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Seismic whispers can hint at future earthquakes
If a new study is right, faint tremors picked up months before a magnitude 6.0 earthquake ripped through southern California in 2004 could be a first crucial step toward predicting...
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World Climate Conference plans global service to provide information for adapting to change.
Earth from Space: Hurricane Jimena
This Envisat image captures Hurricane Jimena roaring towards Mexico's Baja California Peninsula on 31 August (18:09 UT).
Geoengineering worries Aussies
Australian scientists argue that using geoengineering as a last resort to stop climate change may cause a new set of problems.
U.S. Atlantic coast sea level anomaly seen
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say persistent winds and a weakened current contributed to higher than normal June and July sea levels along the Eastern Seaboard.
Rhododendrons can be landslide hazards
ATLANTA, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- The U.S. Forest Service says it's determined an expansion of rhododendron plants along Southern Appalachian slopes might increase the risk of landslides.
Northwest Atlantic ecosystem is changing
WOODS HOLE, Maine, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say human impacts and environmental factors are changing the northwest Atlantic Ocean ecosystem.
Freshwater fish reductions overlooked
COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- U.S. and Canadian scientists say natural resource managers are overlooking steep historical reductions in the numbers of freshwater fish.
When it comes to hurricanes, what's in a name?
With three months left in the 2009 Atlantic hurricane season, storm watchers can be sure that there will not be another Hurricane Katrina, or Rita, or Wilma this year, or...
Map Characterizes Active Lakes Below Antarctic Ice
Lakes in Antarctica, concealed under miles of ice, require scientists to come up with creative ways to identify and analyze these hidden features. Now, researchers using space-based lasers on a...
Satellites and submarines give the skinny on sea ice thickness
This summer, a group of scientists and students - as well as a Canadian senator, a writer, and a filmmaker - set out from Resolute Bay, Canada, on the icebreaker...
Scientists say climate change mitigation strategies ignore carbon cycling processes of inland waters
In the paper, The Boundless Carbon Cycle, published in the September issue of Nature Geoscience, scientists from the University of Vienna, Uppsala University in Sweden, University of Antwerp, and the...
Oceanographers examine mercury levels of pelagic fish in Hawaii
In the open ocean, species of large predatory fish will swim and hunt for food at various depths, which leads to unique diets in these fish. Oceanographers and geologists in...
Southwest heat waves likely to worsen
SAN DIEGO, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists studying a mid-July to early August 2006 heat wave that struck the southwestern United States says such extremes are becoming more...
Risky schemes may be only hope for cooling planet: scientists
Sci-fi proposals to cool the planet are laden with risk but may be Earth's only hope if politicians fail to tackle global warming, scientists said on Tuesday in their biggest...
Algae-Based Biofuel From Fish
Right now, when biofuel is produced using algae, cultures are grown and then processed into fuel. But the process is expensive and difficult. Now a company in Texas, LiveFuels, Inc.,...
Royal Society calls for urgent research into geo-engineering
Techniques such as CO2 removal and radiation reflection are 'untested parachutes' until they are rigorously tested, it says
A new species of stonefly discovered in Italy
A new species of the stonefly genus Nemoura has been discovered in Central Italy. The authors Romolo Fochetti, of the Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Viterbo, Italy and Gilles...
Northern pollution impacts Australia
MELBOURNE, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Australian scientists say they have determined pollution from Asia, Europe and North America is causing climate change in the Southern Hemisphere.
Wasps used to monitor emerald ash borer
SANFORD, Maine, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- The U.S. state of Maine has developed an early-warning system to spot infestations of the emerald ash borer beetle, scientists say.
Danish fishers set anchor on certification
Danish fishers in a landmark decision today announced they planned to adhere to the internationally-recognised marine stewardship standards - putting a stop to years of overfishing and bycatch...
UN chief in Arctic climate visit
UN chief Ban Ki-moon visits the Arctic Circle to draw attention to the need for action at climate change talks in December.
Keeping Sights On Big Breakers With Radar: Scientists Study Waves On North Sea Research Platform
Scientists in Germany have developed a radar system with which it is possible to study the behavior of sea waves. This technology will be used immediately on the North Sea...
Authority may invest in cloud seeding
LAS VEGAS, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- A state water authority manager suggests providing public funds for seeding clouds in Northern Nevada for drinking water in Las Vegas.
New Galapagos threat: Mosquitoes from afar
Seems like every week a species from somewhere else shows up in a new area and takes over, wreaking havoc. The latest hotspot: the Galapagos, where non-native mosquitoes are arriving...
Feds review mountain-dwelling pika for threatened-species list
Pikas don't ask much. With brave squeaks, belted out from atop their rock piles, they defend their realm in the talus slopes way up here in the mountains, more than...
Improved seismology tools can detect and locate low-yield nuclear explosions
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is leading a joint project with Los Alamos and Sandia national laboratories, as well as the Air Force Technical Applications Center (AFTAC) and Quantum Technology Sciences,...
VIDEO: Flooding Hits Bangladesh
As monsoons and cyclones worsen due to climate change in the South Asian country, many coastal peoples are migrating to drier cities.