Antarctic Ice Waves.Though they appear to be frozen ocean waves, these blue ice towers in Antarctica are created when ice compresses, forcing trapped air bubbles out. When sunlight passes through this thick frozen ice, blue light waves are visible but the red light is absorbed. (Photo credit: Tony Travouillon)
Western Antarctica has warmed unexpectedly fast over the last five decades, weather records confirm, adding to sea-level rise concerns in a warming world.
Temperatures in West Antarctica have increased at a rate nearly twice as large as the global average, a 4.3 degree Fahrenheit increase since 1958, conclude meteorologists in the journal, Nature Geoscience, out Sunday. The finding adds Western Antarctica to the list of hot spots most affected by global warming, the century-long increase in global average temperatures largely driven by greenhouse gas emissions from burning oil, gas and coal.
December 25, 2012 – CLIMATE – From deadly cold in Russia, floods in Britain and balmy conditions that have residents in southwest France rummaging for their bathing suits, the weather has gone haywire across Europe in the days leading up to Christmas. The mercury in Moscow has fallen to minus 25 degrees Celsius (minus 13 degrees Fahrenheit) — unseasonably cold in a country where such chills don’t normally arrive until January or February. The cold has claimed 90 lives in Russia since mid-December and 83 in Ukraine, with eastern Eurasia in the grips of an unusually icy month that has seen temperatures drop to as low as minus 50 degrees C in eastern Siberia.
It has long been known that volcanic activity can cause short-term variations in climate. Now, researchers at the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel (Germany), together with colleagues from Harvard University (Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA) have found evidence that the reverse process also occurs: Climate affects volcanic activity. Their study is now online in the international journal "Geology".
In 1991, it was a disaster for the villages nearby the erupting Philippine volcano Pinatubo. But the effects were felt even as far away as Europe. The volcano threw up many tons of ash and other particles into the atmosphere causing less sunlight than usual to reach the Earth's surface. For the first few years after the eruption, global temperatures dropped by half a degree. In general, volcanic eruptions can have a strong short-term impact on climate.
Merry Christmas! Yes, I'm aware that this date has absolutely nothing to do with the historic birth of the one many know as Jesus of Nazareth or Yeshua ben Joseph. It does have something to do with the birth of the Sun coming forth from the womb of the Winter Solstice. This year, 2012, it likely has something to do with crossing the Galactic plane and bringing us into a New Age, the Age of Aquarius. Regardless of the history or the meaning, I choose to honor Christ, the Divine Essence in everyone. It's beyond religion and likely beyond what most humans have ever known or realized. This is the time for Christ to be born consciously in all of us.
Chile has issued a red alert for the Copahue volcano, which is spewing hot ash and gas on the Andean border with Argentina.
View of the Copahue volcano spewing ashes from Caviahue, Neuquen province, Argentina, some 1500 km southwest of Buenos Aires, December 22, 2012.
Chile’s National Office for Emergency of the Interior Ministry (ONEMI) raised the official yellow and orange alerts to red on Sunday after a mile-high cloud of ash billowed out of the Copahue volcano.
"Authorities have over flown the volcano area and the alert is still red," said Gilda Grandon of ONEMI's Biobio unit.
I've been reflecting on things beyond human understanding while I really should be wrapping Christmas presents, lol. In any case I've been thinking tonight over the coming and going of Dec. 21st. It's been a couple days now and I've realized I have so wonderful thoughts on this. I can't put into words how amazing I still feel all this is, but I'm sure many here will get it. Of course this date was so long awaiting by so many, mostly it seems with excitement and hope in this community thank goodness, instead of the fear of some on Earth. It did seem to come and go so quietly, at least for me. Something did happen. It was an amazing day. Just that it seemed so close to almost ordinary. If you weren't looking, weren't prepared, hadn't at least tried to pay some attention to energy in your own way, you would have missed it I think. Indeed so many on Earth didn't notice a thing. I've always been of that it would be so many things to so many people, and many wouldn't think a thing of it. I never quite knew how that could be, I just knew it would be... I get it now! Personally it was the most amazing day I can remember in my adult life, even in it;s simplicity and perhaps because of it.
Has anyone had an experience from the dates of 12-12-12 to 12-21-12 they would like to share?
I would like to share my experience and my message to others---I AM WHAT I AM.
On the morning of December 19, 2012, my vision right before I awoke was so vivid, as I got out of bed and walked through my bedroom doorway, it felt like I walked through a portal--into another timeline.
I’ve become aware of my fifth dimensional Higher Self, existing on our New Earth and helping to bring it into form and anchor it unto our physical reality. This “meeting” was experienced during meditation as a result of the amazing 12-21 energies I am still feeling. I quickly brought-forth a communication, and my tiredness and need to rest may be a bit apparent by the length of this message.
Even as you are bringing me through, dear Wesley, you can feel yourself as me, existing on the surface of our New Earth. Everybody is connecting with and tuning-in to the energies of their Higher Self, and many are beginning to recognize themselves in their fifth dimensional form as they view the landscape of your ascended Eden that you will be gradually realizing you have climbed to.
Various channeled entities have been at the forefront of the awakened Lightworker consciousness and among the most important of higher dimensional entities for you all to connect with, is your Higher Self. When you connect with your Higher Self, you begin to communicate with an entity whose very form you will assume upon ascending to your heightened state of consciousness.
All We want for Christmas is Your JOY and Your True Awakening! YOU!
We Will Be Discussing the Energies and Intend to clear up any confusion some are having as to what is happening as well as share Ascension Stories! Plus Much More!!! Join us beginning at 10:30am Pacific till?......... Its a Love Party!
