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Imani on the weakening on weekend
This isn't a good weekend for keeping tropical cyclones alive, as Tropical Storm Omais is becoming extra-tropical in the northwestern Pacific Ocean and Tropical Storm Imani appears doomed over the...
NASA's Grace See Rapid Spread in Greenland Ice Loss
A new international study finds losses in Greenland's ice sheet are now spreading rapidly up its northwest coast.
Opposition to Canadian oil pipeline mounts
VICTORIA, British Columbia, March 25 (UPI) -- The ecosystem along the western coast of Canada is particularly vulnerable to oil spills, an environmental group said in protest of a...
Turning River Current into Electricity
There's a torrent of energy beneath the Mississippi River that developers aim to convert into electricity.
Tsunami generator will help protect against future catastrophe
A unique wave-generating machine that mimics the activity of real-life tsunamis with unprecedented realism has been used successfully in an Oxfordshire laboratory...
Scientists study Chilean earthquake
SAN DIEGO, March 23 (UPI) -- A U.S. oceanographic expedition has been sent to the Chilean earthquake site to map the rupture that caused one of the largest quakes...
Tropical Storm 02W leaves Guam and Micronesia with high surf and swells
The National Weather Service in Guam has posted advisories for small craft advisories and high surf advisories for Guam and the surrounding region, including Micronesia. NASA's Aqua and TRMM...
Polluted N.L. sites get $10M
The provincial government is promising to spent $10-million to clean polluted sites in central Newfoundland and northern Labrador.
Hobbits Are Lame
I have yet to be bored watching the 27-and-a-half-hour extended versions of the Lord of the Rings movie trilogy with the kids. It is truly an awe-inspiring cinematic masterpiece. There is,...
Hammond Project to Turn Waste Into Wealth
University of Chicago Geophysical Sciences Professor John Frederick is helping alumnus Jack Sheaffer to carry out an ambitious recycling project in Hammond, Ind., which involves harnessing treated effluent to irrigate...
How Will Climate Change Affect Arctic Migrations?
LAGO DE SAN IGNACIO, Baja California - The season of migration has come again to the warm blue waters off the coast of Mexico. Mother gray whales are nursing their...
Ordinary Laptops Act as Earthquake Detectors
A laptop and PC-based network of seismic monitors are providing earthquake data to researchers and could become an early warning system if enough volunteers sign on.
Google, China Battle over Hong Kong
Chinese Block Mainland Access to Search Engine in Hong Kong after Google Partially Withdraws From Region
Does Geothermal Power Cause Earthquakes?
A new energy method could trigger a risky side effect On December 8, 2006, Markus Häring caused some 30 earthquakes -- the largest registering 3.4 on the Richter scale -- in Basel,...
Irish eyes salt caverns for gas storage
BELFAST, Northern Ireland, March 23 (UPI) -- A $375 million project to hold natural gas in underwater salt caverns near Northern Ireland could store 1.7 billion cubic feet of...
Vessel deployed to lay Nord Stream pipe
ZUG, Switzerland, March 23 (UPI) -- Construction of the Nord Stream natural gas pipeline starts in Swedish waters with the deployment of a pipelay vessel, the project consortium announced.
Coca-Cola blamed for crop damage in India
PLACHIMADA, India, March 23 (UPI) -- Beverage giant Coca-Cola must pay $47 million for the environmental damage caused at a bottling plant in the southern Indian state of Kerala.
Global Temperature Report -- February 2010
The El Nino Pacific Ocean warming event continues to dominate the global temperature keeping it quite warm, although not so in selected locations where many in the U.S. and Europe...
Newly Discovered Exoplanet May Have Water Clouds
Recently discovered plant CoRoT-9b has low enough temperatures to have liquid water.
Climate index explains dryness
A new climate index could explain why part of Western Australia has become so much drier – and help predict future rainfall.
World has underestimated climate-change effects, expert argues
The world's policymakers have underestimated the potential dangerous impacts that man-made climate change will have on society, say a professor of earth and atmospheric sciences.
Seafarers' scourge provides hope for biofuel future
For centuries, seafarers were plagued by wood-eating gribble that destroyed their ships, and these creatures continue to wreak damage on wooden piers and docks in coastal communities. But new research...
Job boom, but an economic bust
Baby boomers will need to play a critical role in filling a potentially significant labor shortage later this decade after the economy recovers from its downturn, according to new research...
Why Cattle-Driven Global Warming Is A Load Of Bull
Why Cow-Driven Global Warming Is A Load Of Bull All animals breathe in air and then breathe it out again. This astounding fact, seemingly new to some web users, has nothing...
Every cut tree in B.C. to be replaced
Every tree that's cut down by the forest industry in British Columbia will soon have to be replaced by a new seedling as part of the provincial government's plans to...
Coyotes not decimating deer numbers according to expert
(PhysOrg.com) -- It's a question that has captured the imagination of Keystone State deer hunters and wildlife lovers: Has increased predation on helpless deer fawns by an growing population of...
Solid Find: Natalee Holloway's Body … Or a Rock
The body of missing woman Natalee Holloway is said found in Caribbean.
Sticky environmental problem with carpet tiles solved
A new adhesive for use in carpet tiles could help dramatically reduce their impact on the environment. The powerful adhesives currently used to bind the layers of carpet tiles together...