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Is La Nada To Blame For Recent Wild US Weather RideHuntsville AL (SPX) Jun 27, 2011 June 21, 2011: Record snowfall, killer tornadoes, devastating floods: There's no doubt about it. Since Dec. 2010, the weather in the USA has been positively wild. But why? Some recent news reports have attributed the phenomenon to an extreme "La Nina," a band of cold water stretching across the Pacific Ocean with global repercussions for climate and weather. But NASA climatologist Bill Patzert names a different suspect: "La Nada." "La Nina was strong in December," he says. "But back in Janua ... read more |
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  Paving the Way for Space-Based Air Pollution Sensors Although the nation's air has grown significantly cleaner in recent decades, about 40 percent of Americans - 127 million people - live in counties where pollution levels still regularly exceed natio ... more | .. |
 Discovering lost salmon at sea Where Atlantic salmon feed in the ocean has been a long-standing mystery, but new research led by the University of Southampton shows that marine location can be recovered from the chemistry of fish ... more | .. |
  Model helps pinpoint cyanobacterial genes that capture the sun's energy A new computer model of blue-green algae can predict which of the organism's genes are central to capturing energy from sunlight and other critical processes. Described in a paper published in ... more | .. |
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 Landscape coefficients prove useful for urban water conservation efforts Although water consumption and conservation are widely recognized as significant environmental concerns in the United States, most Americans are still unaware of the major impact of landscape irriga ... more | .. |
 Measuring body temperatures of dinosaurs for the first time Were dinosaurs slow and lumbering, or quick and agile? It depends largely on whether they were cold or warm blooded. When dinosaurs were first discovered in the mid-19th century, paleontologists tho ... more | .. |
 'Orca ears' inspire Stanford researchers to develop ultrasensitive undersea microphone For most people, listening to the ocean means contemplating the soothing sound of waves breaking gently on a sandy beach. But for researchers studying everything from whale migration to fisher ... more | .. |
 Nigeria prepares to launch two earth observation satellites Nigeria has concluded plans to launch into orbit two satellites from Russia on July 7, a top government official with the country's National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) has said. ... more |
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Chad hopes 'green charcoal' can save vanishing forests
Chinese exports of rare-earth magnets plummet in May
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 Scientists uncover an unhealthy herds hypothesis Biologists worldwide subscribe to the healthy herds hypothesis, the idea that predators can keep packs of prey healthy by removing the weak and the sick. This reduces the chance disease will wipe ou ... more | .. |
  Dairy manure goes urban When natural ecosystems are replaced by roads, homes, and commercial structures, soil is negatively impacted. Studies have shown that, among other issues, distressed urban soils are often significan ... more | .. |
 New and old threats to soybean production University of Illinois researchers identified the top pathogens, pests and weeds affecting soybean production in a recent article in Food Security. Soybean aphid, soybean rust, soybean cyst nematode ... more | .. |
  China hosts Sudan leader wanted by world court Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir is to arrive in China on Monday for a state visit, with rights groups outraged over the warm welcome for a man accused of genocide and war crimes. ... more |
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 Sudan seeks to tap 'blue gold' with new dam projects Sudan is aggressively seeking to tap its abundant Nile waters with new dam projects as the oil-rich south's independence looms, but experts warn of the social and environmental costs, and the bearing on the Nile water sharing dispute. ... more | .. |
  Hu Jia's rights crusading angered Chinese leaders Chinese activist Hu Jia's mild, bookish demeanour has masked a fearless dedication to human rights that earned him more than three years in jail - and now an uncertain future as a free man. ... more | .. |
  Panel urges Japan PM to end nuclear crisis A panel set up to advise on recovery after Japan's quake-tsunami Saturday said solving the ongoing nuclear crisis was the top priority, backing temporary tax hikes to pay for reconstruction. ... more | .. |
  Study: Europe snowpack affects U.S. winter Weather forecasters analyzing snow cover in North America to forecast winter conditions may be looking in the wrong place, some researchers say. ... more |
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China helpless as Middle East war craters regional leverage: analysts
Israel says Iran violated nascent cease-fire, orders new attacks
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  Brazil seeks to halt Amazon killings Brazil's government has deployed soldiers and police to the Amazon jungle aiming to halt a spike in the murders of environmental activists opposed to illegal logging and ranching. ... more | .. |
Highway threat to Tanzania Wildebeest migration scrapped A plan to build a highway through Tanzania's Serengeti which environmentalists warned would spell disaster for the national park's famed wildebeest migration has been dropped, UNESCO said on Saturday. ... more | .. |
 Million-euro Danube plan will create 'green showcase': WWF Conservation group WWF on Friday hailed a 100 billion euro boost for Europe's Danube region, saying the EU plan would "showcase a modern, green society." ... more | .. |
 Bird flu outbreak hits Dutch chicken farm Dutch authorities were slaughtering thousands of chickens at a poultry farm in central Netherlands after an outbreak of a bird flu variety there, an agriculture ministry spokesman said. ... more |
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  Army hovers over tense Thai election A charm offensive by Thailand's powerful military in rural opposition strongholds has raised fresh doubts about whether the generals will stay out of politics as an election looms. ... more | .. |
Myanmar politician warns of Arab spring As bombs rocked three Myanmar cities, a member of Parliament warned against the country slipping into an "Arab spring." ... more | .. |
Commentary: SOS from Mubarak sons The new Egypt is a frightening picture, according to letter from Hosni Mubarak's two sons, Gamal and Alaa. ... more | .. |
Cuban reforms reveal poor accounting The Cuban government's initiatives to loosen communist controls and encourage quasi-capitalist liberalization in the burgeoning state sector have revealed major accounting flaws that may point to large-scale misappropriation of funds. ... more |
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Earth's satellites at risk if asteroid smashes into Moon: study
ULA, Amazon launch second batch of satellites on Atlas V rocket
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China releases human rights activist Hu Jia One of China's most prominent prisoners of conscience, Hu Jia, returned home Sunday after completing a jail term for subversion but looked likely to be muzzled along with other top dissidents. ... more | .. |
China's Wen visits Britain amid release of rights activist Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao toured Britain on Sunday and sought to strengthen trade links, as Bejing freed dissident activist Hu Jia in a move seen as defusing tensions over human rights. ... more | .. |
  Residents set fire to garbage in Naples protests Firefighters in garbage-strewn Naples tackled dozens of blazing mounds of rubbish on Friday that had been set alight overnight by exasperated residents, officials said. ... more | .. |
  Disease alert for Philippine children after floods Nearly half a million children displaced by heavy flooding in the southern Philippines could face an outbreak of diarrhoea and pneumonia, the UN said Sunday. ... more |
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Hong Kong tailors tighten belts as wool costs rise Just as customers had begun returning to Vijay Sadhwani's Hong Kong tailor shop after the spasms of the world financial crisis, his business suffered another setback - the rocketing price of wool. ... more | .. |
 Japan quake caused $210 bln in property damage Japan's March 11 quake and tsunami disaster destroyed buildings and infrastructure worth about $210 billion, excluding costs caused by the Fukushima nuclear accident, the government said Friday. ... more | .. |
 Chile volcano ash cancels two dozen Uruguay flights An ash cloud spewed by Chile's Puyehue volcano forced the cancellation of at least two dozen flights Saturday in Uruguay, where tourists lengthened their hotel stays. ... more | .. |
 Danger heats up for Australia's platypus Global warming could shrink the habitat of Australia's duck-billed platypus by a third, researchers warned Friday, with hotter, drier temperatures threatening its survival. ... more |
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