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Study Warns Deep-Sea Mining May Pose Serious Threat To Fragile Marine Ecosystems
Toronto, Canada (SPX) May 22, 2007Undersea habitats supporting rare and potentially valuable organisms are at risk from seafloor mining scheduled to begin within this decade, says a new study led by a University of Toronto Mississauga geologist. Mining of massive sulphide deposits near "black smokers"-undersea hydrothermal vent systems that spew 350-degree Celsius water into the frigid deep-sea environment, and support sulphur-l ... more Computer Model Maps Efficient Inoculation Of Hospital Staff In Pandemic Outbreak 
New York (SPX) May 22, 2007Community preparedness for a bioterrorism attack or influenza outbreak has been the focus of much interest and effort in recent years. Now, public health experts at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center have developed a strategy for how hospitals can most efficiently inoculate their own staff with minimal disruption to patient care. The study by the Division of Outcome ... more Unique Partnership To Examine India Ocean Waters Off Australia 
Fremantle WA (SPX) May 22, 2007A new $A21 million, five-year research collaboration was announced today in Western Australia that will increase understanding and improve management of the oceans to Australia's west. The WA Premier, the Hon Alan Carpenter, launched the Western Australian Marine Science Institution (WAMSI) today at the State's Maritime Museum, in Fremantle. In a unique collaborative venture, WAMSI brings ... more Mudflow Warning For Volatile Philippines Volcano 
Manila (AFP) May 21, 2007Residents living along river channels emanating from Mount Bulusan were warned Monday they could be hit by deadly mudflows from the restive central Philippines volcano. Less than a month before the onset of the wet season, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) expanded its eruption warnings to those living beyond the traditional four-kilometre (2.48-mile) permanent da ... more Water As The Source Of Life And Strife 
Amman (UPI) Jordan, May 21, 2007The next major Middle East war could well be fought not over land, oil or religion -- the traditional causes of conflict to date -- but over water, a precious commodity becoming rarer by the day. Addressing top leaders in industry, business, banking and the media in his speech at the opening session of the World Economic Forum held on the shores of the Dead Sea last week, King Abdullah II of Jor ... more |
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Washington DC (SPX) May 22, 2007Movies and television have educated us more than we know. Thanks to detective thrillers, we understand about the drama of "wearing a wire." But a NASA-sponsored technology is paving the way for all of us to be "wearing a wireless." Metal wiring weaves a less-than-perfect web. Copper is the most common electrical conductor, but as with most metals, it can be heavy, expensive, and breakable. In co ... more Before Selling Carbon Credits Read This 
Madison WI (SPX) May 22, 2007Storing carbon in agricultural soils presents an immediate option to reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide and slow global warming. Farmers who adopt practices that store carbon in soil may be able to "sell" the stored carbon to buyers seeking to offset greenhouse gas emissions. Before farmers can sell carbon credits, however, they need to be able to verify that changing soil management has increase ... more Alarming Acceleration In CO2 Emissions Worldwide 
Stanford, CA (SPX) May 22, 2007Between 2000 and 2004, worldwide CO2 emissions increased at a rate that is over three times the rate during the 1990s-the rate increased from 1.1 % per year during the 1990s to 3.1% per year in the early 2000s. The research, published in the early on-line edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences May 21-25, also found that the accelerating growth rate is largely due to ... more Television About To Get A Whole Lot Brighter With New LED Technology 
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 22, 2007Two researchers at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science want to make sure future generations of plasma TV watchers will see games like the upcoming NBA Finals in the brightest, most beautiful color possible - for a lot less money. Most people don't think much about the inner workings of LEDs, or light-emitting diodes, which illuminate today's plasma TV screens a ... more Beijing To Turn Garbage Into Power 
Beijing (AFP) May 21, 2007Beijing plans to convert 40 percent of its rubbish into energy via incineration, as part of plans to develop new power sources and deal with landfill problems, state press said Monday. Four incinerators to be built in the capital will have the capacity to burn up to 5,000 tonnes of garbage daily when completed in five years, the Beijing News reported. The four new plants will have the capa ... more |
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Brasilia (XNA) May 21, 2007Representatives of Brazil's Space Agency (AEB) and India's Space Department (ISRO) have set up a team to study cooperation in the space sectors of both countries, the AEB announced on Thursday. The two countries' team space study will be presented in September, in India, at the 58th International Space Congress sponsored by the International Space Federation. Satellite projects, such as sa ... more Political Geography Is A Changing World 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) May 21, 2007An interview with Nikolai Zlobin, director of the Russia and Eurasia Project at the World Security Institute (U.S.) Mr. Zlobin, what do you think about Russian-Armenian political and economic relations? I believe these relations reflect the current situation in the CIS and the character of the national leadership in both countries; their views on domestic foreign policy and th ... more GeoOptics Announces 100-Spacecraft Array to Deliver Critical Hurricane And Climate Data 
Boulder CO (SPX) May 21, 2007GeoOptics is an international consortium formed to deploy and operate CICERO, which will consist of 100 micro-satellites in Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) performing Global Positioning System and Galileo atmospheric radio occultation (GNSS-RO). CICERO will deliver critical data on the state of the Earth's atmosphere and ionosphere in near real time to forecasters and researchers worldwide at an accuracy ... more Pearl River Estuary Largely Destroyed 
Beijing (AFP) May 18, 2007The estuary of southern China's Pearl river has been ravaged by worsening pollution, causing sea waters off Hong Kong to deteriorate steadily in recent years, state press said Friday. "In the Pearl river estuary, the ecology system has been destroyed and cannot be rectified in the short term," the China Daily said, citing a recent report by the Guangdong provincial oceanic and fishery administra ... more Miracle Of Evolution Fights For Survival In Death Valley 
Devils Hole (AFP) Nevada, May 18, 2007For 60,000 years, they have withstood the bone-chilling extremes of the Ice Age, the blistering temperatures of the desert and an ever-shrinking habitat. These days, however, the Devils Hole pupfish rely on an eight-foot high fence which surrounds their murky pool of water in this remote corner of Death Valley National Park. At only 2.7 centimeters long, the Devils Hole pupfish are one of ... more
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