Friday, August 17, 2007

Scientists Report "Record Low" Arctic Ice Field

Today is a banner day of sorts. Scientists report less sea ice today than any point in the roughly 30-year span that ice has been monitored by satellites.

The National Snow and Ice Reporting Center- in an Associated Press article- reports "2.02 million square miles of ice in the Arctic, falling below the Sept. 21, 2005, record minimum of 2.05 million square miles."
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Tornado Strikes Monroe LA With Confirmed Injuries

The tornado struck around noon on Easter Sunday. There is considerable damage repo rted in that northeastern Louisiana city of around 5000...