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Aug 30, 2007
Every month the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) has a look at the month before and publishes a report from a historical perspective.
July 2007 brought record and near-record warmth to the western United States, while much of the eastern and southern ...>>
2008-08-25
Aug 28, 2007
Up to 80 different fires claimed already more than 50 lives in Greece, Europe. Yesterday Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis declared a nationwide state of emergency, mobilizing all resources.
International help started arriving today, with planes or firemen ...>>
Site Upgrade
Aug 28, 2007
1 liter gasoline/petrol - burnt in a car - emitts about 2.3 kilogramm carbon dioxyde. Diesel even more: 2.6 kg CO2. Only 10 per cent of the fuels energy are effectively used to transport you. The rest is wasted for moving iron , tires and oil.
Of course ca ...>>
Site Upgrade
Aug 5, 2007
The famous mySql database driving this site will be upgraded in the next days to version 5 - same with PHP. There may be some hick-ups. Please be patient - it is worth to wait for the geo extensions and a performance boost.
Just in case you are wondering s ...>>
UN Plenary
Aug 5, 2007
The new website works as a one stop to the summary for policy makers and full reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. You'll find material for the youth and kids plus a calendar of upcoming events.
Opening paragraphs of the address by UN ...>>
Wildfires Canary Island
Aug 1, 2007
Currently the amount of wildfires in Europe is scary. Though mostly inflamed by business interests or to satisfy the desire for revenge the weather conditions are to blame for spreading and impact.
At present the gallery of Modis shows more satellite pictu ...>>
