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NASA Data Show Arctic Saw Fastest August Sea Ice Retreat on Record Greenbelt MD (SPX) Sep 29, 2008 
Following a record-breaking season of arctic sea ice decline in 2007, NASA scientists have kept a close watch on the 2008 melt season. Although the melt season did not break the record for ice loss, NASA data are showing that for a four-week period in August 2008, sea ice melted faster during that period than ever before. Each year at the end of summer, sea ice in the Arctic melts to reach ... read moreHurricane Kyle churns toward Canada 
Boston, Massachusetts (AFP) Sept 28, 2008Hurricane Kyle veered away from New England Sunday and sped its ripping winds and pounding rains straight toward southeastern Canada, the US National Hurricane Center said. At 1500 GMT Kyle was moving north-northeast at 24 miles (39 kilometers) per hour with sustained winds of 80 miles an hour (130 kilometers an hour) with higher gusts, making it a category one storm on the five level Saffir ... more |
Lula pushes mega-oil project as Brazil prepares to host COP30
Airbus acknowledges slow progress on hydrogen plane Trump slams paper straws, vows 'back to plastic' Iran schools, offices close in cold snap Rare otter 'disappeared' in Kyrgyzstan, experts warn UK MPs warn billions spent on carbon capture may hit bills UK engineers warn on AI risks to environment A stream turns blood red in Argentina, residents blame pollution Indonesia halts development of estate hosting Trump properties COP30 president urges most 'ambitious' emissions targets possible 
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Typhoon Jangmi slams into Taiwan
Taipei (AFP) Sept 28, 2008Hundreds of people evacuated their homes as Typhoon Jangmi pounded Taiwan with strong winds and heavy rain on Sunday, causing a major landslide and forcing the cancellation of flights. Forecasters warned of possible flash floods saying Jangmi, the sixth and biggest storm to hit Taiwan this year, could unleash up to 1400 millimetres (56 inches) of rainfall in some areas. High-speed rail ... more Somali pirates, besieged by foreign warships, demand 20 mln dlrs 
Mogadishu (AFP) Sept 28, 2008Somali pirates who hijacked a Ukrainian freighter carrying supposed Kenyan military weapons defiantly demanded 20 million dollars in ransom despite being surrounded by three foreign warships on Sunday. The spokesman for the pirates, contacted by AFP via satellite telephone, confirmed that they were surrounded by three foreign war vessels off Somalia's central coast and said the ship's crew ... more Infoterra Adds High Resolution City Datasets 
London, UK (SPX) Sep 29, 2008Infoterra Ltd, a leader in the provision of geospatial products and services, has extended its leadership in UK lidar data supply with the addition of new high resolution lidar height datasets for eight cities. This capture is part of the company's major lidar data refresh programme, using the latest airborne technology, to capture the industry's highest resolution lidar height data. ... more  |
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The Oldest Rocks On Earth
Montreal, Canada (SPX) Sep 29, 2008Canadian bedrock more than 4 billion years old may be the oldest known section of the Earth's early crust. Scientists at the Carnegie Institution of Washington and McGill University in Montreal used geochemical methods to obtain an age of 4.28 billion years for samples of the rock, making it 250 million years more ancient than any previously discovered rocks. The findings, which offer ... more Vietnam flood toll up to 32: official 
Hanoi (AFP) Sept 28, 2008The death toll from floods in northern Vietnam triggered by Typhoon Hagupit has increased to at least 32, with five others still reported missing, disaster officials said Sunday. Hagupit made landfall in Vietnam on Wednesday, triggering severe flooding and landslides in eight mountainous provinces, said the national flood and storm control committee. Deaths were reported in five province ... more Under Mao and Deng, milk was unknown in China 
Beijing (AFP) Sept 28, 2008The toxic milk scandal in China could never have happened under Mao Zedong or Deng Xiaoping, as dairy products only landed on Chinese dinner tables when the nation began opening up to the outside world. Westerners visiting China 20 or 30 years ago were hard pressed to find dairy products, and were only able to drink yoghurt out of a straw from a stone pot carved with Chinese characters ... more Dominican Republic Strengthens Early Warning System For Flood Inundations 
Hoboken NJ (SPX) Sep 29, 2008Stevens Institute of Technology's Center for Maritime Systems began a project to strengthen the Early Warning System (EWS) for Inundations in the Dominican Republic. The project is focused on developing the technology of DR's EWS and providing the most up-to-date equipment to improve accuracy in detection of hurricanes and prevent flooding on the island. The genesis of the EWS effort began ... more |
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