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Iran storing energy for winter
TEHRAN, Sept. 27 (UPI) -- Tehran expects to have enough fuel in storage by November to last through the winter, an energy executive said. ...
Japan Frees Chinese Fishing Boat Captain
Latest Play in Diplomatic Row Comes as China Takes "Measures" Against 4 Japanese Nationals for Alleged Intrusion
How heating our homes could help reduce climate change
A radical new heating system where homes would be heated by district centers rather than in individual households could dramatically cut the UK's greenhouse gas emissions.
Ukraine has enough gas for Europe
KIEV, Ukraine, Sept. 23 (UPI) -- There is enough natural gas stored in underground facilities to meet Ukrainian and European needs, a Ukrainian deputy minister said Thursday in Kiev. ...
Blasts rock Kazakh gas pipeline
ASTANA, Kazakhstan, Sept. 22 (UPI) -- Gas supplies from Central Asian and Russia were disrupted when twin explosions ripped through a natural gas pipeline in Kazakhstan, a ministry said...
Waters still rising in Pakistan, U.N. says
KARACHI, Pakistan, Sept. 22 (UPI) -- Pakistanis in parts of Sindh province are still stranded by flooding more than seven weeks after monsoon-fed rains soaked the country, U.N. officials...
Scientists find 20 years of deep water warming leading to sea level rise
Scientists analyzing measurements taken in the deep ocean around the globe over the past two decades find a warming trend that contributes to sea level rise, especially around Antarctica.
Climate change: Can geoengineering satisfy everyone?
Reflecting sunlight from the Earth by geoengineering would undoubtedly cool the climate, but would different countries agree on how much to reflect? Research by climate scientists at the University of...
Magnetic attraction for fish, crabs?
Super-sized electromagnetic coils are helping explain how aquatic life might be affected by renewable energy devices being considered for placement along America's coastal waters and in the nation's rivers...
U.N. urges push toward green economy
UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 21 (UPI) -- An investment in clean energy and environmentally friendly technology will have met Millennium Development Goals, a U.N. report found. ...
Windborne dust on high peaks dampens Colorado River runoff
On spring winds, something wicked this way comes - at least for the mountains of the Colorado River Basin and their ecosystems, and for people who depend on snowmelt from...
Earth's highest coastal mountain on the move
The rocks of Colombia's Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta - the highest coastal mountain on Earth - tell a fascinating tale: The mountain collides and then separates from former super-continents....
'Noise' is symptom of coral reef health
BRISTOL, England, Sept. 20 (UPI) -- Coral reefs can be surprisingly noisy places and the noise level is a good indication of the reef's overall health, U.K. scientists say. ...
Introducing 'Champagne', new disease-resistant fig
The ancient fig tree, first imported to the United States during the 16th century, thrives in areas of California and the South Atlantic and Gulf Coast areas of the U.S....
A Rebranding for ‘Global Warming’?
After a White House adviser suggests that "global climate disruption" is a more accurate term, conservative news outlets suggest that politics is at work.
Global Update: United States: Decrease in Bubonic Plague Cases May Be an Effect of Climate Change
A study this month concluded that rising nighttime temperatures since 1990 had helped cases in Western states drop over time.
USC lab releases smartphone app that measures particulate air pollution
University of Southern California computer scientists have found a way to combine smartphone resources with a novel application that allows the phones' users to help monitor air quality.
Volcano borehole prompts safety doubts
A drilling study could help defend Naples from an eruption, but critics call it risky.
Racing Time and Nature to Find Aviators Entombed in a Glacier
The goal is to find the servicemen before their relatives are dead and the ice where they are buried moves out to sea.
Cool La Nina Heats Up Fire Danger in U.S. Southwest
The cyclical cooling of ocean waters has far reaching, sometimes damaging effects.
State Department wants more Sikorsky helos
SHELTON, Conn., Sept. 20 (UPI) -- The U.S. State Department has ordered 11 more upgraded S-61 utility helicopters for use in Iraq and Afghanistan, Sikorsky Aerospace Services said Monday. ...
Response of the Amazon forest to drought is complex
Scientists have made progress towards understanding the effect of drought on the canopy cover in the Amazonian forest.
Ironing Out A Toxin
Ecosystem remediation: Berkeley scientists propose iron to block methylmercury production in restored wetlands.
Hunting For Perfluorochemicals In Ski Wax
Toxic Substances: Professional ski waxers may metabolize wax fumes into harmful chemical.
A Crop Sprouts Without Soil or Sunshine
At St. Philip's Academy in Newark, leafy greens are planted in a cloth bed and irrigated with a nutrient-infused mist in an aeroponic growing system.
Marine scientists unveil the mystery of life on undersea mountains
They challenge the mountain ranges of the Alps, the Andes and the Himalayas in size yet surprisingly little is known about seamounts, the vast mountains hidden under the world's oceans....
Plan to ship nuclear boilers stirs fears
Environmentalists and some local government officials in the U.S. are protesting an Ontario power company's proposal to haul 16 scrapped nuclear components across three Great Lakes on their way to...
Swedish biofuels do have major benefits for the climate
For the first time, researchers have taken an overall look at Swedish biofuels and analyzed what impact they have on the environment, both in relation to one another and to...