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Millions of Americans at risk of flooding as sea levels riseWashington DC (SPX) Mar 20, 2012 Nearly four million Americans, occupying a combined area larger than the state of Maryland, find themselves at risk of severe flooding as sea levels rise in the coming century, new research suggests. A new study, published in IOP Publishing's journal Environmental Research Letters, asserts that around 32,000 km2 of US land lies within one vertical meter of the high tide line, encompassing 2.1 million housing units where 3.9 million people live. For this study, the researchers created a new m ... read more |
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  Detecting clouds from both sides now "Bows and flows of angel hair, and ice cream castles in the air;" we've looked at clouds that way. But the interface between clouds and clear air isn't as well-defined as these imaginative shapes mi ... more | .. |
  Smartphones more accurate, faster, cheaper for disease surveillance Smartphones are showing promise in disease surveillance in the developing world. The Kenya Ministry of Health, along with researchers in Kenya for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, fou ... more | .. |
 Rising ocean temperatures harm protected coral reefs Special conservation zones known as marine protected areas provide many direct benefits to fisheries and coral reefs. However, such zones appear to offer limited help to corals in their battle again ... more | .. |
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  Bright is the new black: New York roofs go cool On the hottest day of the New York City summer in 2011, a white roof covering was measured at 42 degrees Fahrenheit cooler than the traditional black roof it was being compared to, according to a st ... more | .. |
  UNH researchers find African farmers need better climate change data to improve farming practices Researchers from the University of New Hampshire have found that many African farmers inaccurately perceive changes in climate and rainfall when compared with scientific data, highlighting the need ... more | .. |
 Fielding questions about climate change Canada defines itself as a nation that stretches from coast to coast to coast. But can we keep those coasts healthy in the face of climate change? Yves Gelinas, associate professor in Concordia's De ... more | .. |
 CDC study shows outbreaks linked to imported foods increasing Foodborne disease outbreaks caused by imported food appeared to rise in 2009 and 2010, and nearly half of the outbreaks implicated foods imported from areas which previously had not been associated ... more |
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Trump signs orders to boost US nuclear energy
Anthropic's Claude AI gets smarter -- and mischievious
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  An evolutionary surprise The origin of the exquisitely complex vertebrate brain is somewhat mysterious. "In terms of evolution, it basically pops up out of nowhere. You don't see anything anatomically like it in other anima ... more | .. |
  Genetic survey of endangered Antarctic blue whales shows surprising diversity More than 99 percent of Antarctic blue whales were killed by commercial whalers during the 20th century, but the first circumpolar genetic study of these critically endangered whales has found a sur ... more | .. |
  Early Earth had 'flip-flop' atmosphere A "see-saw" effect in Earth's atmosphere 2.5 billion years ago may have set the stage for the development of complex life, British and U.S. researchers say. ... more | .. |
 EU seeks to crack down on shark finning The European Union endorsed tighter shark fishing rules on Monday to ensure fishermen respect a ban on slicing off the fins of their catches and throwing the live body overboard to drown. ... more |
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 Climate: Nine bids to host future technology centre Plans for a global centre to help transfer clean technology to poorer countries have drawn nine bids, including from Iran's oil industry and a team led by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), the UN climate forum said on Monday. ... more | .. |
  NATO extends anti-piracy mission until 2014 NATO agreed Monday to extend its anti-piracy mission off the coast of Somalia until the end of 2014, stressing that foreign navies are helping to reduce the number of hijackings. ... more | .. |
 Carrefour forced to shut China outlet over expired meats French retail giant Carrefour has been forced to shut down a store in central China that allegedly sold expired meat products, an official said Monday. ... more | .. |
 Tonga in mourning as king dies aged 63 Tonga was plunged into mourning Monday at the death of King George Tupou V, an eccentric reformer who relinquished absolute power to bring democracy to the impoverished South Pacific nation. ... more |
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Russia strikes Kyiv after first stage of major prisoner swap
Growing Arctic military presence worries Finland's reindeer herders
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 China firm sacks four over diseased ducks scandal A leading Chinese poultry company said Monday it had sacked four employees suspected of being involved in a food safety scandal that saw diseased ducks sold to unsuspecting consumers. ... more | .. |
  Australian ambassador to seek to travel to Tibet: FM Australia's ambassador in Beijing will ask authorities to allow her to travel to Tibet to observe the situation following a spate of self-immolations, Foreign Minister Bob Carr said Monday. ... more | .. |
 Century later, US cherry blossoms coup for Japan A century before cultural diplomacy became a buzzword for governments around the world, Japan scored a spectacular success - Washington's cherry blossoms, which have become one of the US capital's top tourist attractions. ... more | .. |
  End of Winter: How 2012 Snow Stack Up The mild winter of 2012 has many people asking, "Where's the snow?" These two snow cover maps show the difference between snow extent on March 3, 2011, and March 5, 2012. The maps were compile ... more |
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  Greenland ice sheet may melt completely with 1.6 degrees global warming The Greenland ice sheet is likely to be more vulnerable to global warming than previously thought. The temperature threshold for melting the ice sheet completely is in the range of 0.8 to 3.2 degree ... more | .. |
 Device invented to rapidly detect infectious disease Infectious diseases can spread very rapidly, so quickly identifying them can be crucial to stopping an epidemic. However, current testing for such diseases can take hours and days. But not for much ... more | .. |
 Nitrate in drinking water poses health risks for rural Californians One in 10 people living in California's most productive agricultural areas is at risk for harmful levels of nitrate contamination in their drinking water, according to a report released by the Unive ... more | .. |
  Princeton scientists identify neural activity sequences that help form memory, decision-making Princeton University researchers have used a novel virtual reality and brain imaging system to detect a form of neural activity underlying how the brain forms short-term memories that are used in ma ... more |
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Doubt cast on claim of 'hints' of life on faraway planet
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 Some mammals used highly complex teeth to compete with dinosaurs Conventional wisdom holds that during the Mesozoic Era, mammals were small creatures that held on at life's edges. But at least one mammal group, rodent-like creatures called multituberculates, actu ... more | .. |
 Warming of 2 degrees inevitable over Canada Even if zero emissions of greenhouse gases were to be achieved, the world's temperature would continue to rise by about a quarter of a degree over a decade. That's a best-case scenario, according to ... more | .. |
 Climate Change Skepticism Stems from Recession In recent years, the American public has grown increasingly skeptical of the existence of man-made climate change. Although pundits and scholars have suggested several reasons for this trend, a new ... more | .. |
  Santorini: The Ground is Moving Again in Paradise Do a Google image search for "Greece." Before you find pictures of the Parthenon or Acropolis, you'll see several beautiful photos of Santorini, the picturesque island in the Aegean Sea. The British ... more |
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 Unexpected Crustacean Diversity Discovered in Northern Freshwater Ecosystems Freshwater ecosystems in northern regions are home to significantly more species of water fleas than traditionally thought, adding to evidence that regions with vanishing waters contain unique anima ... more | .. |
  Tennessee's Urban Forests Valued in the Billions Tennessee's urban forests, currently valued at about $80 billion, also provide almost $650 million in benefits such as carbon storage, pollution removal, and energy reduction according to a new U.S. ... more | .. |
  Chevron accused of graft in Indonesian green project Indonesia on Saturday accused five Chevron employees of being involved in a scam to set up a fictitious green project that lost the state some $270 million, a charge denied by the US oil giant. ... more | .. |
  Suu Kyi seeks ethnic, Chinese vote in north Myanmar Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi reached out to ethnic Chinese and minority voters Saturday on the campaign trail in the north of the country ahead of April 1 by-elections. ... more |
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