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US And UK Research Centers Launch Major Collaboration On Atmospheric Studies
Boulder CO (SPX) Jun 12, 2008National research centers in the United States and United Kingdom are signing a memorandum of understanding to collaborate more closely on atmospheric science and technology. The agreement will enable the two countries to increase research collaborations while developing joint educational and training programs. The agreement, which runs for three years, is between the U.S. National Center ... more Raindrop Size Makes All the Difference In Hurricanes And Storms 
Greenebelt MD (SPX) Jun 12, 2008When Tropical Storm Gaston hit Richmond, Va., in August 2004, its notable abundance of small and mid-sized raindrops created torrential rains that led to unexpected flash flooding throughout the city and its suburbs. New research from NASA has concluded that tropical cyclones like Gaston produce rain differently than another class of storms called "extra-tropical" cyclones. According to ... more NMSU Uses Information Collected In Space To Help Those On The Ground 
Las Cruces NM (SPX) Jun 12, 2008Farmers looking for the best time to irrigate can get help from weather satellites orbiting the earth on a regular basis. Those same satellites can also help fire fighters battling forest fires and emergency workers trying to understand the scope of a major snow storm. The only problem - no one in the Southwest was able to collect that data. That was until New Mexico State University's ... more New Russian Nuclear Icebreaker Will Be Built By 2015 
Murmansk, Russia (RIA Novosti) Jun 12, 2008A new nuclear icebreaker will be built in Russia by 2015, the head of the state nuclear corporation Rosatom said on Monday after signing an agreement with the leadership of the northern Murmansk Region. "It is important to not only use the existing fleet of icebreakers, but also to build new ships, and the first nuclear icebreaker of a new generation will be built by 2015," Sergei Kiriyenk ... more Permafrost Threatened By Rapid Melt Of Arctic Sea Ice 
Washington DC (SPX) Jun 12, 2008The rate of climate warming over northern Alaska, Canada, and Russia could more than triple during periods of rapid sea ice loss, according to a new study. The findings raise concerns about the thawing of permafrost, or permanently frozen soil, and the potential consequences for sensitive ecosystems, human infrastructure, and the release of additional greenhouse gases. "Our study suggests ... more |
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Miami (AFP) June 10, 2008Raquel Pacheco says she is well aware of a hurricane's destructive force, yet she has done little to prepare her Miami Beach home against the potential ravages of the powerful storms which frequently batter the region. Despite hurricane season having already started, Pacheco said storm-proofing measures like steel shutters or new windows just aren't in the budget this year. "I might be ... more All schools in China to be inspected for quake-resistance 
Beijing (AFP) June 11, 2008China has asked all schools to check the quake resistance of their buildings, an official said Wednesday, after thousands of children died in the Sichuan earthquake. The schools will have to be thoroughly checked by September 1, an official at China's Ministry of Education said, particularly those with concrete and brick structures that were built before 2001. "To improve the quake ... more Swedish tycoon defends interest in Amazon 
Sao Paulo (AFP) June 11, 2008Johan Eliasch, a London-based Swedish tycoon who is in legal hot water with Brazil over logging on land he owns in the Amazon forest, on Wednesday defended his environmental credentials in a statement published by the Folha de Sao Paulo newspaper. In the article, Eliasch, the 46-year-old boss of the Head sports company and an environmental advisor to British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, did ... more 'Running' quake teacher sparks fenzied debate in China 
Beijing (AFP) June 11, 2008A teacher who fled a classroom, leaving his students behind when a massive earthquake hit southwest China found himself Wednesday at the centre of a frenzied media debate. Fan Meizhong, a teacher at Guangya school in Dujiangyan, near the epicentre of the quake, was nicknamed "Running Fan" after he abandoned his students -- who all survived -- in the May 12, 8.0-magnitude quake. Chinese ... more Indonesia launches tsunami alert buoys: US embassy 
Jakarta (AFP) June 11, 2008Indonesia launched two tsunami alert buoys with US help Wednesday to boost an early warning system for the country worst hit by the 2004 killer wave, the US embassy said. The devices are part of a 22-buoy system planned for the Indian Ocean, an embassy statement said. "This work is extremely important for ordinary Indonesians who live and work in tsunami-prone areas," US Ambassador ... more |
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Bucharest (AFP) June 11, 2008The UN's atomic watchdog has given Romania's nuclear power plant in Cernavoda a clean bill of health, the plant's operator Nuclearelectrica said Wednesday. Inspectors of the International Atomic Energy Agency, who visited the plant at the beginning of this month, issued a "positive report" on the plant, Nuclearelectrica said in a statement. The IAEA experts found that Cernavoda "applies ... more Pollution kills 10,000 a year in southern China: study 
Hong Kong (AFP) June 11, 2008At least 10,000 deaths every year in Hong Kong, Macau and neighbouring southern China are caused by the area's worsening air pollution, according to a study released Wednesday. Air pollution is also responsible for 440,000 hospital bed days and 11 million doctor visits each year, the Hong Kong-based think tank Civic Exchange said in its study. "We estimate that there are about 10,000 ... more PetroChina to raise 8.7 bln dlrs as oil price bites 
Hong Kong (AFP) June 11, 2008PetroChina, China' largest oil and gas producer, said Wednesday it would raise 60 billion yuan in a corporate bond sale as it tries to overcome losses caused by fuel price controls. The domestic bonds, worth 8.7 billion US dollars, will be issued in the mainland and will have maturities of no more than 15 years, the company said in a statement to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The bonds ... more Naples 'submerged' under rubbish despite Berlusconi visit: paper 
Rome (AFP) June 11, 2008Naples was struggling under 2,200 tonnes of rubbish Wednesday, as Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi made his weekly visit to the crisis-stricken southern Italian city, newspapers reported. The daily Il Mattino described Naples as being "submerged under rubbish bags", and being "once again in an emergency situation." Berlusconi made a campaign promise to visit Naples each week until the ... more Key oil pipeline in China quake zone resumes operation: report 
Beijing (AFP) June 11, 2008A key oil pipeline in China's quake-hit southwest resumed operations on Wednesday, a day after they were suspended by PetroChina as authorities drained a dangerous 'quake lake,' state media said. China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) officials said operation of the pipeline, some 60 kilometres downstream from the Tangjiashan lake, was halted Tuesday due to safety concerns as drainage work on ... more
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