When global warming was just a theory . . .
“Two researchers in the department of physics have been making waves by announcing that the world’s oceans are rising.
“This has potentially serious implications for inhabitants of coastal and low-lying regions of the earth, and may support the greenhouse effect theory of global warming.
“Prof. Richard Peltier and graduate student Mark Tushingham conclude that the sea level is rising about 2.4 millimetres a year, probably due mainly to the melting of ice at high altitudes and latitudes.”
Source: Monday, September 18, 1989
Though there is now little doubt of the link between rising sea levels and global warming (or “climate change,” if you will), Peltier and Tushingham’s estimate was remarkably accurate. NASA’s TOPEX/Poseidon satellite has put yearly sea level rise at three millimetres a year.
You’ve come a long way, virus
“The recently discovered ‘Columbus Day’ computer virus has not been found on any personal computers in the campus community, and is not likely to be, according to John Alexander, a computer services consultant with University of Toronto Computing Services (UTCS).
“Only ten occurrences of the virus have been found, all of them in the U.S., Alexander said …
“UTCS has a public domain program to test PCs for 34 different viruses, including the Columbus Day virus, which can be obtained free of charge.”
Source: Monday, October 2, 1989
With the proliferation of the internet, computer viruses have given way to network-borne “worms,” and other kinds of “malware.” It has become difficult to even find an estimate of the total number of viruses of all sorts out there.
-Mike Ghenu
