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Evacuating Paradise

Posted on 2012/03/09 by Sam

As reported in several news sources today, the island nation of Kiribati in the central Pacific is considering relocating its entire population elsewhere because of rising sea levels. President Anote Tong is in talks with Fiji to purchase land that … Continue reading →

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Thank You, Stephen Schneider

Posted on 2010/07/21 by Sam

Sad news yesterday. Stephen Schneider, a leading climatologist from Stanford University, passed away at age 65, apparently of a heart attack. He was on an airplane, flying from Sweden to London on his way back from a scientific meeting. I … Continue reading →

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Ten Ton Trawler Capsized by Cnidarians

Posted on 2009/11/06 by Sam

Remember that post a while back with the picture of the gigantic Neopilema nomurai jellyfish? They are gigantic creatures, appearing sporadically but with increasing frequency and in immense numbers off the east coast of Japan. And it appears that a … Continue reading →

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