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Amateur skywatchers help space hazards team
For the first time, observations coordinated by ESA's space hazards team have found an asteroid that comes close enough to Earth to pose an impact threat. The space rock was found by amateur astronomers, highlighting ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 13, 2011 |
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Changes in rainfall patterns are projected for next 30 years
Manoa have projected an increased frequency of heavy rainfall events but a decrease in rainfall intensity during the next 30 years (2011-2040) for the southern shoreline of Oahu, according to a recent study ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 11, 2011 |
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Rare seahorses found in Thames
Evidence of a colony of rare seahorses has been discovered in the Thames, during a routine fisheries survey at Greenwich, the Environment Agency said on Friday.
Oct 07, 2011 |
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Tenerife island landscape reveals explosive past
Volcanologists from the University of Leicester have uncovered one of the world's best-preserved accessible examples of a monstrous landslide that followed a huge volcanic eruption on the Canarian island of ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 02, 2011 |
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NASA: Satellite fell in south Pacific, not Canada
That dead NASA satellite fell into what might be the ideal spot - part of the south Pacific Ocean about as far from large land masses as you can get, U.S. space officials said Tuesday.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 27, 2011 |
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BP oil not degrading on Gulf floor, study says
(AP) -- Tar balls washed onto Gulf of Mexico beaches by Tropical Storm Lee earlier this month show that oil left over from last year's BP spill isn't breaking down as quickly as some scientists thought it would, university ...
Sep 20, 2011 |
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New threat closes in on iconic Galapagos wildlife
Renewed vigilance over the biosecurity of the Galápagos Islands is needed, based on new research on the risk posed by West Nile virus.
Sep 16, 2011 |
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Tropical Storm Maria threatens eastern Caribbean
(AP) -- Tropical Storm Maria swirled toward the eastern Caribbean on Friday, threatening to unleash heavy rain and wind on islands still struggling to recover from a recent hurricane.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 10, 2011 |
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Tropical Storm Maria's 'West Side Story' to the Caribbean
Tropical Storm Maria is making her own "West Side Story" and is headed in the direction of the Lesser Antilles. Satellite imagery today shows Maria's close proximity to the island chain in the Caribbean.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 09, 2011 |
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UN chief calls for urgent action on climate change
(AP) -- United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Thursday that urgent action was needed on climate change, pointing to the famine in the Horn of Africa and devastating floods in northern Australia ...
Sep 08, 2011 |
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Sri Lanka count finds more elephants than expected
(AP) -- The first national survey of Sri Lanka's wild elephants found more than had been estimated - a sign the endangered species has a healthy, growing population on the Indian Ocean island.
Sep 03, 2011 |
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TRMM satellite sees heavy rain, towering clouds in Tropical Storm Katia
While parts of the East Coast and New England are still recovering from Hurricane Irene, a new storm is brewing in the Atlantic, Tropical Storm Katia. The TRMM satellite looked "under the hood" of the storm ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 31, 2011 |
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Alert level lowered on remote Alaska volcano
(AP) -- The Alaska Volcano Observatory has lowered the alert level for a remote Aleutian Islands volcano from "watch" to "advisory."
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 31, 2011 |
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NASA eyes two more Atlantic tropical cyclones while Irene drenches Canada
While the remnants of Hurricane Irene drench Quebec and Newfoundland, Canada today, NASA satellites are keeping tabs on two other tropical cyclones in the Atlantic: Tropical Storm Jose and newly formed Tropical ...
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Aug 30, 2011 |
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Malaysia Borneo state wants ban on shark fishing
A Malaysian state on Borneo island, known for its world-class dive sites, is seeking to ban shark fishing to protect the species, which draws thousands of tourists each year, a minister said Monday.
Aug 29, 2011 |
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