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Posts Made By: Rod Kaufman

July 20, 2009 09:45 PM Forum: Film Astrophotography - Imaging and Processing

Re: Astrophotography Lite

Posted By Rod Kaufman
Nice shot, Robert!
I'm surprised the film held up for a decade. shocked

January 26, 2008 01:48 AM Forum: Global Warming - REAL or NOT

Global Warming & Weird Weather

Posted By Rod Kaufman
One of my astro buddies has a neighbor who is a meteorologist. He tells me our crazy weather in California may be a by-product of global warming:
http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/GlobalWarming/story?id=2115144&page=1
http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/weather/01/25/california.weather.ap/index.html
It seems like we're experiencing effects of global warming right here, right now...

January 30, 2008 01:22 AM Forum: Global Warming - REAL or NOT

John Bowers Kayak Expedition

Posted By Rod Kaufman
KNX news radio interviewed John Bowers via satellite telephone today. John, a world-renown kayaker reported from Anarctica on the effects of global warming. Basically, 90% of the world's ice is said to be located in Anarctica. John interviewed team after team of scientists documenting massive recession of the ice cap. During today's interview, he noted that global warming is causing rainfall instead of snowfall, which is further degrading the ice pack. The KNX news reporter asked John about the effects on local wildlife. As it happened, John was camped near a penguin rookery. The rainfall is soaking the down-covered penguin chicks, and, as you know, down loses its insulating properties when it becomes wet. When the rain stops, the likely outcome is that the chicks will freeze to death. The penguins, sensing impending disaster, are attempting to move their entire rookeries further South.

February 16, 2008 08:12 PM Forum: Global Warming - REAL or NOT

Possible Fix For GW

Posted By Rod Kaufman
From today's LA Times comes a report for a partial fix for GW:
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-sci-carbon16feb16,1,430297.story?ctrack=1&cset=true
Perhaps it can help delay the inevitable...

February 28, 2008 04:31 AM Forum: Global Warming - REAL or NOT

NOAA Website

Posted By Rod Kaufman
After reviewing a number of threads in this forum regarding cold weather and how it can occur with GW (with China freezing over and other inane examples) and so forth, it appears it may be constructive for those who don't wish to remain ignorant to consult the NOAA website for some basic information that explains what is going on:
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/globalwarming.html
All of this from the good 'ol United States Department of Commerce, American as apple pie, baseball, old glory etc...

March 24, 2008 03:02 AM Forum: Global Warming - REAL or NOT

Global warming compared to what period of Earth's

Posted By Rod Kaufman
There was an interesting segment on 60 minutes tonight on the arctic seed bank. Basically, many of the seeds of various grains, fruits and vegetables are being stored in a huge vault or bunker in an area that has 30 degree below zero weather and the bunker itself is being cooled further with air conditioning. The scientists are counting on it to help save humanity when the anticipated lethal effects of global warming hit the planet in a hundred years or so...

March 26, 2008 04:28 AM Forum: Global Warming - REAL or NOT

Today's Consequence of GW

Posted By Rod Kaufman
http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/03/25/antarctic.ice/index.html

June 2, 2008 09:37 PM Forum: Global Warming - REAL or NOT

Serious Global Warming

Posted By Rod Kaufman
It's ironic that California is the state that appears to be in for the worst that global warming can offer, yet it's the state that has attempted to do the most to help offset it except that its efforts have been thwarted by the Bush administration. On the other hand, California continues to approve massive housing developments even though one of the causes of the current slowdown in the housing market is overbuilding by developers.
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-ed-warming2-2008jun02,0,7222815.story
Even though California advances efforts to reduce global warming, it paradoxically approves more development which exacerbates the problem. It seems like one hand doesn't know what the other is doing...

June 25, 2008 07:48 PM Forum: Global Warming - REAL or NOT

GW: A Threat to National Security

Posted By Rod Kaufman
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/06/25/climate.change.security/index.html
A cascade of problems on the horizon with continuing GW...

June 25, 2008 11:00 PM Forum: Global Warming - REAL or NOT

Hansen: We're toast

Posted By Rod Kaufman
http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/06/24/globalwarming.ap/index.html
Last chance to act...



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