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Sea level rise may take economic toll on California coastSan Francisco CA (SPX) Sep 15, 2011 California beach towns could face hefty economic losses caused by sea level rise in the next century, according to a new state-commissioned study conducted by economists at San Francisco State University. The study forecasts the economic impact of sea level rise on five communities: Ocean Beach in San Francisco; Venice Beach and Malibu in Los Angeles; Carpinteria in Santa Barbara County; and Torrey Pines State Reserve in San Diego County. Funded by the California Department of Boating and Waterway ... read more |
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  Observations of Climate Change from Indigenous Alaskans Personal interviews with Alaska Natives in the Yukon River Basin provide unique insights on climate change and its impacts, helping develop adaptation strategies for these local communities. T ... more | .. |
  Bats adjust their 'field-of-view' A new study reveals that the way fruit bats use biosonar to 'see' their surroundings is significantly more advanced than first thought. The study, published in the online, open access journal PLoS B ... more | .. |
  Shaping up: Controlling a stem cell's form can determine its fate "Form follows function!" was the credo of early 20th century architects making design choices based on the intended use of the structure. Cell biologists may be turning that on its head. New r ... more | .. |
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  Researchers Utilize Neuroimaging To Show How Brain Uses Objects to Recognize Scenes Research conducted by Boston College neuroscientist Sean MacEvoy and colleague Russell Epstein of the University of Pennsylvania finds evidence of a new way of considering how the brain processes an ... more | .. |
  Tools That Will Help Reduce Nitrogen Pollution A U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) soil scientist in Colorado is helping farmers grow crops with less nitrogen-based fertilizer. The fertilizers are a major reason why agriculture is a si ... more | .. |
  Tanzania finds fishery improvements outweigh fuelwood losses When the government of Tanzania established Saadani National Park in 2005, it enhanced protection of the coastal mangrove ecosystem from further degradation. A study by a team of University of Rhode ... more | .. |
 Fossil discovery could be our oldest human ancestor Researchers have confirmed the age of possibly our oldest direct human ancestor at 1.98 million years old. The discovery was made after researchers conducted further dating of the early human fossil ... more |
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UK nuclear site could leak until 2050s, MPs warn
ABC Solar Marks 25 Years With Grand Opening at AltaSea
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 Major threats foreseen due to Europe's changing marine environments Europeans face greater risk of illness, property damage and job losses because of the impacts of climate change on the seas around them. Worried citizens, whose biggest related top-of-mind con ... more | .. |
  Arctic Ice Nears Record Low In 2011 A new record low could soon be set for ice in the Arctic. The past five years have seen the lowest extent of sea ice since satellite measurements began in the 1970s. Earth observing satellites ... more | .. |
 Australia introduces carbon legislation Australia has introduced its controversial carbon pricing scheme in Parliament. ... more | .. |
  Chile faces youth unrest, typhoid outbreak Chile's problems dealing with youth unrest over slow education reforms are being compounded by concerns the capital may be in the grip of a typhoid fever outbreak. ... more |
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  Pirates seize tanker and 23 crew off Benin: maritime body Pirates seized a Cyprus-flagged tanker with 23 crew on board Wednesday off the coast of the West African country of Benin, the latest in a wave of such attacks, the International Maritime Bureau said. ... more | .. |
 Hungary plant to pay 500-million-euro fine over toxic mud Hungary's government announced Wednesday it had slapped a 500-million-euro fine on the alumina plant MAL Zrt for causing a massive toxic sludge spill almost a year ago that killed 10. ... more | .. |
 No place for crocodiles in Philippines: official Efforts to save the Philippine crocodile, a "critically endangered" reptile, could go in vain as bureaucrats oppose their release into the wild, a top Philippine environment official said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
  China sentences four to death over Xinjiang unrest China has sentenced four people to death over unrest in the ethnically-torn Xinjiang region, state media reported Thursday, after vowing to crack down on "terrorism" in the troubled far-western area. ... more |
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Attacking Iran, Israel brazenly defies 'man of peace' Trump
Rubio warns Iran against targeting US over Israeli strikes
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  No US-China arms sales race in Africa: US general The United States does not consider China's arms sales to Africa as a "military competition" between Beijing and Washington, the head of the US command on the continent said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
  Tsunami protection wall for Japan atomic plant A Japanese electricity firm is to build an 18-metre (60-foot) high barrier to protect a nuclear plant from tsunamis, the company said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
  Six dead in Vietnam floods, landslide: govt Heavy rains and flooding since the weekend killed six people, destroyed thousands of hectares of crops and damaged homes in Vietnam's north and central regions, the government said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 US fisheries kill 4,600 sea turtles per year: study Improved fishing nets have saved tens of thousands of endangered sea turtles in recent years, but 4,600 are still dying annually, mainly in Gulf of Mexico shrimp trawls, said a US study on Wednesday. ... more |
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China's secret detention plans alarm activists Plans by China to legalise the secret detention of suspects have alarmed activists, who say the move would give authorities free rein and lead to a surge in cases. ... more | .. |
Man kills two children, four adults in China axe attack A farmer with mental health problems killed six people, two of them children, with an axe as they made their way to a kindergarten in China Wednesday, the local government and media reports said. ... more | .. |
Banned Chinese writer fights 'brainwashing' Banned Chinese writer Liao Yiwu, speaking in the United States for the first time since fleeing his country, said Tuesday that his only crime was to resist "brainwashing." ... more | .. |
 Can scientists look at next year's climate? Is it possible to make valid climate predictions that go beyond weeks, months, even a year? UCLA atmospheric scientists report they have now made long-term climate forecasts that are among the best ... more |
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NASA Mars Orbiter Captures Volcano Peeking Above Morning Cloud Tops
Unexpected Dust Patterns Found on Uranus Moons Confound Scientists
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  Blood Vessels from Your Printer Researchers have been working at growing tissue and organs in the laboratory for a long time. These days, tissue engineering enables us to build up artificial tissue, although science still hasn't b ... more | .. |
 New coral dating method hints at possible future sea-level changes New evidence of sea-level oscillations during a warm period that started about 125,000 years ago raises the possibility of a similar scenario if the planet continues its more recent warming trend, s ... more | .. |
 Day and night cycle even more important to life than previously suspected Researchers at USC were surprised recently to discover just how much the rising and setting of the sun drives life on Earth - even in unexpected places. Their findings, which appear this month ... more | .. |
 Honduran earthquake of 2009 destroyed half of coral reefs of Belizean Barrier Reef lagoon Earth's coral reefs have not been faring well in recent decades, facing multiple threats from pollution, disease, elevated water temperatures, and overfishing. Often referred to as the "rainfo ... more |
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 Chemosynthetic Shrimp And Tubeworms Found Together For First Time At Hydrothermal Vent Ocean explorers on NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer observed two species of marine life scientists believe have never before been seen together at a hydrothermal vent - chemosynthetic shrimp and tubeworms ... more | .. |
  US national forests can provide public health benefits Each year, more than 170 million people visit national forests for recreation. And the physical activity associated with these visits burns 290 billion food calories. That equals enough french fries ... more | .. |
 Deep-sea fish in deep trouble A team of leading marine scientists from around the world is recommending an end to most commercial fishing in the deep sea, the Earth's largest ecosystem. Instead, they recommend fishing in more pr ... more | .. |
 Double jeopardy: Building codes may underestimate risks due to multiple hazards As large parts of the nation recover from nature's one-two punch-an earthquake followed by Hurricane Irene-building researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) warn th ... more |
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