California Gov. Brown meeting w/ water leaders today on possible plan to transfer water from SoCal to areas of need. Experts Warn California Drought Bringing Black Bears Out Of Hibernation Early. California’s drought could be precursor to even drier days ahead

Vigorous mixing in the air above large cracks in Arctic sea ice that expose seawater to cold polar air pumps atmospheric mercury down to the surface, finds a NASA field campaign. This process can lead to more of the toxic pollutant entering the food chain, where it can negatively affect the health of fish and animals who eat them, including humans. http://www.nasa.gov/jpl/news/arctic-mercury-20140115/index.html#.UtbembRDW4o

Will the world end in 100 days? Sounding of ancient trumpet in York warns of Viking apocalypse on 22 February 2014

Legend has it that on this day, the god Odin will be killed by the wolf Fenrir The soil and the sky will be stained with poison and the sea will rear up Prior to the apocalypse, three freezing winters would follow each other The sound of the horn is supposed to call the sons of Odin to the battlefield, where Odin will ultimately be killed http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2507778/Will-world-end-100-days-Sounding-ancient-trumpet-York-warns-Viking-apocalypse-22-February-2014.html

Experts say no link to Fukushima Paul Joseph Watson- Infowars.com- January 8, 2014 Following reports of abnormally high radiation readings on a beach in San Francisco, experts have discovered radiation hot spots measuring 1,400 per cent above normal background levels, although they are keen to stress there is no link to Fukushima. As we reported on Monday, after a viral video emerged showing a man recording measurements of over 150 micro-REM per hour, 500 per cent normal background radiation, on a beach south of Pillar Point Harbor, San Mateo County officials confirmed the spike but said they were “befuddled” as to the cause. In a new development, El Granada electrical engineer Steven Weiss, a 40 year veteran designer of Geiger counters, took his own measurements and found hot spots that were returning levels 14 times normal background radiation. “It’s not normal. I’ve never seen 400 cpm when I just wave my Geiger around.” Weiss told the Half Moon Bay Review. “There has to be something radioactive for it to do that.” http://www.infowars.com/1400-radiation-hot-spot-found-on-san-francisco-beach/

One of the largest sunspots in years is turning toward Earth: AR1944 has a 'beta-gamma-delta' magnetic field that harbors energy for potent eruptions. NOAA forecasters estimate a 75% chance of M-class flares and a 30% chance of X-flares on Jan. 6th. Any flares today will almost certainly be geoeffective. http://www.spaceweather.com/images2014/06jan14/turningtowardearth.gif?PHPSESSID=qig6jlmchsp40n8o6qec7lb6o7