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From the High Desert

A Cultural History of Art Bell

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January 29, 2006: ET Moon Bases - Glenn Steckling | Weather Changes - Dr. Nick Begich

Jan 29, 2006
2h 31m
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Art Bell welcomes Dr. Nick Begich for a discussion on accelerating climate change and the HAARP project in Alaska. Begich reports ocean temperature increases of 5 to 15 degrees in Alaskan waters, unprecedented deer migrations into south-central Alaska, and glacial retreat of nearly nine miles over the past century. He warns that melting permafrost is releasing trapped methane in a dangerous amplifying cycle and predicts Arctic sea routes will open within 10 to 12 years.

Begich reveals that HAARP creator Dr. Bernard Eastland has discovered weather modification can be achieved with 1,600 times less energy than originally estimated, raising serious concerns about unintended consequences. He describes Eastland's caution about coupling powerful technology to an already unstable planetary system, noting that the scientist's secrecy agreements with ARCO have now expired.

Glenn Steckling then presents NASA photographs from his book "Alien Bases on the Moon," describing anomalies including a massive luminescent area on the dark side, material flowing between craters, an elliptical glowing object above an astronaut, and what appears to be a cloud formation over a crater rim. He argues that free energy technology tied to extraterrestrial propulsion threatens existing petroleum-based economies, providing motivation for continued government secrecy.

Key Moments

  1. Begich: Eastlund's new weather modification math: Begich describes a Bernard Eastlund paper at Penn State Lehigh on artificial generation of acoustic and gravitational waves, using as much as 1,600 times less energy than originally anticipated for weather modification.

  2. Alaska as the canary in the coal mine: Begich tells Art that Alaskan ocean temperatures jumped 5 to 15 degrees in a counter-cyclic period - a change that scientific models say should take 50 years per single degree.

  3. Polar bears drowning, Arctic sea route opening: Art and Begich discuss polar bears drowning for lack of ice, and Begich relays predictions that the Arctic sea route over the pole will be open for shipping in 10 to 12 years.

  4. An astronaut who couldn't remember the Moon: Art recounts interviewing a man who walked on the Moon who told him, in an oddly halting way, that he didn't really remember the time he was up there.

  5. Steckling: Apollo and Gemini were followed by UFOs: Steckling reads astronaut Brian O'Leary's claim that all Apollo and Gemini flights were followed at distance, and sometimes closely, by space vehicles of extraterrestrial origin.