News tagged with pacific
Bering Strait influenced ice age climate patterns worldwide
In a vivid example of how a small geographic feature can have far-reaching impacts on climate, new research shows that water levels in the Bering Strait helped drive global climate patterns during ice age ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jan 10, 2010 |
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Ancient Pacific islanders brought to light
(PhysOrg.com) -- A find of 60 headless skeletons summer 2009 may reveal the identity of the people who first inhabited the Pacific Ocean archipelago Vanuatu 3000 years ago.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Dec 21, 2009 |
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Even at sublethal levels, pesticides may slow the recovery of wild salmon populations
Biologists determined that short-term, seasonal exposure to pesticides in rivers and basins may limit the growth and size of wild salmon populations. In addition to the widespread deterioration of salmon habitats, these findings ...
Dec 16, 2009 |
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Tropical Cyclone Mick forms quickly, hits Fiji in the southwestern Pacific
Tropical Cyclone Mick formed over the weekend in the southwestern Pacific Ocean and made a quick landfall over Fiji's main island of Viti Levu earlier today, December 14. Mick made landfall as a Category ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 14, 2009 |
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Cisco and British Telecom head for the 'cloud'
Cisco and British telecom giant BT Group on Wednesday announced a partnership aimed at a growing hunger by businesses worldwide for Internet-based communications services.
Dec 09, 2009 |
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Rocket launches Air Force satellite from Fla.
(AP) -- A rocket carrying an Air Force satellite that will be used by the military has launched from Cape Canaveral.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 06, 2009 |
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Chicken of the sea? Tuna farming getting a boost
(AP) -- Thousands of tuna, their silver bellies bloated with fat, swim frantically around in netted areas of a small bay, stuffing themselves until they grow twice as heavy as in the wild. Is this sushi's ...
Dec 05, 2009 |
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System 97W's 'castle wall' breached, and opened up to dissipation
The "walls" of System 97W have been breached, and residents in the Western Pacific Ocean no longer have a tropical cyclone to worry about today. The Joint Typhoon Warning Center cancelled their "formation ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 04, 2009 |
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NASA's Terra and Aqua satellites see Nida fading, and 97W getting organized
NASA's Terra and Aqua satellites flew over Tropical Depression Nida and System 97W in the Western Pacific Ocean and noticed that one is fading while the other is powering up.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 03, 2009 |
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Typhoon Nida's cloud tops dropping as it zigzags in wind shear
Nida is battling to keep its typhoon strength in the Western Pacific Ocean as wind shear continues to tear at the storm and weaken it. NASA's CloudSat satellite noticed that Nida's cloud tops are not as high ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 01, 2009 |
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Winds drive icebergs away from New Zealand
(AP) -- Strong westerly winds in the southern Pacific Ocean have driven scores of icebergs originally headed toward New Zealand to the east, away from the country, an oceanographer said Tuesday.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 01, 2009 |
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Ships warned about icebergs headed for New Zealand
(AP) -- Ships are on alert and maritime authorities are monitoring the movements of hundreds of menacing icebergs drifting toward New Zealand in the southern Pacific Ocean, officials said.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 25, 2009 |
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Icebergs head from Antarctica for New Zealand
(AP) -- Ships in the south Pacific Ocean have been alerted that hundreds of icebergs believed to have split off Antarctic ice shelves are drifting north toward New Zealand, officials said Tuesday.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 24, 2009 |
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El Nino Could Play A Role In Colorado's Winter Weather, Scientist Says
(PhysOrg.com) -- El Nino, a warming event of the tropical Pacific Ocean that affects weather patterns in the United States and elsewhere, has strengthened in recent months and already appears to have influenced Colorado's ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 17, 2009 |
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One word: bioplastics
(PhysOrg.com) -- Every year, more than 250 billion pounds of plastic are produced worldwide. Much of it ends up in the world's oceans, a fact that troubles MIT biology professor Anthony Sinskey.
Nov 17, 2009 |
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