Talk:Goddard Institute for Space Studies

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[edit] Access to the web site http://www.giss.nasa.gov/

The web site http://www.giss.nasa.gov/ does not appear to be accessible from Brazil at the time of writing (7/4/2008 12:45).

In this because:

• the address is not being correctly resolved from where I am accessing the internet?
  (this seems unlikely, as at the present moment I have no obvious difficulty in accessing any other site)
• access to the site really is restricted?
  (perhaps it is restricted to US readers only)
• the site has been closed down because of the recent views on climate change expressed by the GISS head Dr. James Hansen (as reported on pages such as: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/apr/07/climatechange.carbonemissions)?
  (as this would be REALLY disturbing, I offer it only as an improbable cause)
• accesses from Brazilian addresses are being denied access for some obscure reason?
  (just a little natural paranoia which seems to fit with the subject and the times!)

Anyone else having trouble accessing http://www.giss.nasa.gov/ ?

Chris Scott —Preceding unsigned comment added by 201.4.101.216 (talk) 15:49, 7 April 2008 (UTC)