Extras

Diary of the planet

Steve NewmanFebruary 20, 2008January 2, 2024

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this.T_OFFSETX=-50; this.T_OFFSETY=30; this.T_WIDTH=80; this.T_BGCOLOR='#FFCC00'; this.T_BORDERCOLOR='#003399'; this.T_FONTCOLOR='#003399'; this.T_DELAY=100; this.T_TEMP=2500; this.T_STICKY=true; return escape('Cyclone Ivan‘)” shape=”circle” coords=”384,189,14″ href=”/ew/ew080215/ew080215c.html” onclick=”window.open(href, ”, ‘height=583, width=780, left=0, top=0, scrollbars=yes, resizable=yes’); return false;” /> <area onmouseover="this.T_ABOVE=false;this.T_LEFT=false; this.T_OFFSETX=-50; this.T_OFFSETY=30; this.T_WIDTH=90; this.T_BGCOLOR='#FFCC00'; this.T_BORDERCOLOR='#003399'; this.T_FONTCOLOR='#003399'; this.T_DELAY=100; this.T_TEMP=2500; this.T_STICKY=true; return escape('Cyclone Hondo‘)” shape=”circle” coords=”436,210,15″ href=”/ew/ew080215/ew080215c.html” onclick=”window.open(href, ”, ‘height=575, width=780, left=0, top=0, scrollbars=yes, resizable=yes’); return false;” /> <area onmouseover="this.T_ABOVE=false;this.T_LEFT=false; this.T_OFFSETX=-50; this.T_OFFSETY=35; this.T_WIDTH=106; this.T_BGCOLOR='#FFCC00'; this.T_BORDERCOLOR='#003399'; this.T_FONTCOLOR='#003399'; this.T_DELAY=100; this.T_TEMP=2500; this.T_STICKY=true; return escape('Cyclone Nicholas‘)” shape=”circle” coords=”487,190,15″ href=”/ew/ew080215/ew080215d.html” onclick=”window.open(href, ”, ‘height=599, width=780, left=0, top=0, scrollbars=yes, resizable=yes’); return false;” /> <area onmouseover="this.T_ABOVE=false;this.T_LEFT=true; this.T_OFFSETX=50; this.T_OFFSETY=0; this.T_WIDTH=118; this.T_BGCOLOR='#FFCC00'; this.T_BORDERCOLOR='#003399'; this.T_FONTCOLOR='#003399'; this.T_DELAY=100; this.T_TEMP=2500; this.T_STICKY=true; return escape('African Inundations‘)” shape=”circle” coords=”334,194,16″ href=”/ew/ew080215/ew080215e.html” onclick=”window.open(href, ”, ‘height=625, width=780, left=0, top=0, scrollbars=yes, resizable=yes’); return false;” /> <area onmouseover="this.T_ABOVE=true;this.T_LEFT=true; this.T_OFFSETX=35; this.T_OFFSETY=10; this.T_WIDTH=98; this.T_BGCOLOR='#FFCC00'; this.T_BORDERCOLOR='#003399'; this.T_FONTCOLOR='#003399'; this.T_DELAY=100; this.T_TEMP=2500; this.T_STICKY=true; return escape('Iberian Drought‘)” shape=”circle” coords=”279,85,17″ href=”/ew/ew080215/ew080215f.html” onclick=”window.open(href, ”, ‘height=616, width=780, left=0, top=0, scrollbars=yes, resizable=yes’); return false;” /> <area onmouseover="this.T_ABOVE=false;this.T_LEFT=true; this.T_OFFSETX=25; this.T_OFFSETY=5; this.T_WIDTH=124; this.T_BGCOLOR='#FFCC00'; this.T_BORDERCOLOR='#003399'; this.T_FONTCOLOR='#003399'; this.T_DELAY=100; this.T_TEMP=2500; this.T_STICKY=true; return escape('Philippine Rumblings‘)” shape=”circle” coords=”492,142,15″ href=”/ew/ew080215/ew080215g.html” onclick=”window.open(href, ”, ‘height=610, width=780, left=0, top=0, scrollbars=yes, resizable=yes’); return false;” /> <area onmouseover="this.T_ABOVE=true;this.T_LEFT=false; this.T_OFFSETX=-50; this.T_OFFSETY=70; this.T_WIDTH=86; this.T_BGCOLOR='#FFCC00'; this.T_BORDERCOLOR='#003399'; this.T_FONTCOLOR='#003399'; this.T_DELAY=100; this.T_TEMP=2500; this.T_STICKY=true; return escape('Bamboo Rats‘)” shape=”circle” coords=”443,122,16″ href=”/ew/ew080215/ew080215h.html” onclick=”window.open(href, ”, ‘height=645, width=780, left=0, top=0, scrollbars=yes, resizable=yes’); return false;” /> <area onmouseover="this.T_ABOVE=true;this.T_LEFT=false; this.T_OFFSETX=20; this.T_OFFSETY=45; this.T_WIDTH=102; this.T_BGCOLOR='#FFCC00'; this.T_BORDERCOLOR='#003399'; this.T_FONTCOLOR='#003399'; this.T_DELAY=100; this.T_TEMP=2500; this.T_STICKY=true; return escape('Mexican Quakes‘)” shape=”circle” coords=”53,91,17″ href=”/ew/ew080215/ew080215i.html” onclick=”window.open(href, ”, ‘height=695, width=780, left=0, top=0, scrollbars=yes, resizable=yes’); return false;” /> <area onmouseover="this.T_ABOVE=true;this.T_LEFT=true; this.T_OFFSETX=-30; this.T_OFFSETY=55; this.T_WIDTH=108; this.T_BGCOLOR='#FFCC00'; this.T_BORDERCOLOR='#003399'; this.T_FONTCOLOR='#003399'; this.T_DELAY=100; this.T_TEMP=2500; this.T_STICKY=true; return escape('Quake Jolts Cuba‘)” shape=”circle” coords=”203,137,16″ href=”/ew/ew080215/ew080215j.html” onclick=”window.open(href, ”, ‘height=535, width=780, left=0, top=0, scrollbars=yes, resizable=yes’); return false;” /> <area onmouseover="this.T_ABOVE=false;this.T_LEFT=true; this.T_OFFSETX=70; this.T_OFFSETY=30; this.T_WIDTH=122; this.T_BGCOLOR='#FFCC00'; this.T_BORDERCOLOR='#003399'; this.T_FONTCOLOR='#003399'; this.T_DELAY=100; this.T_TEMP=2500; this.T_STICKY=true; return escape('Middle East Tremor‘)” shape=”circle” coords=”349,136,16″ href=”/ew/ew080215/ew080215k.html” onclick=”window.open(href, ”, ‘height=575, width=780, left=0, top=0, scrollbars=yes, resizable=yes’); return false;” /> <area onmouseover="this.T_ABOVE=false;this.T_LEFT=true; this.T_OFFSETX=-30; this.T_OFFSETY=50; this.T_WIDTH=90; this.T_BGCOLOR='#FFCC00'; this.T_BORDERCOLOR='#003399'; this.T_FONTCOLOR='#003399'; this.T_DELAY=100; this.T_TEMP=2500; this.T_STICKY=true; return escape('Tsunami Alert‘)” shape=”circle” coords=”541,188,17″ href=”/ew/ew080215/ew080215l.html” onclick=”window.open(href, ”, ‘height=541, width=780, left=0, top=0, scrollbars=yes, resizable=yes’); return false;” /> <area onmouseover="this.T_ABOVE=true;this.T_LEFT=false; this.T_OFFSETX=-20; this.T_OFFSETY=50; this.T_WIDTH=122; this.T_BGCOLOR='#FFCC00'; this.T_BORDERCOLOR='#003399'; this.T_FONTCOLOR='#003399'; this.T_DELAY=100; this.T_TEMP=2500; this.T_STICKY=true; return escape('Iran Quake Damage‘)” shape=”circle” coords=”373,69,16″ href=”/ew/ew080215/ew080215m.html” onclick=”window.open(href, ”, ‘height=575, width=780, left=0, top=0, scrollbars=yes, resizable=yes’); return false;” /> <area onmouseover="this.T_ABOVE=true;this.T_LEFT=true; this.T_OFFSETX=30; this.T_OFFSETY=40; this.T_WIDTH=118; this.T_BGCOLOR='#FFCC00'; this.T_BORDERCOLOR='#003399'; this.T_FONTCOLOR='#003399'; this.T_DELAY=100; this.T_TEMP=3500; this.T_STICKY=true; return escape('Greek Quake Panic‘)” shape=”circle” coords=”324,61,16″ href=”/ew/ew080215/ew080215n.html” onclick=”window.open(href, ”, ‘height=657, width=780, left=0, top=0, scrollbars=yes, resizable=yes’); return false;” /> <area onmouseover="this.T_ABOVE=false;this.T_LEFT=true; this.T_OFFSETX=30; this.T_OFFSETY=40; this.T_WIDTH=124; this.T_BGCOLOR='#FFCC00'; this.T_BORDERCOLOR='#003399'; this.T_FONTCOLOR='#003399'; this.T_DELAY=100; this.T_TEMP=3500; this.T_STICKY=true; return escape('African Quake Death‘)” shape=”circle” coords=”297,153,16″ href=”/ew/ew080215/ew080215o.html” onclick=”window.open(href, ”, ‘height=630, width=780, left=0, top=0, scrollbars=yes, resizable=yes’); return false;” /> <area onmouseover="this.T_ABOVE=true;this.T_LEFT=false; this.T_OFFSETX=-55; this.T_OFFSETY=85; this.T_WIDTH=144; this.T_BGCOLOR='#FFCC00'; this.T_BORDERCOLOR='#003399'; this.T_FONTCOLOR='#003399'; this.T_DELAY=100; this.T_TEMP=3500; this.T_STICKY=true; return escape('NASA Photo of the Week‘)” shape=”circle” coords=”402,105,17″ href=”/ew/ew080215/ew080215x.html” onclick=”window.open(href, ”, ‘height=675, width=780, left=0, top=0, scrollbars=yes, resizable=yes’); return false;” /> <area onmouseover="this.T_ABOVE=false;this.T_LEFT=true; this.T_OFFSETX=10; this.T_OFFSETY=30; this.T_WIDTH=130; this.T_BGCOLOR='#FF0000'; this.T_BORDERCOLOR='#666666'; this.T_FONTCOLOR='#FFFFFF'; this.T_DELAY=100; this.T_DELAY=100; this.T_TEMP=3000; this.T_STICKY=true; return escape('Hottest Temperature‘)” shape=”circle” coords=”313,219,15″ href=”/ew/ew080215/ew080215z.html” onclick=”window.open(href, ”, ‘height=575, width=780, left=0, top=0, scrollbars=yes, resizable=yes’); return false;” /> <area onmouseover="this.T_ABOVE=true;this.T_LEFT=true; this.T_OFFSETX=30; this.T_OFFSETY=25; this.T_WIDTH=130; this.T_BGCOLOR='#0033CC'; this.T_BORDERCOLOR='#666666'; this.T_FONTCOLOR='#FFFFFF'; this.T_DELAY=100; this.T_DELAY=100; this.T_TEMP=3000; this.T_STICKY=true;return escape('Coldest Temperature‘)” shape=”rect” coords=”513,15,542,57″ href=”/ew/ew080215/ew080215z.html” onclick=”window.open(href, ”, ‘height=575, width=780, left=0, top=0, scrollbars=yes, resizable=yes’); return false;” />

This article appears in Feb 20-27, 2008.

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