Tropical Storm Gordon is quickly heading west-northwest at 17 mph with sustained 65 mph winds toward a landfall tonight along the northern Gulf Coast as a Category 1 hurricane.
Even though the passage is only feasible for three months of the year, global warming is making it increasingly viable for major shipping companies. Up to August 24th of this year, 9.95 million tons of goods went through ports in the region, an 81% increase on last year's 5.5 million...
...the country is expected to be a net oil exporter for every year until 2024, when oil production is forecast to exceed consumption due to expected start-up of new developments...
Scientists believe that Earth could experience a “big freeze” as the sun goes through what’s known as “solar minimum.” During this time, sunspots are minimal and the globe could be in for a wicked cold snap.
The stunning image from NASA shows aerosols around the world including those originating from volcanoes, desert dust, cloud cover, sea-salt – and of course, smoke.
“Polluted air can cause everyone to reduce their level of education... the effect is worse for the elderly, especially those over 64, and for men, and for those with low education... it may be many years of education."
Despite calls for CA Gov. Jerry Brown to stop issuing oil and natural gas leases (and even shutter all fossil fuel production), the state, ranked as one of the “greenest” in the country, would still use lots of oil, it would just come from other countries...
"While the Global Warming fanatics are out in force saying 'see' the heat in Europe is caused by humans driving their cars around, they continue to ignore history...The extreme heat in Europe this year is part of a cycle."
Strong magnetic fields in the CME’s wake have cracked into Earth’s magnetosphere, allowing solar wind to enter. So far auroras have been sighted in Scandinavia, Canada, and northern-tier US states such as Michigan and New York.
