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Study: Aircraft can produce precipitationBoulder, Colo. (UPI) Jun 14, 2010 A U.S. study has shown aircraft climbing or descending under certain conditions can cause snow or rain to develop and fall to the ground. Turboprop and jet aircraft inadvertently seed mid-level clouds, leaving behind odd-shaped holes or channels in the clouds, said Andrew Heymsfield of the National Center for Atmospheric Research, which led the study. The scientists said the key ingredient for developing the holes in clouds is water droplets at subfreezing temperatures, below about 5 deg ... read more |
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Gulfport, Mississippi (AFP) June 14, 2010President Barack Obama Monday implored Americans to visit southern tourist beaches and munched on local seafood, seeking to boost two key industries threatened by the BP oil disaster. "There's still a lot of opportunity for visitors to come down here. There are a lot of beaches that have not been affected and will not be affected," Obama said, at the start of a two-day trip to the region. ... more  
Miami (AFP) June 14, 2010A low-pressure area forming over the Atlantic could become the first tropical storm of the season, the National Hurricane Center warned Monday. "There remains a high chance, 60 percent, of this system becoming a tropical cyclone during the next 48 hours," the center said in a statement, as officials anxiously eye weather reports. A major storm could push oil-tainted water from the Gulf o ... more  
Zaria, Nigeria (AFP) June 14, 2010The United States on Monday donated a multi-million dollar facility for the detection and treatment of tuberculosis to Nigeria, where around 400,000 people suffer from the disease. Located on the outskirts of the northern city of Zaria, the facility includes a state-of-the-art bio-safety laboratory and a medical staff training centre as well as clinics for people living with HIV and AIDS. ... more |
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BP shares plunge over 9 percent on oil spill fearsLondon (AFP) June 14, 2010 BP shares plunged more than nine percent on Monday as investors fretted over the spiralling cost of the Gulf Mexico oil spill crisis and the future of the group's shareholder dividend. BP's share price tumbled to 355 pence amid mounting pressure from US President Barack Obama over the group's handling of the worst-ever environmental disaster in US history. Visiting spill-hit areas, Obama said he hoped for an outline deal with BP by Wednesday on a multi-billion dollar fund for oil disaster victim ... read more |
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