Monday, August 03, 2009

Chennai hosts bicycle rally to create awareness on global warming
“Global warming is God’s warming, the temperature of the earth is going higher and higher due to pollution and fossil fuel burning; we have to reduce it by avoiding the usage of more and more fuel,” said Harish, a student.
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Residents of Chennai also planned a unique campaign named ‘99999 lights out’ to promote awareness on global warming, where they will switch off their lights for nine minutes.

“To create more awareness, we will switch off the lights for 9 minutes on the 9th month i.e. September 2009,” said Vel Murugan, an organiser. (ANI)
[I wonder if it consumes much electricity]: New Chinook Supercomputer to be Tasked with Climate Change and Hydrogen Storage Questions
The newest supercomputer in town is almost 15 times faster than its predecessor and ready to take on problems in areas such as climate science, hydrogen storage and molecular chemistry. The $21.4 million Chinook supercomputer was built by HP, tested by a variety of researchers, and has now been commissioned for use by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and the Department of Energy.
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People are so ignorant of SCALE due to junk science in film they'll believe any crackpot notion -- like man made global warming.
How the Weather Affects Your Mood - Oprah.com
Cold Snap: Lawrence Palinkas, PhD, professor of social policy and health at the University of Southern California, has studied the impact of extremely cold temperatures on Antarctic researchers. "We've noticed an increase in anger and irritability after prolonged exposure," he says, although he believes isolation and confinement play a part. "In addition, thyroid hormones are particularly susceptible to changes in temperature. People sometimes exhibit subclinical hypothyroidism, displaying symptoms of depression, short-term memory loss, and anxiety." Some Antarctic researchers take supplements of tyrosine, which has been shown to help alleviate cold-stress-induced memory impairment, at least in rats.

And last year, some Canadian newspapers started using the term snow rage. "At the end of March 2008, we'd had over 16 feet of snow," says Catherine Viel, spokesperson for the Québec City Police. "During that month, we had several incidents—911 calls, a guy punching a neighbor in the face over a few shovelfuls of snow, a man who threatened his neighbor with a 12-gauge shotgun because someone had blown snow onto his lawn."

To preserve your sanity, experts advise going on a winter vacation to somewhere warm.

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