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  • ray_johnson.jpg Earth's climate changes — a long story

    While still young compared with the age of the universe (about 13.7 billion years), the Earth has seen and experienced a lot of weather and climate, says columnist Ray Johnson.

    June 6, 2010 1 Photo

  • ray_johnson.jpg Antarctica: the pole apart

    We get occasional sound bites in the news or press about what appears to be happening there, but they are usually brief and leave one hoping for more, for a more clear placement and interpretation of that particular fact, columnist Ray Johnson says.

    May 2, 2010 3 Photos

  • images_sizedimage_093212558 Ice ages: They come and go - but why? It is hard to imagine today when standing on Rattlesnake Mountain near Willsboro, or Pok-O-Moonshine near Keeseville, on a lovely warm day, that ice covered this area as far as the eye could see, says columnist Ray Johnson.

    April 5, 2010 2 Photos

  • CSS8B91.jpg Ice ages: They come and go — but why?

    It is hard to imagine today when standing on Rattlesnake Mountain near Willsboro, or Pok-O-Moonshine near Keeseville, on a lovely warm day, that ice covered this area as far as the eye could see, says columnist Ray Johnson.

    April 4, 2010 2 Photos

  • images_sizedimage_065230547 The sun: driver of all weather, climate The sun is still central for scientists trying to understand how it creates and changes Earth's weather and climate over time, says columnist Ray Johnson.

    March 6, 2010 2 Photos