Posted by Greg Laden on May 5, 2009 Erik Klemetti has an excellent description of the situation here.
Redoubt is WSW of Anchorage, Alaska but is otherwise, I think, pretty isolated.
Keep an eye on it here and here, via web cam.
Good thing someone is keeping an eye on these volcanoes!
And when it does, the Faithful will point to it as proof of the sinful turn away from the True Way of the people living nearby and especially of their political leadership.
Right?
It may just be a coincidence that a Republican is governor of Alaska …. maybe … just saying …
Lord Matthew White Ridley will be familiar to most of you as the person who wrote a really good book on evolutionary biology, but later became a “lukewarmist,” a variety of climate change denier who claims global warming is real but not important. To him, this may apply. He is armored in protective privilege as … Read more
Sea level rise is a serious issue, and the sea is rising because of global warming. How bad can it get? The USGS has estimated the potential contribution of melting ALL of the glacial ice around the world to sea level rise. This is very rough, because many different factors affect sea level, including ocean … Read more
We are seeing more studies linking climate change to potential or actual changes in agricultural production, and not in a good way. Midwest Agriculture and Economic Risks of Climate Change A study in Iowa suggests that increased high temperatures will have a negative effect on crops. From the Des Moines Register: The report’s grim assessment … Read more
Cindy Jacobs Saves Texas from Native American Cannibals It is like Pet Cemetery! From Right Wing Watch: Just as Texas Gov. Rick Perry launched his 2012 presidential bid with a prayer rally called “The Response,” fellow Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal of Louisiana is set to lead his own “Response” prayer event this Saturday in Baton … Read more
He’s paid for by big oil, he takes up hours of the Senate’s time going on and on with the most senseless drivel ever heard in that building (see video below) and he has single handedly probably done more to stop action in this country on climate change. That clearly makes him one of the … Read more
May 5, 2009
May 5, 2009
