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Ocean Front Is Energetic Contributor To MixingSeattle WA (SPX) Apr 18, 2011 Wind blowing on the ocean is a crucial factor mixing the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide into the ocean depths and keeping it from going back into the atmosphere. For more than two decades scientists have suspected there's another - possibly substantial - source of energy for mixing that's generated in the ocean where cold, heavy water collides with warm, light water. However, there's never been a way to get enough measurements of such a "front" to prove this - until now. University of Washing ... read more |
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  US rushes aid after tornadoes kill 45 US authorities Monday rushed aid to southern states after powerful tornadoes cut a path of death and destruction, killing at least 45 and reducing entire towns to piles of rubble. ... more | .. |
 N. Carolina pummeled as US tornadoes kill 44 The worst tornadoes to hit parts of the United States in decades have left 44 people dead, stripping roofs off houses and tossing mobile homes into the air like toys, emergency officials said Sunday. ... more | .. |
  Taiwan gives China rare deer and goats Taiwan has given China a pair of endangered deer and one of indigenous goats, zoo officials said Sunday, in the latest piece of animal diplomacy after China gave its former arch-enemy two pandas. ... more | .. |
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  25 years later, Chernobyl fallout still an eco-hazard Fallout from Chernobyl remains a poorly-investigated hazard for the environment a quarter of a century after the disaster, say experts. ... more | .. |
 Trauma and controversy: Chernobyl's health legacy Every year, Volodymyr Palkin spends at least two months in a Kiev hospital. He was one of hundreds of thousands of rescue workers sent to fight the disaster at the Chernobyl nuclear plant and says his health has been permanently ruined by his work. ... more | .. |
  Humpback Whale Songs Spread Eastward Like The Latest Pop Tune Humpback whales have their own version of the hit single, according to a study reported online on April 14th in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication. At any given time within a population, male ... more | .. |
 Clinton vows full support for disaster-hit Japan US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pledged full support for quake-hit Japan on Sunday as the operator of its stricken nuclear plant said it expects to achieve "cold shutdown" in six to nine months. ... more |
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  More evacuated amid Philippine volcano fears Philippine authorities said Sunday more people had been evacuated from towns and villages near a volcano island close to the capital amid increasing signs of seismic activity. ... more | .. |
  Russia president sees Hong Kong as model for Moscow Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev said Sunday he saw Hong Kong as a model for Moscow, as business chiefs travelling with him signalled a rise in Russian listings in the Chinese financial hub. ... more | .. |
 TEPCO president under fire from Japan lawmakers Japanese lawmakers on Monday grilled the president of the company at the centre of the world's worst nuclear crisis since Chernobyl, demanding he take responsibility for the disaster. ... more | .. |
  Haitians turn to waste to combat cholera, deforestation Desperately poor Haiti is finding a cheap source of fuel in recycling human excrement, a move that could help put a dent in a cholera epidemic and slow the country's pervasive deforestation. ... more |
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 Fukushima Cold In 9 Months; Robots To Explore Reactors The operator of Japan's stricken nuclear plant said Sunday it will send two remote-controlled robots into a reactor building damaged by a hydrogen explosion to gauge radiation and temperature levels. ... more | .. |
 China detains underground church followers: group Police in Beijing rounded up dozens of followers of an underground Protestant church Sunday, a rights group said, as a widening crackdown on dissent appeared to spread to religious figures. ... more | .. |
  Chinese aid good for Africa: ministers African officials said Saturday they need Chinese aid because they cannot get support from traditional partners, and called Western criticism of China's huge Africa support program unfounded. ... more | .. |
  Waste disposal dispute turns ugly in Greece A four-month battle over waste disposal in Athens turned ugly this week with a firebomb assault on a police commander's home and renewed violence over a disputed landfill project near the capital. ... more |
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Geopolitical instability and AI drive transformation in EO market
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 Dalai Lama urges restraint in Tibet monastery crisis The Dalai Lama has urged restraint in a standoff with security forces at a Tibetan Buddhist monastery in China, warning of "catastrophic consequences" if the situation deteriorates. ... more | .. |
 Medvedev seeks Hong Kong expertise on landmark visit Russian President Dmitry Medvedev arrived in Hong Kong Saturday on the first visit by a Kremlin chief to the ex-British colony, seeking to harness its financial expertise in modernising Russia. ... more | .. |
  Japan asks Brazil to ease food import rules Japan's foreign minister on Saturday asked his visiting Brazilian counterpart to ease import restrictions placed on Japanese food in the wake of a nuclear crisis sparked by a huge earthquake and tsunami. ... more | .. |
  Malaysia ruling coalition maintains grip in state poll Malaysia's ruling coalition maintained its crucial two-thirds majority in a key election in Sarawak state on Saturday but the opposition doubled its seats to 16 after a hard-fought battle. ... more |
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 Clinton visits Japan as US disaster relief warms ties US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visits Japan Sunday, reconfirming a key alliance that has been strained by a lingering military base dispute but boosted by a strong American disaster relief effort. ... more | .. |
 WHO announces deal on sharing flu virus samples The World Health Organisation said Saturday an agreement has been reached on sharing flu virus samples, hammered out after intense negotiations by a group on preparations for flu pandemics. ... more | .. |
  Increasing activity at Philippine volcano More quakes and gas emissions have been detected from a volcano on an island close to the Philippine capital, possibly indicating an eruption is looming, the government said on Saturday. ... more | .. |
 Invasive Mussels Causing Massive Ecological Changes In Great Lakes The ongoing spread of non-native mussels in the Great Lakes has caused "massive, ecosystem-wide changes" throughout lakes Michigan and Huron, two of the planet's largest freshwater lakes, according ... more |
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 Hundreds of aftershocks worsen Japan's quake trauma Hundreds of aftershocks have rocked the ground and frayed nerves in the five weeks since Japan's massive earthquake and tsunami, forcing survivors to relive the terror almost daily. ... more | .. |
  Are Your Values Right Or Left? The Answer Is More Literal Than You Think Up equals good, happy, optimistic; down the opposite. Right is honest and trustworthy. Left, not so much. That's what language and culture tell us. "We use mental metaphors to structure our thinking ... more | .. |
UN chief's silence on China arrests UN chief Ban Ki-moon came out all diplomatic and political guns blazing to defend protesters in the Arab world and civilians in Ivory Coast, but on a new wave of arrests in China: silence. ... more | .. |
Activists save Chinese dogs from cooking pot Hundreds of dogs being trucked to Chinese restaurants were spared a culinary fate after about 200 animal lovers mobilised to stop them ending up on dinner tables, state-run media said Monday. ... more |
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 Circadian Rhythms Spark Plants' Ability To Survive Freezing Weather span class="NL"> a href="http://www.msu.edu" class="highlight">Michigan State University /a> br> /span> Just as monarch butterflies depend on circadian cues to begin their annual migration, so do ... more | .. |
 New Citrus Variety Released By Uc Riverside Is Very Sweet, Juicy And Low-Seeded Juicy. Extremely Sweet. Visually attractive. Easy to peel. Low seeded. These are the fine qualities that mark 'KinnowLS,' the latest citrus variety released by researchers at the University of Calif ... more | .. |
  Carbon Sequestration Estimate In U.S. Increased - Barring A Drought A research group has concluded that forests and other terrestrial ecosystems in the lower 48 states can sequester up to 40 percent of the nation's fossil fuel carbon emissions, a larger amount than ... more | .. |
  Greenhouse Gases From Forest Soils Reactive nitrogen compounds from agriculture, transport, and industry lead to increased emissions of the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide (N2O) from forests in Europe. Nitrous oxide emission from forest ... more |
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