KATHMANDU, Nepal — A powerful earthquake struck Nepal Saturday, killing at least 718 people across a swath of four countries as the violently shaking earth collapsed houses, leveled centuries-old temples and triggered avalanches on Mt. Everest. It was the worst tremor to hit the poor South Asian nation in over 80 years.
At least 688 people were confirmed dead in Nepal, according to the police. Another 20 were killed in India, six in Tibet and two in Bangladesh.
http://news.yahoo.com/strong-earthquake-felt-nepals-capital-063242616.html
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Saturday, April 25, 2015
Friday, April 24, 2015
High Radiation levels Detected in Tokyo
Japan Today on Apr. 24, 2015 reports at
http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/high-radiation-levels-detected-in-tokyo-park
That a high level of radiation has been detected in a park in Tokyo’s Toshima Ward.
Officials have closed the park situated in a residential area of Ikebukuro near Shimoitabashi Station on the Tobu line. Fuji TV reported that one spot near the playground measured 480 microsieverts.
Currently allowed dose is 2000x lower, i.e. 0.2 microsilverts.
Officials said the ward has closed the park until it can decontaminate the area.
http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/high-radiation-levels-detected-in-tokyo-park
That a high level of radiation has been detected in a park in Tokyo’s Toshima Ward.
Officials have closed the park situated in a residential area of Ikebukuro near Shimoitabashi Station on the Tobu line. Fuji TV reported that one spot near the playground measured 480 microsieverts.
Currently allowed dose is 2000x lower, i.e. 0.2 microsilverts.
Officials said the ward has closed the park until it can decontaminate the area.
Thursday, April 23, 2015
Generate Huge Amounts of Electricity Forever?
Local view: We can’t power 21st century with 20th-century thinkingSuppose there was a way to generate huge amounts of electricity almost forever with a cheap, plentiful source without making carbon dioxide or hardly any nuclear waste.
By: George Erickson, Duluth News Tribune~
Suppose there was a way to generate huge amounts of electricity almost forever with a cheap, plentiful source without making carbon dioxide or hardly any nuclear waste.
Suppose that this marvel couldn’t explode because it makes nothing flammable, shuts down automatically if something goes wrong, doesn’t need water for cooling, can consume stored nuclear waste, produces 1 percent as much waste as current reactors, has been successfully tested, is super safe and more efficient than fossil fuels, and can bring energy independence from Mideast oil.
This miracle is the Molten-Salt Reactor, or MSR, which ran for 22,000 hours in the 1960s, and its cousin, the Liquid Fluoride Thorium Reactor, or LFTR.
Unfortunately, we shelved both reactors, partly because they weren’t suited for making nuclear bombs.
By: George Erickson, Duluth News Tribune~
Suppose there was a way to generate huge amounts of electricity almost forever with a cheap, plentiful source without making carbon dioxide or hardly any nuclear waste.
Suppose that this marvel couldn’t explode because it makes nothing flammable, shuts down automatically if something goes wrong, doesn’t need water for cooling, can consume stored nuclear waste, produces 1 percent as much waste as current reactors, has been successfully tested, is super safe and more efficient than fossil fuels, and can bring energy independence from Mideast oil.
This miracle is the Molten-Salt Reactor, or MSR, which ran for 22,000 hours in the 1960s, and its cousin, the Liquid Fluoride Thorium Reactor, or LFTR.
Unfortunately, we shelved both reactors, partly because they weren’t suited for making nuclear bombs.
Cobra Interview Transcript for April 16, 2015
Cobra Interview Transcript with Rob Potter
Rob – Here we are ladies and gentlemen. In earth time, it is April 16, 2015, and this will get to you sometime, hopefully by the end of the weekend we’ll get at least the audio up. Welcome, again to another special edition of the Victory of Light Radio Show. Thank you so much for coming on Cobra.
COBRA – Thank you everybody for listening.
Rob – We have so many questions, there’s no way we’re going to get through them all this month. I apologize to you people again who won’t get their questions asked. Cobra, I’d like to start off and I always do this when I get a lot of repeat questions from people.
We spoke about this privately the other day, but my take is kind of like yours. Of course, no one knows the future exactly, but we’ve been hearing about chemtrails have been on the scene now for at least 17 years going over the planet. We’ve had endless horror, destruction through the secret governments and their depopulation programs and all these things going on as well as, you know, fomenting of wars and all these things are horrible things.
Rob – Here we are ladies and gentlemen. In earth time, it is April 16, 2015, and this will get to you sometime, hopefully by the end of the weekend we’ll get at least the audio up. Welcome, again to another special edition of the Victory of Light Radio Show. Thank you so much for coming on Cobra.
COBRA – Thank you everybody for listening.
Rob – We have so many questions, there’s no way we’re going to get through them all this month. I apologize to you people again who won’t get their questions asked. Cobra, I’d like to start off and I always do this when I get a lot of repeat questions from people.
We spoke about this privately the other day, but my take is kind of like yours. Of course, no one knows the future exactly, but we’ve been hearing about chemtrails have been on the scene now for at least 17 years going over the planet. We’ve had endless horror, destruction through the secret governments and their depopulation programs and all these things going on as well as, you know, fomenting of wars and all these things are horrible things.
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Interdimensional Vortex Discovered in the Gulf of Aden - Stargate?
Posted on 21 January, 2013 by admin
A strange report prepared by Admiral Maksimov for Prime Minister Putin of the Russian Northern Fleet indicates that a ‘mysterious magnetic vortex’ currently centered in the Gulf of Aden has “defied” all the combined efforts of Russia, U.S. and China to stop it, without being able to determine its exact origin or reason for being. ”

Gulf of Aden is one of the busiest waterways in the world located in the Sea Oman between Yemen, on the south coast of the Arabian Peninsula, and Somalia in the Horn of Africa, it sees over 21,000 ships sailing in its waters every year.
A strange report prepared by Admiral Maksimov for Prime Minister Putin of the Russian Northern Fleet indicates that a ‘mysterious magnetic vortex’ currently centered in the Gulf of Aden has “defied” all the combined efforts of Russia, U.S. and China to stop it, without being able to determine its exact origin or reason for being. ”
Gulf of Aden is one of the busiest waterways in the world located in the Sea Oman between Yemen, on the south coast of the Arabian Peninsula, and Somalia in the Horn of Africa, it sees over 21,000 ships sailing in its waters every year.
Monday, April 20, 2015
US Importing Shrimp Raised on Feces and Harvested by Inhumane Slave Labor
Sunday, April 19, 2015 by: Jonathan Benson, staff writer
(NaturalNews) Social media campaigns to stop human slavery and trafficking across the globe are currently in vogue amongst armchair activist millennials in the U.S. and elsewhere. But how many of these same folks would be willing to put their money where their mouth is and stop eating imported seafood, some of which is being brought in from countries that are actively buying and selling men as slaves to generate factory-farmed shrimp for export to the U.S.?
The illicit shrimp trade in places like Cambodia and Vietnam isn't necessarily a hot topic in mainstream news, but it's having a huge impact not only on food safety but on the lives of individuals who are literally being held captive against their will, oftentimes without any pay at all, in order to provide cheap seafood for export to First World nations. And the products they're selling are more often than not tainted with harmful bacteria and chemicals.
(NaturalNews) Social media campaigns to stop human slavery and trafficking across the globe are currently in vogue amongst armchair activist millennials in the U.S. and elsewhere. But how many of these same folks would be willing to put their money where their mouth is and stop eating imported seafood, some of which is being brought in from countries that are actively buying and selling men as slaves to generate factory-farmed shrimp for export to the U.S.?
The illicit shrimp trade in places like Cambodia and Vietnam isn't necessarily a hot topic in mainstream news, but it's having a huge impact not only on food safety but on the lives of individuals who are literally being held captive against their will, oftentimes without any pay at all, in order to provide cheap seafood for export to First World nations. And the products they're selling are more often than not tainted with harmful bacteria and chemicals.
Monday, February 16, 2015
M 6.9 - NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN - 2015-02-16 23:06:28 UTC
M 6.9 - NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN - 2015-02-16 23:06:28 UTC
Source: CSEM / EMSC
http://bit.ly/1zjLxhp
252 km NE of Sendai-shi, Japan / pop: 1,037,562 / local time: 08:06:28.9 2015-02-17
139 km E of Morioka-shi, Japan / pop: 295,172 / local time: 08:06:28.9 2015-02-17
79 km NE of Miyako, Japan / pop: 51,721 / local time: 08:06:28.9 2015-02-17
Source: CSEM / EMSC
http://bit.ly/1zjLxhp
252 km NE of Sendai-shi, Japan / pop: 1,037,562 / local time: 08:06:28.9 2015-02-17
139 km E of Morioka-shi, Japan / pop: 295,172 / local time: 08:06:28.9 2015-02-17
79 km NE of Miyako, Japan / pop: 51,721 / local time: 08:06:28.9 2015-02-17
Saturday, February 14, 2015
M7.1 Earthquake in the Northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
52.669°N 31.924°W depth=13.8 kmView interactive map
Event Time
2015-02-13 18:59:12 (UTC)
2015-02-13 12:59:12 (UTC-06:00) in your timezone
Times in other timezones
Nearby Cities
1165km (724mi) SE of Nanortalik, Greenland
1393km (866mi) SSW of Hafnarfjordur, Iceland
1398km (869mi) SSW of Kopavogur, Iceland
1401km (871mi) SSW of Reykjavik, Iceland
1504km (935mi) W of Tralee, Ireland
Tectonic Summary
The February 13, 2015 M 7.1 Northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge earthquake occurred as the result of right-lateral strike-slip faulting on or near a transform fault forming part of the North America:Eurasia plate boundary. At the latitude of this earthquake, the North America plate moves approximately westward at a rate of 21 mm/yr with respect to Eurasia. The preliminary location and mechanism of the earthquake are consistent with its occurrence on the Charlie-Gibbs Transform (the seismically active section of the Charlie-Gibbs Fracture Zone), though more detailed analyses of the event will be required to definitively determine the causative structure.
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/at00njq4qr#general_summary
Event Time
2015-02-13 18:59:12 (UTC)
2015-02-13 12:59:12 (UTC-06:00) in your timezone
Times in other timezones
Nearby Cities
1165km (724mi) SE of Nanortalik, Greenland
1393km (866mi) SSW of Hafnarfjordur, Iceland
1398km (869mi) SSW of Kopavogur, Iceland
1401km (871mi) SSW of Reykjavik, Iceland
1504km (935mi) W of Tralee, Ireland
Tectonic Summary
The February 13, 2015 M 7.1 Northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge earthquake occurred as the result of right-lateral strike-slip faulting on or near a transform fault forming part of the North America:Eurasia plate boundary. At the latitude of this earthquake, the North America plate moves approximately westward at a rate of 21 mm/yr with respect to Eurasia. The preliminary location and mechanism of the earthquake are consistent with its occurrence on the Charlie-Gibbs Transform (the seismically active section of the Charlie-Gibbs Fracture Zone), though more detailed analyses of the event will be required to definitively determine the causative structure.
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/at00njq4qr#general_summary
Thursday, February 12, 2015
Chemical Blast in Barcelona, Massive Toxic Orange Cloud
Toxic orange cloud outside Barcelona after chemical blast (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
Published time: February 12, 2015 12:12
Edited time: February 12, 2015 16:38
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An orange toxic cloud is seen over the town of Igualada, near Barcelona, following an explosion in a chemical plant, February 12, 2015.(Reuters / Alba Aribau)
Three people were reportedly injured in a chemical explosion in northern Spain, which created a toxic orange cloud. Residents in towns around Barcelona were told to stay indoors. The restrictions were lifted after about four hours.
The accident in northeastern Spain appears to have been caused by two chemicals accidentally mixing while on their way during delivery, the regional government in Catalonia said, as cited by Reuters.
Read More - http://rt.com/news/231683-chemical-blast-barcelona-igualada/
Published time: February 12, 2015 12:12
Edited time: February 12, 2015 16:38
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An orange toxic cloud is seen over the town of Igualada, near Barcelona, following an explosion in a chemical plant, February 12, 2015.(Reuters / Alba Aribau)
Three people were reportedly injured in a chemical explosion in northern Spain, which created a toxic orange cloud. Residents in towns around Barcelona were told to stay indoors. The restrictions were lifted after about four hours.
The accident in northeastern Spain appears to have been caused by two chemicals accidentally mixing while on their way during delivery, the regional government in Catalonia said, as cited by Reuters.
Read More - http://rt.com/news/231683-chemical-blast-barcelona-igualada/
Powerful, Deep 6.7 Earthquake Rattles Northern Argentina
The U.S. Geological Survey says three earthquakes, with the largest measuring in at 6.7, have struck in the same fault zone over the last 12 hours rattling Chile, Argentina and Bolivia.
The first quake struck at 11:11 p.m. PST Tuesday with a magnitude 4.5 near the Chilean town of Santa Cruz, about 90 miles (145 kilometers) southwest of the capital, Santiago.
The second quake with a magnitude 5.1 struck at 5:01 a.m. PST Wednesday in northern Argentina, 53 miles (85 kilometers) northwest of San Antonio de los Cobres.
The third and largest quake with a magnitude 6.7 struck at 10:57 a.m. PST Wednesday and was centered 465 miles (750 kilometers) southeast of La Paz, Bolivia.
All three quakes occurred in the Nazca Plate Region, which extends over 4350 miles (7,000 kilometers) from Chile to Colombia.
USGS says the magnitude 6.7 quake was relatively deep at 167 miles (268 kilometers) which should lessen its impact. There are no immediate reports of damage.
Based on the onshore location of the earthquake, a tsunami is not expected.
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2015/02/11/powerful-6-7-earthquake-rattles-northern-argentina-near-chile-bolivia-border/
The first quake struck at 11:11 p.m. PST Tuesday with a magnitude 4.5 near the Chilean town of Santa Cruz, about 90 miles (145 kilometers) southwest of the capital, Santiago.
The second quake with a magnitude 5.1 struck at 5:01 a.m. PST Wednesday in northern Argentina, 53 miles (85 kilometers) northwest of San Antonio de los Cobres.
The third and largest quake with a magnitude 6.7 struck at 10:57 a.m. PST Wednesday and was centered 465 miles (750 kilometers) southeast of La Paz, Bolivia.
All three quakes occurred in the Nazca Plate Region, which extends over 4350 miles (7,000 kilometers) from Chile to Colombia.
USGS says the magnitude 6.7 quake was relatively deep at 167 miles (268 kilometers) which should lessen its impact. There are no immediate reports of damage.
Based on the onshore location of the earthquake, a tsunami is not expected.
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2015/02/11/powerful-6-7-earthquake-rattles-northern-argentina-near-chile-bolivia-border/
Aircraft Spraying All Over South Florida Weather Modification After sunset
http://dutchsinse.com/2112015-aircraft-spraying-over-the-whole-of-south-florida-weather-modification-after-sunset/
Hidden by the cover of night, beginning just after sunset, a series of aircraft deposited multiple plumes of unknown substances over the entire Southern portion of Florida.
http://dutchsinse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/codnexlab.NEXRAD.BYX_.N0Q.20150212.159.200ani.gif
Key West Naval Air Station at the very center of this RADAR display (where the RADAR is location) is NOT really covered by these aircraft. Thus eliminating "military chaff" over the air station.
Not to mention the size of this aerosol release, covering multiple thousand square miles in less than a few hours with at LEAST 10 different jets.
We know these are jet aircraft due to their speed, and we know its not a "chaff" release to hide the base, since these aerosols were left across the State , then travel out to the Atlantic ocean (opposite direction of any military base in the USA).
http://dutchsinse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/key-west-naval-air-station-cloud-seeding-military-weather-modification.jpg
Curious about cloud seeding?
http://dutchsinse.tatoott1009.com/2172014-2-hours-cloud-seeding-explained-dutchsinse-on-bromance-radio/
Hidden by the cover of night, beginning just after sunset, a series of aircraft deposited multiple plumes of unknown substances over the entire Southern portion of Florida.
http://dutchsinse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/codnexlab.NEXRAD.BYX_.N0Q.20150212.159.200ani.gif
Key West Naval Air Station at the very center of this RADAR display (where the RADAR is location) is NOT really covered by these aircraft. Thus eliminating "military chaff" over the air station.
Not to mention the size of this aerosol release, covering multiple thousand square miles in less than a few hours with at LEAST 10 different jets.
We know these are jet aircraft due to their speed, and we know its not a "chaff" release to hide the base, since these aerosols were left across the State , then travel out to the Atlantic ocean (opposite direction of any military base in the USA).
http://dutchsinse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/key-west-naval-air-station-cloud-seeding-military-weather-modification.jpg
Curious about cloud seeding?
http://dutchsinse.tatoott1009.com/2172014-2-hours-cloud-seeding-explained-dutchsinse-on-bromance-radio/
Wednesday, February 11, 2015
A Final Checklist For Everyone
A FINAL CHECKLIST FOR EVERYONE
Bix Weir
My Road to Roota analysis shows that we are VERY CLOSE to the breakdown of the entire fiat monetary system and I thought it a great time to go over final preparations for the coming chaos. In the grand scheme of things you can never be fully prepared for what is about to transpire because nobody on earth has been through it before...not to this scale. I guess the closest thing we can compare it to is the experience of the Germans in the early 1920's with the Weimar Republic. Look at how quickly their currency lost value:
(SEE GRAPH AT LINK)
Compound that onto a GLOBAL SCALE and the currency in question is ALL FIAT CURRENCIES IN EVERY COUNTRY and you can get an idea of just how big this is and how fast it can happen.
Let me ask you an important question. How safe do you think ELECTRONIC ASSETS really are? I'm not that old but I can remember my first savings account and I was issued something called a "passbook" where the bank had a special stamp they put in my book to record every deposit and withdrawal I made. They also wrote it down in their ledger and signed off on the transaction. For some reason, the act of physically recording my fluctuating wealth made me feel very secure even though the access to my "wealth" was totally dependent upon the health and well being of my bank.
That was only 40 years ago. Now days EVERYTHING is done on computers. Your balance, statements, checks, withdrawals, deposits have all been turned into little 1's and 0's and stored on magnetic disks. Oh, be assured that that's all computer data storage is... 1's and 0's recorded on a storage disk. They rarely even mail statements anymore...everything is VIRTUAL.
Money is CREATED in the same way....with little 1's and 0's on magnetic discs. Convenient...yes. Durable...NO. Free from fraud...NO. Free from manipulation...NO. In the hands of the Bad Guys...YES! The fact is that computer wealth is even less reliable than paper wealth which in itself is not credible. It is not real wealth but a derivative of wealth. It is nothing but VIRTUAL WEALTH!
You might laugh at the 17th century Dutch who experienced the first recorded financial bubble bursting with Tulip Mania.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulip_mania
How could they have possibly believed that a FLOWER could take on the characteristics of money...of true wealth? Well, what do you figure those "Crazy Dutchmen" would think if we told them that we placed ALL our faith in tiny electronic 1's and 0's recorded on a magnetic disc? Who are the REAL FOOLS?
Trust in electronic wealth has turned into some kind of MASS HYSTERIA. To think that the entire world has freely placed all their wealth in these little electric blips and in the hands of those who control all the 1's and 0's. What if those 1's and 0's were to disappear one day? Gone forever? What would you REALLY own then? Would you kick yourself for buying into the MASS HYSTERIA when it cracks?
I guarantee you that our little experiment with "VIRTUAL WEALTH" is going to end very badly...and very soon!
Let's talk about different scenarios of how these 1's and 0's can be erased from this world.
SCENARIO 1 - The EMP(Electro Magnetic Pulse)
Read More - http://www.roadtoroota.com/public/422.cfm?awt_l=PL07Y&awt_m=3YT14D9fr0AZ85B
Bix Weir
My Road to Roota analysis shows that we are VERY CLOSE to the breakdown of the entire fiat monetary system and I thought it a great time to go over final preparations for the coming chaos. In the grand scheme of things you can never be fully prepared for what is about to transpire because nobody on earth has been through it before...not to this scale. I guess the closest thing we can compare it to is the experience of the Germans in the early 1920's with the Weimar Republic. Look at how quickly their currency lost value:
(SEE GRAPH AT LINK)
Compound that onto a GLOBAL SCALE and the currency in question is ALL FIAT CURRENCIES IN EVERY COUNTRY and you can get an idea of just how big this is and how fast it can happen.
Let me ask you an important question. How safe do you think ELECTRONIC ASSETS really are? I'm not that old but I can remember my first savings account and I was issued something called a "passbook" where the bank had a special stamp they put in my book to record every deposit and withdrawal I made. They also wrote it down in their ledger and signed off on the transaction. For some reason, the act of physically recording my fluctuating wealth made me feel very secure even though the access to my "wealth" was totally dependent upon the health and well being of my bank.
That was only 40 years ago. Now days EVERYTHING is done on computers. Your balance, statements, checks, withdrawals, deposits have all been turned into little 1's and 0's and stored on magnetic disks. Oh, be assured that that's all computer data storage is... 1's and 0's recorded on a storage disk. They rarely even mail statements anymore...everything is VIRTUAL.
Money is CREATED in the same way....with little 1's and 0's on magnetic discs. Convenient...yes. Durable...NO. Free from fraud...NO. Free from manipulation...NO. In the hands of the Bad Guys...YES! The fact is that computer wealth is even less reliable than paper wealth which in itself is not credible. It is not real wealth but a derivative of wealth. It is nothing but VIRTUAL WEALTH!
You might laugh at the 17th century Dutch who experienced the first recorded financial bubble bursting with Tulip Mania.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulip_mania
How could they have possibly believed that a FLOWER could take on the characteristics of money...of true wealth? Well, what do you figure those "Crazy Dutchmen" would think if we told them that we placed ALL our faith in tiny electronic 1's and 0's recorded on a magnetic disc? Who are the REAL FOOLS?
Trust in electronic wealth has turned into some kind of MASS HYSTERIA. To think that the entire world has freely placed all their wealth in these little electric blips and in the hands of those who control all the 1's and 0's. What if those 1's and 0's were to disappear one day? Gone forever? What would you REALLY own then? Would you kick yourself for buying into the MASS HYSTERIA when it cracks?
I guarantee you that our little experiment with "VIRTUAL WEALTH" is going to end very badly...and very soon!
Let's talk about different scenarios of how these 1's and 0's can be erased from this world.
SCENARIO 1 - The EMP(Electro Magnetic Pulse)
Read More - http://www.roadtoroota.com/public/422.cfm?awt_l=PL07Y&awt_m=3YT14D9fr0AZ85B
Tuesday, February 10, 2015
Global Warming - You've Been Lied to Again
Remember all the publicity over last year being the warmest year on record (by a "whoppng" 2/100th of a degree)? Turns out we have been lied to and the figures have been fudged. Again.
Read More:
"The fiddling with temperature data is the biggest science scandal ever"
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/environment/globalwarming/11395516/The-fiddling-with-temperature-data-is-the-biggest-science-scandal-ever.html
See also:
"The All Natural Cause of Global Warming"
http://www.tbyil.com/Global_Warming.htm
Read More:
"The fiddling with temperature data is the biggest science scandal ever"
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/environment/globalwarming/11395516/The-fiddling-with-temperature-data-is-the-biggest-science-scandal-ever.html
See also:
"The All Natural Cause of Global Warming"
http://www.tbyil.com/Global_Warming.htm
Sunday, February 8, 2015
Pollution in China's Major Cities Drops Air Quality
BEIJING (AP) — The air quality in 66 of China's 74 major cities, including the capital Beijing, failed to meet basic standards last year, China's Environment Ministry said, underlining the struggles the world's biggest greenhouse gas emitter has in reining in threats to public health and quality of life.
The worst-performing cities were in the country's north adjacent to Beijing, with the Hebei province industrial center of Baoding just to the southwest coming in dead last, according to a report published on the ministry website Tuesday.
Haikou, capital of the southern island province of Hainan, had the best air among major cities, with the Tibetan capital Lhasa coming third, the report said. Ratings were conducted based on samples of major pollutants including PM2.5, PM10, nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide and ozone.
On a positive note, the number of cities meeting standards was up from three in 2013 and average PM2.5 levels were down slightly in the Beijing region from 106 micrograms to 93.
After decades of rising pollution levels, China has begun acknowledging the threat by regularly publishing updates on levels of dangerous PM2.5, tiny particles in the air that at sufficient quantities reduce visibility and increase health risks.
In November, China pledged to stop the growth in its carbon emissions by 2030 and last year recorded its first drop in coal production since 2000 as it switches to cleaner energy sources. China depends on coal for 80 percent of its electricity supply and about two-thirds of total energy.
Beijing has limited the number of new cars on its roads and plans to cut coal usage by 75 percent by 2022.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/03/chinese-pollution-air-quality_n_6600934.html?utm_hp_ref=green
Climate Change Hits San Francisco
Climate Change Is Real
King Tide on San Francisco Embarcadero on Tuesday, January 21, 2015 offers a glimpse into the not too distant future of Climate Change: Photo credit, Mike Flippoff, SF Chronicle
The Earth has a unique method of delivering its innate message of its demand for social cooperation and altruism and global warming and climate change just may be the vehicle for that long overdue message. If we do not voluntarily take action to preserve our planet and its occupants ~ we will be dramatically forced to respond and it won’t be painless: Allen L Roland. Ph.D
Read More - http://www.veteranstoday.com/2015/01/25/global-warming-hits-sf/
King Tide on San Francisco Embarcadero on Tuesday, January 21, 2015 offers a glimpse into the not too distant future of Climate Change: Photo credit, Mike Flippoff, SF Chronicle
The Earth has a unique method of delivering its innate message of its demand for social cooperation and altruism and global warming and climate change just may be the vehicle for that long overdue message. If we do not voluntarily take action to preserve our planet and its occupants ~ we will be dramatically forced to respond and it won’t be painless: Allen L Roland. Ph.D
Read More - http://www.veteranstoday.com/2015/01/25/global-warming-hits-sf/
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