18 MAY 2012 by ideonexus
Jupiter's Pattern in the Night Sky
Every 12 years Jupiter returns to the same position in the sky; every 370 days it disappears in the fire of the Sun in the evening to the west, 30 days later it reappears in the morning to the east...Folksonomies: astronomy
Folksonomies: astronomy
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notes4th Century BC observation from Gan De.
01 JAN 2010 by ideonexus
Signs of Global Warming in 1950
...the evidence that the top of the world is growing warmer is to be found on every hand. The recession of the northern glaciers is going on at such a rate that many smaller ones have already disappeared. If the present rate of melting continues others will soon follow them.
...The glaciologist Hans Ahlmann reports that most Norwegian glaciers 'are living only on their own mass without receiving any annual fresh supply of snow'; that in the Alps there has been a general retreat and shrinkage ...Folksonomies: global warming
Folksonomies: global warming
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notesScientists knew the planet was undergoing a dramatic climate change, but thought it was a natural swing. The idea that it was anthropogenic was not considered.
