Ice Age Had Little Snow Says CLIMAP Study
The CLIMAP project challenges the view that heavy snowfall drove the last ice age. Ice sheets grew rapidly 80,000 years ago but global precipitation 18,000 years ago was about 15 percent lower, with ocean cooling modest and land warming changes substantial. A dry global climate and a low sea level of roughly 300 feet reshaped land access between North America and Asia.
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Brown University
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Imbrie
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Canada
Americas
Lost Mine of Solomon Found in Saudi Arabia
The fabled Ophir site between Mecca and Medina is reported by geologists to be Mahd adh Dhahab in Saudi Arabia. A joint USGS Saudi study supports the site as a biblical Ophir candidate, with potential to yield substantial gold today. A company has applied for a permit to resume mining at Mahd adh Dhahab.
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Solomon
Mecca
Medina
National Geographic Society
Saudi Arabian Mining Syndicate
Mahd Adh Dhahab
United States Geological Survey
Directorate General of Mineral Resources
Twitchell
Robert W. Luce
Air Pollution Report From Linn County Health Department
Data from July 29 to August 4 shows particulate matter readings at six stations in Linn County. Highest 24-hour microgram per cubic meter measurements and times exceeded in 1976 are reported, with averages over 12 months and hourly and ozone concentrations noted for stations 1 through 3.
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Ophir
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el Dorado
Kenneth Twitchell
Jabal Mahdadh Dhahab
Hill of the Cradle of Gold
Y Margolitus
Simmons
Best Buy
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FBI
3Rd Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Smulekoff
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