je.st

Home › ago

Tag: ago

GM switch complaints began 17 years ago, long before Cobalt

2014-07-04 08:19:33| Automakers - Topix.net

General Motors car owners have been complaining to dealers about defective ignition switches since 1997, years before the automaker launched the Chevrolet Cobalt and other small cars with faulty switches linked to at least 13 deaths.

Tags: years long ago began

Greenland Ice Sheet Collapse Linked To Sea Level Rise 400,000 Years Ago: Study

2014-06-26 22:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

RedOrbit: A new study suggests that a warming period more than 400,000 years ago pushed the Greenland ice sheet past its stability threshold, resulting in a nearly complete deglaciation of southern Greenland and raising global sea levels some 4-6 meters. The study is one of the first to zero in on how the vast Greenland ice sheet responded to warmer temperatures during that period, which were caused by changes in the Earth`s orbit around the sun. Results of the study, which was funded by the National...

Tags: years level ago study

GM helping to reunite owner with Corvette stolen 33 years ago

2014-06-26 00:38:36| Automakers - Topix.net

Detroit resident George Talley has reason to celebrate after finding out that his classic Chevrolet Corvette is coming home 33 years after being stolen, and General Motors is helping get it back to him.

Tags: years ago owner helping