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The potential for a huge Pacific Ocean tsunami on the West Coast of America may be greater than previously thought, according to a new study of geological evidence along the Gulf of Alaska coast. The new research suggests that future tsunamis could reach a scale far beyond that suffered in the tsunami generated by the great 1964 Alaskan earthquake. Official figures put the number of deaths ... read more
Liverpool UK (SPX) Jul 23, 2009Research at the University of Liverpool has shown it is possible to develop an 'invisibility cloak' to protect buildings from earthquakes. The seismic waves produced by earthquakes include body waves which travel through the earth and surface waves which travel across it. The new technology controls the path of surface waves which are the most damaging and responsible for much of the destr ... more |
Flooding in Sicily as month's rain falls in four hours
Greece on high alert as quakes shake Santorini island Global warming makes French reservoir a winter resort for migrating cranes Greece orders schools to close as quakes shake Santorini island King Charles III teams up with Amazon for documentary Data centres chase water, energy savings as AI race ramps up Generative AI's environmental impact in figures Scientists cast doubt on famous US groundhog's weather forecasts World's longest cargo sail ship launched in Turkey First major chunk breaks off world's biggest iceberg 
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Washington DC (SPX) Jul 23, 2009Geoengineering - deliberately manipulating physical, chemical, or biological aspects of the Earth system to confront climate change - could contribute to a comprehensive risk management strategy to slow climate change but could also create considerable new risks, according to a policy statement released by the American Meteorological Society (AMS). According to the Society, geoengineering ... more  
Albuquerque NM (SPX) Jul 23, 2009By substituting a single atom in a molecule widely used to purify water, researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have created a far more effective decontaminant with a shelf life superior to products currently on the market. Sandia has applied for a patent on the material, which removes bacterial, viral and other organic and inorganic contaminants from river water destined for human co ... more  
Harare (AFP) July 22, 2009Zimbabwe will hold a three-day programme to promote peace and national healing, as political violence remains a problem despite the creation of a unity government, a cabinet minister said Wednesday. "Incidents of violence are still taking place," minister of state Sekai Holland told journalists. "Zimbabwe is a classical case of a country coming from a conflict." Holland is one of three s ... more  
Horta De Sant Joan, Spain (AFP) July 22, 2009Some 500 people were battling Wednesday a wind-fuelled wildfire in northeastern Spain which claimed the lives of four firefighters and seriously injured two others, Defence Minister Carme Chacon said Wednesday. "We are working against the clock with all the human and material means which are capable of working in an area of difficult access," she told public radio RNE from the site of the bl ... more |
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Flexential Links Up with Lonestar to Support First Commercial Space Data CenterLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 22, 2025 Flexential, a prominent provider of secure and adaptive data center solutions, has joined forces with Lonestar Data Holdings Inc. (Lonestar), a leading innovator in lunar infrastructure and Resilien ... more  
Surrey Satellite Opens Advanced Imaging R&D CleanroomLondon, UK (SPX) Jan 22, 2025 Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) has officially opened its advanced Research and Development Imaging Cleanroom at its Guildford headquarters. This new facility is designed to strengthen the co ... more 
Bright Ascension software powers Czech Republic's largest satellite missionLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 21, 2025 Bright Ascension Ltd., a leading provider of space software technology, has announced the successful deployment of its software aboard the Czech Republic's largest satellite, TROLL. The satellite wa ... more
  
Exploring ethical dimensions of aware AI in UppsalaParis, France (SPX) Jan 22, 2025 Artificially intelligent systems are increasingly prevalent in our daily lives, from automated vehicles to delivery robots and virtual assistants. As research shifts towards developing systems with ... more 
Young Chinese turn to AI pets for emotional reliefBeijing (AFP) Jan 20, 2025 At a shopping mall in Beijing, Zhang Yachun murmurs quietly to her closest confidant, a fluffy AI-powered robot whose soothing chirps remind her that she is not alone. ... more 
Robots should be repurposed to combat e-waste crisisLondon, UK (SPX) Jan 17, 2025 Researchers from the University of Bristol and the University of West England have urged the robotics industry to focus on developing robots that can be reprogrammed and repurposed for alternative t ... more
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Melbourne (AFP) July 22, 2009Chinese directors have pulled their movies out of Australia's biggest film festival in a row over a documentary about a Uighur leader accused of inciting unrest, organisers said Wednesday. Melbourne festival head Richard Moore said two Chinese film-makers pulled their movies after he ignored pressure from Beijing to drop the documentary about Rebiya Kadeer, US-based head of the World Uighur ... more  
London (AFP) July 22, 2009British pharmaceuticals group GlaxoSmithKline is making "rapid progress" on producing a swine flu vaccine that will be ready by September, it said Wednesday. GSK also revealed in a second-quarter results statement that it had received contracts for 195 million doses of A(H1N1) vaccine, adding that it would triple production of its Relenza medication by the end of the year. "Following mor ... more 
Sydney (AFP) July 22, 2009Australia on Wednesday began human trials for a swine flu vaccine, lending new urgency to global efforts to curb the pandemic after the death toll worldwide leapt past 700. As the trials started, Thailand's death toll reached 44 to overtake Australia's as the biggest in the Asia-Pacific region. In Latin America, Chile's toll jumped from 40 to 68. The human trials at Australia's Royal Ade ... more 
Cairo (AFP) July 22, 2009Arab health ministers agreed on Wednesday to ban certain people including the elderly and young children from pilgrimage to Mecca in an effort to contain the spread of swine flu. "Hajj and umrah will continue with some conditions," Ibrahim al-Kerdani, World Health Organisation spokesman in Egypt, said after a meeting of Arab health ministers in Cairo. "Some groups will be excluded from h ... more |
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GHGSAT Selected as Copernicus Contributing Mission by ESA and EU
Launch of the most comprehensive European wetland map
How atmospheric winds influence ocean weather patterns |
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