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Tambora: The Eruption That Changed the World By Gillan D’Arcy Wood This book discuses the events shortly before and after the 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora in present day Indonesia. The Mount Tambora eruption was an eruption with a Volcanic Explosiveness Index (VEI) of 7 out of 7 and was one...

I'm wondering how many other Northerners we have here, who need to be able to cope with VERY VERY few light hours in the winter in combo with extreme cold temps (below freezing for months). Are there any other in this forum who are working to resolve the "what will you do without electricity...

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/11/29/wmo_global_temp_figures_2012_doha_ninth_hottest/ gist of the article; global warming is real, but it just hasn't been recorded in the last 14 years. huh? "Figures released by the UN's World Meteorological Organisation indicate that 2012 is set to be...

This is just another example of why a one to two year supply of food might be more ideal than 30 or 90 days. http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/comment.html?entrynum=1208 Keep in mind that since many scientists have an agenda, it just may be an answer in search of a question, and...

This has been a very strange year. Almost no growing season, and now too much winter and snow - we don't like snow here. Year before last, we had wind storm after wind storm after wind storm in December. This year, we are getting snow after snow after snow and now it's going to get worse this...