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La Nina Caused Global Sea Level DropWashington DC (SPX) Oct 30, 2012 The 2011 La Nina was so strong that it caused global mean sea level to drop by 5 millimeters (0.2 inches), a new study shows. Since the early 1990s, sea level has been rising by about 3 millimeters (0.1 inches) per year, satellite data show. But between the beginning of 2010 and the middle of 2011, sea level fell by 5 millimeters (0.2 inches). This occurred concurrently with the La Nina phase of the El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO). ENSO involves a shift in ocean surface temperatures in t ... read more |
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 Global precipitation variability decreased from 1940 to 2009 One of the strongly held assumptions of climate change is that the variability of precipitation will grow with an increase in temperature. Storms will become heavier but less frequent. Flash f ... more | .. |
  Extreme-Pressure Research Explores How Earth's Mantle Solidified During the earliest stages of the Earth's formation, the planet's mantle may have taken the form of a giant magma ocean, being fully or partially molten all the way down to the core-mantle boundary. ... more | .. |
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 Century-long trend of global ocean warming identified One of the largest sources of uncertainty in reconstructing the warming of the past century stems from problems with historical ocean temperature records. Inconsistencies in method or technology or ... more | .. |
  Primates' brains make visual maps using triangular grids Primates' brains see the world through triangular grids, according to a new study published online Sunday in the journal Nature. Scientists at Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory Universi ... more | .. |
 Mass extinction study provides lessons for modern world The Cretaceous Period of Earth history ended with a mass extinction that wiped out numerous species, most famously the dinosaurs. A new study now finds that the structure of North American ecosystem ... more | .. |
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 Minimizing Mining Damage with Manure U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) research confirms that the time-tested practice of amending crop soils with manure also can help restore soils on damaged post-mining landscapes. Thousands of a ... more | .. |
 Lucy and Selam's species climbed trees Australopithecus afarensis (the species of the well-known "Lucy" skeleton) was an upright walking species, but the question of whether it also spent much of its time in trees has been the subject of ... more | .. |
  Deadly storm floods and blacks out Manhattan Hurricane Sandy sent crippling floods pouring onto New York streets Monday, provoking a power plant explosion, blacking out much of Manhattan and leaving widespread storm devastation. ... more | .. |
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 Deadly cyclone Sandy crashes into US East Coast Monster storm Sandy swept a wall of churning sea water and driving rain onto the eastern United States on Monday, flooding the heart of downtown New York and leaving at least 13 dead. ... more | .. |
  One dead, captain missing as Sandy sinks US tall ship Hurricane Sandy sank a tall ship off North Carolina Monday, killing one crew member and leaving the captain missing as 14 others were plucked alive from lifeboats by the US Coast Guard. ... more | .. |
 Sri Lanka escapes cyclone, coastal residents return Sri Lanka lifted an evacuation order as a cyclone heading towards the island changed course early on Tuesday and headed towards neighbouring India, the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said. ... more | .. |
  After rare trip, US envoy urges China on Tibet The US ambassador to China on Monday urged Beijing to re-examine policies toward Tibetans as he acknowledged that he had quietly visited monasteries during a spate of self-immolation protests. ... more |
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RTX's Raytheon secures $529 million contract to bolster Dutch Patriot air defense system
Slingshot Aerospace to enhance USSF technology for GPS jamming and spoofing detection
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  Deadly storm strikes Argentine capital At least two people were killed in Argentina when torrential rain drenched the Buenos Aires area Monday, knocking out power, and flooding streets and train tunnels, officials said. ... more | .. |
 Italy minister wants quake ruling overturned Italian Environment Minister Corrado Clini said on Monday he hoped an appeals court would overturn the jail sentence of six seismologists found guilty of manslaughter for underestimating the risks of a 2009 earthquake in the central city of L'Aquila. ... more | .. |
 Atlantic City bar faces hurricane with a drink As the jaws of Hurricane Sandy closed around Atlantic City, there was only one place to be for diehards who hadn't evacuated: Ducktown Tavern and Liquors. ... more | .. |
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 Hurricane Sandy: a cocktail with a mighty punch Such a friendly sounding name on the surface, such a rare and devastating cocktail roiling within. ... more | .. |
 Obama races back to White House as hurricane threatens President Barack Obama left the campaign trail Monday to lead his nation at a moment of crisis, steering the response to Hurricane Sandy, which left the endgame of the White House race in turmoil. ... more | .. |
 Two dead after Typhoon Son-Tinh hits Vietnam Two people were killed and thousands of homes damaged as Vietnam's coast was lashed by Typhoon Son-Tinh, authorities said Monday, after the storm caused deadly landslides and floods in the Philippines. ... more | .. |
  UN pinpoints climate-linked health risks Two UN agencies on Monday presented a new tool to map health risks linked to climate change and extreme weather conditions, enabling authorities to give advance warnings and act to prevent "climate-sensitive" diseases from spreading. ... more |
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 Haiti's toll from Sandy at 51, Cuba eyes cleanup Hurricane Sandy's tear across the Caribbean left 51 people dead in Haiti, while another 15 people were still missing after the deadly storm, officials said Sunday. ... more |
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 Cold snap kills three people in Poland Freezing temperatures killed three men in their fifties in Poland, police said on Sunday, as several other countries including France and Switzerland were also hit by a cold snap. ... more | .. |
 Hawaii rattled by tsunami warning after Canada quake A powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake off Canada's west coast set off a tsunami warning that emptied restaurants, bars and theaters in Hawaii and sent rattled residents fleeing beach areas. ... more | .. |
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