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National Weather Service tests new, simpler winter hazard communications: Public invited to comment during test period
NOAA's National Weather Service is testing new language to communicate winter weather hazards in its forecasts. From now through March 31, 2013, alternative messages in winter hazard forecasts will run...
Hurricane Sandy: What caused the recent superstorm and how to prepare for the next one
It has been just over a month since Hurricane Sandy devastated the coastal communities of New York and New Jersey, causing billions of dollars in damages and affecting tens of...
Scary news for corals -- from the Ice Age
There is growing scientific concern that corals could retreat from equatorial seas and oceans as the Earth continues to warm, marine researchers have warned. Working on clues in the fossil...
Rose Madder: 'Green' Battery From Ancient Red Dye Plant?
Rose madder, a natural plant dye once prized throughout the Old World to make fiery red textiles, might be cool once again. Chemists have developed a non-toxic and sustainable lithium-ion battery...
New forecasts help pilots avoid peril over seas
The crash into the ocean of an Air France flight on June 1, 2009 after it encountered intense thunderstorms underscored the difficulty pilots on transoceanic flights have of knowing where...
Serbian mountain draws 'Doomsday' crowd
What is it with mountains and the end of the world? Last month, officials announced that a supposedly mystical mountain in France would be closed on Dec. 21 to prevent...
Quebec ambulance technicians could strike during holiday season
The union representing 2,500 ambulance technicians and paramedics in Quebec has filed a strike notice for Dec. 24.
Waste Wattage: Cities Aim to Flush Heat Energy Out of Sewers
So much hot water goes down the drain that cities worldwide are recognizing sewer heat as an untapped resource that can help cut energy costs.
Shia LaBeouf to make Broadway debut this spring
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shia LaBeouf is about to transform - into a Broadway actor....
Amazon to collect sales tax from Mass. residents
Online retail giant will start collecting a 6.25 percent sales tax from Bay State residents
L'Aquila Earthquake Forces Geologists to Rethink Risk
Shaken scientists are rethinking the way they convey disaster risk to the public after several seismologists were convicted of manslaughter in the L'Aquila earthquake
FSA 'misgivings' over carbon deal
The City regulator says it has "deep misgivings" about high-pressure sales of carbon credit investments.
Poisoning the Well: How the Feds Let Energy and Mining Companies Pollute Underground Water
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Report compares greenhouse gas and black carbon emissions tracking across North America
Scientists in North America have taken an important first step in looking at the state of comparability of emissions data at national and subnational levels with the completion of a...
Greenland Ice Sheet Carries Evidence of Increased Atmospheric Acidity
Studies have shown decreasing levels of the isotope nitrogen-15 in core samples from Greenland ice starting around the time of the Industrial Revolution. New research suggests the decline corresponds to...
Leaders put off climate decisions
Decision makers are avoiding taking action on climate change until uncertainties in the information are reduced, a new study reveals.
Finding Dioxins In The Japanese Tsunami’s Aftermath
Disaster Cleanup: Researchers hope their simple, quick technique for detecting dioxins will protect workers
NEES tsunami expert says improved research tools helped predict impact of this week's Japan earthquake
(Phys.org)—A leading tsunami researcher affiliated with the George E. Brown Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES) says improved computational models helped in more accuratelypredicting the impact of a strong...
Researchers develop environmental assessment model for southern Tasmanian estuaries
Work has begun on a new computer model which will enable communities and aquaculture industries to better assess environmental and human impacts, on estuarine and marine environments in Tasmania.
After the storm, Haiti's food situation looks bleak
The aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, which ripped through southern Haiti in October, will extend beyond destruction and injury. The current and future food security looks bleak barring significant intervention during...
Robot Glider Detects Rogue Waves and Other Ocean Anomalies Missed by Satellites
When the robotic Papa Mau completed its 16,668-kilometer scientific expedition across the Pacific Ocean last month, the surfboard-sized submarine did more than set a new world record for the longest...
Report on climate change agreement released by C2ES
A new report by Professor Daniel Bodansky of the College of Law, which outlines major issues and options before the world's governments as they attempt to craft a comprehensive new...
Research findings offer a glimmer of hope for one of the world's rarest primates
A research team from Fauna & Flora International's (FFI) Vietnam primate programme has observed a record number of the Critically Endangered cao vit gibbon. During a two-week census survey, the...
England in maths global top 10
Asian countries take top places in international education rankings, but England and Northern Ireland are among high performers.
Project Seeks to Map and Reduce Ocean Noise Pollution
The depths have become a noisy place because of human activity, and experts say the rising clamor is particularly dangerous to marine mammals.
Green Blog: U.S. Agricultural Research Is Faltering, Report Warns
A presidential panel warns that research is not keeping pace with problems like climate change, water shortages and new pathogens.
Recycle Oil Rig As Reef Habitat? | Video
Abandoned oil rig in Gulf of Mexico has formed an artificial reef. But it's scheduled for explosive destruction. Divers and conservationists are working to repeal the order to blast the...
3-D Painting Visualizes Earthquakes In Real Time
Quakescape James BoockPart painting, part sculpture, Quakescape taps realtime seismological data to create a color-coded visualization of the earth's movements beneath Christchurch, New Zealand. Design student James Boock is turning Christchurch's seismology into something...