La Niña, which contributed to extreme weather around the globe during the first half of 2011 (including record snowfall), has re-emerged
Earthquake shakes Netherlands
8 Sep 11 – A rare earthquake rattled parts of the Netherlands shortly after 9 p.m. today. Many people were very frightened because of the generated vibrations. In Venlo, the people panicked and took to the streets.
Woolly rhino rewrites theory of Ice Age survival
2 Sep 11 – A newly-discovered species of woolly rhino that lived in Tibet more than 3.6 million years ago
Cold Summer in Mexico City
“AWG advocates, I’m sorry. I might have gotten confused by climate and weather since we use the same term in Spanish for both concepts: Clima.”
Chile Eruptions Continue
A mild eruption continues at Chile’s Puyehue Cordón Caulle Volcanic Complex almost three months since activity began on June 4, 2011.
Indonesian volcano erupts four times
7 Sep 11 – Mount Lokon, on the northern tip of the island of Sulawesi, had four small eruptions on Tuesday
More brilliance from Al Gore
7 Sep 11 – “Al Gore recently said something that struck me as absolutely bizarre,”
In SE Alaska this year the berries did not ripen
“We always go out to fill our annual supply of blue berries, huckleberry berries, salmon berries, currents, low bush and high bush cranberries,”
Centuries-old coral wiped out by record cold
1 Sep 11 – In January 2010, parts of Florida were hit with an historic cold wave, the coldest since records began in 1873.
Lots of tremors beneath Katla volcano
“Map and table shows magnitude 2 to 3 is now at 65 total in past 48 hours!”