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Twenty-Five Killed In Oman As Storm Targets Iran
Muscat (AFP) Jun 07, 2007Cyclone Gonu killed at least 25 people in Oman and left another 26 missing, state television said on Thursday, as driving rain and pounding winds in the fiercest storm to hit the Gulf for 30 years halted the country's oil exports. A police spokesman, who gave an earlier toll of 20 dead, said that half of those killed had drowned in flooding caused by torrential rain, and that police and army helicopters ... more The Dreadful Hammers Of Jules Verne 
Paris, France (SPX) Jun 08, 2007The nineteenth century saw great changes in the clanging new workshops of the world. And, from an astrobiologist's point of view, this meant a profound revolution in the way we thought of the Earth's past. Emergent technology led to the new science of geology. And one of geology's first grand champions was French science fiction, Jules Verne. ... more China To Have More Precise Weather Forecasts With Twin-Satellite Observations 
Beijing (XNA) Jun 08, 2007The China's meteorological satellite, Feng Yun-2 D, has been correctly positioned as is now able to offer dimensional cloud charts for more precise weather forecasts, together with Feng Yun-2 C, which is already in service. The Feng Yun-2 D, launched in December 2006, would work with Feng Yun-2 C from Friday, and the twin satellites would offer weather observations of the whole country every ... more Major Developing Nations Lukewarm On G8 Climate Goals 
Berlin (AFP) Jun 07, 2007The leaders of five major developing nations on on Thursday signalled they would not bow to pressure from the Group of Eight to commit to binding targets in the fight against global warming. Brazil, China, India, Mexico and South Africa insisted ahead of talks with G8 leaders on Friday that their "different capacities and interests" must be considered when tackling climate change. ... more Envisat Captures First Image Of Sargassum From Space 
Paris, France (ESA) Jun 08, 2007Sargassum seaweed, famous in nautical lore for entangling ships in its dense floating vegetation, has been detected from space for the first time thanks to an instrument aboard ESA's environmental satellite, Envisat. The ability to monitor Sargassum globally will allow researchers to understand better the primary productivity of the ocean and better predict climate change. ... more |
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Dayton, OH (SPX) Jun 08, 2007A robot is being employed at the Nursing Institute of West Central Ohio to allow faculty members in remote locations to interact with students in class. Developed by InTouch Health of Santa Barbara, Calif., the Remote Presence Robotic System - called RP-7 - makes the institute at Wright State University the first nurse education center in the nation to use the robot for educational purposes. ... more Nordic Windpower Launches Lower Cost Wind Turbines For US Markets 
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 08, 2007Nordic Windpower has released the Nordic N1000 turbine for North American markets, and available in 2008. The turbine is based on a ten-year record of trouble-free operations in Sweden and is the result of a 30-year, $75 million investment in R and D and value-engineering by the Swedish government and European Union. "Nordic Windpower is excited to launch its global business in North Ameri ... more Researchers Eye Wireless Power Invention 
Chicago (AFP) Jun 07, 2007Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researchers said Thursday they have developed a wireless energy transfer technology that could ensure wireless devices are always charged up and ready to go. The team at MIT, one of the top US academic "laboratories" for new inventions, has roadtested the fledgling technology and shown that it can power a 60 watt bulb from a power source two meters (7 ... more GE Ships 1000th Wind Turbine To FPL Energy 
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 07, 2007Two leaders of the U.S. wind industry, GE Energy and FPL Energy, announced a milestone for their wind businesses: the shipment of the 1,000th GE 1.5-megawatt wind turbine for an FPL Energy project. The landmark unit will be among the 267 machines GE is supplying for FPL Energy's Peetz Table Wind Energy Center in Colorado. By year-end 2007 the number of GE wind turbines used in FPL Energy p ... more White Paper Outlines Concerns About Rapid and Unregulated Growth Of Wind Industry 
Dallas TX (SPX) Jun 08, 2007Booming growth in the U.S. wind energy industry creates special responsibilities for wind farm developers as large utility-grade wind turbines are increasingly placed closer to population centers, according to a recent white paper published by Dallas attorney Trey Cox. In his paper, the partner from Dallas' Lynn, Tillotson and Pinker, outlines key strategies for wind-farm developers to help insu ... more |
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Heiligendamm, Germany (AFP) Jun 06, 2007Russia plans a "totally effective" response to any deployment of a US anti-missile system, but will not necessarily aim weapons at European cities, the Kremlin spokesman said Wednesday. "It will be totally effective from the point of view of ensuring our security," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters at the Group of Eight summit in Germany. The targeting of Europe, referred to ... more Putin's State Of Mind 
Washington DC (UPI) June 06, 2007The reasons behind Vladimir Putin's increasingly hostile attitude toward the Bush administration are becoming clearer. To understand them in their proper context, imagine the United States and its allies had lost the Cold War. NATO has collapsed. Next thing we know capitalism collapses, along with America's two political parties. In their place springs a one-party system, known as USA ... more Putin Missile Threats Seen As Rational By Some As Putin Confronts G8 Critics 
Moscow (AFP) June 06, 2007President Vladimir Putin's threat to aim missiles at Europe was a rational Russian response to US missile defence plans and other deployments that call Washington's stated intentions into question, analysts say. His recent rhetorical offensive also marks a "line in the sand" to halt what Moscow sees as a pattern of thwarted expectations and broken promises by the United States since the 1991 ... more Surge In Hurricane Activity Is Only A Return To Normal 
Paris (AFP) Jun 06, 2007Fresh research into Atlantic hurricanes is offering a dash of good news in the context of global warming -- but bad news for those in the Caribbean and southeastern United States who live in the path of these mighty storms. Investigators believe the greenhouse effect cannot be blamed for a surge in hurricane activity since the mid-1990s. The downside is this, though: What was thought to ... more Amnesty To Webcast Satellite Images Of Darfur 
New York (AFP) Jun 06, 2007Amnesty International said Wednesday it was using satellite technology to monitor the war-torn Sudanese region of Darfur in a bid to prevent future attacks on civilians. The watchdog's US chapter said it was the first time human rights monitors had used such technology to track possible targets of attack, prevent future atrocities and potentially save lives. Amnesty was inviting ordinary ... more
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