Monthly Archives: July 2008

Volcanoes and Global Cooling

Posted on July 10, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

Volcanic eruptions are thought to be responsible for the global cooling that has been observed for a few years after a major eruption. The amount and global extent of the cooling depend on the force of the eruption and, possibly, … Continue reading →

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Aerosols and Climate Change

Posted on July 9, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

For the past decade, we have been hearing about how rising levels of greenhouse gases – mainly carbon dioxide, but also methane, nitrous oxide, and the chlorofluorocarbons – will lead to global warming. Atmospheric physicists now recognise a new and … Continue reading →

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Photographs of Himachal Pradesh, India

Posted on July 8, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

more photographs

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Global Warming Helps Oil Industry Find More Oil :50 Billion Barrel Bonanza in Greenland

Posted on July 7, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

While Al Gore scared the crap out of us with tales of Greenland’s prodigious ice sheet falling into the sea, turns out the news isn’t all bad if you are in the oil business. According to The Age, Greenland’s oil … Continue reading →

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