Mother Nature Watch

Alaska’s Mt. Redoubt Volcano Ready to Erupt

Tim Kusky — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:00:34 +0000

The US Geological Survey’s Alaskan Volcano Observatory is reporting the Mt Redoubt, about 100 miles southwest of Anchorage, could erupt in the next few days or weeks.

The alert level is orange for the volcano, and the seismic tremors beneath the volcano…

Winter Storm Hits Area

Tim Kusky — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:12:56 +0000

A winter storm has plowed into the St Louis Region, dumping snow and sleet to the south, and covering St Louis with a mixture of thick ice, slippery snow, and freezing rain. The National Weather Service predicts that the storm…

New evidence on Global Warming

Abduwasit Ghulam — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 22:31:45 +0000

Heat colours the white continent (BBC)

Referencing a recent article published in Nature, BBC reported that the continent of Antarctica is warming up in step with the rest of the world. Data from satellites and weather stations indicate a warming of…

Saving money by reducing our carbon footprint

James Conder — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 20:45:31 +0000

We all know that saving energy means reducing greenhouse gas emissions. At the same time, it can often feel a little daunting to try living a little greener - particularly when budgets are tight. However, there are ways to be…

Deep Freeze Tonight and Thursday

Tim Kusky — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 00:36:47 +0000

The National Weather Service is predicting dangerously cold weather and deep wind chill factors tonight, Wed Jan 14, and Thursday, Jan 15. Please use caution outside, and bring animals into sheltered areas!

From the National Weather Service

…WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN…

Global ice melting rate accelerating

Abduwasit Ghulam — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 13:59:21 +0000

Do you still doubt the fact we have been discussing for these years - Global Warming? Here are even more convincing observations from NASA. Between 1.5 trillion and 2 trillion tons of ice in Greenland, Antarctica and Alaska have melted at an…

Crude

James Conder — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 14:30:10 +0000

I just attended a viewing of the documentary Crude: The Incredible Journey of Oil presented at the American Geophysical Union Fall meeting. The documentary, produced by Australian film maker and former Marine Geologist Richard Smith, follows the 160 million year journey of…

Geologist Claims Climate Change Natural, Not Linked to Human CO2

Tim Kusky — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 06:29:02 +0000

The following article is reprinted, in part, from the Sydney Morning Herald.

For more information on Geological Time Scales of Climate Change, See ”Climate Change“ 2008

Beware the church of climate alarm

Miranda Devine
November 27, 2008

As the Czech President, Vaclav Klaus, an economist, anti-totalitarian…

Weakening clean air act

Abduwasit Ghulam — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 20:26:09 +0000

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is moving to ease pollution rules by allowing power plants to operate longer hours, and emit more pollution.

Under the proposed new regulation, power plants would be able to measure their rate of emissions on…

Volcanic Eruption and Mudslides (Lahars) Kill Villagers in Colombia

Tim Kusky — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 23:01:51 +0000

BOGOTA, Colombia (CNN) — A snow-capped volcano erupted and sparked landslides in southwest Colombia, killing at least six people — four of them children, government officials and rescue workers said Sunday.

A photo released by Colombian authorities shows the Nevado del Huila…