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Frost every day

Getting colder and darker every day in AK.

Weather Cool in Anchorage

Summer started warm, but has cooled down for last week.

Geoplatform Gov Gulf Response

The US Federal Agency NOAA has a website to track the gulf oil spill. At the GeoPlatform.Gov website, under GulfReponse, an interactive Google Map shows the status of many aspects of the recent spill.

Solar Storms Ahead

This article on Yahoo News quotes scientists predicting an increase in solar storms in the near future.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20100609/sc_space/moreactivesunmeansnastysolarstormsahead

El Nino Southern Oscillation By NOAA

NOAA has responsibility in the US Government to predict El Nino (Southern Oscillation). Called ENSO, El Nino takes place when the Pacific Ocean at the Equator is warm. La Nina takes place wihen that water is cool.

http://www.elnino.noaa.gov/

Guam Tsunami (tidal wave) warning Feb 28 2010

Guam has a Tsunami (tidal wave) warning for today, Feb. 28, 2010. The local newspaper GuamPDN.Com says:

"The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center estimates that if a tsunami is generated, the arrival time for Guam would be 1:11 p.m. today."

http://bit.ly/dz3SsN

Advice is to stay away from shores. Experts predict an additional two to four feet (one meter) increased ocean height.

This is due to yesterday's earthquake in Chile, South America.

Cold Weather Guam

A friend who has lived in Guam for about forty years says this month of January 2010 is the coldest he or his family recall since living here.

Typhoon Melor Guam 2009

Typhoon Melor expected to pass by Guam October 3, 2009 north of Saipan.

http://bit.ly/i0Wl2

EPA Nitrogen Phosphorus Water Criteria Florida

An article in MartenLaw.Com by Brandt-Erichsen and Kray (09.15.2009) is titled "EPA to Set Water Quality Criteria For Phosphorus and Nitrogen in Florida Waters, Paving the Way for Other States to Follow".

The article starts with "EPA, in a potentially precedent setting consent decree, has agreed to set numeric water quality criteria for nitrogen and phosphorus in Florida's waters."