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Study links ozone hole to climate change all the way to the equatorNew York NY (SPX) Apr 27, 2011 In a study to be published in the April 21st issue of Science magazine, researchers at Columbia University's School of Engineering and Applied Science report their findings that the ozone hole, which is located over the South Pole, has affected the entire circulation of the Southern Hemisphere all the way to the equator. While previous work has shown that the ozone hole is changing the atmospheric flow in the high latitudes, the Columbia Engineering paper, "Impact of Polar Ozone Depletion on Subtr ... read more |
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  Researchers Find Fat Turns Into Soap In Sewers Researchers from North Carolina State University have discovered how fat, oil and grease (FOG) can create hardened deposits in sewer lines: it turns into soap! The hardened deposits, which can look ... more | .. |
  Satellite tracking of sea turtles reveals potential threat posed by manmade chemicals The first research to actively analyze adult male sea turtles (Caretta caretta) using satellite tracking to link geography with pollutants has revealed the potential risks posed to this threatened s ... more | .. |
  Rural development gets help from the sky The International Fund for Agricultural Development has been funding projects in Madagascar for over 30 years to eradicate rural poverty. With the country facing an exploding population and food cri ... more | .. |
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  New approach to defeating flu shows promise New research on mice has shown that pulmonary administration of granulocyte macrophage-colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) significantly reduces flu symptoms and prevents death after a lethal dose in ... more | .. |
  Evolution of human 'super-brain' tied to development of bipedalism, tool-making Scientists seeking to understand the origin of the human mind may want to look to honeybees - not ancestral apes - for at least some of the answers, according to a University of Colorado Boulder arc ... more | .. |
  Giant tortoises show rewilding can work 'Rewilding with taxon substitutes', the intentional introduction of exotic species to fulfil key functions in ecosystems following the loss of recently extinct species, is highly controversial, part ... more | .. |
  The Mystery of an Ancient Global Warming Recovery The Earth may be able to recover from rising carbon dioxide emissions faster than previously thought, according to evidence from a prehistoric event analyzed by a Purdue University-led team. W ... more |
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China emissions flat in third quarter as solar surges: study
Conference travel emissions exceed research energy use
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 Democrats and Republicans increasingly divided over global warming Despite the growing scientific consensus that global warming is real, Americans have become increasingly polarized on the environmental issue, according to a first-of-its-kind study led by a Michiga ... more | .. |
  VIMS study shows propeller turbulence may affect marine food webs A new study by researchers at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science shows that turbulence from boat propellers can and does kill large numbers of copepods-tiny crustaceans that are an important p ... more | .. |
  Syria: London leads EU call for action Britain, backed by a number of other European governments, has been pushing for stronger action against the Syrian government for its brutal crackdown on demonstrators. ... more | .. |
 Rising food costs could fuel Asian poverty Soaring food prices threaten to push millions of people in developing areas of Asia into extreme poverty, a report from the Asian Development Bank warned. ... more |
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  Nigeria holds final polls despite violence Nigeria went ahead with state gubernatorial elections Tuesday even though hundreds of people have been killed in presidential and legislative polling in recent weeks. ... more | .. |
  Firms plan private war against pirates International naval forces are expected to step up operations against Somali pirates but private security companies are seeking to provide armed escorts for merchant ships to counter the pirates' expansion into the Indian Ocean. ... more | .. |
  Belarus leader fumes over Chernobyl anniversary Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko Tuesday denounced the head of the EU commission as an "ass" and rounded on Ukraine's president in apparent fury at arrangements for the Chernobyl anniversary. ... more | .. |
  10 dead as storms ravage US Midwest Severe storms that ripped through the central United States left at least 10 people dead in the state of Arkansas, as authorities Tuesday warned of "historic" flooding and urged people immediately to move to higher ground. ... more |
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Geopolitical instability and AI drive transformation in EO market
'Western tech dominance fading' at Lisbon's Web Summit
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  Australia PM talks rights with China's Wen Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard said she raised a range of human rights concerns in talks Tuesday with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, who denied China had taken a "backward step". ... more | .. |
 US welcomes delay in controversial Mekong dam The United States on Tuesday welcomed a delay in construction of a controversial dam on the Mekong River, voicing hope that Southeast Asian nations would work to ensure it is environmentally sound. ... more | .. |
  Southern Switzerland hit by forest fire Ten helicopters and 350 firemen are battling a forest fire near the town of Viege in the south of drought-stricken Switzerland, police said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Russia, Ukraine leaders mourn Chernobyl nightmare The Russian and Ukrainian leaders marked 25 years since the world's worst nuclear disaster Tuesday on a historic visit to Chernobyl, shadowed by new fears over atomic energy safety. ... more |
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 Japan thanks US rescuers, urges Americans to return Japan's consul general in Los Angeles thanked local rescuers who provided emergency help after last month's earthquake and tsunami - and urged American tourists to return to his country. ... more | .. |
 Japan says Fukushima 'different from Chernobyl' Japan said on Tuesday, the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, that its six-week-old Fukushima nuclear crisis was "different in nature" from the events in Ukraine. ... more | .. |
Russia, Ukraine leaders mourn Chernobyl nightmare The Russian and Ukrainian leaders marked 25 years since the world's worst nuclear disaster Tuesday as they paid an historic visit to Chernobyl, dogged by new fears over atomic energy. ... more | .. |
  'Right' to shut down air space over Iceland volcano: study The ash cloud from Iceland's Eyjafjoell volcano eruption last year was indeed dangerous to aircraft and authorities were right to carry out the planet's largest air space shutdown since World War II, the head of a Danish-Icelandic research team said Tuesday. ... more |
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Tiangong hosts dual crews after debris impact delays Shenzhou-20 return
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 China blames monks for Tibetan unrest China on Tuesday blamed Buddhist monks for causing unrest in a Tibetan region, accusing them of disrupting social order and defaming their religion. ... more | .. |
 Effect of ocean CO2 on climate studied Global warming of the world's oceans can return huge stores of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere quicker than previously thought, Australian researchers say. ... more | .. |
Chernobyl survivor warns of 'bombshell' in Japan A survivor of the Chernobyl disaster says people exposed to radiation from Japan's crippled nuclear plant will spend the rest of their lives fearing the "bombshell" of cancer and other dire illnesses. ... more | .. |
  Tsunami-hit Japanese whalers set sail for hunt Japanese whalers on Tuesday launched their annual coastal hunt with five crew from the tsunami-devastated whaling town of Ayukawa joining their first voyage since the March 11 disaster. ... more |
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 Rain is Colombia's 'worst' natural disaster: Santos Colombia faces its worst natural disaster on record due to the effects of relentless heavy rain that has been pounding most of Colombia this year, President Juan Manuel Santos said late Monday. ... more | .. |
 Development in fog harvesting process In the arid Namib Desert on the west coast of Africa, one type of beetle has found a distinctive way of surviving. When the morning fog rolls in, the Stenocara gracilipes species, also known as the ... more | .. |
  Earth's recovery from prehistoric global warming The Earth may be able to recover from rising carbon dioxide emissions faster than previously thought, according to evidence from a prehistoric event analyzed by a Purdue University-led team. W ... more | .. |
 Fossil sirenians give scientists new look at ancient climate What tales they tell of their former lives, these old bones of sirenians, relatives of today's dugongs and manatees. And now, geologists have found, they tell of the waters in which they swam. ... more |
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