Tagged with Disasters

Our Evolving Solar System: Plasma, Polar Reversals, and 2012

Mark Heley
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The year 2012 coincides with the next predicted solar sunspot maximum. A dramatic increase in cosmic radiation is likely to affect Earth's magnetic fields and the atmosphere of the planet in unpredictable ways. The question is to what extent and how these changes will manifest. (more)

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John Cusack on 2012

Jennifer Palmer
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Actor John Cusack referenced Daniel Pinchbeck's book, 2012: The Return of Quetzalcoatl when asked in an interview about what he personally thought would happen on that fateful year. (more)

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Utopian Disasters

Erin Shaw
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The new book A Paradise Built in Hell explores the “redemptive, even utopian” potential of natural and man-made disasters. (more)

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Avian Flu: The Next Great Pandemic Threat

ST Frequency
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Since 2003, an avian influenza virus called H5N1 has been killing large numbers of poultry – and occasionally people. But while public concern over bird flu has faded in recent years, the risk to humans has increased. A look at the history of pandemic flu can help us understand why the H5N1 virus remains a serious threat to mankind. (more)

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