Article Archive for July 2011
NASA: Global Warming Model Wrong
It is a fact that the average global temperature has not risen in the last decade. This highlights the difference between computer models and actual measurement and observation. Because the computer models vary greatly, we …
The Ancient Bunkers of Cappadocia
Colleagues accuse me of thinking every ancient underground structure was a bunker, and I mostly do. This is one of my favourites. You can do your own research, this is just to let you know …
Google+ for 2012
If you have a Google account, there’s a new way of sharing and spreading 2012 information at Google+. My profile is here if you want to add me to a circle:
https://plus.google.com/109767201828606148490
If you want an invite …
Locked Gates by Howard West
There are a few authors out there who have flown beneath the radar, yet their research is unique, interesting and meaningful in a 2012 way. You could blame self-publishing for their lack of fame, yet …
Buy A Dish
Ever wanted to own a satellite communications dish? For post-SHTF reception or perhaps doing SETI work? Or just because it is cool owning a piece of history? This is the ground station that received the …
Tsunami Survival Capsule
Found at TechFlash:
…a tsunami escape capsule that could protect up to six people for as little as $1,000….The idea is simple: a 7-foot diameter ball, probably made out of aluminum, outfitted with internal seats …
Snow Falling on Atacama Desert
One of the driest places on Earth was hit with a blizzard:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-14067245
Australian mining towns have their coldest days in 30 years:
http://www.smh.com.au/environment/weather/mining-communities-shiver-20110714-1hfma.html
Meanwhile in the northern hemisphere, the British Met Office says this should be their coolest …
Hawass Fired (again)
He had it good for a very long time. He established himself as the Indiana Jones of Egypt. He had TV shows that screened globally. He dominated and controlled the pyramids and anything else ancient …
New Info on Comet Elenin
2012 author Carl Johan Calleman has jumped on the bandwagon, making a connection between the comet and his proposed Mayan calendar end-date:
The comet Elenin, which has received the greatest attention of these, is estimated to …
Strange Goings-On > UFOs?
Just like nuclear power plants, it seems that nuclear missile bases are a step or two of redundancy short:
When Warren Air Force Base in Wyoming lost control of 50 nuclear, inter-continental missiles last October, officials …
Brisbane Not Safe / Allen West Attacked
According to Vivos, the American company that constructs the bunkers, “about two dozen” Brisbane residents are among “hundreds” of Australians enquiring about spots in massive underground bunkers that can house 1000 people …
Howden Hill > Silbury Jr.
I’ve often thought that Silbury Hill was unappreciated in the greater scheme of ancient mysteries. Primarily because it is just a hill. Yet when you look at the figures, it was quite an achievement for its era …
Lessons Learned from Falling Skies
I really enjoyed the first two episodes of the TV series Falling Skies. The media keep providing us with a variety of SHTF scenarios, to the point that most people will have seen at least …
A Bunker for Books
Hot on the heels of the seed vault in the Arctic comes the brainchild of Brewster Kahle, founder of the Internet Archive. While Google is busy digitizing the world’s books (and sawing off the bindings …
Media Coverups
I guess mainstream media constantly makes decisions on what they should print/air. At one end of the scale they are a commercial enterprise, so they need to be popular, which means airing stories we want …
Nat Geo: Were Humans Domesticated?
While it certainly wasn’t the focus or intention of the article, this is how part of it reads:
If Andersson’s theory is correct, it may turn out to have intriguing implications for our own species. Harvard …
Killer Koala Unearthed
Like a giant (size of a rhino) cross between a wombat and a koala, the Diprotodon supposedly died out in Australia 25,000 years ago. As with all other extinct megafauna, experts figure that they were …
Eclipse Quakes in Melbourne, Auckland & Taupo
While lunar eclipses tend to trigger major quakes, we have been seeing solar eclipses (July 1) setting off quakes in places that don’t usually get them. On Friday Auckland had a 2.9 quake – unusual …
US Grid: Add Hackers To The List
The US power grid is extremely vulnerable, as are those in Europe. Primarily because they are old and over-burdened, but also because they are targets. If terrorists took out a number of transmission substations or …
Global Warming Running Out of Steam
I’ve put in enough research to have decided that there is insufficient evidence to support the concept of man-made climate change, and that any warming or cooling is to do with the Sun. In the …
