Heat stress from global warming may be having an impact on outdoor work productivity in hot regions like northern Australia, Southeast Asia and the southern United States, a study said Sunday.
Environment
Feb 24, 2013
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Traditionally, it was assumed that corals do not face a risk of extinction unless they become very rare or have a very restricted range. A team of scientists from the University of Hawaii – Manoa (UHM), Joint Institute ...
Environment
Nov 15, 2013
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Aquarius Reef Base – the world's only undersea research lab – has come back to life under the auspices of Florida International University.
Earth Sciences
Sep 19, 2013
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US officials Tuesday expanded a fishing ban in the Gulf of Mexico by more than 8,000 square miles (20,000 square kilometers) amid a spreading oil slick.
Environment
May 25, 2010
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(AP)—A group of Hawaii fishermen is asking the federal government to take northern Pacific humpback whales off the endangered species list.
Ecology
May 3, 2013
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(AP) -- The Northern Lights have lit up the skies above Scotland, northern England and northern parts of Ireland after the biggest solar storm in more than six years bombarded Earth with radiation.
Earth Sciences
Jan 24, 2012
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(AP) -- Supporters have offered $1 million for her release. Annual demonstrations have demanded her return to the Northwest. Over the years, celebrities, schoolchildren and even a Washington state governor have campaigned ...
Ecology
Dec 4, 2011
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Federal officials say there is no island of debris from the 2011 Japanese tsunami floating toward the United States.
Environment
Nov 7, 2013
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Last month marked the hottest May in modern history, continuing a troubling trend of rising global temperatures, US government scientists said Thursday.
Environment
Jun 18, 2015
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(AP) -- Sweltering may have reached a new record last month, as Oklahoma racked up the country's highest monthly average temperature ever.
Earth Sciences
Aug 9, 2011
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