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Debunking Myths About Amazon RainforestsBoston MA (SPX) Mar 15, 2010 A new NASA-funded study has concluded that Amazon rain forests were remarkably unaffected in the face of once-in-a-century drought in 2005, neither dying nor thriving, contrary to a previously published report and claims by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. "We found no big differences in the greenness level of these forests between drought and non-drought years, which suggests that these forests may be more tolerant of droughts than we previously thought," said Arindam Samanta, the s ... read more |
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Reston VA (SPX) Mar 15, 2010USGS scientists are helping Haitians lay the groundwork for reconstruction and long-term earthquake monitoring in the wake of the Jan. 12, 2010, magnitude-7 earthquake, by providing geologic research that will assist with the establishment of new building codes in the country. "USGS research will contribute to explicit recommendations to both the Haitian government and the international co ... more  
San Diego CA (SPX) Mar 15, 2010The ongoing El Nino of 2010 is affecting north Pacific Ocean ecosystems in ways that could affect the West Coast fishing industry, according to scientists at NOAA and Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego. Researchers with the California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations (CalCOFI) at Scripps and NOAA's Southwest Fisheries Science Center report a stronger than normal ... more  
Mogadishu (AFP) March 14, 2010The Russian navy operating off Somalia has turned over seven suspected pirates to the breakaway state of Somaliland, where they will stand trial, officials said Sunday. "The suspects were apprehended by a Russian navy ship and turned over to our coastguards in the His district of Sanag region late Saturday," local coastguard commander Mohamed Yusuf Otor told reporters. Otor said the Russ ... more |
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Fiji braces for powerful cycloneSuva (AFP) March 15, 2010 Fiji's main centres were put under curfew overnight as the South Pacific nation braced for a powerful cyclone expected to pass over the north and east of the country, officials said Monday. Cyclone Tomas was located about 185 kilometres (115 miles) northeast of the town of Labasa on the northern island of Vanua Levu at 7:00 am (1800 Sunday GMT). "Fiji has not faced a cyclone this strong lately, and we are not taking this thing lightly," Fiji Disaster Management Office director Pajiliai Dobui tol ... read more |
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