Vatican Observatory

Great video from the BBC below.  The atheist makes a fool of himself, too.

Snow Day

Not a bad snowstorm at all here on Long Island.

Just a note about science fair projects...I posted the revised calendar of due dates in the same folder as all of the other science project materials.  If you're not sure when your project is due, check it out.

Check the awesome imagery from NOAA of the blizzard:
NOAA Visualization Lab

Volcanic Eruption; Climate

Two large volcanic eruptions are taking place, the eruption of Bardarbunga volcano in Iceland and the eruption of Fogo volcano on the island of Fogo in the Cape Verde Islands.  Both volcanoes have been erupting in a big way for approximately 5 months now.

Here's a quick article and some really cool aerial footage of the eruption from a few days ago:
Bardarbunga Aerial Video

Here's an article on the Fogo eruption:
Science 2.0 - Fogo

Here's some fairly recent amazing video of the pahoehoe-like lava flows:

Another big piece of news...both NOAA and NASA, according to their data, have indicated that 2014 is now the warmest year on earth since record keeping began.

Here's the link to December's stats and article: NOAA - December Climate
Here's the link to the 2014 article: NOAA - 2014 Climate Article & Stats

The Lava Just Keeps on Flowing

The eruption in Iceland continues unabated as it has since August, 2014.

Check out this good article from NASA's Earth Observatory.

Earth Observatory - Iceland

Wind, Wind, Wind

Offshore Wind Turbines Making Clouds

Here's a great article from Sierra Club on Denmark's amazing use of wind power.

Denmark - Wind Energy Leader

Philae's Accomplishments

Philae Lander
Image Courtesy - ESA

Excellent summary of the Philae lander's discoveries on comet 67P during its short life there.  Article courtesy of Scientific American and Conversation.

Philae - 60 Hours

Touchdown!!

After an amazing journey, ESA's Rosetta Probe has planted its lander Philae on the surface of Comet 67P.  Check out the resources below:

- ScienceDaily.com article - ScienceDaily - Rosetta