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December 14, 2013
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Jerusalem buried in snow as rare storm pounds Mideast
Jerusalem (AFP) Dec 13, 2013
A fierce winter storm shut down much of the Middle East Friday, burying Jerusalem in snow, flooding parts of Gaza and bringing frigid, wet weather to war-ravaged Syria. The hilltop city of Jerusalem was paralysed by its fiercest snowstorm in years, with its mayor calling out the army to help stranded motorists and authorities urging residents to stay indoors. "We are battling a storm of rare ferocity," Mayor Nir Barkat said as snow in the Holy City piled up to around 37 centimetres (15 inches) a ... read more
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Cairo sees first snow in years as cold snap hits Egypt
A regional cold snap spread to Egypt on Friday, with some Cairo suburbs seeing snowfall for the first time in years, a weather official said. ... more
SHAKE AND BLOW

Philippines typhoon death toll tops 6,000
The number of people dead after one of the world's strongest typhoons struck the Philippines has risen above 6,000, the government said Friday, with nearly 2,000 others still missing. ... more
SHAKE AND BLOW

'Stunning' tsunami record discovered in Indonesia cave
Scientists said Friday they have discovered a cave on the Indonesian island of Sumatra that provides a "stunning" record of Indian Ocean tsunamis over thousands of years. ... more
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FARM NEWS

EU court annuls Commission approval of BASF's GM potato
The EU's second highest court Friday annulled a European Commission decision to authorise a genetically modified potato developed by German giant BASF, saying it had not followed proper procedure. ... more


ICE WORLD

Britain's Prince Harry reaches South Pole
Prince Harry on Friday became the first member of Britain's royal family to reach the South Pole after a three-week charity trek with injured military veterans from Britain, the United States, Canada and Australia. ... more
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FLORA AND FAUNA

US mulls lifting protected status for grizzly bear
US wildlife managers on Thursday recommended lifting endangered species protection for grizzly bears in Yellowstone National Park, which, if approved, could open the way for them to be hunted again. ... more
ABOUT US

Scientists find second, 'hidden' language in human genetic code
U.S. geneticists say a second code hiding within DNA changes how scientists read its instructions and interpret mutations to make sense of health and disease. ... more
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Nuclear fusion could one day be viable - but major challenges remain
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WHALES AHOY

Iceland ups 2014 whaling quotas
Iceland announced Friday it has increased its 2014 quotas for whaling in a move likely to intensify international condemnation of the practice. ... more
ICE WORLD

NASA Finds Reducing Salt Is Bad For Glacial Health
A new NASA-led study has discovered an intriguing link between sea ice conditions and the melting rate of Totten Glacier, the glacier in East Antarctica that discharges the most ice into the ocean. ... more
OZONE NEWS

NASA Reveals New Results From Inside the Ozone Hole
NASA scientists have revealed the inner workings of the ozone hole that forms annually over Antarctica and found that declining chlorine in the stratosphere has not yet caused a recovery of the ozon ... more
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INTERN DAILY

Study finds biomaterials repair human heart
Clemson University biological sciences student Meghan Stelly and her father, Alabama cardiovascular surgeon Terry Stelly, investigated a biomedical application following a coronary artery bypass sur ... more
ICE WORLD

East Antarctica is sliding sideways
It's official: East Antarctica is pushing West Antarctica around. Now that West Antarctica is losing weight--that is, billions of tons of ice per year--its softer mantle rock is being nudged westwar ... more
Military Space News, Nuclear Weapons, Missile Defense
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Chinese foreign minister pledges military aid for Africa
Italy's Meloni denies discussing SpaceX deal with Musk
WATER WORLD

What the past tells us about modern sea-level rise
Researchers from the University of Southampton and the Australian National University report that sea-level rise since the industrial revolution has been fast by natural standards and - at current r ... more
FLORA AND FAUNA

How Bats Took Over the Night
Blessed with the power of echolocation - reflected sound - bats rule the night skies. There are more than 1,000 species of these echolocating night creatures, compared with just 80 species of non-ec ... more
ICE WORLD

Arctic cyclones more common than previously thought
From 2000 to 2010, about 1,900 cyclones churned across the top of the world each year, leaving warm water and air in their wakes-and melting sea ice in the Arctic Ocean. That's about 40 percent more ... more
ICE WORLD
Desperate Syrians find little comfort in new homes

Haiti quake destroyed or damaged 60 years of archives

Japan to spend $970 mn on nuclear soil store: report


ICE WORLD
New sensor tracks zinc in cells

Morphing material has mighty potential

Polymers can be semimetals


ICE WORLD
Scientists discover vast undersea freshwater reserves

Expedition yields unexpected clues to ocean mysteries

European Parliament approves fishing reforms, discards ban


ICE WORLD
Ice melt means greener Arctic is the new normal

Arctic storms that churn seas and melt ice more common than thought

Arctic cyclones more common than previously thought

ABOUT US

Not all species age the same; humans may be outliers
Adult humans get weaker as they age and then die, but that's not the typical pattern across species. Some organisms don't appear to show signs of aging at all. These are among the findings in ... more
SHAKE AND BLOW

Global map to predict giant earthquakes
A team of international researchers, led by Monash University's Associate Professor Wouter Schellart, have developed a new global map of subduction zones, illustrating which ones are predicted to be ... more
FARM NEWS

Scientists map food security and self-provision of major cities
Wealthy capital cities vary greatly in their dependence on the global food market. The Australian capital Canberra produces the majority of its most common food in its regional hinterland, while Tok ... more
FARM NEWS

Study demonstrates that indigenous hunting with fire helps sustain Brazil's savannas
Indigenous use of fire for hunting is an unlikely contributor to long-term carbon emissions, but it is an effective environmental management and recovery tool against agribusiness deforestation, a n ... more
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WOOD PILE

Young tropical forests contribute little to biodiversity conservation

DEMOCRACY

US weighs Ukraine sanctions, warns against military force

DEMOCRACY

Turkey ex-army chief denies 1997 coup role

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Winter storm pummels Mideast, adding to refugee misery

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Snowstorm brings new misery for Syria refugees

SHAKE AND BLOW

Evidence of ancient supervolcano found in Utah

EPIDEMICS

Plague 'epidemic' kills 39 in Madagascar: government

ABOUT US

Not all species age the same, and humans are outside the norm

ICE WORLD

Ice melt means greener Arctic is the new normal

WATER WORLD

European Parliament approves fishing reforms, discards ban

Desperate Syrians find little comfort in new homes

CryoSat Tracks Storm Surge

New long-lived greenhouse gas discovered by University of Toronto chemistry team

Aging out of bounds

New System for Assessing How Effective Species Are at Pollinating Crops

Survey of deep sea chemicals dump finds no chemical weapons

California Water Planners Hear NASA Long-Term Forecast

NASA-USGS Landsat 8 Satellite Pinpoints Coldest Spots on Earth

Mapping the demise of the dinosaurs

Peaceful bumblebee becomes invasive

NASA Snow Mapper Reaps Big Benefits for California

Bed bugs can survive freezing temperatures, but cold can still kill them

Turkestan cockroach displacing oriental cockroach in southwestern US

Home teams hold the advantage

Study finds rivers and streams release more greenhouse gas than all lakes

Dutch water firm cuts Israel ties after tense PM visit

Peru's capital under toxic cloud from warehouse fire

Haiti quake destroyed or damaged 60 years of archives

Heavy rain sparks Rio state of alert

Coal port plan will kill Great Barrier Reef: activists

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