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China launches own version of Google EarthBeijing (AFP) Oct 22, 2010 China has launched an official online mapping service as US Internet giant Google continues to hold out on applying for a licence to provide a similar service in the country, state media said Friday. The government-backed service Map World is free and allows users to search for two and three-dimensional images across the globe, the China Daily said. "In the near future, Map World will grow to be a famous Chinese brand for online map services with proven reliability," Xu Deming, director of the S ... read more |
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  Human Activities Overload Ecosystems With Nitrogen Humans are overloading ecosystems with nitrogen through the burning of fossil fuels and an increase in nitrogen-producing industrial and agricultural activities, according to a new study. While nitr ... more | .. |
  DHS Conducts Nationwide ID Authentication Test For Emergency Preparedness Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) recently coordinated a nationwide demonstration showing the ability to deploy a common, int ... more | .. |
  The Fire-Breathing Dragon Of Clouds A cumulonimbus without the "pyre" part is imposing enough - a massive, anvil-shaped tower of power reaching five miles (8 km) high, hurling thunderbolts, wind and rain. Add smoke and fire to t ... more | .. |
  Susitna Glacier, Alaska Like rivers of liquid water, glaciers flow downhill, with tributaries joining to form larger rivers. But where water rushes, ice crawls. As a result, glaciers gather dust and dirt, and bear long-las ... more | .. |
  What Did T Rex Eat Each Other It turns out that the undisputed king of the dinosaurs, Tyrannosaurus rex, didn't just eat other dinosaurs but also each other. Paleontologists from the United States and Canada have found bite mark ... more |
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Atlanta GA (SPX) Oct 22, 2010While it's still hotly debated among scientists whether climate change causes a shift from the traditional form of El Nino to one known as El Nino Modoki, online in the journal Nature Geoscience, scientists now say that El Nino Modoki affects long-term changes in currents in the North Pacific Ocean. El Nino is a periodic warming in the eastern tropical Pacific that occurs along the coast o ... more  
Beijing (AFP) Oct 21, 2010The US and China are in "fundamental disagreement" over the case of jailed Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo, US Attorney General Eric Holder said Thursday after raising it with top officials. The plight of the dissident, who was sentenced to 11 years in prison last year on subversion charges, is the latest issue to cloud China-US relations, already strained over the value of the yuan and ... more  
Manila (AFP) Oct 21, 2010Waterbird populations in Asia are shrinking at a faster rate than anywhere else in the world as rapid economic growth and urbanisation destroy their habitats, according to a study released Thursday. The environment for waterbirds across the world is generally poor with a decline in many populations recorded in the three decades to 2005, said the report released by Wetlands International at a ... more |
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Climate change could cost US Gulf Coast billions: studyWashington (AFP) Oct 20, 2010 The US Gulf Coast, battered by hurricanes and a devastating oil spill, faces cumulative losses of 350 billion dollars if it fails to address the effects of climate change, a new study said Wednesday. The joint research by insurance firm Swiss Re and energy company Energy Corporation warns that Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama face annual losses of two to three percent of GDP by 2030 if they fail to act. "Wind and storm surge damage today already amounts to an average 14 billion dollars ... read more |
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