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 Chishan, Taiwan (AFP) Aug 14, 2009 
Rescuers in Taiwan Friday battled to reach over 15,000 people still trapped in mountain villages nearly one week after a powerful typhoon triggered the island's worst floods in half a century. More than 50,000 troops were struggling to cross raging rivers and fallen bridges to reach victims across a large swathe of southern and central Taiwan, many of whom have been without food and water ... read more 
Miami (AFP) Aug 16, 2009The Atlantic hurricane season gathered pace Sunday as forecasters said Tropical Storm Claudette -- the third system to form in two days -- swirled off northwestern Florida, expected to dump heavy rains. Ana, which just weakened from a tropical storm to a tropical depression, meanwhile raced toward the Caribbean, prompting storm watches from Puerto Rico to the Leeward Islands, while a ... more |
158 giant tortoises reintroduced to a Galapagos island
Austria snowstorm leaves five dead, road and power chaos Austria snowstorm brings road and power chaos, four deaths Trump administration repeals tougher rule on coal plant emissions Austria snowstorm brings road and power chaos, two deaths Snowstorm in Austria results in one death, blocked roads Snowstorm paralyses Vienna airport New Zealand seeks to abolish dedicated environment ministry African solar motorbike trek shows EV promise Toll from Cyclone Gezani rises to 62 in Madagascar 
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Tempe AZ (SPX) Aug 17, 2009Evidence that early modern humans living on the coast of the far southern tip of Africa 72,000 years ago employed pyrotechnology - the controlled use of fire - to increase the quality and efficiency of their stone tool manufacturing process. An international team of researchers, including three from the Institute of Human Origins at Arizona State University, deduce that "this technology ... more  
Fairbanks AL (SPX) Aug 17, 2009The same things that make Alaska's marine waters among the most productive in the world may also make them the most vulnerable to ocean acidification. According to new findings by a University of Alaska Fairbanks scientist, Alaska's oceans are becoming increasingly acidic, which could damage Alaska's king crab and salmon fisheries. This spring, chemical oceanographer Jeremy Mathis returned ... more 
Irvine CA (SPX) Aug 17, 2009Using satellite data, UC Irvine and NASA hydrologists have found that groundwater beneath northern India has been receding by as much as 1 foot per year over the past decade - and they believe human consumption is almost entirely to blame. More than 109 cubic kilometers (26 cubic miles) of groundwater disappeared from the region's aquifers between 2002 and 2008 - double the capacity of ... more |
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Washington (AFP) Aug 16, 2009With nearly 500 US deaths from swine flu, the top American health official on Sunday urged educators and parents to take measures to prevent and address the A(H1N1) virus. "We want every parent to have at a minimum a back-up childcare plan, to know if their child gets sick, who's going to be home and take care of that child? What's the alternate caregiver strategy?" Health and Human Service ... more  
Windhoek (AFP) Aug 14, 2009A Namibian court on Friday extended an asset freeze on three suspects arrested in a graft probe involving a firm linked to the son of China's President Hun Jintao. "The existing rule is extended for another month to 14 September [as] there are more than reasonable grounds for believing that the defendants will be found guilty of the offences under the anti-corruption law," Judge Naomi ... more 
Washington DC (SPX) Aug 17, 2009For many Americans who live on the Atlantic coast, Andrew, Ivan and Katrina are more than just names--they are reminders of the devastating impact of cyclonic activity in the region during hurricane season. If it seems like hurricane seasons have been more active in recent years, you're on to something. According to a paper published in Nature, the frequency and strength of these powerful storms ... more |
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