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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 ...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.
  • Earth's Center Is 1,000 Degrees Hotter Than Previously Thought, Synchrotron X-Ray Experiment Shows
    Scientists have determined the temperature near the Earth’s center to be 6000 degrees Celsius, 1000 ...Read more

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    Earth's Center Is 1,000 Degrees Hotter Than Previously Thought, Synchrotron X-Ray Experiment Shows

    Scientists have determined the temperature near the Earth’s center to be 6000 degrees Celsius, 1000 degrees hotter than in a previous experiment run 20 years ago. These measurements confirm geophysical models that the temperature difference between the solid core and the mantle above, must be at least 1500 degrees to explain why the Earth has a magnetic field. For more information about this study, see the press release from the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility.
  • Ocean Volcanic Rocks Contain Samples of Recycled Crust
    Scientists have long believed that lava erupted from certain oceanic volcanoes contains materials fr...Read more

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    Ocean Volcanic Rocks Contain Samples of Recycled Crust

    Scientists have long believed that lava erupted from certain oceanic volcanoes contains materials from the early Earth’s crust. But decisive evidence for this phenomenon has proven elusive. New research from a team including Carnegie’s Erik Hauri demonstrates that oceanic volcanic rocks contain samples of recycled crust dating back to the Archean era 2.5 billion years ago. Their work is published in Nature. Oceanic crust sinks into the Earth’s mantle at so-called subduction zones, where two plates come together. Much of what happens to the crust during this journey is unknown. Model-dependent studies for how long subducted material can exist in the mantle are uncertain and evidence of very old crust returning to Earth’s surface via upwellings of magma has not been found until now. For more information about these results, see the press release from the Carnegie Institution.

Poetry and Pictures Archive - Weather

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January
January

Solitude
by Sally, age 68, England

Wonders
by Keyaria, age 15, Alabama/U.S.A

Wolga à l'heure bleue (Volga in the blue hour)
by Jürg, age 56, Bächau, Switzerland

Winter
by Sally Plumb, age 68, England

Soaring
by Jeanne Fiedler, age 56', Twp. of Washington, NJ

sea
by meredith, age 10, georgia

Water
by Belen, age 13, New Mexico

February
February

Cloud
by Sally, age 68, England

Life Is...
by shelby, age 14, Texas (USA)

Feedom
by Christopher, age 14, Killeen,TX

March

RAIN CLOUDS
by kendy, age 15, arizona

Thin clouds
by caleb, age 13, Norrh caolina

Clouds
by Emily, age 13, Pennsylvania

Howling Clouds
by Sarah, age 14, PA

Weathery Sky
by Nicole, age 14, Pennsylvania

Cloudy Sky
by Selena, age 14, PA

Rainy Day
by Allison, age 13, PA

Beautiful Sky
by Lacey, age 14, Pennsylvania

Clouds
by Tyler, age 14, Pennsylvania

BEARS
by Darisha, age 17, California, U.S.

March
April
April

Clouds of Purity
by Emilyrose, age 11, Pennsylvania/USA

Lifting
by Sally Plumb, age 68, England

May

May
by Sally, age 67, England

May

May
by Sally, age 67, England

June

Questions?
by Jeremy, age 3, Georgia, USA

Rhyming Rhymes
by Jennifer, age 33, Georgia, USA

A SPRING MORNING
by sowmya, age 12, ghatkesar ,hydreabad, india

June

Foxglove
by Sally Plumb, age 67, England

June

Questions?
by Jeremy, age 3, Georgia, USA

Rhyming Rhymes
by Jennifer, age 33, Georgia, USA

A SPRING MORNING
by sowmya, age 12, ghatkesar ,hydreabad, india

July

Dreams
by Síonna, age 8.5, Boulder, Colorado

Shadows
by Ruby, New Mexico, USA

July

Dreams
by Síonna, age 8.5, Boulder, Colorado

Shadows
by Ruby, New Mexico, USA

August

Poppies
by Sally, age 68, England

Sunrise
by Lucy, age 12, England

August

Poppies
by Sally, age 68, England

Sunrise
by Lucy, age 12, England

September

The Visitors
by Lucie, age 11, England

September

The Visitors
by Lucie, age 11, England

October
October

weather
by nya, age 09, jacksonville florida

October

weather
by nya, age 09, jacksonville florida

November
November

fairies
by Ethan, age 9, england

December

Two Sides
by Naina, age 13, United States

Storm
by claire, age 13, Stamford CT

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