Tag Archives: CLIMATE

Plate Tectonics Cannot Explain Early Earth:Study

Posted on June 4, 2012 by Rashid Faridi

 The current theory of continental drift provides a good model for understanding terrestrial processes through history. However, while plate tectonics is able to successfully shed light on processes up to 3 billion years ago, the theory isn’t sufficient in explaining … Continue reading →

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We are On Collision With Andromeda Galaxy

Posted on June 3, 2012 by Rashid Faridi

NASA astronomers can now predict with certainty the next major cosmic event to affect our galaxy, Sun, and solar system: the titanic collision of our Milky Way galaxy with the neighboring Andromeda galaxy.The Milky Way is destined to change drastically … Continue reading →

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Reassuring News:Greenland’s Ice Melting Not As Fast As Expected

Posted on May 5, 2012 by Rashid Faridi

A new study has some reassuring news. Greenland’s glaciers hold  water to raise sea level by 20 feet, and they are melting as the planet warms, so there’s a lot to worry. A few years ago, the Jakobshavn glacier in … Continue reading →

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Coldest Antarctic Water AT Ocean Bottom Decreasing for Decades

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Rashid Faridi

Researchers have found a large reduction in the amount of the coldest deep ocean water, called Antarctic Bottom Water, all around the Southern Ocean using data collected from 1980 to 2011. These findings, in a study now online, will likely … Continue reading →

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