Monthly Archives: December 2010

Measurement of Magnetic Field in Earth’s Core

Posted on December 20, 2010 by Rashid Faridi

A University of California, Berkeley, geophysicist has made the first-ever measurement of the strength of the magnetic field inside Earth’s core, 1,800 miles underground.The magnetic field strength is 25 Gauss, or 50 times stronger than the magnetic field at the … Continue reading →

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Barometric Pressure and Why it Matters

Posted on December 18, 2010 by Rashid Faridi

Guest Post by Joy Paley. You hear about barometric pressure quite often actually, but unless you have a good memory of your junior high science classes, you might not have a clue what it means. Turn on the Weather Channel for … Continue reading →

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NASA releases global warming map

Posted on December 17, 2010 by Rashid Faridi

NASA has released a new analysis of temperature change. 2000-2009   1970-1979 The map shows temperature anomalies for 2000-2009 and 1970-1979 relative to a 1951-1980 baseline. To conduct the analysis, NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) uses “publicly available … Continue reading →

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Map information park in China

Posted on December 15, 2010 by Rashid Faridi

China has invested 15 billion yuan ($2.25 billion) to build the first national-level Geographic Information Industrial Park, which covers a total area of about 66.7 hectares.The venture will further develop the geographic information industry in the country, said government officials. … Continue reading →

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