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January 29, 2013

Scientists underestimated potential for Tohoku quake. Now what?
Corvallis, OR (SPX) Jan 29, 2013
The massive Tohoku, Japan, earthquake in 2011 and Sumatra-Andaman superquake in 2004 stunned scientists because neither region was thought to be capable of producing a megathrust earthquake with a magnitude exceeding ? 8.4. Now earthquake scientists are going back to the proverbial drawing board and admitting that existing predictive models looking at maximum earthquake size are no longer valid. In a new analysis published in the journal Seismological Research Letters, a team of scientists l ... read more

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Studies Show Biosolids Can Boost Soil Phosphorus Levels for Years Treated wastewater solids called biosolids are sometimes used by farmers to boost soil nutrient levels. Now research by a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientist provides new information abo ... more		How the purple and pink sunscreens of reef corals work New research by the University of Southampton has found a mechanism as to how corals use their pink and purple hues as sunscreen to protect them against harmful sunlight. Many reef corals need ... more		Old drainage ditches sleeping threat to Cape Cod salt marshes CAPE Cod, Massachusetts has a problem. The iconic salt marshes of the famous summer retreat are melting away at the edges, dying back from the most popular recreational areas. The erosion is a conse ... more
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Deep ice shows Greenland was warmer; offers clued to future warming impacts A new study by an international team of scientists analyzing ice cores from the Greenland ice sheet going back in time more than 100,000 years indicates the last interglacial period may be a good an ... more		Mozambique flood toll rises to 40 The death toll from flooding in Mozambique climbed to around 40 on Sunday after four more bodies were discovered in the worst-hit southern town of Chokwe, while the number of people forced to flee has topped 100,000. ... more		Solar Industry Capital Spending Hits Seven-Year Low in 2013 Innovation could bring flexible solar cells, transistors, displays More emphasis needed on recycling and reuse of Li-ion batteries Israel eyes Syrian missile threat to gas fields Sempra U.S. Gas and Power, Consolidated Edison Development announce solar partnership Areva, world's 2nd uranium company heavily present in Niger Magnetic fingerprints of superfluid helium-3		Indonesia landslides kill 11, 19 missing: officials Two landslides triggered by heavy rains killed at least 11 people and left 19 others missing on Indonesia's Sumatra island, officials said on Sunday. ... more
				Cities affect weather thousands of kilometres away Heat from large cities alters local streams of high-altitude winds, potentially affecting weather in locations thousands of kilometres (miles) away, researchers said on Sunday. ... more		Major floods hammer northern Australia Two people were missing and the body of a third person was recovered from raging floodwaters as severe storms pounded northeastern Australia on Sunday, forcing more than 1,000 to flee their homes. ... more

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Major floods sweep northern Australia Two people were missing and the body of a third person was recovered from raging floodwaters as severe storms pounded northeastern Australia on Sunday, forcing more than 1,000 to flee their homes. ... more		Protestors march against Hong Kong leader Around 1,000 people took to the streets of Hong Kong Sunday to protest against the city leader's policy speech, which they said offered nothing new on tackling a housing crisis and poverty. ... more		US missile defense still plagued by technical doubts Northrop Grumman, US Navy Complete Triton Unmanned Aircraft's First Flight Lockheed Martin Completes Milestone for Training Element of United States Ballistic Missile Defense System General Dynamics to Deliver U.S. Army's Newest Tactical Ground Station Intelligence System Lockheed Martin Conducts First EMD Flight Test of New GMLRS Warhead Defense Acquisition Board approves Standard Missile-6 full-rate production DARPA Seeks Technology to Radically Improve Dismounted Squad Situational Awareness, Communication Effectiveness		Recycling entrepreneur stubs out cigarette garbage Recycling entrepreneur Tom Szaky is stubbing out the world's cigarette problem - one butt at a time. ... more
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Boss of Fukushima operator quizzed for negligence

Kerry urges 'fresh thinking' to tackle global woes

Philippines typhoon victims need more help: UN

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Civilians fell rare Syrian trees for firewood		US backs adding teeth to global shark protection		Brazil to inventory Amazon rainforest trees		Two Cambodians die from bird flu: WHO		One in five were infected by pandemic flu

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China's mass annual New Year migration begins

China tries two Tibetan self-immolation 'inciters': media

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11 kidnapped Sudanese freed in Darfur: media

Leftist and 'punk prince' square off in Czech runoff

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Baghdad repeats Exxon ultimatum: Kurdistan or south Iraq

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Iraq inks oil exploration deal with Kuwait Energy

Boss of Fukushima operator quizzed for negligence

Carbon price drop deemed 'wake-up call'

France names ex-Areva boss to EADS board

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