News tagged with mexican border
Assessing California earthquake forecasts
In the study, UC Davis researchers compare seven different earthquake forecasts (including their own) that were submitted to a competition organized by the Southern California Earthquake Center.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 28, 2011 |
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Scientists focus on Salton Sea as possible earthquake risk
(PhysOrg.com) -- In a bit of coincidental news, no sooner had earthquake scientists posted warnings about the instability of the southern part of the San Andreas Fault hidden beneath the Salton Sea, than an ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jun 27, 2011 |
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UCSB scientists obtain unique recordings of Easter earthquake in Mexico
(Santa Barbara, Calif.) -- The major earthquake that occurred in Baja California on Easter Sunday, April 4th, at 3:40 p.m. Pacific Time, is of great interest to UC Santa Barbara seismologists, who are busy ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 07, 2010 |
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Study: Newspapers located closer to the Mexican border slant news coverage of immigration
A new study released by Rice University in Houston finds that California newspapers located closer to the border of Mexico routinely provide a more negative slant on immigration in general news reporting and on their opinion ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jul 28, 2009 |
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Mexican experts excited to find ancient home ruins
(AP) -- The ruins aren't particularly impressive, just some stone and clay footings for houses that probably supported walls of wood or clay wattle. And it's that very ordinariness that has experts excited.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Feb 09, 2012 |
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Mammal secrets
You probably don’t need a field guide to identify a raccoon. Or a grey squirrel. You’re not likely to say, “that big white shaggy beast, hmm, yes, might be a polar bear. Let’s check.” ...
Feb 09, 2012 |
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Mexico road project sets up fight over ruins
(AP) -- When neighbors in the hills east of Mexico City saw backhoes ripping up pre-Hispanic relics for a highway, they did something unexpected in a country where building projects often bulldoze through ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Feb 08, 2012 |
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For most Mexicans, the digital age is still out of reach
Israel Vasquez, 12, has no computer or Internet access at home, but he needs both to do his homework.
Jan 24, 2012 |
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U-M researcher documents the undocumented border crossing
(PhysOrg.com) -- Jason De Leon, assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Michigan, is collecting what has become the largest assemblage of migrant artifacts in the country.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jan 18, 2012 |
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Mexican farmers despair over record drought
Dust blows across once fertile fields in north Mexico, where the worst drought in 70 years has left thousands of cattle dead and destroyed more than two million acres (almost one million hectares) of crops.
Dec 13, 2011 |
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Cornell researchers discover only recorded flight of lost imperial woodpecker
It was once the undisputed king of its clan, but most believe the imperial woodpecker faded unseen into the pages of history sometime in the late 20th century in the high mountains of Mexico.
Oct 26, 2011 |
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Number of Mexican immigrants returning home dropped during latest recession, study finds
Fewer Mexican immigrants returned home from the United States during 2008 and 2009 than in the two years prior to the start of the recession, a finding that contradicts the notion that the economic downturn has hastened return ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jul 13, 2011 |
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Endangered species hit hard by historic Ariz. fire
(AP) -- The largest wildfire in Arizona history left a charred landscape of blackened forest, burned-out vehicle hulks and charred fireplaces as it destroyed more than 30 homes. It also inflicted a serious ...
Jun 23, 2011 |
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Why the immigrants come
The image of the impoverished immigrant, whether depicted being jammed with others in the trunk of a car or ducking through the underbrush to reach the border, has become a cultural meme. The endless influx ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 27, 2011 |
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