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Increased Methane Venting
Fuel tankers reporting increased methane venting from sea beds. www.waynemadsenreport.com

Global Warming: Bulletins from a Warmer World
National Geographic Magazine, September 2004



Current local times around the world

ESA Portal - European Space Agency

The National Academies: Advisers to the Nation on Science, Engineering, and Medicine

UNESCO World Heritage Centre - Home

Environment Links
BBC NEWS | Science/Nature

Discover the Living Planet :: Part of the Discover the World Group

LiveScience.com
LiveScience.com explains the latest research on the planet, from human biology to the animal world and the forces of Nature.

Now the Pentagon tells Bush: climate change will destroy us
· Secret report warns of rioting and nuclear war
· Britain will be 'Siberian' in less than 20 years
· Threat to the world is greater than terrorism
Mark Townsend and Paul Harris in New York
Sunday February 22, 2004, The Observer

Friends of the Earth
Friends of the Earth is the U.S. voice of an influential, international network of grassroots groups in 70 countries. Friends of the Earth has for decades been at the forefront of high-profile efforts to create a more healthy, just world.

Global Issues
Global Issues That Affect Everyone

LiveScience.com
LiveScience.com explains the latest research on the planet, from human biology to the animal world and the forces of Nature.

TerraDaily.com - Your Portal To Earth
TerraDaily.Com brings you daily news about Earth and what makes the Terra firm and the Terra infirm.

Nature Publishing Group
Earth science articles, jobs and information: earth sciences @ nature.com. Materials update, nature jobs, nature science update and more. Visit today for the full picture on what's going on in Earth Sciences.

Our Environment

Eco Travel Tourism

Eco Travel Links

Alternative Energies
Resources for National Policy Changes
From The Party's Over by Richard Heinberg
Ron Swenson's comprehensive web site on renewable energies
EcoTopia A design strategy for the new millennium

News on Renewable Energies
Please learn more about current and threatening environmental hazards and work for a cleaner, healthier Earth.

Aquafiers - Water Projects
Libya Watering the Desert
In North Africa, Libya has lived largely in isolation since the imposition of a United Nations embargo in 1992. But the country has not been standing still. A major water diversion project has been taking water from deep under the desert and delivering it to major cities and agricultural areas.

GMR (GREAT MAN-MADE RIVER PROJECT) WATER SUPPLY PROJECT, LIBYA
The purpose of the extensive Great Man-made River construction project is to convey the abundant underground water of the south eastern and south western desert area in Libya to the coastal area of the Mediterranean. The project will provide drinking water and water for agriculture and industries to the Mediterranean and areas along the waterway.

Atolls
Air Marshall Islands
- Flights to Islands and Atolls in the Pacific

EO Study: Amazing Atolls of the Maldives

Calderas
Caldera View Hotels in Santorini
Greece. Santorini hotels on the lip of caldera- Santorini Caldera

Calderas and Caldera Formation. USGS.

USGS Photo Glossary: caldera
Illustrates and describes the volcano-related term "caldera.

Climate Change Links and News
Special report: Climate Change
Guardian Unlimited - Special Reports
1997 and 2002 El Ninos raised sea temps enough to cause the most massive, fatal, worldwide episodes - coral bleaching ever recorded. Islets of Funafuti Attol - reefs - coral islands. Nine coral atolls, South Pacific Nation of Tuvalu. Islands disappearing. Sea is rising.

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

Climate Change | U.S. EPA

Abrupt Climate Change Paleo Perspective Homepage
The National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) is the world's largest active archive of weather data. NCDC produces numerous climate publications and responds to data requests from all over the world.

General information sites on climate change
These contain an abundance of information and further connections on this deep and complex subject.

WorldWatch.org Climate Change

Global Climate Change Links

Coastlines
Rising sea levels, tides and global warming View photos documenting coastlines. Rising sea levels, higher tides and warming winds reduce wildlife foraging areas, affect annual bird flight patterns, washes away beachfront sand (Miami), drives sea water into the Everglades. Photograph documentation of these effects.

Dams
International Rivers Network
International Rivers Network leads the campaign in defense of free flowing rivers throughout the world. They are pro-active and are deeply involved with the human rights and environmental issues surrounding the construction of large dams. Their work has directly led to changes in the World Bank and IMF policies regarding funding for large dam projects around the world.

Three Gorges Dam, Probe International
Three Gorges Probe - Three Gorges Dam news service - Sanxia news

Deserts
UNCCD - United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification

The Great 'Gobi' Desert of Legendary Mongolia
The Mongolian Gobi, a vast zone of desert and semi-desert occupying almost 30% of our country's vast territory, is a well-renowned place. Also: Our History & Our Land.

Deserts of the World
World's Largest Deserts.

Principal Deserts of the World

USGS: Science for a Changing World
Deserts: Geology and Resources

The Atacama Desert
Rain is almost unheard of in the Atacama, the world's driest desert. See more at URL worldsurface.com - sustainable tourism for backpackers and independent travellers

Deserts and volcanoes
Mountaineering in Chile 1994 - trip report (with images) about mountains near San Pedro de Atacama, an attempt at Ojos del Salado, and Cajon de Maipo and the volcanoes Llaima and Osorno.

Earth Grids
Grid Lines, Hartmann Net or Hartmann Lines, Ley Lines, Energy Paths, Vortexes ....
Earth's Energy Grids

About Grids

The Buckingham Palace Ley Line
The alignment of the Mall on Buckingham Palace, and the impressive list of places it passes through.

Vortexes
9 places in the world where there is a vortex, a door to another world. www.libralion.com/milkyway.htm

www.google.com
Please try www.google.com for more on Earth's Energy Lines & Grids. I would really like more information on Grid Lines, Hartmann Net or Hartmann Lines, Ley Lines, Energy Paths, Vortexes .... Please email me info@dataoptions.com

Earthquakes and Tsunamis
Sunday 26 December 2004: at 0100 GMT, an 8.9 magnitude earthquake occurs on the seafloor near Aceh in northern Indonesia. This earthquake generated a huge tsunami wave, hitting the coasts of Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Myanmar, India, Sri Lanka, Maldives and even Somalia.

2004 Indian Ocean earthquake - Tsunami - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The ITSU Web Site
International Coordination Group for the Tsunami Warning System in the Pacific (ICG/ITSU)

National Earthquake Information Center
The mission of the National Earthquake Information Center (NEIC) is to rapidly determine location and size of all destructive earthquakes worldwide and to immediately disseminate this information to concerned national and international agencies, scientists, and the general public.

USGS (U.S. Geological Survey) Home Page
Federal source for science about the Earth, its natural and living resources, natural hazards, and the environment.

Earthquakes and Plate Tectonics
Earthquake Lists. About.com's Geology site offers a plethora of fantastic resources about earthquakes, neatly organized for your browsing pleasure.

Quake: Latest Quake Info

Earth and Space Sciences (Geology and Geophysics) at UW

Environment
Our Environment - Our Earth

Geothermal Pools
Geysers, hot springs, mud pots, and fumaroles...
Hot Springs Enthusiast
International Hot Springs - Links

Yellowstone geothermal resources

Glaciers
Glaciers Melting Worldwide, Study Finds
This is a news story brought to you by nationalgeographic.com and the National Geographic Society.

Kazakhstan's glaciers 'melting fast'

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature

Glacier links for kids - from Athropolis
Great Website - not just for kids! Great pictures, lots of information and links about glaciers.

News from the Artic
News about cold and icy places and things!

Arctic Map and Weather!

An Ice Hotel in Sweden

Global Warming
Global Warming: Bulletins from a Warmer World
National Geographic Magazine, September 2004

Global Warming: Undo It
A project of Environmental Defense, is a national campaign to ramp up the fight against global warming, the most critical environmental issue we face. Get the facts, help undo it, and spread the word.

World View of Global Warming
Global warming, photography, pictures, photos, climate change, science, weather, arctic, Antarctica, climate zones, glacier, arctic warming, Antarctic warming, documentation, impacts, effects of climate change, paleoclimate, mountain glaciers, coral reefs, tide pools, phenology, sea level...

Hurricanes
National Hurricane Center
National Hurricane Center / Tropical Prediction Center

Ice - Sheets - Ice Shelves - Icefields - Ice Streams - Sea Ice
Iceberg Collision Forces Redraw of Antarctic Maps
By Robert Roy Britt, LiveScience Senior Writer
posted: 18 April 2005, 10:52 am ET

Collapsing Ice Shelves
It took less than a month for a massive ice shelf to break up off the coast of Antarctica. Five hundred billion tons of ice sheet has now become billions of tons of icebergs.

The Icefields Parkway - Banff and Jasper National Parks
An on-the-road view of the world famous Icefields Parkway in Banff and Jasper National Parks in the heart of the Canadian Rockies. Beginning in Lake Louise and ending in Jasper, the tour includes stops at the Columbia Icefields, Peyto Lake and Athabasca Falls, and introduces you to the wildlife that is often seen along the roadside.

www.antarctica.ac.uk
British Antartic Survey
Ice - Sheets - Ice Shelves - Ice Streams - Sea Ice

Postcards from the Arctic
As part of an ongoing look at big climate shifts in the Arctic and what they may portend for the rest of the globe, Andrew C. Revkin heads north for the third time in two years to chronicle the shifts on Greenland and researchers' efforts to understand them. Periodically, dispatches from his trip will be posted below.

Photos of ice & snow in Greenland
Images of icebergs and of the Greenland ice cap, presented by the tourist board of Greenland.

2002 - Larson B Ice Shelf in Antarctica broke off where it had been firmly cemented for 12,000 years.

12 cubic miles of fresh water is added to world's oceans each year .....

Ice Caps Melt - Oceans Rise

Islands
www.galapagos-islands.net
GALAPAGOS ISLANDS - ECUADOR
Detailed information about each island that makes up the Achipelego as well as history on how they were discovered and their development.

Islets of Funafuti Attol - reefs - coral islands. Nine coral atolls, South Pacific Nation of Tuvalu. Islands disappearing. Sea is rising.

Junk Science
What is Junk Science?
"Junk science" is the use of faulty data and/or analysis to further a special agenda.

Lovearth.net - Connect Through 1000+ Eco Humane Political Spiritual Websites
The Omega Point For Homo Sapiens Will Occur When The 10% Virgin Rainforest Area 50% Rainforest Species Safeguard Threshold Providence Is Broken In 2014

Lakes
World's Twenty Largest Lakes

Nature web focus: global water crisis

www.USLakes.com Your On-Line Guide To All of the U.S. Lakes

Longitude Latitudes Worldwide
Map of latitude longitude lines absolute relative locations explanations

Mining
InfoMine - Your Mining Information Source
InfoMine provides comprehensive information on mining, the mining industry, mining technology and mineral exploration. InfoMine categories include mining news, mining jobs, mining equipment, mineral commodities, and professional development.

Mountains
America's Roof Guide to the Highest Points
Maps, Trip Reports, Theatre, VRML for the highest mountains in the United States and the world.

Peakware - Highest Peaks Page
This page is for anyone who asks questions like "What are the highest peaks in...?" or "Where does Mount ... rank in elevation?"

Mystic Places
World Mysteries - Mystic Places
World-Mysteries.com is a non-profit organization. Explore with us lost civilizations, ancient ruins, sacred writings, unexplained artifacts, and science mysteries. Introduced are alternative theories, subject experts, books, and resources on the Internet.

Nuclear
World Nuclear Association
World Nuclear Association | Nuclear Portal

Oceans and Waterways
Increased Methane Venting
Fuel tankers reporting increased methane venting from sea beds. www.waynemadsenreport.com

A Chilling Possibility
March 5, 2004: Global warming could plunge North America and Western Europe into a deep freeze, possibly within only a few decades. By disturbing a massive ocean current, melting Arctic sea ice might trigger colder weather in Europe and North America.

Greenpeace UK oceans campaign
Defending the world's oceans and the life that depends upon them

Oceana
- Building an international movement to save the world's oceans.
Oceana is a non-profit international advocacy organization dedicated to restoring and protecting the world's oceans through policy advocacy, science, law and public education. Founded in 2001, Oceana's constituency includes members and activists from more than 150 countries and territories who are committed to saving the world’s marine environment.

The World's Deepest Lakes
National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior

Methane
.... methane - under sea venting ....
Increased Methane Venting
Fuel tankers reporting increased methane venting from sea beds. www.waynemadsenreport.com

OIL
My Grandfather rode a camel. My father drove a car. My son flies a jet airplane. His son will ride a camel.
Saudi saying.

The Party's Over
Oil, War and the Fate of Industrial Societies
by Richard Heinberg
The Party's Over deals head on with the imminent decline of cheap oil.
New Society Publishers Published in 2003.

Oil production will peak globally in 2006.
U.S. peaked in 1970.

The Associated Press - Washington in Depth
The top 100 oil and gas lease holders on federal lands by acres leased, as of March 2004, according to the Bureau of Land Management:

Oil and Gas Leases
Millions of acres of federal lands leased to companies for oil and gas development are not producing. See how many acres are idle by clicking on the brown states below: (Map)

Strait of Hormuz
The Strait of Hormuz, the entrance to the Persian Gulf from the Indian Ocean, has been a strategic focus in world affairs for thousands of years. In the last few decades some 25% of the worlds oil production has passed through it. This web site is about the islands and the coastal regions on either side of the strait.

OPEC
OPEC is an international Organization of eleven developing countries which are heavily reliant on oil revenues as their main source of income. Membership is open to any country which is a substantial net exporter of oil and which shares the ideals of the Organization. The current Members are Algeria, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Venezuela.

Oil and Gas: Companies: Exploration and Production
Saudi Crude Oil Informations and Trading Center, aramco, oil, Crude oil , Diesel Oil, Jet Fuel, D2, JP1, JP2, refineries, mandates, buyers, import, export.

Oil Firms in West Africa
The Thirst for Oil United States Eyes West African Crude

Alexander's Gas & Oil Connections - Oil firms flow to West Africa

Halliburton
Founded in 1919, Halliburton is one of the world's largest providers of products and services to the oil and gas industries.

ConocoPhillips Worldwide Locations
ConocoPhillips is a global competitor with operations on nearly every continent.

Why we should pay more for gas
Show true cost of fossil fuel at pump to encourage conservation.
William E. Rees, Prairie Writers Circle
05.21.04

World Oil Transit Chokepoints
The following presents information on major world oil transit centers. Over 35 million barrels per day (bbl/d) pass through the relatively narrow shipping lanes and pipelines discussed below. These routes are known as chokepoints due to their potential for closure. Disruption of oil flows through any of these export routes could have a significant impact on world oil prices.

Piracy on the Oceans
Weekly Piracy Report
IMB Piracy Reporting Centre
A summary of the daily reports broadcast by the IMB's Piracy Reporting Centre to ships in Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean Regions on the SafetyNET service of Inmarsat-C. Recently reported incidents.

* The Malacca Straits, on the East side of the Indian Ocean, a five-hundred mile passage is the commercial umbilical between Europe, the Middle East, and the Indian subcontinent to Asia and the Pacific. A third of world commerce passes down these narrow shipping lanes. They are some of the most pirated waters in the world.

Rain Forests
Rainforest Action Network

World Rainforest Information Portal - Amazon, South America, Asia, Africa - Rain forest web.org
Your gateway to rainforest information and resources. Info and news about rain forest protection, destruction and how to help.

Rain Forests Links

Global Travel: Belize Travel Specialists: Adventures in Paradise
Fabulous eco-adventure tours to Belize. Combine the emerald mystique of the rainforests, the mystery of lost Mayan temples and the crystal-clear waters of the Caribbean!

Of Great Interest:
Lake Nyos Cameroon (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
Lake Nyos is located in western Cameroon, adjacent to Nigeria, in the elbow region of west Africa. At 9:30 p.m. on August 12, 1986, a cloudy mixture of carbon dioxide (CO2) and water droplets rose violently from Lake Nyos, Cameroon. As the lethal mist swept down adjacent valleys, it killed over 1700 people, thousands of cattle, and many more birds and animals. Local villagers attributed the catastrophe to the wrath of a spirit woman of local folklore who inhabits the lakes and rivers. Scientists, on the other hand, were initially puzzled by the root cause, and by the abrupt onset, of this mysterious and tragic event.

After reading My Invented Country, A Nostalgic Journey Through Chile by Isabel Allende, I have become very interested in Chile. So much history and so many geographical wonders. Chile, places of interest: Chuquicamata, Antofagasta, Atacama Desert, Valley of Elqui, Valparaiso, Santiago, Puerto Montt, Islas Juan Fernandez, Chiloe Islands, and Punta Arenas!

Suggested Reading:
Dangerous Waters
Modern Piracy and Terror on the High Seas
A journalist and professional seaman takes us on a gripping voyage onto the world’s oceans and into the little-known world of pirates and maritime terrorism.
John S. Burnett
www.penguinputnam.com

International Ports
World Ports

United States Ports

Asia Ports

Duluth Shipping News

RIVERS

International Rivers Network
International Rivers Network leads the campaign in defense of free flowing rivers throughout the world. They are pro-active and are deeply involved with the human rights and environmental issues surrounding the construction of large dams. Their work has directly led to changes in the World Bank and IMF policies regarding funding for large dam projects around the world.

Futa Friends
Futa Friends is spearheading the fight in defense of Chile’s Futalefu River. This strong international coalition of organizations and activists has been formed to oppose the damming of the Futalefu. The dams would forever alter this unique ecosystem and destroy the home of the people that live there.

Rising Sea Levels
Rising sea levels, tides and global warming
Rising sea levels, higher tides and warming winds reduce wildlife foraging areas, affect annual bird flight patterns, washes away beachfront sand (Miami), drives sea water into the Everglades. Photograph documentation of these effects.

Sacred Places
New Age Travel - Guide to sacred sites and places of power of Mother Earth
Information and Referral Site for Transformational and Experiential Travel to Sacred Sites and Ancient Power Centers. www.newagetravel.com

Sacred Earth

Spiritual Retreats

Solar
Solar Today
Today's Energy for a Cleaner Environment
Published by the American Solar Energy Society. Untied States Section of the International Solar Energy Society.

Space
Space Weather Sun Earth Moon
Web Links, Information, Photos of space and views from space of our beautiful Earth.

Straits
Category:Straits - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Straits and Channels worldwide.

Subduction Zones
Earthquake Processes: Cascadia Subduction Zone
The eastward-moving Juan de Fuca tectonic plate meets the westward moving North American plate at the Cascadia Subduction Zone off the west coast of Canada and the U.S.A. Periodic giant megathrust earthquakes exemplify a catastrophic sliding of the Juan de Fuca plate beneath the North American plate (approximately once every 500 years). . .

Volcanoes
Volcano World
The Premier Source of Volcano Info on the Web. http://volcano.und.edu/

Patagonia Hot Springs Spa - Chile and Argentina
Patagonia has a great deal of geographical faults with remarkable geothermal and volcanic acitivity. These features explain the existence of various sources with hot spring waters. The diversity existing in this area of South America ranges from warm water issuing from the ground, rich in minerals, to geysers with boiling water.

Visit A Volcano
USGS/Cascades Volcano Observatory, Vancouver, Washington

The U.S. Geological Survey's Cascades Volcano Observatory Website
Which focuses on hazards, activity, history, and monitoring of volcanoes, with emphasis on volcanoes of the Western United States.

The Volcanic "Seven Summits"
The "Seven Summits" are the highest peaks on each of the seven continents. In the same spirit, this page lists the highest volcanoes on each continent. Two of these "Volcanic Seven Summits", Kilimanjaro and Elbrus, are also the highest mountains on their continents.

Volcano World -- The Premier Source of Volcano Info on the Web

Arenal Volcano - Costa Rica - Lodges & Tours
Arenal Volcano is an active volcano that lies in the Guanacaste Volcanic Mountain Range. Formerly called “Mount Arenal” by the locals in 1968 the Arenal Volcano erupted and destroyed the towns of Tronadora and Pueblo Nuevo. After Arenal Volcano's eruption there was relative calm until 1981 when it started to display regular activity and small earthquakes. The Arenal Volcano has been active ever since.

Water Supply
NRCS National Water and Climate Center Water Supply Forecasting

EO Study: Drought Lowers Lake Mead

Weather
FIND WEATHER AROUND THE WORLD
www.cnn.com/WEATHER

Weather Underground: Welcome to The Weather Underground
Find the Weather for any City, State or ZIP Code, or Airport Code or Country.

The Weather Channel

Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | : Weather

Weather Underground: Welcome to The Weather Underground
Find the Weather for any City, State or ZIP Code, or Airport Code or Country

Wind Energy
All About Wind Energy :: Wind Parks in the US and around the world

Cape Cod Wind Energy
Cape Wind :: America's First Offshore Wind Farm in Nantucket Sound

American Wind Energy Association
- The national trade association for the wind energy industry. www.awea.org

American Wind Energy Association
- AWEA - National trade association of the U.S. wind power industry WIND ENERGY, a clean and renewable source of electric power, is also the world's fastest growing energy source!

British Wind Energy Association
Information on the wind energy industry in the UK, with news, views and photos. The British Wind Energy Association is the professional and trade body for all those involved in the wind energy industry.

Wind Powering America
Wind and Hydropower Technologies Program: Wind Powering America.