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November 18, 2013
ICE WORLD
Could volcanoes be causing Antarctic ice loss?
Paris (AFP) Nov 17, 2013
Accelerating ice loss from the Antarctic icesheet could be due in part to active volcanoes under the frozen continent's eastern part, a study said on Sunday. From 2002 to 2011, the average annual rate of Antarctic icesheet loss increased from about 30 billion tonnes to about 147 billion tonnes, the UN's panel of climate scientists reported in September. The icesheet is a mass of glacial land ice - one such sheet covers most of Greenland and the other Antarctica, and together they contain most o ... read more
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ABOUT US

China one-child law change small but crucial: experts
Beijing's relaxation of its hugely controversial one-child policy is an attention-grabbing first step, but it will have to usher in greater changes if China is to tackle its looming demographic timebomb, experts say. ... more
WEATHER REPORT

Dangerous weather, tornadoes tear up US Midwest
The US midwest was being battered by severe storms and tornadoes Sunday, with one powerful twister laying waste to Peoria, Illinois and others wreaking damage elsewhere in the region. ... more
SINO DAILY

End to China labour camps cheered -- but what next?
Stripped naked and beaten, Peng Hong's memories of his time in a Chinese "re-education" labour camp are dark - but even so, he greeted Beijing's abolition of the widely-loathed system with only cautious optimism. ... more
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ICE WORLD

Protests as Greenpeace activists mark two months in detention
Greenpeace organised protests in 263 cities around the world on Saturday to mark two months since 30 of its environmental activists were jailed in Russia over a demonstration against Arctic drilling. ... more


DISASTER MANAGEMENT

Cuts could harm future US crisis response: marine head
Budget cuts could threaten the US military's ability to respond to future Philippines typhoon-style aid crises, the head of America's Marine Corps said Saturday. ... more
The Year In Space
WOOD PILE

Buried leaves reveal precolonial eastern forests and guide stream restoration
Sediment behind milldams in Pennsylvania preserved leaves deposited just before European contact that provide a glimpse of the ancient forests, according to a team of geoscientists, who note that ne ... more
ABOUT US

Dogs likely originated in Europe more than 18,000 years ago
Wolves likely were domesticated by European hunter-gatherers more than 18,000 years ago and gradually evolved into dogs that became household pets, UCLA life scientists report. "We found that ... more
24/7 Energy News Coverage
Storing carbon in construction materials could address climate challenges
Developing printable droplet laser displays
Taiwan chip giant TSMC says 2024 revenue rose 33.9%
WATER WORLD

Scientists create a low-cost, long-lasting water splitter made of silicon and nickel
Stanford University scientists have created a silicon-based water splitter that is both low-cost and corrosion-free. The novel device - a silicon semiconductor coated in an ultrathin layer of nickel ... more
WATER WORLD

Largest lake in Britain and Ireland has lost three-quarters of winter water birds
The largest lake in Britain and Ireland, Lough Neagh, has lost more than three quarters of its overwintering water birds according to researchers at Queen's University Belfast. The study by Qu ... more
FLORA AND FAUNA

Nature's Glowing Slime: Scientists Peek into Hidden Sea Worm's Light
Scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego and their colleagues are unraveling the mechanisms behind a little-known marine worm that produces a dazzling bioluminescent display ... more
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DISASTER MANAGEMENT

Japan sending almost 1,200 troops to typhoon-hit Philippines
Japan will send almost 1,200 troops to join relief efforts in the typhoon-ravaged Philippines along with three warships, 10 planes and six helicopters, in the single largest aid deployment by the country's military. ... more
CLIMATE SCIENCE

'Missing heat' discovery prompts new estimate of global warming
An interdisciplinary team of researchers say they have found 'missing heat' in the climate system, casting doubt on suggestions that global warming has slowed or stopped over the past decade. ... more
Military Space News, Nuclear Weapons, Missile Defense
SpaceX launches new round of spy satellites for NRO, and record setting Starlink campaign same day
Iran TV shows missile base after paramilitary march against 'threats'
Achieving High Precision for In-Orbit Instrument Calibration
DISASTER MANAGEMENT

China ready to send medical teams to Philippines
China says it is "ready" to send emergency medical personnel to the disaster-hit Philippines after its earlier pledges of financial and material aid were criticised as meagre given its economic power. ... more
FROTH AND BUBBLE

Madrid street-sweepers call off strike: union
Street-sweepers in Madrid on Sunday called off a strike over jobs and pay that has caused rubbish to pile up in the streets of the Spanish capital, a union said. ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT

Grieving typhoon survivors seek solace in Sunday prayer
Grieving survivors of a monster typhoon that smashed into the mainly Catholic Philippines flocked to shattered churches Sunday, as aid workers intensified efforts to reach desperate survivors in remote communities. ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Japan sending almost 1,200 troops to typhoon-hit Philippines

Law and order prevailing in Philippine typhoon chaos

China to step up aid to Philippines amid controversy


DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Northrop Grumman Wins Enterprise Air Surveillance Radar Study

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3D printing 'will change the world'


DISASTER MANAGEMENT
VC predicts the motion of the ocean

Feast and famine on the abyssal plain

Largest lake in Britain and Ireland has lost three-quarters of winter water birds


DISASTER MANAGEMENT
'Tiger stripes' underneath Antarctic glaciers slow the flow

Protests as Greenpeace activists mark two months in detention

Could volcanoes be causing Antarctic ice loss?

FARM NEWS

Chinese buyer snaps up vintage wine at French auction
A Chinese woman won the bidding for a coveted barrel of Burgundy wine at a Christie's-run charity auction in France on Sunday, paying 131,000 euros ($177,000) for her cask. ... more
SHAKE AND BLOW

Rare downpours and floods hit Saudi capital
Rare heavy downpours triggered flash floods in the Saudi capital on Sunday forcing schools and universities to close and prompting calls by the authorities for citizens to remain indoors. ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT

Aid pushes through to Philippine typhoon survivors
The first food and medical aid began reaching isolated towns Saturday devastated by the typhoon that killed thousands in the Philippines, as humanitarian groups warned of huge challenges in accessing hundreds of small island communities. ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT

Long road ahead for typhoon-hit Philippine businesses
A monster typhoon that laid waste to the central Philippines wiped out livelihoods as well as homes, leaving small traders and shopowners facing a long and perilous road back to solvency. ... more
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SHAKE AND BLOW

Powerful quake strikes far south Atlantic: USGS

DISASTER MANAGEMENT

US carrier spearheads Philippine relief effort

SHAKE AND BLOW

Six dead in Vietnam floods: officials

DISASTER MANAGEMENT

Global aid converges on Philippines eight days after Haiyan

DISASTER MANAGEMENT

Law and order prevailing in Philippine typhoon chaos

DISASTER MANAGEMENT

Frustrated families bring aid to Philippine typhoon survivors

DISASTER MANAGEMENT

Battered church offers shelter from the storm

DEMOCRACY

Myanmar releases more political prisoners

EPIDEMICS

Technology helps Nigeria's fight against polio

CLIMATE SCIENCE

Japan drastically scales back greenhouse gas reduction target

Under-fire Japans defends climate goal at UN talks

Japan medics bring high-tech fixes to Philippines typhoon

First detailed map of dinosaur brains suggests complex behaviors

App turns smartphone into personal panic button, alert system

US destroys six-ton ivory stockpile

EU, island states bitter at Japan's reduced carbon goal

Rights activists cautious on China reforms

China one-child law change small but crucial: experts

China to abolish 're-education through labour' system

China eases one child rule, ends re-education in reform package

China urged to send warships amid Philippine aid anger

Scottish fishermen dispute call to keep North Sea cod off menus

Albania refuses to host Syria arsenal destruction

Pilbara home to 3.5 billion-year-old bacterial ecosystems

UN admits failings as Philippines aid effort gets into gear

Protests grow in Albania against Syria weapons destruction

US carrier arrives with aid as Philippines buries dead

New research finds high tungsten levels double stroke risk

How zinc starves lethal bacteria to stop infection

Saving our fish needs more than a ban on discarding

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