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US experts predict more active hurricane season
Miami (AFP) Aug 5, 2008US weather experts raised their predictions for this year's Atlantic hurricane season on Tuesday, warning that warmer waters could whip up 17 tropical storms including nine that will grow into hurricanes. The Colorado State University hurricane team added that five of the storms will mushroom into powerful hurricanes that carry winds of 179 kilometers (111 miles) per hour and higher. ... more Thompson Files: Crisis denial syndrome 
Arlington, Va. (UPI) Aug 5, 2008 Surveys of U.S. public opinion indicate consumer confidence is very low and four out of five voters think the nation is on the wrong track. President George W. Bush gets much of the blame for the public's pessimism. But maybe the presumptive nominees of the two major parties who are running to replace him deserve some of the blame too, because neither seems willing to face up to the ... more Scientists warn forest clearing more harmful than thought 
Sydney (AFP) Aug 5, 2008Clearing natural forests in Australia would pose a greater danger to the global climate than previously thought because they hold three times as much carbon as estimated, a report released Tuesday said. The Australian National University report warns that all nations, not just those in the developing world, should prevent the clearing of their forests because this could release huge amounts ... more Eastern Europe floods kill 42 people, thousands evacuated: UN 
Geneva (AFP) Aug 5, 2008Floods have killed 42 people in central and eastern Europe since last month and forced around 40,000 others to flee their homes, the United Nations said Tuesday. Heavy rains and storms have led to some of the worst floods in 40 years in parts of Ukraine, Moldova and Romania since July 22, causing great damage to homes, infrastructure and farmland, said Elisabeth Byrs, spokeswoman for the ... more Saving Our Bees 
Washington DC (SPX) Aug 06, 2008Most of the world's plant species rely on animals to transfer their pollen to other plants. The undisputed queen of these animal pollinators is the bee, made up of about 30,000 species worldwide, whose daily flights aid in the reproduction of more than half of the world's flowering plants. In recent years, however, an unprecedented and unexplained decline in bee populations across the ... more |
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Washington (UPI) Aug 5, 2008 The U.S. government used the Navy's annual Rim of the Pacific exercise this year to conduct large-scale research on the effects of sonar on whales. The data will take months to analyze, The Virginian Pilot reported. In three weeks, researchers from universities and government agencies tagged about 40 whales, about half of them pilot whales. "This was the first time that we were ... more From Dinosaurs To Slime 
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Aug 06, 2008Paleontologists in 2005 hailed research that apparently showed that soft, pliable tissues had been recovered from dissolved dinosaur bones, a major finding that would substantially widen the known range of preserved biomolecules. The finding would also help astrobiologists understand the types of biosignatures that could be used to search for signs of past life on other planets. But ... more Tropical Storm Edouard loses punch after hitting Texas 
Miami (AFP) Aug 5, 2008Tropical Storm Edouard struck the Texas coast Tuesday, lashing the Gulf of Mexico with 65 mile per hour (100 kilometer per hour) winds before losing power as it moved inland. The storm made landfall in the morning after picking up strength in the open waters overnight, but it was downgraded to a tropical depression as it moved northwest over land, the National Hurricane Center said. ... more China sets up first environmental exchange 
Beijing (AFP) Aug 5, 2008China on Tuesday launched its first environmental exchange in Beijing, aiming to eventually provide a platform for emission quota trading, the parent company and state media said. The Beijing Environmental Exchange will be a trading platform for environmental protection technology as well as sulfur dioxide and chemical oxygen demand emission permits, the China Beijing Equity Exchange said in ... more Yucca Mountain cost estimate is increased 
Washington (UPI) Aug 5, 2008 The U.S. Department of Energy says it has revised upward its cost estimate of the Yucca Mountain nuclear repository from its 1983 start to closure in 2133. Officials said the new system life cycle cost estimate includes money needed to research, construct and operate Yucca Mountain for 150 years. The new cost estimate of $79.3 billion, when updated to 2007 dollars totals $96.2 ... more |
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Amherst MA (SPX) Aug 06, 2008Are you planning to add a new roof or new siding to your home before winter? Paul Fisette of the University of Massachusetts Amherst says that these home improvement jobs can be the perfect opportunity to boost your home's energy efficiency and lower your heating bills, especially if you own an older home. "Often a catastrophic event like water dripping from the ceiling can launch home ... more Outside View: And now oil is languishing 
Moscow (UPI) Aug 5, 2008 From Aug. 1, Russia's export oil duty is a record $495.9 per ton, a jump of $97.8, following a government decision based on high June-July prices. On July 11, world oil prices established an absolute record of $147 per barrel. But by Aug. 1, one barrel already fetched 16 percent less, or $123.5. Many analysts believe the recent trend of ever increasing prices is reversing, and oil will ... more Fox Islands Wind-Power Project Gets Resounding Yes Vote 
Vinalhaven ME (SPX) Aug 06, 2008In an overwhelming show of support, members of the Fox Islands Electric Cooperative from the islands of Vinalhaven and North Haven, Maine voted 382 to 5 last night in favor of siting a wind-power project in their community. This vote included both the seasonal and year-round communities, and gave the nod to a nationally precedent-setting alternative-energy project. Located 10 miles off the ... more Alternative Energy Project Under Way At Robins AFB 
Robins AFB GA (AFPN) Aug 06, 2008The Defense Logistics Agency kicked off its fuel cell forklift pilot project here July 24 at the Defense Depot Warner Robins. It is part of an effort to find alternative energy sources and reduce America's growing dependence on energy imports. The DDWG, in collaboration with the DLA Research and Development Program, held the kickoff to introduce the second in a series of pilot projects to ... more First Contact 
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Aug 05, 2008Astrobiology Magazine presents another 'Gedanken', or thought experiment - musings on scientific mysteries in a series of "what if" scenarios. Gedanken experiments, which have been used by scientists and philosophers to ponder thorny problems, rely on the power of one's imagination to project these scenarios to logical conclusions. They usually do not involve lab equipment or even experiment ... more
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