Switzerland stuns markets: currents jumps 30% in minutes

Switzerland stuns markets by giving up on currency peg

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Brophy | Thursday 15 January 2015 - 4:08 pm | | Brophy Blog | No comments

Volcanoes ARE Cooling Earth

Volcanoes ARE cooling Earth: Aerosols from small eruptions have reduced global temperatures and tropical rainfall

  • Volcanoes may have cooled the Earth by 0.05°C to 0.12°C since 2000
  • Scientists had overlooked the role of aerosols from small eruptions
  • The aerosols accumulate between the stratosphere and troposphere 
  • This layer of the atmosphere is difficult to study as clouds obscure it
  • Eruptions through 1990s and 2000s have contributed to warming 'pause'
  • Global temperatures plateaued since 1998 after rapid warming in 1990s
  • The findings mean models predicting climate change need to be revised

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Brophy | Wednesday 14 January 2015 - 3:06 pm | | Brophy Blog, Global Warming | No comments

A CURE FOR ALZ ON THE HORIZON ????

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Brophy | Wednesday 14 January 2015 - 03:17 am | | Brophy Blog | No comments