μια καταπληκτικη αναρτηση,
μια θαυμασια μεταφραση...
μην το χασετε.
Μιλτιάδης Θαλασσινός (Μαύρος Γάτος) Ταξίδι Χωρίς Επιστροφή: "Εκείνο που διέσχισε το δωμάτιο, με κατεύθυνση προς το κεντρικό τραπέζι, δεν ήταν άνθρωπος"#links
1/31/09
Ταξίδι Χωρίς Επιστροφή: "Εκείνο που διέσχισε το δωμάτιο, με κατεύθυνση προς το κεντρικό τραπέζι, δεν ήταν άνθρωπος
ενα υπεροχο ιστοπονημα,
μια καταπληκτικη αναρτηση,
μια θαυμασια μεταφραση...
μην το χασετε.
Μιλτιάδης Θαλασσινός (Μαύρος Γάτος) Ταξίδι Χωρίς Επιστροφή: "Εκείνο που διέσχισε το δωμάτιο, με κατεύθυνση προς το κεντρικό τραπέζι, δεν ήταν άνθρωπος"#links
live long and prosper
μια καταπληκτικη αναρτηση,
μια θαυμασια μεταφραση...
μην το χασετε.
Μιλτιάδης Θαλασσινός (Μαύρος Γάτος) Ταξίδι Χωρίς Επιστροφή: "Εκείνο που διέσχισε το δωμάτιο, με κατεύθυνση προς το κεντρικό τραπέζι, δεν ήταν άνθρωπος"#links
1/30/09
2008 Global Temperature
Posted January 21, 2009
download large image (2 MB, PNG) acquired January 1, 2008 - December 1, 2008
download large image (120 KB, PDF) acquired January 1, 2008 - December 1, 2008
Calendar year 2008 was the coolest year since 2000, according to the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) analysis of worldwide temperature measurements, but it was still in the top ten warmest years since the start of record-keeping in 1880. Given the range of uncertainty in the measurements, the GISS team concluded that 2008 was somewhere between the seventh and the tenth warmest year on record. (The 10 warmest years have all occurred within the 12-year period from 1997-2008.)
The map above shows global temperature anomalies in 2008 compared to the 1950-1980 baseline period. Below-average temperatures are shown in blue, average temperatures are white, and above-average temperatures are red. (Gray indicates no data.) Most of the world was either near normal or warmer than normal. Eastern Europe, Russia, the Arctic, and the Antarctic Peninsula were exceptionally warm (1.5 to 3.5 degrees Celsius above average). The temperature in the United States in 2008 was not much different than the 1951-1980 mean, which makes 2008 cooler than all of the previous years this decade. Large areas of the central and eastern Pacific Ocean were cooler than the long-term average, linked to a La Niña episode that began in 2007.
The graph shows the long-term trend in surface temperatures since 1880. The annual average temperatures are shown in light orange, and the jaggedness of the line indicates how much the average global surface temperature varies from year to year. Because climate is so variable form year to year, it can be easier to spot long-term trends through multi-year averages. The dark red line shows the five-year running average, which is an average of five years of annual temperatures centered on a given year. Even this five-year average shows that climate has ups and downs, but the long-term increase in global average surface temperatures is obvious. The gray “barbells” indicate the range of uncertainty. Not surprisingly, the uncertainty is larger for older measurements than for more recent ones.
In their report on 2008 temperature trends, the scientists at NASA GISS, led by James Hansen, attribute the relative coolness of 2008 to the persistent La Niña, which continued as of late 2008/early 2009. The summary also describes how the delay in the start of the next solar sunspot cycle, volcanic activity from Aleutian Island volcanoes (both Okmok and Kasatochi erupted in August), and emission rates of greenhouse gases could influence average global temperatures in the next few years.
NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies. (2008, December 16). Global Temperature Trends: 2008 Annual Summation. Accessed January 20, 2009.
National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center
live long and prosper
download large image (2 MB, PNG) acquired January 1, 2008 - December 1, 2008
download large image (120 KB, PDF) acquired January 1, 2008 - December 1, 2008
Calendar year 2008 was the coolest year since 2000, according to the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) analysis of worldwide temperature measurements, but it was still in the top ten warmest years since the start of record-keeping in 1880. Given the range of uncertainty in the measurements, the GISS team concluded that 2008 was somewhere between the seventh and the tenth warmest year on record. (The 10 warmest years have all occurred within the 12-year period from 1997-2008.)
The map above shows global temperature anomalies in 2008 compared to the 1950-1980 baseline period. Below-average temperatures are shown in blue, average temperatures are white, and above-average temperatures are red. (Gray indicates no data.) Most of the world was either near normal or warmer than normal. Eastern Europe, Russia, the Arctic, and the Antarctic Peninsula were exceptionally warm (1.5 to 3.5 degrees Celsius above average). The temperature in the United States in 2008 was not much different than the 1951-1980 mean, which makes 2008 cooler than all of the previous years this decade. Large areas of the central and eastern Pacific Ocean were cooler than the long-term average, linked to a La Niña episode that began in 2007.
The graph shows the long-term trend in surface temperatures since 1880. The annual average temperatures are shown in light orange, and the jaggedness of the line indicates how much the average global surface temperature varies from year to year. Because climate is so variable form year to year, it can be easier to spot long-term trends through multi-year averages. The dark red line shows the five-year running average, which is an average of five years of annual temperatures centered on a given year. Even this five-year average shows that climate has ups and downs, but the long-term increase in global average surface temperatures is obvious. The gray “barbells” indicate the range of uncertainty. Not surprisingly, the uncertainty is larger for older measurements than for more recent ones.
In their report on 2008 temperature trends, the scientists at NASA GISS, led by James Hansen, attribute the relative coolness of 2008 to the persistent La Niña, which continued as of late 2008/early 2009. The summary also describes how the delay in the start of the next solar sunspot cycle, volcanic activity from Aleutian Island volcanoes (both Okmok and Kasatochi erupted in August), and emission rates of greenhouse gases could influence average global temperatures in the next few years.
NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies. (2008, December 16). Global Temperature Trends: 2008 Annual Summation. Accessed January 20, 2009.
National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center
gene and majel in space
μια καταπληκτικη αναρτηση απο την ΤΜΤ στο ιστολογιο
toomanytribbles: gene and majel in space
live long and prosper
toomanytribbles: gene and majel in space
travel1/28/09
The Universe, Yours to Discover
Το Παγκόσμιο Έτος Αστρονομίας 2009,
οργανώνεται με την συνεργασία,
διεθνούς κύρους αστρονομικών οργανισμών.
Ευρωπαικός Οργανισμός για την Αστρονομική Έρευνα στο Νότιο Ημισφαίριο (ESO)
Δικτυακός τόπος: http://www.eso.org/
Αμερικανική Αστρονομική Εταιρία (AAS)Δικτυακός τόπος: http://www.aas.org
Γαλλικό Ινστιτούτο Επιστημών του Σύμπαντος(L'Institut National des Sciences de l'Univers)Δικτυακός τόπος: http://www.insu.cnrs.fr
Αστρονομική Εταιρία ΚαναδάΔικτυακός τόπος: http://www.casca.ca/
Αστεροσκοπείο Leiden (Sterrewacht Leiden)Δικτυακός τόπος: http://www.strw.leidenuniv.nl/
NOVAΔικτυακός τόπος: http://www.astronomie.nl/
Βρετανικό Συμβούλιο Επιστήμης και Τεχνολογίας(Science & Technology Facilities Council)Δικτυακός τόπος: http://www.scitech.ac.uk/
Ελβετική Ακαδημία Επιστημών(Akademie der Naturwissenschaften)Δικτυακός τόπος: http://www.scnat.ch/
Εταιρία Λαικής Αστρονομίας (The Society for Popular Astronomy)Δικτυακός τόπος: http://www.popastro.com/home.htm
Εθνικό Συμβούλιο Έρευνας του Καναδά(National Research Council Canada)Δικτυακός τόπος: http://www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/main_e.html
1/25/09
1/23/09
1/16/09
top 5 bets for extraterrestrial life in the solar system
an informative post from TMT in the blog
toomanytribbles: top 5 bets for extraterrestrial life in the solar system
you must read it!
live long and prosper
toomanytribbles: top 5 bets for extraterrestrial life in the solar system
you must read it!
1/15/09
R.I.P. Ricardo Gonzalo Pedro Montalbán Merino
died today; he was 88. (November 25, 1920 – January 14, 2009)
Montalbán had a career spanning decades and multiple notable roles. During the late 1970s, he was the spokesperson in automobile advertisements for the Chrysler Cordoba (in which he famously extols the "Corinthian leather" used for its interior).
From 1977 to 1984 he starred as Mr. Roarke in the television series Fantasy Island.
He also played the villainous Khan Noonien Singh in both the 1967 "Space Seed" episode of the first season of the original Star Trek series, and the 1982 film Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.
He won an Emmy Award in 1978, and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Screen Actors Guild in 1993.
Up until his 80s, he continued to perform, often providing voices for animated films and commercials.
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
live long and prosper
Montalbán had a career spanning decades and multiple notable roles. During the late 1970s, he was the spokesperson in automobile advertisements for the Chrysler Cordoba (in which he famously extols the "Corinthian leather" used for its interior).
From 1977 to 1984 he starred as Mr. Roarke in the television series Fantasy Island.
He also played the villainous Khan Noonien Singh in both the 1967 "Space Seed" episode of the first season of the original Star Trek series, and the 1982 film Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.
He won an Emmy Award in 1978, and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Screen Actors Guild in 1993.
Up until his 80s, he continued to perform, often providing voices for animated films and commercials.
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
"Ah, Kirk, my old friend. Do you know the Klingon proverb that tells us 'revenge is a dish that is best served cold'? It is cold in space." -- Kahn
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