By Valerie Mitchell Do you ever feel frightened and confused about global warming? Well I do. So I did a little research to see if I could better understand the science behind all of this. What I discovered is that you can find information to make your opinion seem valid no matter what side you […]
The cost of NOT collecting historic weather data
November 20, 2009
By Gerald Hawkins The raging waters of Mother Nature can render our world helpless, leaving homes destroyed, families ruptured, and the environment damaged. A flood can ruin an entire region in a matter of minutes. China, Istanbul, and the Philippines have recently lost huge numbers of lives to flooding. How could historical weather data make […]
Why the polar ice caps are melting faster
November 14, 2009
By Anita Dotson The area at the poles is melting faster than the global average. The Arctic is warming twice as fast and the Antarctic Peninsula is warming five times faster than the rest of the planet. The temperature in the air above the Antarctic continent has increased three times faster than the rest of […]