News tagged with massive fire

Smoke from Whitewater-Baldy Complex fire affecting 6 states

(Phys.org) -- The Whitewater-Baldy Complex fires burning and rugged terrain in the Gila National Forest in western New Mexico have been generating a lot of smoke. The smoke has now been swept up by a cold ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created May 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Landsat satellite sees Arizona wildfire sweep through Apache National Forest

The second largest fire in Arizona history, the Wallow Fire is graphically depicted by this Landsat image, taken June 7, which shows burning in the mountains of eastern Arizona near the border with New Mexico. ...

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created Jun 10, 2011 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Australia issues 'catastrophic' alerts as fires rage

Australia has issued "catastrophic" alerts after record-breaking temperatures and wild lightning storms sparked more than 100 fires across the country, officials said Saturday.

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Peru girds for the worst: a killer quake in the capital

Peru is gearing up for a huge safety drill to see how Lima authorities respond to a cataclysmic 8-magnitude earthquake and tsunami, a devastating one-two punch they fear could claim 50,000 lives.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created May 31, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

'Like a jet through solid rock': Volcanic arc fed by rapid fluid pulses

In the depths of the earth, it is anything but peaceful: large quantities of liquids carve their way through the rock as fluids, causing magma to form. A research team led by the University of Münster, ...

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created May 31, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Ancient tree-ring records from southwest U.S. suggest today's megafires are truly unusual

Today’s mega forest fires of the southwestern U.S. are truly unusual and exceptional in the long-term record, suggests a new study that examined hundreds of years of ancient tree ring and fire data from ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 16, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (8) | comments 2

Biodiversity could be casualty of Myanmar openness

(AP) -- As many as 40,000 gorgeously plumed birds known as the Gurney's pitta thrive in the lowland rainforests of economically backward Myanmar. Across the border, Thailand's last five pairs are guarded around ...

Biology / Ecology

created May 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

TV's double vision, when 1 screen isn't enough

(AP) -- As a kid, I dreamed of having a telephone that was plugged into my family's TV and would let me ring up whoever I was watching. With this special phone, I could reach my favorite TV stars, introduce myself and talk ...

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created May 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Chemists explain the molecular workings of promising fuel cell electrolyte

Researchers from New York University and the Max Planck Institute in Stuttgart reveal how protons move in phosphoric acid in a Nature Chemistry study that sheds new light on the workings of a promising fuel cell electrolyte.

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Apr 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Smithsonian welcomes Discovery to space collection

(AP) -- Space shuttle Discovery is preparing to move into its new home at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum annex in northern Virginia.

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created Apr 19, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

'Odd duck' Indonesia quake surprises scientists

(AP) -- The massive earthquake off Indonesia surprised scientists: Usually this type of jolt isn't this powerful.

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created Apr 11, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 5

Human ancestors used fire one million years ago, archaeologist find

An international team led by the University of Toronto and Hebrew University has identified the earliest known evidence of the use of fire by human ancestors. Microscopic traces of wood ash, alongside animal ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Apr 02, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (43) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Science under fire from 'merchants of doubt': US historian

Scientists are facing an uphill battle to warn the public about pressing issues due to dissenters in their ranks who intentionally sow uncertainty, says a US historian.

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created Mar 29, 2012 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (33) | comments 118


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