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earthquake, seasons and day
The earthquake was a horrific tradgedy, we all know that. Has anyone thought about what its effects might be on climate since the tilt of the earth towards the sun has changed. It is this tilt that accounts for the seasons, so we may expect, slight as it was, that the seasons will no longer be the same, not to mention the length of the day, as apparently the spin of the earth has been effected as well. All of the star charts and astronomy software will no doubt have to be re written. Will it mean new ecological niches, and thus new species looking to fill them in an evolutionary sense. Will the calendar have to be changed ever so slightly? I personally feel as if we live in a new world, as the weather seems different instictually. --Ian ===== http://groups.yahoo.com/group/individual_initiative/ __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Get it on your mobile phone. http://mobile.yahoo.com/maildemo http://www.project-genesis.org http://groups.yahoo.com/group/individual_initiative/ |
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I personally feel as if we live in a new world, as=20
the weather seems different instictually. You've noticed a change in the weather that you attribute to the quake?? Can you give us an example of a weather change, since=20 12/26, that you think would not have occurred had the quake=20 not happened? -Florian |
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but I am just waiting for the scientists to tell us just what kind
of changes we can expect, whether they are too minute to sense, or not. Ok. I'll wait too. -Florian |
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If Florian and I are laughing *with* each other but not *with* you....
Clear Skies Chuck Taylor Do you observe the moon? Try http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lunar-observing/ Are you interested in understanding optics? Try http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ATM_Optics_Software/ ************************************ "Ian Beardsley" wrote in message ... earthquake, seasons and day Group: sci.astro.amateur Date: Sat, Jan 1, 2005, 1:25am (PST+8) From: (Florian) I personally feel as if we live in a new world, as the weather seems different instictually. You've noticed a change in the weather that you attribute to the quake?? Can you give us an example of a weather change, since 12/26, that you think would not have occurred had the quake not happened? -Florian No I definitely cannot. I can't say it is colder than it should be for this time of the year, or warmer, as that changes yearly. But I can say something seems different ABOUT it. It could just be the psychology of the thing. But personally that is the way it feels to me. The cloud accumulation has a different look to me than I have ever seen Quality wise, but I am just waiting for the scientists to tell us just what kind of changes we can expect, whether they are too minute to sense, or not. Ian http://www.project-genesis.org http://groups.yahoo.com/group/individual_initiative/ |
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Ian Beardsley wrote: The earthquake was a horrific tradgedy, we all know that. Has anyone thought about what its effects might be on climate since the tilt of the earth towards the sun has changed. The reported change was 11 inches, and the axis actually wobbles at a 30 feet radius anyways. So the shift will have no appreciable effect on climate. It is this tilt that accounts for the seasons, so we may expect, slight as it was, that the seasons will no longer be the same, not to mention the length of the day, as apparently the spin of the earth has been effected as well. The change in spin rate was in microseconds, again such a miniscule amount that it will have no noticeable effect on our "day". All of the star charts and astronomy software will no doubt have to be re written. Will it mean new ecological niches, and thus new species looking to fill them in an evolutionary sense. Will the calendar have to be changed ever so slightly? I personally feel as if we live in a new world, as the weather seems different instictually. --Ian Have you considered taking up broken clay as a hobby? Ther are many people into fractured ceramics these days. Perhaps you should take your discussions to them. They would be fascinated with your ideas. Matthew Ota Eyes Rolling |
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Here's a good explanation of the effects of the earthquake on Earth's
rotational axis: http://www.uai.it/index.php?tipo=A&id=670 What has had hugely tragic consequences for the societies and coastlines it affected has had a minuscule (though measurable) effect on the physics of our planet as a whole. "Ian Beardsley" wrote in message ... The earthquake was a horrific tradgedy, we all know that. Has anyone thought about what its effects might be on climate since the tilt of the earth towards the sun has changed. It is this tilt that accounts for the seasons, so we may expect, slight as it was, that the seasons will no longer be the same, not to mention the length of the day, as apparently the spin of the earth has been effected as well. All of the star charts and astronomy software will no doubt have to be re written. Will it mean new ecological niches, and thus new species looking to fill them in an evolutionary sense. Will the calendar have to be changed ever so slightly? I personally feel as if we live in a new world, as the weather seems different instictually. --Ian ===== http://groups.yahoo.com/group/individual_initiative/ __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Get it on your mobile phone. http://mobile.yahoo.com/maildemo http://www.project-genesis.org http://groups.yahoo.com/group/individual_initiative/ |
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