News tagged with appalachian
Wildlife find path to safety under US roads
So how did the chicken cross the road? Or the raccoon, Virginia opossum, woodchuck, red fox, white-tailed deer or great blue heron?
Jan 02, 2012 |
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Appalachian tiger swallowtail butterfly is a hybrid of two other swallowtails, scientists find
(PhysOrg.com) -- Flitting among the cool slopes of the Appalachian Mountains is a tiger swallowtail butterfly species that evolved when two other species of swallowtails hybridized long ago, a rarity in the ...
Sep 08, 2011 |
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Supercomputer simulations to help predict tornadoes
Each year, tornadoes tear across the United States, causing numerous deaths and physical damage to the environment and infrastructure.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jun 30, 2011 |
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Aqua satellite sees severe weather in northwest Georgia
Northwestern Georgia felt the effects of severe weather season yesterday, May 27, as severe thunderstorms brought heavy rainfall, gusty winds and reports of a tornado. NASA's Aqua satellite provided an infrared ...
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May 27, 2011 |
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GOES-13 satellite eyeing system with a high risk of severe storms
A low pressure area currently over northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin has created conditions that call for a forecast of severe weather in the eastern third of the U.S. today and one area is even labeled ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 26, 2011 |
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An appeal to the caregiving values of rural women for breast cancer prevention
In an effort to develop strategies for breast health awareness in rural populations researchers asked the question, "What message strategies will motivate Appalachian women to attend to breast health issues and become actively ...
Mar 02, 2011 |
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Study: Community approach to smoking bans not effective in Appalachia
Local ordinances in Appalachian states with weak statewide smoking regulations do not offer most residents adequate protection against second-hand smoke, according to a new study.
May 13, 2010 |
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Eastern US forests resume decline
After increasing during much of the 20th century, forest cover in the eastern United States in recent decades has resumed its previous decline, according to an exhaustive new analysis published in the April 2010 issue of ...
Apr 07, 2010 |
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Young salamanders' movement over land helps stabilize populations
Amphibians -- frogs, toads, salamanders, and newts -- are disappearing worldwide, but the stream salamanders of the Appalachian Mountains appear to be stable. This region is home to the largest diversity of ...
Mar 30, 2010 |
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Biden unveils federal broadband stimulus projects
(AP) -- Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday announced the first $182 million in federal stimulus money for 18 projects to expand high-speed Internet networks in rural areas and other underserved communities.
Dec 17, 2009 |
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Winter forecast: Warmer West, North; cooler South
(AP) -- The Midwest and Northern United States are likely to get a warmer winter, while the Southeast can expect just the opposite: cooler and wetter conditions.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 15, 2009 |
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Rhododendron expansion may increase the chance of landslides on Southern Appalachian slopes
Research by U.S. Forest Service Southern Research Station (SRS) scientists and partners suggests that the expansion of rosebay rhododendron (Rhododendron maximum) in Southern Appalachian mountain hollows may in ...
Aug 31, 2009 |
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Lawmakers, activists battle over mountaintop removal coal mining
Coal industry advocates and environmentalists converged on Capitol Hill on Thursday at a congressional hearing on the impact of mountaintop removal mining on Appalachian streams and rivers.
Jun 26, 2009 |
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Appalachian history gives new perspective of how workers view jobs
A preacher addresses a group of men in a town church in eastern Kentucky, but this gathering is not to hear a sermon. Instead, it is a meeting of a coal miners' union. By studying coal miners and farmers during the early ...
Feb 23, 2009 |
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