News tagged with east timor
Coconuts, wind and sun to power Pacific nations
Tiny Pacific nations which are most at threat from rising seas have vowed to dump diesel and other dirty expensive fuels blamed for causing global warming and replace them with clean sources.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
May 10, 2012 |
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Gone fishing? We have for 42,000 years
(PhysOrg.com) -- An archaeologist from The Australian National University has uncovered the world’s oldest evidence of deep sea fishing for big fish, showing that 42,000 years ago our regional ancestors ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Nov 25, 2011 |
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Indian Ocean tsunami alert system to be tested on Oct 12
Nearly two dozen countries next Wednesday will take part in a full-scale test of the Indian Ocean's tsunami alert system, using the 2004 Sumatra quake as the basis for the exercise, UNESCO said on Thursday.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 06, 2011 |
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Tiny East Timor declares war on leprosy
(AP) -- If there really was a place so remote it could be called the end of the earth, Adelino Quelo's shabby little hut would be prime real estate.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 11, 2010 |
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NASA sees slow-developing System 99P dogging Northern Australia
NASA satellites have been monitoring the slow-to-develop low pressure area called System 99P for four days as it lingers in the Arafura Sea, north Australia's Northern Territory. Satellite data indicates that ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 20, 2012 |
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Liquid treasure or trouble? Political scientist explores downside of oil wealth
(PhysOrg.com) -- Oil-rich countries would seem to have won the mineral equivalent of the lottery, tapping into the kind of vast wealth that their counterparts with more diversified economies could only dream of.
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Mar 01, 2012 |
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Internet address expansion set despite ".worries." (Update)
Bidding will begin this week for words and brand names such as ".sport," ".NYC" and ".bank" to join ".com" as online monikers.
Jan 10, 2012 |
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'Most poor people don't live in the poorest countries'
(PhysOrg.com) -- An Oxford University study of 1.65 billion of the world's poor shows that over twice as many live in 'middle-income' countries as in 'low-income' countries.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Dec 08, 2011 |
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New insight into climate change in the Pacific
A new report presents the most comprehensive scientific analysis to date of climate change in the Pacific region.
Nov 29, 2011 |
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Beyond '.com,' names for Antarctica, Urdu and more
(AP) -- Unless you're a Luddite, you're bound to know of ".com," the Internet's most common address suffix.
Jun 17, 2011 |
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Aqua satellite sees weaker Tropical Depression Errol crossing West Timor
NASA's Aqua satellite captured an infrared image of Tropical Depression Errol's warming cloud temperatures as it was crossing the southern tip of West Timor today.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 18, 2011 |
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Scientists make bamboo tools to test theory explaining East Asia's Stone Age tool scarcity
The long-held theory that early human ancestors in East Asia crafted their tools from bamboo and wood is much more complicated than originally conceived, according to a new study.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Apr 08, 2011 |
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Coral 'network' can protect Asia-Pac fish stocks
An international scientific team has shown that strong links between the corals reefs of the south China sea, West Pacific and Coral Triangle hold the key to preserving fish and marine resources in the Asia-Pacific ...
Feb 22, 2011 |
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NASA sees former Tropical Storm Carlos still a soaker in the Northern Territory
Now a remnant low pressure area, former Tropical Storm Carlos continues to move southwest inland over Australia's Northern Territory and dump heavy amounts of rainfall. NASA's Aqua satellite saw some of the ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Feb 17, 2011 |
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