Book review. Palm Trees at the North Pole, The Hot Truth about Climate Change

Weather ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sylvia Knight
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
North Pole ◽  
The North ◽  
Palm Trees

scholarly journals A New Model to Explain the Alignment of Certain Ancient Sites

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 209-232
Author(s):  
Mark Carlotto
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
North Pole ◽  
Earth’S Crust ◽  
Upper Egypt ◽  
New Model ◽  
The Past ◽  
The North ◽  
The World ◽  
Global Patterns ◽  
Earth's Crust

In a previous study of over two hundred ancient sites, the alignments of almost half of the sites could not be explained. These sites are distributed throughout the world and include the majority of Mesoamerican pyramids and temples that are misaligned with respect to true north, megalithic structures at several sites in Peru’s Sacred Valley, some pyramids in Lower Egypt, and numerous temples in Upper Egypt. A new model is proposed to account for the alignment of certain unexplained sites based on an application of Charles Hapgood’s hypothesis that global patterns of climate change over the past 100,000 years could be the result of displacements of the Earth’s crust and corresponding shifts of the geographic poles. It is shown that over 80% of the unexplained sites reference four locations within 30° of the North Pole that are correlated with Hapgood’s hypothesized pole locations. The alignments of these sites are consistent with the hypothesis that if they were built in alignment with one of these former poles they would be misaligned to north as they are now as the result of subsequent pole shifts.

scholarly journals Geopolitics and Security in the Arctic: What Role for the EU?

European View ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 239-249 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andreas Østhagen
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
North Pole ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
The North ◽  
Military Presence ◽  
Arctic Security ◽  
The Eu

The Arctic has received considerable attention over the last decade due to climate change, positive resource appraisals and the increased military presence in the region. Portrayals range from those that warn of impending conflicts to those that emphasise the region's unique cooperative environment. To what extent are the generalisations about Arctic security and geopolitics accurate? What fuels these generalisations? Moreover, what is the role of the EU in this changing geopolitical environment? This article examines the causes of conflict in the Arctic and argues that the disputes over territory, resources and the North Pole are limited in magnitude. At the same time, the security dynamics within the Arctic are relevant, given each state's relations to Russia. The EU's role, however, is less a geopolitical one and more concerned with two dimensions, namely awareness and support. For EU policymakers and decision-makers, understanding the complexities of the north should take priority over re-inventing the Union's role in the region.

The medieval cultures of the Irish sea and the North Sea: Manannan and his neighbors [Book Review]

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
pp. 142-144
Author(s):  
John Kennedy
Keyword(s):  
North Sea ◽  
Irish Sea ◽  
The North ◽  
The North Sea ◽  
The Irish Sea

Review(s) of: The medieval cultures of the Irish sea and the North Sea: Manannan and his neighbors, by MacQuarrie, Charles W., and Nagy, Joseph Falaky Nagy (eds), (Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, 2019) hardcover, 212 pages, 1 map, 4 figures, RRP euro99; ISBN 9789462989399.

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