Getting to the Top

"I imagine you are surprised to see me here. Three men abandon their quest for Everest's peak to save a stranger who had been left for dead. Other climbers had different priorities."

History of the Great Wall

The most awesome structure ever devised by man. It lies along the northern border of China like a great sleeping dragon. It crosses deserts, mountains, valleys and rivers. When it crosses a river, there are secure...

The Great Wall of China

The Chinese started building their Great Wall to defend themselves against the Huns.  The Huns were a nomadic people originating from the general region of Mongolia.

sharp rise in CO2 levels recorded

Air samples have been taken from Colorado's Rocky Mountains.

Arctic sea ice fails to re-form for the second consecutive winter

Global warming may have tipped the polar regions into irreversible climate change sooner than predicted.

current period of global warming is longest in 1,200 years

There is enough information now to draw reasonably robust conclusions.

Mount Everest glacier has retreated three miles in 50 years

A similar trend has been documented in glaciers throughout the Himalayas.

Global Warming & Ice Meltdown in North America

Submarine sonar measurements indicate that ice thickness has decreased by 4 feet over the last 40 years. Satellite measurements indicate that the area of ice cover has decreased by 7% per decade over the last 30 years.

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