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Scientists say the Big One could be even bigger

12 years ago from Physorg

The Big One predicted for the San Andreas fault could end up being bigger than earthquake experts previously thought.

NASA sees Otto become eighth hurricane of the Atlantic season

12 years ago from Physorg

At 11 a.m. EDT on Oct. 8, Otto strengthened into a hurricane, becoming the eighth hurricane of the Atlantic Ocean season. NASA's Aqua satellite and the NOAA GOES-13 satellite captured...

On Our Radar: Virginia's Second Subpoena on Climate Research

12 years ago from NY Times Science

Virginia's attorney general demands documents related to a state-funded grant application by a prominent climate researcher.

Volcano fuels massive phytoplankton bloom

12 years ago from Biology News Net

Advocates for seeding regions of the ocean with iron to combat global warming should be interested in a new study published today in Geophysical Research Letters. A Canada-US team led...

Nobel winners warn on visa curbs

12 years ago from BBC News: Science & Nature

The UK's cap on immigration threatens the country's future as a centre of scientific excellence, a group of Nobel prize-winning scientists warns.

Report critical of government response to gulf oil spill

12 years ago from LA Times - Science

The administration underestimated the amount of oil flowing into the Gulf of Mexico after the BP disaster as well as the effect of the spill after the damaged well was...

China faces hurdles amid quest for a Nobel Prize

12 years ago from MSNBC: Science

It's Nobel season, and China is engaged in an annual bout of hand-wringing: Why can't the country that invented the compass and gunpowder — and that recently rocketed from poverty...

Petrels avoid oil spill damage

12 years ago from BBC News: Science & Nature

Some long-lived seabirds skip breeding to avoid being harmed by oil spills, a study shows.

Smallest fish found in Shetland

12 years ago from BBC News: Science & Nature

Europe's smallest marine fish is found in Scottish waters for the first time, and for only the fourth time within the UK.

EU weighs North Sea policies

12 years ago from UPI

BRUSSELS, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- The European Commission should develop a policy for the North Sea that calls for action on maritime policy and the environment, a lawmaker said.

Israeli government scientist fired for his views on evolution and climate change

12 years ago from The Guardian - Science

Dr Gavriel Avital was sacked for 'denying the tenets of evolution and global warming'Quite why Dr Gavriel Avital was even selected to be chief scientist at Israel's ministry of education is probably the...

Racehorses came from European stock

12 years ago from News @ Nature

Most founding mothers of a prized horse breed were British and Irish — not Arabian.

Suit blames PG&E for gas explosion

12 years ago from UPI

SAN BRUNO, Calif., Oct. 6 (UPI) -- Pacific Gas and Electric is called on to hand over $100 million to a victims fund because of negligence in a deadly...

Gold linked to lead poisoning in Nigeria

12 years ago from UPI

ANKA, Nigeria, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- So-called backyard gold mining in Nigeria exposed thousands of people to deadly levels of lead, a team from the United Nations found.

SERVIR: Program brings satellite imagery, decision support tools to Himalayan region

12 years ago from Physorg

NASA and USAID are expanding SERVIR to the Himalayas to address critical issues such as land cover change, air quality, glacial melt and adaptation to climate change. The agencies are...

Redirection reduces impact of erosion

12 years ago from Physorg

The life expectancy of cooling plates in heat exchangers at Rio Tinto Alcan’s Yarwun alumina refinery has increased from a few days to as long as 12 months with help...

Dairy industry not to blame in greenhouse gas emissions, new study says

12 years ago from Physorg

Forget all the tacky jokes about cow flatulence causing climate change. A new study reports that the dairy industry is responsible for only about 2.0 percent of all US greenhouse...

Slowing climate warming may require geoengineering

12 years ago from Physorg

Geoengineering could prevent the potentially catastrophic climate-change tipping points that loom just ahead, reports a new Cornell study.

Bass return to Snowy River

12 years ago from Science Alert

A program to re-stock the Snowy River with Australian Bass appears to have been successful, with the fish population slowly increasing.

Businesses Seek Clarity on Climate Goals

12 years ago from NY Times Science

Companies plead not for inaction but for ambitious, clear and measurable targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 2020.

Bangladesh monsoon rains 'lowest since 1994'

12 years ago from Physorg

Bangladesh has experienced its driest monsoon season for more than a decade despite heavy rains in neighbouring India and Pakistan that caused flooding, officials said Wednesday.

The carbon dioxide precipice

12 years ago from LA Times - Science

Few recognize the magnitude of the threat climate change poses to our planet; some activists and scientists are trying to change that.It is time for more of us to step forward. By...

Canada calculating polar bear's value

12 years ago from CBC: Technology & Science

Environment Canada plans to spend up to $44,000 on a study to appraise the polar bear's value as a national icon.

ScienceShot: An Earlier Start for Dinosaurs?

12 years ago from Science NOW

Footprints in Polish sediments suggest precursor species appeared soon after a global catastrophe

Deforestation examined in U.N. report

12 years ago from UPI

UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- Deforestation continues to threaten the world's biodiversity, but there are positive signs of conservation in many countries, a United National report says.

Gulf Coast Restoration Task Force Gets Under Way

12 years ago from Science NOW

Spurred by the oil spill's impact on the ecosystem, the White House is forming...

Flying Inflatable Saucer Could Carry Entire Buildings

12 years ago from Live Science

A new airship that is part flying saucer and part blimp could soon carry entire buildings and offer airgoers a fresh way to travel and explore.

Humans' climate impact hard to assess

12 years ago from UPI

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- The possible impact of human activity on the world's environment and climate may not be known for 40 years or more, U.S....