Over the span of less than an hour, strong earthquakes rattled three different parts of the globe today. Cuba, New Zealand and Japan all saw the strong temblors strike near them. The first of the three quakes struck…
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Al Gore streams "24 Hours of Reality" video about climate change
Former vice president Al Gore's latest effort to increase awareness about the purported threat of manmade climate change takes to the Internet airwaves today. The online presentation being broadcast on Ustream promises "24 Hours of…
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Nobel Prize winner resigns from scientific group over its global warming claims
Nobel laureate Dr. Ivar Giaever has resigned as a Fellow from the American Physical Society (APS) over the organization’s claim that the evidence of manmade climate change is ‘incontrovertible.’ The resignation marks the latest…
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Explosion of Minnesota’s largest fire in nearly 100 years seen by NASA satellite
What had been a relatively benign wildfire burning in Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness virtually exploded on Monday. NASA satellites captured the Pagami Creek Fire as it made a 16-mile run in a single…
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Texas wildfire kills mother, child; 300 homes destroyed in fierce blazes
Strong winds from the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee pushed fierce wildfires near Austin, Texas and prompted the evacuation of thousands. The fast moving fires exploded on Sunday destroying 300 homes and killing a woman and her child. …
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Typhoon Talas dumps on disaster weary Japan; 34 dead, dozens missing
Disaster weary Japan suffered another blow with the arrival of Typhoon Talas. The storm, now downgraded to a tropical storm, claimed the lives of at least 34 people making it the deadliest storm to hit the nation since 2004…
Denver’s September weather preview: Sunny days, cool nights highlight month
Following on a record-setting August, most in Denver are looking forward to the cooler weather that September typically brings. Daytime temperatures start to fall during the month and evenings become much cooler.Sunshine is predominant though as…
Powerful 7.1 magnitude quake rocks Aleutian Islands; tsunami warning issued
A powerful earthquake struck Aleutian Islands this morning prompting a Tsunami Warning for parts of Alaska’s coastline. Update, 8:00am EDT: From the WCATWC – the Tsunami Warning has been cancelled: “NO destructive tsunami has been…
Denver sets 10 hot temp records; August 2011 goes into books as hottest ever
There was little doubt that the past month was a hot one as anyone who went outside could attest to. With August 2011 having come to a close, the empirical evidence bears out what everyone felt as the Mile…
NCAR scientists hedge their bets: Arctic sea ice may shrink or it may grow
Global warming was the catchphrase until the Earth stopped warming for the past decade so the more generic phrase climate change became the term to use. Shrinking Arctic sea ice was also said to be a certainty but a…
