New tool helps farmers nip nitrogen losses
A new tool helps farmers feed crops only as much as they really need.
Environment
May 14, 2013
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S. Africa sets up first offshore marine protection zone
South Africa has turned two small islands in the southern Indian Ocean into its first offshore marine protected area, the environment ministry said Tuesday.
Ecology
Apr 9, 2013
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An accurate way of predicting landslides
A landslide can seriously injure or even kill people. Now, a new early warning system will be the first to employ geological data in tandem with the latest weather forecasts to provide a concrete warning in emergency situations.
Earth Sciences
Mar 13, 2013
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Where to go in the US for a white Christmas
Dreaming of a white Christmas? Go to Fairbanks, Alaska, where an inch or more of snow has been on the ground every Christmas day for 50 straight years.
Earth Sciences
Dec 20, 2012
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Great differences between EU Member States in how well transport systems cope with weather phenomena
In a broad-based study covering all 27 EU Member States, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland lead an evaluation of the risks posed to transport by extreme weather phenomena. This recent study demonstrates that the level ...
Other
Nov 1, 2012
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Next generation of advanced climate models needed, says new report
The nation's collection of climate models should advance substantially to deliver more detailed, smaller scale climate projections, says a new report from the National Research Council. To meet this need, the report calls ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 7, 2012
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2012 is hottest year on record for the Northeast
(Phys.org) -- For the Northeast, it has been the hottest year on record.
Environment
Aug 8, 2012
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NASA's Pleiades supercomputer gets a little more oomph
NASA's flagship Pleiades supercomputer just received a boost to help keep pace with the intensive number-crunching requirements of scientists and engineers working on some of the agency's most challenging missions.
Hardware
Jun 20, 2012
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GPS technology improves weather forecasting
(Phys.org) -- The satellite-based Global Positioning System (GPS) technology that guides modern in-car navigation systems is now being used to improve weather forecasts.
Earth Sciences
Jun 14, 2012
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NASA studies March 3 severe weather outbreak with infrared, microwave vision
A NASA satellite used infrared and microwave "vision" to analyze the storm system that created the March 3 severe weather outbreak in the U.S.
Earth Sciences
Mar 8, 2012
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