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'Puzzling' earthquake hits California
SACRAMENTO, Oct. 27 (UPI) -- Seismologists say they are puzzled by a small earthquake in California in a region with no known faults and where temblors are rare.
European sat-nav contract awarded
The German-led consortium Spaceopal will run the satellites that will eventually form Europe's answer to GPS, known as Galileo.
Italy importing more of Iran's crude
TEHRAN, Oct. 25 (UPI) -- Italian imports of oil from Iran are up dramatically for 2010 despite pressure from economic sanctions, the Iranian oil ministry said.
Drought while Antarctic snows
The amount of snowfall in Antarctica has been claimed to have links to the lower rainfall and drought in Western Australia.
Green Column: Calculating Commitment to the Climate
The amounts being pledged to help poor countries adapt to climate change are much lower than many experts say is necessary.
Should BP’s Money Go Where the Oil Didn’t?
Oil from the BP spill never came close to most of Florida’s beaches, but tourists seemed to be scared off anyway. Businesses and want restitution for lost revenue.
Video: Top Gear: Zero to "60 Minutes"
Overtime goes over the top with the blokes behind the British car-show sensation "Top Gear." All the conversations, crashes, and humor that didn't make the "60 Minutes" broadcast.
Video: Egrets Roosting in the Moonlight
This Sunday Morning Nature piece takes you to the Alabama Swamps of New York State where Egrets roost under the moonlight.
Green: Responsible Recycling: My E-Waste Odyssey
Safely disposing of a veritable graveyard of electronic equipment can be tough when you have no car and store policies for each gadget vary.
Engineer wins $1.68 million in scuba diving case
Daniel Carlock, who was abandoned in the ocean on a 2004 dive trip, is awarded damages in his five-year legal battle against Venice-based Ocean Adventures Dive Co. and Long Beach-based...
Green: Groups Rally Behind Grannis
Looking toward the post-Paterson days, some environmental advocates are proposing a successor to the fired environmental commissioner: Pete Grannis himself.
Mt. Whitney climbers learn weather can shift wildly
Rescue of hikers highlights the dangers of the trek up California's highest peak. 'These rescue efforts happen every year, especially around this time of year,' says the owner of a...
Rescued turtles returned to gulf waters
The release is a milestone in helping wildlife recover from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill."Let's go free some turtles, people!"
Tropical Storm Richard born in the Caribbean, GOES-13, TRMM watching
The GOES-13 satellite is watching Tropical Storm Richard work its way through the western Caribbean, and residents of eastern Honduras, Guatemala, Belize and Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula are bracing...
Category 4 Cyclone Giri hits Burma, NASA satellite sees heavy rainfall
Tropical Storm 04B grew quickly into powerful Cyclone Giri and was making landfall in Burma today as a powerful Category Four Cyclone on the Saffir-Simpson scale. NASA's TRMM satellite noticed...
Warmer Arctic Temps Tied to U.S. Snowstorms
Climate Science Report Cites Last Winter's Massive Snowstorms as Immediate Consequence of Higher Arctic Temperatures
Brazil unveils fresh aid for Amazon drought
Brazil's government announced new aid of 13.5 million dollars for northern regions hit by the worst drought in decades which has stymied navigation on the Amazon River and tributaries.
Mathematical model may result in better environment measures for the Baltic
Eutrophication of the Baltic Sea has clear negative effects, such as dead bottoms and massive blooms of cyanobacteria. But high plankton production can also have positive effects on acidification. Researchers...
Parks, Forests Eyed for the Fuel Beneath
Officials realize they may not be able to protect the “Pennsylvania Wilds” and other state and national public lands from the new gas rush.
A State Booms with New Energy
Hopes are high that jobs will flow as fast as the natural gas in the energy boom that has hit Pennsylvania, although locals are finding the new work is not...
CFIA still implementing Listeria recommendations
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has made some changes to improve its monitoring of meatpacking plants but many of the recommendations made in the wake of the 2008 listeriosis outbreak...
Is the ice in the Arctic Ocean getting thinner and thinner?
The extent of the sea ice in the Arctic will reach its annual minimum in September. Forecasts indicate that it will not be as low as in 2007, the year...
Anarchic scramble for mackerel not sustainable
The current escalating 'mackerel war' pitting the EU and Norway against Iceland and the Faroe Islands can be linked back to an absence of agreed management plans and a failure...
Surfing for earthquakes
A better understanding of the ground beneath our feet will result from research by seismologists and Rapid - a group of computer scientists at the University of Edinburgh. The Earth's...
IBM inventors create warning system to accurately analyze, assess and predict natural disasters
IBM inventors have developed a patented natural disaster warning system, which uses analytics to improve the effectiveness and timeliness of post-event rescue efforts in cities and other locations where efficient...
Investigating potentially hidden damages in the Gulf of Mexico
Chuck Fisher, Penn State professor of biology, is familiar with the Gulf of Mexico, and more specifically with the unique and rarely seen world miles below the surface. Following the...
Chile invention protects tall buildings from earthquakes
A Chilean device made of metal plates has been shown to help buildings of ten storeys or higher withstand earthquakes
Alberta ER doctors fear 'catastrophic collapse'
Alberta emergency department doctors are warning of a potentially catastrophic collapse of emergency care if wait times are not reduced immediately.