Melting Ice = Rising Seas & Earth Gravity Shift

"The melting of one of the world's largest ice sheets would alter the Earth's field of gravity and even its rotation in space so much that it would cause sea levels along some coasts to rise faster than the global...

Arctic CO2 Levels Up - Methane Released. Do humans have time?

Carbon Dioxide levels up - its bad - Methane is worse. Recently scientist reported that humans have not reduced thier carbon footprint on this planet. If anything, we are increasing. This will lead to a relase of a...

Doomsday is knocking. What are you doing?

Reporting at their 31st annual end-of-winter survey, US-based organizations National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), stated that over 90 percent of...

Russia Plans Arctic Security Force

Russia has said it will set up a military force to protects its interests in the Arctic. Moscow says it expects the Arctic is likely to become its main resource base by 2020 and is therefore establishing troops...

No War for the Arctic, if it is Designated a World Park

Can we not leave one of the last pristine places in the world alone? Imagine if it was designated a World Park. The corporations haven't been good stewards of the earth, so why give them the last pie? After it is...

Arctic sea ice is at its thinnest starting this spring

The Arctic sea ice is at its thinnest ever starting this spring as researchers in the area say that over 90 percent of it is less than two years old, so it is thinner and much more vulnerable than any other ice that could exist there. The researchers are with NASA and the...

Five countries list the polar bear as threatened

Five countries, the United States, Norway, Canada, Russia and Denmark, have all come together to list the polar bear as threatened by climte change. They say this is the longest term threat to the bears. ...

Tropical species could be more threatened than arctic ones

Despite all the media attention given to arctic species that are endangered, scientists are saying that tropical species are in more trouble from dying out than the arctic ones. A team out of the University of...

Freezing weather hits the US and parts of Canada

A blast of arctic air has hit the parts of the United States and Canada, causing temperatures to drop below zero for areas from Montana to New England and part of Canada. Even skiers are staying home as ski hills...

Going to the dogs in Greenland

  An interesting blend of a travelogue and environmental concern. " Staring thoughtfully at the sky in the direction of the coastal hills that we will soon be ascending on our way to the frozen fjord on the...

WEATHERAmerica Newsletter, Saturday, January 24, 2009

SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK(potential for tornadoes, damaging winds, and large hail within the next 24 hours)STRONG WINDS(Pressure Gradient Derived, Orographically Enhanced)BC....E WA....N ID....W MT....C WY....E...

Climate warming 'highly unusual' says new study

Barry Artiste, Op/EdCertainly recent Snowstorms in Rainy BC, the likes which have not been seen for almost 40 years says it all about Climate Change, as for Global Warming, Manitobans, and the rest of Canada would...

Flood in Toronto Hydro facility cuts power to the city

UPDATE: 9:06pm PST A flood at a Toronto Hydro Facility has cut power to a major part of the city. Subway lines have also been closed down. " Power is out from Jane St. to Spadina Ave. and Queen St. to St. Clair...

Six Penguin Species to Be Added to Endangered Species List

The Bush Administration has suggested that six species of penguins should be added to the the Engangered Species List, due to global warming in the Arctic and Antarctic. There are nine species proposed under the...

WEATHERAmerica Newsletter, Saturday, January 10, 2009

WEATHER HAZARDS (During The Next 24 Hours)SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK(potential for tornadoes, damaging winds, and large hail within the next 24 hours)STRONG WINDS(Orographically Derived)S WY....W CO....NW NM....N...

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