Sea level Apr 2013

The latest numbers from Colorado University show sea level increasing at 3.2 mm per year. Or just over 12 inches per 100 years. This is exactly the same as almost three years ago. So we're seeing a linear increase here, not an exponential one. At least so far.

Link: http://sealevel.colorado.edu/

CO2 March 2013

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March 2013: 397 ppm
March 2012: 394 ppm

Annual increase: 0.7%

On target to hit 400 ppm this year? If not, next year?

Source: http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/ccgg/trends/

UK in 2011: Oil, Gas and Coal

 Source: Energy Export Databrowser

Solar Electricity 2012

Solar energy as a percentage of electricity production:

Source: Renew Economy

Chart made using: ChartGo

Renewable Electricity for 3 countries

Renewable energy as a percentage of electricity production:

Source: Renew Economy

Chart made using: ChartGo

CO2 numbers December 2012

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• December 2011: 391.8 ppm
• December 2012: 394.3 ppm

An increase year-on-year of 0.6%. Inching closer to 400ppm.

UN Food price index 2012

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UN's FAO food price index, annual average:

• 2011: 228
• 2012: 207

A 7% decrease.

But still more than double the average for 2002-2004 (index = 100).

Source: FAO

Galaxies

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The image is of a spiral galaxy NGC 4414, about 60 million light years from us. It is about 50 thousand light years in diameter. Source: Wikipedia

Some other facts (estimates?) about galaxies:

• Our galaxy, the Milky Way, contains about 100 billion planets
• The universe contains about 170 billion galaxies
• The space between galaxies is a very thin gas at about one atom per cubic meter
• The most distant galaxy is about 13.4 billion light years from us

Sources: Wikipedia, Next Big Future