Scientists Warn of a World Forced into Vegetarianism
Leading water scientists have issued one of the sternest warnings yet about global food supplies, saying that the world's population may have to switch almost completely to a vegetarian diet over the next 40 years to avoid catastrophic shortages. Humans derive about 20 percent of their protein from animal-based products now, but this may need to d… Read More
Report: Lack of Sunspots Trigger Frigid Winters in Europe
A new report published in Geophysical Research Letters shows the link between the 11-year sunspot cycle and colder winter. It’s well known that the Sun varies slightly in brightness every 11 years, and while those changes pale beside the effect of human-generated greenhouse gases, they’re enough to trigger unusually cold winters in Central Europe.… Read More
Isaac Will Lessen Drought, but Only in Some Places
The U.S. Drought Monitor released on Thursday was different from most such reports, in that it was essentially out of date before it was published. As always, the monitor was based on dryness readings as of 7 A.M. the previous Tuesday, and it’s unusual for conditions to change drastically in such a short time. In fact, the newest drought map showed… Read More
Isaac Weakens, But the Danger is Far From Over
Tropical Storm Isaac stayed at hurricane strength for only about a day, and it was only a middleweight Category 1 hurricane at that, with sustained winds that only reached 80 mph or so; by Thursday morning, those winds had dropped to 45 mph as the eye lumbered at a leisurely 8 mph on a north by northwesterly path through central Louisiana. By … Read More
Scientists Suggest ‘Cloud Brightening’ To Halt Hurricanes
As Tropical Storm Isaac batters southeastern Louisiana and nearby coastal areas with surging seas, howling winds, and torrential rainfall, it’s nearly impossible to imagine that humans could have done anything to stop such powerful force of nature. Nearly impossible, but not quite. A team of atmospheric scientists, writing in the journal Atmosphe… Read More
Isaac Upgraded to a Hurricane, Slams Into Louisiana
Shortly after noon on Tuesday, the Weather Channel reported that Isaac had been upgraded from a tropical storm to a Category 1 hurricane, with sustained winds above 74 mph, hours before its expected landfall in southeastern Louisiana Tuesday night.… Read More
Top 10 Videos of Recent Major Hurricanes to Hit the U.S.
It’s been 20 years since Hurricane Andrew struck the coast of Florida as a Category 4 storm and made history as America’s most expensive natural disaster “ a record that held until Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Here’s a look at 10 recent major hurricanes (storms of at least Category 3 intensity) to make landfall in the U.S. Hurricane Irene from 2011 … Read More
Hurricane Tracks: 10 Recent Major Storms to Hit the U.S.
It’s been 20 years since Hurricane Andrew struck the coast of Florida as a Category 5 storm and made history as America’s most expensive natural disaster “ a record that held until Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Here’s a look at 10 recent major hurricanes (storms of at least Category 3 intensity) to make landfall in the U.S. Hurricane Irene from 2011 i… Read More
