Radiation in Japan Seas: Risk of Animal Death, Mutation?

April 02, 2011

In the past week, seawater samples taken near the nuclear power plant, on Japan's eastern coast, have shown elevated levels of radioactive isotopes, including cesium 137 and iodine 131. All life on Earth and in the oceans lives with exposure to natural levels of

Glaciers growing on Mt.Shasta, Washington and Alaska

April 02, 2011

All seven glaciers on California’s Mount Shasta are growing. This includes Whitney Glacier, the state's largest. Three of them have doubled in size since 1950. Both the Hotlum and Wintun Glaciers have nearly doubled in size since 1950, says this article on

Ash and gas plume seen from Popocatepetl volcano

April 02, 2011

Based on information from the Mexico City MWO, analyses of satellite imagery, and web-camera views, Volcanic Ash Advisory Center reported that on 26 March an ash-and-gas plume from Popocatépetl drifted ESE and SE. A subsequent notice that day stated that the ash had

Thailand Flooding Impacts Nearly One Million

April 02, 2011

In what should be one of the hottest, driest times of the year, rainfall totals of more than 50 inches within little more than a week have left swaths of southern Thailand under water. Nearly 1 million people have now been impacted by the recent flooding.At least 25