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As global warming melts glaciers at both poles and sea levels rise, maps all over the world will have to be redrawn. Coastal towns in Florida may disappear and so may Boston and New Orleans. In other parts of the world, drought is causing rivers to dry up. For instance, the Dead Sea is 82 feet lower than it was half a century ago, and may not appear on future maps at all.

In ABC News, Clayton Sandell quotes global warming activist Edward Mazria as saying, “We’re not talking about South Sea islands and Bangladesh here. We’re talking about the US being physically under siege with a very small increment of sea level rise.”
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Where to get signed books in CA, Denver & NYC! – On Thursday, Oct. 4 at 7 p.m., Whitley and Anne Strieber will be at Borderlands Books in San Francisco. The address is 866 Valencia St. For for more information, click here. Whitley will be talking, holding a Q & A, and signing copies of his new novel 2012 The War for Souls, which will be filmed for Warner Brothers by the producers who made “Transformers.” He will be talking with George Noory about 2012 on Coast to Coast AM on Thursday, Oct. 4. Keep reading for an early review of the book, to find out where to buy signed copies and to learn about the rest of their exciting tour!
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Beer is the beverage of choice for most adult binge drinkers, but it won’t help their health if they switch to soda.

A new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says that binge drinking is defined as drinking 5 or more alcohol beverages in one sitting. 74% of the binge drinkers surveyed said they drank beer exclusively or predominantly in their most recent binge-drinking episode. Beer accounted for 67% of binge drinks consumed; distilled spirits or liquor was second with 22%; and wine and other flavored premixed drinks accounted for 11%.
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We have written before about the amazing health benefits of green tea. Now it has been discovered that it may help protect us against cancer–and AIDS! Green tea may almost be a medicine, but coffee may be just as good (for older women anyway).
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