Daily Archives: September 2, 2010

The blink comparator above shows the changes in the ice in the Beaufort Sea between August 15 and August 18, 2010. You can see several things happening. The ice is being blown to the north (right) by the wind. A … Continue reading →

http://tackytouristphotos.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Tacky-Tourist-Costume.jpg When traveling around the UK, one thing that really stands out is the disparity between the city and the country. People in London tend to be much healthier looking (except for the American tourists.) Out in the country, people … Continue reading →

Guardian Photo Chelsea 2 – Stoke City 0 Chelsea 6 – Wigan 0 Chelsea 6 – West Brom 0

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/aug/30/manchester-united-west-ham-united-premier-league After 150 scoreless days, Wayne Rooney finally got his goal. Of course it took a bad call by the referee and a penalty kick to avoid six scoreless months. At £90,000 a week, that works out to £1,928,571 per … Continue reading →

http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/politics/Boxer-Fiorina-Trade-Barbs-in-First-Debate-102059363.html One of many big differences between the two candidates is their position on state Proposition 23. The measure on the November ballot would suspend Assembly Bill 32, also known as the Global Warming Solutions Act, which was signed by … Continue reading →

Gotta love how these folks think ….. Lomborg’s forthcoming book, Smart Solutions to Climate Change, declares that global warming is “undoubtedly one of the chief concerns facing the world today.” He examines eight methods to reduce or stop it, including … Continue reading →

http://publicpolicypolling.blogspot.com/2010/08/previewing-ohio.html TUESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2010 Previewing Ohio We’ll start rolling out our Ohio poll results tomorrow but there’s one finding on the poll that pretty much sums it up: by a 50-42 margin voters there say they’d rather have George … Continue reading →

From Wikipedia : Hurricane Able (1950) Category 4 hurricane (SSHS) Duration    August 12 – August 22 (1950) Intensity    140 mph (220 km/h) (1-min), 953 mbar (hPa) The beginning of season was very inactive until the middle of August, when a tropical wave spawned a tropical storm … Continue reading →

http://psc.apl.washington.edu/northpole/webphotos/noaa2.jpg At least there is still sunlight. For a few more days. http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/EnergyBalance/page3.php Once the sun sets, those nice satellite photos aren’t going to be available any more. So enjoy them while you can.

Censorship so far today : My post below is gone  from Romm’s site. I wonder what he didn’t like? A clear violation of the TOU – LOL Steven Goddard says: Your comment is awaiting moderation. September 1, 2010 at 10:55 … Continue reading →