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Climate change: Floods, drought, mosquito disease aim at Europe Paris (AFP) Sept 29, 2008 
Climate change will amplify the risk of flooding in northwestern Europe, water scarcity and forest fires on the northern Mediterranean rim and bring milder winters to Scandinavia, the European Environment Agency (EAA) said on Monday. Higher temperatures will also extend the habitat range of virus-carrying mosquitoes, including the Asian tiger mosquito which carries the chikungunya virus and ... read moreWalker's World: Will the bailout work? 
Washington (UPI) Sep 29, 2008 First, the good news. The tentative bailout reached in the early hours of Sunday morning by U.S. Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson and congressional leaders could turn out to be America's best deal since William Seward bought Alaska from the Russian czar for $7.2 million back in 1867. The arithmetic of the $700 billion deal is very promising, and the terms, which include warrants for the ... more |
Search called off after Indonesia landfill collapse kills seven
February fifth warmest on record, extreme rain in Europe: EU monitor Venezuelan lawmakers advance mining reforms sought by US UN warns of environmental hazards from Middle East war Antarctic sea ice improves after four years of extreme lows: US scientists Water emerges as a dangerous new war target Indonesia landfill collapse kills five Indonesia landfill collapse kills four Swiss vote down proposal for massive 'climate fund' Philippines' 'Cockroach Lord' goes to bat for misunderstood bugs 
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Western navy close in on Somali pirates
Mogadishu (AFP) Sept 29, 2008US Navy ships Monday surrounded a ship seized by Somali pirates carrying tanks and other weapons, amid confusion about the cargo's destination and reports the ship's captain had died. US Navy ships kept watch as pirates moored the MV Faina off Somalia's Indian Ocean coast in perhaps their most audacious coup in close to 60 hijackings this year. They have demanded a 20-million-dollar ... more Taiwan, China eye talks in October: report 
Taipei (AFP) Sept 29, 2008Taiwan and its rival China are expected to hold a second round of negotiations next month following historic talks in June, a newspaper reported Monday. The discussions will focus on direct cargo flights and shipping links as well as the shortening of the existing flight routes across the Strait, the United Daily News said, without identifying its sources. The two sides held landmark ... more Students And Astronauts Use Powerful New Tool To Explore Earth From Space 
Cambridge, MA1 (SPX) Sep 30, 2008Imagine being able, with a click of a mouse, to see the world, in all its beauty, just like astronauts on the International Space Station do. That's exactly what will happen when Richard Garriott - a citizen astronaut and son of former astronaut Owen Garriott -- takes his trip to the International Space Station on October 12 aboard the Soyuz. He will be carrying with him special software ... more  |
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Researchers Study Acoustic Communication In Deep-Sea Fish
Richmond, VA (SPX) Sep 30, 2008An international research team studying sound production in deep-sea fishes has found that cusk-eels use several sets of muscles to produce sound that plays a prominent role in male mating calls. These findings, published online in the Royal Society journal, Biology Letters, may help researchers gain further insight into acoustic communication in the deep sea and the role of sound in fish ... more On Rocky Mountain Beetle Kill Could Impact Regional Air Quality 
Boulder, CO (SPX) Sep 30, 2008Mountain pine beetles appear to be doing more than killing large swaths of forests in the Rocky Mountains. Scientists suspect they are also altering local weather patterns and air quality. A new international field project, led by scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), is exploring how trees and other vegetation influence rainfall, temperatures, smog, and other ... more Ocean Floor Geysers Warm Flowing Sea Water 
Chicago, IL (SPX) Sep 30, 2008An international team of earth scientists report movement of warmed sea water through the flat, Pacific Ocean floor off Costa Rica. The movement is greater than that off midocean volcanic ridges. The finding suggests possible marine life in a part of the ocean once considered barren. With about 71 percent of the Earth's surface being ocean, much remains unknown about what is under the sea ... more Growth In The Global Carbon Budget 
Washington DC (SPX) Sep 30, 2008The new Global Carbon Budget has been launched simultaneously by Global Carbon Project co-chair Michael Raupach in France at the Paris Observatory, and in the USA at Capitol Hill, Washington by GCP Executive Director Pep Canadell. The Global Carbon Project posted the most recent figures for the worlds' carbon budget, a key to understanding the balance of carbon added to the atmosphere, the ... more |
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