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Scientists Make Progress in Assessing Tornado SeasonsNew York NY (SPX) Jan 23, 2012 Meteorologists can see a busy hurricane season brewing months ahead, but until now there has been no such crystal ball for tornadoes, which are much smaller and more volatile. This information gap took on new urgency after tornadoes in 2011 killed more than 550 people, more than in the previous 10 years combined, including a devastating outbreak in April that racked up $5 billion in insured losses. Now, a new study of short-term climate trends offers the first framework for predicting tornado acti ... read more |
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  A Green Pesticide For Citrus Pests The Lime Swallowtail, or Citrus Swallowtail, is a well-known agricultural pest from southern Asia discovered in the Caribbean in 2006, and researchers say its potential impact on the U.S. citrus ind ... more | .. |
  Researchers refine nanoparticles for more accurate delivery of cancer drugs A new class of nanoparticles, synthesized by a UC Davis research team to prevent premature drug release, holds promise for greater accuracy and effectiveness in delivering cancer drugs to tumors. Th ... more | .. |
  Native forest birds in unprecedented trouble Native birds at Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge are in unprecedented trouble, according to a paper recently published in the journal PLoS ONE. The paper, titled "Changes in timing, dur ... more | .. |
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  Setting off a supervolcano So far, most of what scientists know about supervolcanoes comes from studying the aftermaths of eruptions in places like Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming or Lake Toba in Indonesia. "Most p ... more | .. |
  Disaster Communications Terminals Deployed In South Sudan SES S.A. and its partners in emergency.lu announce that the emergency.lu communication service has been successfully deployed in full operational field service for the first time. emergency.lu has b ... more | .. |
  A Salt-Free Primordial Soup The saltiness of our blood is often cited as evidence that life originated in the ocean. However, some researchers contend that the first chemical steps toward biology would have been easier in fres ... more | .. |
 A road map for food security as the climate changes While last month's climate negotiations in Durban made incremental progress toward helping farmers adapt to climate change and reduce agriculture's climate footprint, a group of international agricu ... more |
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Photon control breakthrough at ultra-low temperatures advances quantum technology
New gravity test using 3D velocities of wide binaries backs modified Newtonian dynamics
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  Climate change invites alien invaders - Is Canada ready? A comprehensive multi-disciplinary synthesis just published in Environmental Reviews reveals the urgent need for further investigation and policy development to address significant environmental, so ... more | .. |
 Efforts to control Mississippi River result in flooded farmland and permanent damage When the water in the Mississippi River rose to 58 feet with a forecast of 60 feet or higher in May 2011, the emergency plan to naturally or intentionally breach the levees, established over 80 year ... more | .. |
  AIDS kills 28,000 in China in 2011: report AIDS killed 28,000 people in China last year, and another 48,000 new infections from the HIV virus were discovered in the country, according to an official report on Saturday. ... more | .. |
  Activists hurl stink bombs at Japan whaling ship Anti-whaling activists threw paint and foul smelling acid at a whaling ship in the Antarctic ocean Saturday in a fresh bid to halt the annual hunt, officials said. ... more |
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  Russian ship leaves after ice-bound Alaska fuel run A Russian tanker left the Alaskan coast Saturday bound for home after delivering fuel to a remote Alaskan port, in an unprecedented winter operation helped by a US Coast Guard ice-breaker. ... more | .. |
 US, Russia to conduct joint Antarctica inspection The United States and Russia will jointly inspect foreign facilities in Antarctica to make sure environmental and other responsibilities under the 1959 Antarctica Treaty are being met, the State Department said Saturday. ... more | .. |
  Five Somalis detained in Spain after alleged navy attack A group of Somali suspected pirates were in jail in Spain Saturday pending trial following an attack on a Spanish warship, authorities said. ... more | .. |
  Study: Dead Sea once almost dried up Scientists say a research drilling project in the Dead Sea suggests its waters dried up almost completely as a result of climate change about 125,000 years ago. ... more |
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Trump says warned Netanyahu against striking Iran
Iran says may allow US inspectors from nuclear watchdog if deal reached
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  Babies with three parents a possibility Babies with three biological parents could be born with an in vitro fertilization technique meant to eliminate hereditary diseases, British researchers say. ... more | .. |
 Drought worsening in Argentina, Paraguay Drought conditions are worsening in Latin America, especially Argentina and Paraguay, and may become a flash point for political and rural unrest, latest data and sector analysis said. ... more | .. |
  Hundreds of US flights canceled due to snow Hundreds of flights were canceled to and from Chicago's busy airports Friday, disrupting air travel across the country as an arctic storm dumped heavy snow in the region. ... more | .. |
Bird flu researchers agree to 60-day halt International scientists on Friday agreed to a temporary two-month halt to controversial research on a bird flu virus that may be easily passed among humans, citing global health concerns. ... more |
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  Team finds natural reasons behind nitrogen-rich forests Many tropical forests are extremely rich in nitrogen even when there are no farms or industries nearby, says Montana State University researcher Jack Brookshire. It's because of biological int ... more | .. |
 Climate balancing: Sea-level rise vs. surface temperature change rates Engineering our way out of global climate warming may not be as easy as simply reducing the incoming solar energy, according to a team of University of Bristol and Penn State climate scientists. Des ... more | .. |
 Juvenile predation preventing Steller sea lion recovery A new study suggests that the impact of predation on juvenile Steller sea lions in the Gulf of Alaska has been significantly underestimated, creating a "productivity pit" from which their population ... more | .. |
 Miracle tree substance produces clean drinking water inexpensively and sustainably A natural substance obtained from seeds of the "miracle tree" could purify and clarify water inexpensively and sustainably in the developing world, where more than 1 billion people lack access to cl ... more |
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China launches space probe seeking asteroid samples: Xinhua
Kymeta and Eutelsat OneWeb deploy dual-orbit SATCOM terminal to support defense networks
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 Evidence of Past Southern Hemisphere Rainfall Cycles Related to Antarctic Temperatures Geoscientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and the University of Minnesota this week published the first evidence that warm-cold climate oscillations well known in the Northern Hemisph ... more | .. |
 Unveiling malaria's cloak of invisibility The discovery by researchers from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of a molecule that is key to malaria's 'invisibility cloak' will help to better understand how the parasite causes disease and e ... more | .. |
 Fast action climate mitigation measures can prevent 0.5 degree of global warming A new study in Science identifies 14 fast action measures to reduce air pollutants that can deliver major benefits for climate, public health, and agriculture. The measures reduce emissions of black ... more | .. |
  BP could pay US $25 billion for Gulf oil spill: analyst BP could pay as much as $25 billion dollars to settle criminal and civil lawsuits relating to the massive 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, analyst group Morgan Stanley said Thursday. ... more |
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 Indonesia pledges to conserve half of Borneo region Indonesia's forestry ministry said Thursday it would conserve nearly half its share of Borneo island, which is covered with dense rainforest, so as to meet a presidential pledge to reduce gas emissions. ... more | .. |
 New study evaluates impact of land use activity in the Amazon basin A new paper published in Nature reveals that human land use activity has begun to change the regional water and energy cycles - the interplay of air coming in from the Atlantic Ocean, water transpir ... more | .. |
 Amazon Basin shifting to carbon emitter: study The Amazon Basin, traditionally considered a bulwark against global warming, may be becoming a net contributor of carbon dioxide (CO2) as a result of deforestation, researchers said on Wednesday. ... more | .. |
  China villagers win quick concessions after protest Villagers in Guangdong province who protested against their leader have won unusually speedy official concessions, a resident said Thursday, amid fears of more unrest in China's manufacturing heartland. ... more |
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