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Snowflake Cold

Magnitute and rate of climate changes

Dr. Don J. Easterbrook,
Watts Up With That?
Mon, 24 Jan 2011 14:26 UTC
The GISP2 Greenland ice core has proven to be a great source of climatic data from the geologic past. Ancient temperatures can be measured using oxygen isotopes in the ice and ages can be determined from annual dust accumulation layers in the ice. The oxygen isotope ratios of thousands of ice core samples were measured by Minze Stuiver and Peter Grootes at the University of Washington (1993, 1999) and these data have become a world standard.

The ratio of 18O to 16O depends on the temperature at the time snow crystals formed, which were later transformed into glacial ice. Ocean volume may also play a role in ฮด18O values, but ฮด18O serves as a good proxy for temperature. The oxygen isotopic composition of a sample is expressed as a departure of the 18O/16O ratio from an arbitrary standard

ฮด18O =

(18O/16O)sample โ€’ (18O/16O) x 103
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(18O/16O)standard

where ฮด18Ois the of ratio 18O/16O expressed in per mil (0/00) units.

The age of each sample is accurately known from annual dust layers in the ice core. The top of the core is 1987.

Comment: Man-made global warming is just a myth, which is promoted by the global elite through their scientists to cover for the fact that it is events like the recent meteor explosion over Chelyabinsk that have caused the rapid onset of ice-ages through the ages. Read the books: The Apocalypse: Comets, Asteroids and Cyclical Catastrophes and Comets and the Horns of Moses by Laura Knight-Jadczyk, for a better understanding of these events that plaque our Earth periodically, and have been increasing in occurrence the past few years, causing the climate changes that we are currently experiencing.

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Better Earth

A bridge in the climate debate - How to green the world's deserts and reverse climate change

Anthony Watts
Watts Up With That?
Fri, 08 Mar 2013 14:41 UTC
Desertification
© NASAThe Sahara Desert in Africa, as seen from space.
People send me stuff.

Imagine, shooting 40,000 elephants to prevent the land in Africa from going to desert because scientists thought the land couldn't sustain them, only to find the effort was for naught and the idea as to why was totally wrong. That alone was a real eye opener.

Every once in awhile, an idea comes along that makes you ask, "gee why hasn't anybody seen this before?". This one of those times. This video below is something I almost didn't watch, because my concerns were triggered by a few key words in the beginning. But, recommended by a Facebook friend, I stuck with it, and I'm glad I did, because I want every one of you, no matter what side of the climate debate you live in, to watch this and experience that light bulb moment as I did. The key here is to understand that desertification is one of the real climate changes we are witnessing as opposed to some the predicted ones we often fight over.

It is one of those seminal moments where I think a bridge has been created in the climate debate, and I hope you'll seize the moment and embrace it. This video comes with my strongest possible recommendation, because it speaks to a real problem, with real solutions in plain language, while at the same time offering true hope.
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Bizarro Earth

Tens of thousands of sharks spotted by marine biologists in South Florida

David Boroff
New York Daily News
Thu, 07 Mar 2013 11:28 UTC
Sharks_1
© Jeff Langlois/ZUMAPRESS.comSpinner sharks are seen near the shore Tuesday morning at Midtown Beach.
It's Shark Month in South Florida, and authorities are asking beachgoers to use caution.

Tens of thousands of sharks, heading north to North Carolina after migrating south for the winter, have been spotted by marine biologists in the last week.
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Bizarro Earth

Snakes, sinkholes, mega-mosquitoes: Florida's troubles continue to mount


The Extinction Protocol
Thu, 07 Mar 2013 09:03 UTC
Mega-mosquitoes known as gallinippers could invade Central Florida this summer, as flood waters from tropical storms force the larvae to hatch this hurricane season. Entomologists at the University of Florida say the mosquitoes are 20 times the size of a typical mosquito, about the size of a quarter. They also pack a painful bite, according to UF entomologist Phil Kaufman. He calls the species "notoriously aggressive." The best way to protect against these super-sized mosquitoes is to wear bug spray with DEET and cover up as best as possible. Gallinippers were spotted last year in Florida after Tropical Storm Debbie doused the state, but scientists predict they'll make an appearance again this summer. According to Kaufman and his team one good thing about these mosquitoes is that they aren't known to carry any viruses that could be harmful to humans. - Click Orlando
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Super-sized: Scientist says mega-mosquitoes also known as gallinippers, left, could be common in central Florida this summer. They can be 20 times bigger than typical Asian tiger mosquitoes
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Windsock

Tornado hits Glascock, Georgia

Faye Ellison
The Augusta Chronicle
Wed, 06 Mar 2013 15:47 UTC
Baptist Church Glascock
© Parish Howard/ Morris News ServiceThe steeple of Magnolia Baptist Church in Glascock County points toward the damaged church this morning.
A Tuesday night tornado with wind speeds near 100 mph took the roof and steeple off a rural church, flattening nearby tombstones and downing trees.

No one was injured in the storm that struck about 7:30 p.m., but three residences were damaged and about 10 people displaced, authorities said.

Kent Frantz, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Atlanta, was at the site Wednesday and said the destruction path was about 150 yards wide and about three-quarters of a mile long.
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Snowflake

Washington DC shuts down ahead of winter snow storm


BBC News
Wed, 06 Mar 2013 15:40 UTC
midwest snow
© Getty ImagesAs much as 10in (25cm) of snow fell on Chicago on Tuesday
US government offices are closed as the East Coast braces for a blizzard that dumped heavy snow on Midwestern states in recent days.

Schools are shut and more than 1,500 flights cancelled at Washington DC and Baltimore airports, with up to a foot (30cm) of snowfall predicted.

Officials have warned of power cuts in the mid-Atlantic region between New England and the south-eastern states.

On Tuesday, Chicago saw heavy snowfall with about 10in reported in some areas.
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Bizarro Earth

Italy's Mount Etna volcano erupts again in dramatic fashion, lighting up the night sky


The Extinction Protocol
Wed, 06 Mar 2013 10:03 UTC
Mount Etna, Europe's highest active volcano sent plumes of ash and lava into the night sky on the island of Sicily. Italy's National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology has recently registered increased explosive activity by the volcano, Italy's Civil Protection agency said. There are several inhabited villages on the slopes of Mount Etna. Eruptions are not infrequent, and Italian airliners sometimes have to alter their routes to avoid flying through ash clouds. Tuesday's eruption did not cause any interruption to air traffic at the airport serving the nearby town of Catania, according to reports. -Telegraph

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Bug

Locust swarm of biblical proportions strikes Egypt, Israel before Passover

Alan Boyle
NBC News
Tue, 05 Mar 2013 14:30 UTC
Three weeks before Passover, a plague of locusts is swarming from Egypt to Israel, sparking fears among farmers in the region.

The timing of the insect invasion is eerie, because the Bible's Book of Exodus tells of 10 plagues that hit Egypt before Moses and the Jews were allowed to leave for the Promised Land. A plague of locusts was the eighth on the list - but Pharaoh didn't relent until the 10th plague, which killed off all of Egypt's firstborn sons. Every year at Passover, Jews commemorate how they were spared.

This time, even the Israelis are worried that the locusts are out to get them. "They may not have ruined Pharaoh, but they could ruin us," one farmer, Tzachi Rimon, told Israel's Channel 10 TV.

Comment: And to learn more about the Bible and true history of human kind, read Comets and the Horns of Moses by Laura Knight-Jadczyk

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Windsock

Powerful winds ground at least six ships near Panama Canal


India TV News
Tue, 05 Mar 2013 15:27 UTC
Panama storm ship
© Unknown
Powerful winds and waves caused by a cold front from North America on Monday grounded at least six ships on the Caribbean coast of Panama, officials said.

The ships include several massive cargo vessels stranded off the city of Colon, near the Caribbean side of the Panama Canal.

No injuries or environmental damage were immediately reported, although residents reported a smell of petroleum in the vicinity of a ship that appeared to have a ruptured hull.
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Snowflake

Furious snow storm descends on Chicago - 1000 flights canceled


The Extinction Protocol
Tue, 05 Mar 2013 11:12 UTC
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Mother Nature is apparently saving the best, or at least the biggest, for last. Chicago residents expected to find themselves in the midst of a storm that could wind up dumping as much as 10 inches of snow in the area before the end of Tuesday - the most since the 2011 blizzard and its more than 20 inches of snow. "This will be the biggest widespread storm of the winter," National Weather Service meteorologist Amy Seeley said. The forecast is for 8 to 10 inches throughout northeastern Illinois and northwest Indiana, a far cry from last March, which saw less than a half-inch of snow and was the warmest one on record in Illinois. Hardware stores in and around the city did brisk business Monday, selling salt and snow shovels at a time many usually turn their thoughts toward gardening and baseball.

"Everybody's got a little comment with every bag they're buying," said Mike McIntosh, who works at Dressel's Hardware in Oak Park just outside Chicago. Workers had started to stock the shelves with tools and supplies associated with spring and summer, only to find the shovels and salt they thought they'd hold for another year were still in demand. "Everybody's a bit surprised, but it's good for us, we've got a lot of this stuff to move," he said. On Monday, the system moved across the Dakotas and Minnesota, dropping up to a foot of snow in some areas and freezing rain in others. Some schools closed and officials warned motorists to stay off the roads.
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