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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.
Green: In Yemen, Water Grows Scarcer
Increasingly sharp water shortages could cost Yemen 750,000 jobs and slash incomes by as much 25 percent over the next decade, warns a new report on the increasingly troubled Middle...
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.
NASA airborne science campaign begins antarctic sequel
Scientists returned this week to the Southern Hemisphere where NASA's Operation IceBridge mission is set to begin its second year of airborne surveys over Antarctica. The mission monitors the region's...
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!"
Study: Space tourism could pollute skies
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 22 (UPI) -- A decade of space tourism flights would cause climate change by putting as much soot into the atmosphere as current global aviation does,...
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...
Shale Gas Drilling: A Changed Environment
The shale gas industry maintains that its safeguards and post-drilling restoration work protect drinking water and land. But there have been accidents, and mistrust has been sown as the industrial...
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.
Green: Doubts Persist on Gulf Sand Barriers
Many question whether artificial islands built from dredged sand can block and capture oil now that it is diluted and dispersed.
Russia looks north for oil transit routes
MOSCOW, Oct. 22 (UPI) -- Moscow aims to send as many as seven oil tankers to Asia through icy waters in the arctic next year, a Russian shipping service...
Gazprom touts environmental record
MUNICH, Germany, Oct. 22 (UPI) -- Minimizing the environmental risks associated with natural gas developments is a top priority for Gazprom, the company said at a German industrial summit.
Noise Reduces Ocean Habitat for Whales [Video]
The oceans were once a relatively quiet place. Yet in recent decades, anthropogenic ocean noise levels have risen markedly--doubling every decade for the past 50 years, according to research by scientists at Scripps...