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    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
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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.

Uranus Image List



This is the globe of Uranus. (230K GIF)


Another image of Uranus. (80K GIF)


This is another crescent of Uranus. (39K GIF) (Courtesy of Aris Multimedia Entertainment, Inc. 1994)


This is another crescent of Uranus. (139K GIF)


This is a false color view of Uranus. (67K GIF)


This is an image of the Epsilon ring on Uranus. (63K GIF)


This is another image of the Epsilon ring on Uranus. (141K GIF)


This is a false color image of its rings. (80K GIF)


This is another false color image of its rings. (217K GIF)


This is an image of Cordelia and Ophelia and rings. (262K JPEG)


This is an image of the atmosphere features and its rings taken by the Hubble Space Telescope. (49K JPEG)


This is a montage of Uranus and Miranda. The rings were added by an artist. (267K GIF)

Satellites


This is an image of Puck. (6K GIF)


This is an image of Miranda. (150K GIF)


This is an image of Miranda's surface called the chevron. (328K GIF)


This is an image of Miranda's ridges and valleys. (58K GIF)


This is an image of Ariel. This satellite has many craters. (302K GIF)


This is another image of Ariel, showing a complex array of valleys and impact craters. (27K JPEG)


This is a mosaic of Ariel created from Voyager images. (192K JPEG)


This is a color image of Umbriel with low resolution. (49K JPEG)


Another image of Umbriel. (28K GIF)


This is an image of Titania. (22K JPEG)


This is another image of Titania. (133K GIF)


This is another image of Titania. (57K JPEG)


This is an image of Oberon. (57K GIF)


This is a color image of Oberon with low resolution. (62K JPEG)

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