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  • Atmospheric CO2 Level Tops 400 ppm
    During the week of May 13th, the CO2 level at the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii topped 400 ppm rep...Read more

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    Atmospheric CO2 Level Tops 400 ppm

    During the week of May 13th, the CO2 level at the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii topped 400 ppm repeatedly. Daily levels of CO2 can vary due to weather, and there are seasonal trends as well. The level of atmospheric greenhouse gases continues to increase, now over 120 ppm since the Industrial Revolution began. For more on the Keeling Curve, see http://keelingcurve.ucsd.edu/. Find out more about greenhouse gases and warming.
  • Massive Tornado Outbreak on Tornado Alley
    The week of May 19 brings dozens of tornadoes to Tornado Alley in the states of Oklahoma, Kansas, Io...Read more

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    Massive Tornado Outbreak on Tornado Alley

    The week of May 19 brings dozens of tornadoes to Tornado Alley in the states of Oklahoma, Kansas, Iowa, Illinois and Missouri. On May 20th, a massive tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, devastating communities - destroying over 100 homes and hitting two elementary schools and a hospital - with many casualties and deaths. Our thoughts are with our friends and colleagues suffering from these storms. For more on the May 20th storms, see the NOAA Storm Prediction Center Storm Report.
  • Kansas Legislator Proposes Bill to Outlaw Sustainability Education
    A bill has been introduced in the Kansas legislature this week that would prohibit the promotion of ...Read more

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    Kansas Legislator Proposes Bill to Outlaw Sustainability Education

    A bill has been introduced in the Kansas legislature this week that would prohibit the promotion of sustainability. Here is a link to the one-page bill: http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2013_14/measures/documents/hb2366_00_0000.pdf. See report on Bloomberg News.

Poetry

The following is a brief collection of poetry that relates to space and/or mythology.
We hope to expand this collection in the future.

Brainard, John. The Lost Pleiad.
From Poems of John Brainard / by John Brainard [electronic text]
Brainard, John G. C. (John Gardiner Calkins), 1796-1828

Brainard, John. To the Moon.
From Poems of John Brainard / by John Brainard [electronic text]
Brainard, John G. C. (John Gardiner Calkins), 1796-1828

Braithwaite, William Stanley. Distances.
From Lyrics of life and love / by William Stanley Braithwaite [electronic text]
Braithwaite, William Stanley, 1878-1962.

Branch, Anna Hempstead. Selene.
From Rose of the wind and other poems / Anna Hempstead Branch [electronic text]
Branch, Anna Hempstead, 1875-1937

Branch, Anna Hempstead. A Sonnet for the Earth.
From Shoes that danced and other poems / Anna Hempstead Branch [electronic text]
Branch, Anna Hempstead, 1875-1937

Bryant, William Cullen. The Conjunction of Jupiter and Venus.
From Poems / William Cullen Bryant [electronic text]
Bryant, William Cullen, 1794-1878

Bryant, William Cullen. Hymn to the North Star.
From Poems / William Cullen Bryant [electronic text]
Bryant, William Cullen, 1794-1878

Bryant, William Cullen. Song of the Stars.
From Poems / William Cullen Bryant [electronic text]
Bryant, William Cullen, 1794-1878

Carman, Bliss. XXXI .
From Songs of the sea children / Bliss Carman [electronic text]
Carman, Bliss, 1861-1929

Carman, Bliss. XXXVII.
From Songs of the sea children / Bliss Carman [electronic text]
Carman, Bliss, 1861-1929

Carman, Bliss. LXIX.
From Songs of the sea children / Bliss Carman [electronic text]
Carman, Bliss, 1861-1929

Davidson, Lucretia Maria. To a Star.
From Poetical remains of the late Lucretia Maria Davidson [electronic text]
Davidson, Lucretia Maria, 1808-1825

Elias, Peter. The Carbon Connection.
Submitted by Windows to the Universe user, Peter Elias

Elias, Peter. Our Dear Sun.
Submitted by Windows to the Universe user, Peter Elias

Elias, Peter. Our Moon.
Submitted by Windows to the Universe user, Peter Elias

Elias, Peter. The Rain.
Submitted by Windows to the Universe user, Peter Elias

Elias, Peter. Snow in Winter.
Submitted by Windows to the Universe user, Peter Elias

Elias, Peter. The Traveling Earth.
Submitted by Windows to the Universe user, Peter Elias

Elias, Peter. Vancouver.
Submitted by Windows to the Universe user, Peter Elias

Elias, Peter. Water.
Submitted by Windows to the Universe user, Peter Elias

Excerpts from the Egyptian Book of the Dead.
The Dead Man Ariseth and Singeth a Hymn to the Sun.
He Maketh Himself One with Osiris.

Macumber, Justin. Spanish Sky.
Submitted by Windows to the Universe user, Justin Macumber

Merivale, John Hermann. The Storm.

Shelley, Percy Bysshe. Hymn to Selene.

Walcott, Derek. Europa.

Yeats, William Butler. Leda and the Swan.

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