Daily Archives: June 7, 2013

Stalagmites Keep Record of Abrupt Climate Events Over 100,000 Years(link)

Posted on June 7, 2013 by Rashid Faridi

A new set of long-term climate records based on cave stalagmites collected from tropical Borneo shows that the western tropical Pacific responded very differently than other regions of the globe to abrupt climate change events. The 100,000-year climate record adds … Continue reading →

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Bath University uses bacteria for self-healing concrete

Posted on June 7, 2013 by Rashid Faridi
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Ethiopia sees 10 pct GDP growth in 2012/13, above IMF forecast

Posted on June 7, 2013 by Rashid Faridi

Originally posted on ECO-opia:
By Aaron Maasho ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Improved agricultural output will accelerate Ethiopia‘s economic growth to 10 percent this fiscal year, a government minister said on Thursday, giving a much higher forecast than the IMF. Agriculture…

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Pangaea with today’s boundaries

Posted on June 7, 2013 by Rashid Faridi

Originally posted on Progressive Geographies:
Click on image for larger sizes. I can imagine this as the beginning of an interesting class discussion. Thanks to Antoine Bousquet for the link.

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