacola, last year prepared an excellent video on hurricanes. Alan talks ...
Use Fashion To Protect Against Skin Cancer
Here a few fashion ideas from MSN Lifestyle on how to protect yourself better from skin cancer, due to sun exposure. "Just applying sunscreen doesn't guarantee full protection in the summer, ...
Somalia: Worst Drought In Decade
According to Reuters, "Somalia's worst drought in a decade is pushing growing numbers of children into near-famine conditions and ...
Droughts Common in West Africa During Past 3000 Years
Environmental Graffiti: Clouds Vs. Mountains
On Monday, Environmental Graffiti "decided to turn [its] gaze on two more benign but no less majestic powers of earth and sky. Clouds and mountains ...
Tornadoes: How They Form And How To Protect Yourself From Them
From USA Today, comes an excellent description of the formation of tornadoes, by Josh Hatch, Bob Laird, Dave Merrill, Jerry Mosemak and Doyle ...
Category EF-3 Tornado Hits Madison County Kentucky
According to CNN, "emergency teams on Sunday were assessing damage from deadly storms that devastated parts of Missouri, Kentucky and West Virginia this weekend -- even as the ...
Typhoon Chan-Hom Hits Philippines, Kills 15
Tibet most harmed by global warming
Weather Proverbs: True or False?
According to the Weather Dude, "people have been forecasting the weather for centuries. They once looked to plants and animals for hints ...
Microburst Likely Responsible For Dallas Cowboys’ Roof Collapse
Hurricane Names: Gustav, Ike And Paloma Are Retiring
Ken Kaye writes ...
Image: Global Warming Is Leaving Many Homeless
Talk about a creative ad! This picture says it all. This ad was prepared for www.ecoeduca.cl to promote the 10th Climate Changes Convention Of The United Nations. Photo from ...
A Bold Scheme To Cool Earth Almost Overnight. But Are We Ready?
MaClean's, in last week's issue, meets with David Keith of the University of Calgary to discuss plan B for global warming. "When Keith first took an interest ...
YouTube: The Environmental Film “Home”
As described on YouTube, "HOME is a feature film directed by Yann Arthus-Bertrand and co-produced by EuropaCorp (Luc Besson's studio) and Elzévir Films and supported ...
Weather Derivative: Making Weather A Tradeable Commodity
In Investopedia, Felix Carabello, Associate Director, Environmental Products, Chicago Mercantile Exchange, gives an introduction ...
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