Archive for the global warming Category

SCIENTISTS AND CIA PARTNER TO MONITOR GLOBAL WARMING

Posted on May 9, 2010 by

The CIA has revived a program which teams up the agency and scientists for the study of climate change. Through the program, scientists get access classified images of the polar ice caps, as well as the chance to pick the targets of off-duty spy satellites. The program, which began under former President Clinton but was […]

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Are Volcanos Now Triggered by Global Warming?

Posted on April 15, 2010 by

Iceland-volcano-eruption-volcanic-activity-in-the-land-of-fire-and-iceA vast cloud of volcanic ash is sweeping across northern Europe causing hundreds of flights to be cancceled due to rock and glass from the Icelandic Eyjafjallajokull glacier volcano. Scientists point out that the thinning of ice over volcanic areas will criminsh the weight of the crust causing more eruptions. These shifting of stresses could […]

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Global warming may unleash hidden viruses

Posted on January 3, 2010 by

As global warming melts the world’s ice sheets, scientists are finding viruses hidden for thousands of years, for which humans have no resistance. One group, studying ice-core sections found pathogens that survived in ice for over 140,000 years, its protein overcoat allowing it to live even in extreme cold. Another team of researchers at the […]

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Isaac Asimov on Threats to Society

Posted on December 26, 2009 by

Isaac Asimov, brilliant scientist and writer speaks about threats to humanity, including global warming in an interview, posted here at this writing.

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Organizations Focused On The Future of the World

Posted on December 4, 2009 by

Association of Professional Futurists – A community of professional futurists committed to leadership and excellence in the futures field. The Calousian Association – A membership organization of those wanting to help the humanity in reaching Calousia, the humanity’s state of high-capacity existence. The Centre for Future Studies – Futures think tank focused on future trends […]

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CHEAPER SIMPLER BIODEGRADABLE PLASTIC WITH NO FOSSIL FUELS

Posted on December 4, 2009 by

Researchers have now developed a new form of plastic from corn-starch which is 100% biodegradable in less than 60 days and is already being used for compost bags, food packaging, displosable tableware and in biomedicine for sutures, stents, dialysis and drug delivery devices. In addition, researchers have now succeeded in making the new plastic less […]

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LARGEST HYDRO ELECTRIC WAVE DEVICE LAUNCHED

Posted on December 1, 2009 by

The world’s largest working hydro-electric wave energy device was launched in Scotland this week. Known as Oyster, it is stationed near Stromness and produces significant quantities of electricity. The prototype is one of several being purchased and installed around the world.

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STEPHEN KING’S NEWEST SCI-FI BOOK UNDER THE DOME

Posted on November 22, 2009 by

Stephen King’s latest work UNDER THE DOME, soon to be a television mini series, is about a Maine Village suddenly sealed off by an invisible force field. The people inside the field are cut off and time is running out, as they have limited resources–a metaphor on our planet, according to the author. The story […]

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SUDDEN FREEZING NORTHERN HEMISPHERE 12,800 YRS.AGO

Posted on November 16, 2009 by

Scientists have found definitive evidence that the northern hemisphere of the earth was put into a speedy deep freeze 12,800 years ago, over a period of just months, resulting from a sudden slowdown of the gulf stream. This allowed ice to spread hundreds of miles southward from the arctic. Previous research suggested that the change […]

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