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Experiment would test cloud geoengineering as way to slow warmingSeattle WA (SPX) Aug 21, 2012 Even though it sounds like science fiction, researchers are taking a second look at a controversial idea that uses futuristic ships to shoot salt water high into the sky over the oceans, creating clouds that reflect sunlight and thus counter global warming. University of Washington atmospheric physicist Rob Wood describes a possible way to run an experiment to test the concept on a small scale in a comprehensive paper published this month in the journal Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Soci ... read more |
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  Why do the Caribbean Islands arc? The Caribbean islands have been pushed east over the last 50 million years, driven by the movement of the Earth's viscous mantle against the more rooted South American continent, reveals new researc ... more | .. |
 Studies shed light on why species stay or go in response to climate change Two new studies by scientists at UC Berkeley provide a clearer picture of why some species move in response to climate change, and where they go. One study, published online in the journal Global Ch ... more | .. |
  Bird louse study shows how evolution sometimes repeats itself Birds of a feather flock together and - according to a new analysis - so do their lice. A study of the genetic heritage of avian feather lice indicates that their louse ancestors first colonized a p ... more | .. |
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 Climate and Drought Lessons from Ancient Egypt Ancient pollen and charcoal preserved in deeply buried sediments in Egypt's Nile Delta document the region's ancient droughts and fires, including a huge drought 4,200 years ago associated with the ... more | .. |
  Could FastStitch device be the future of suture? After a surgeon stitches up a patient's abdomen, costly complications - some life-threatening - can occur. To cut down on these postoperative problems, Johns Hopkins undergraduates have invented a d ... more | .. |
  Earthworms soak up heavy metal Earthworms could be used to extract toxic heavy metals, including cadmium and lead, from solid waste from domestic refuse collection and waste from vegetable and flower markets, according to researc ... more | .. |
 Tibetan Plateau may be older than previously thought The growth of high topography on the Tibetan Plateau in Sichuan, China, began much earlier than previously thought, according to an international team of geologists who looked at mountain ranges alo ... more |
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  Underwater noise decreases whale communications in Stellwagen Bank sanctuary According to a NOAA-led paper published in the journal Conservation Biology, high levels of background noise, mainly due to ships, have reduced the ability of critically endangered North Atlantic ri ... more | .. |
  Two Hurricane Global Hawks, Two Sets of Instruments NASA's Hurricane Severe Storm Sentinel Mission, or HS3, will be studying hurricanes at the end of the summer, and there will be two high-altitude, long-duration unmanned aircraft with different inst ... more | .. |
 TRAFFIC warns over 500 rhinos could perish this year Global wildlife monitoring network TRAFFIC warned Tuesday that 515 rhinos could perish by the end of the year if no action is taken to stem the illicit trade in rhino horns. ... more | .. |
 Indonesian quake death toll rises to six The death toll from a strong earthquake that struck central Indonesia at the weekend has risen to six, an official said Tuesday, after rescuers reached villages that had been cut off by a landslide. ... more |
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  Summer Wildfires Sweep Europe Again An Italian firefighter died and another was injured on Monday when they were overcome by fumes from one of dozens of wildfires raging in the country as a heatwave reaches its peak, officials said. ... more | .. |
  Cuba-Florida swimmer paddles on after lightning storm US distance swimmer Diana Nyad paddled onward Monday after an overnight storm threatened to sink the 62-year-old's fourth bid to swim from Cuba to Florida through jellyfish-infested waters. ... more | .. |
  China court gives Gu suspended death sentence for murder A Chinese court on Monday handed the wife of disgraced political leader Bo Xilai a suspended death sentence for murder in a case that has rocked the Communist party ahead of a 10-yearly power handover. ... more | .. |
 Typhoon kills 17 in Vietnam Strong wind and rain in northern Vietnam unleashed by Typhoon Kai-Tak have killed at least 17 people, damaged thousands of houses and submerged valuable crops, authorities said Monday. ... more |
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Israel threatens Huthi leaders after striking Yemen ports
Putin made 'mistake' sending 'low-level' team to Ukraine talks: NATO chief
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  Scores of mastic orchards ravaged by Greek wildfire Scores of mastic orchards on the Greek island of Chios were destroyed in a forest fire that has been ablaze for three days,, according to local officials on Monday. ... more | .. |
China sees red over Europe wine imports A Chinese industry group has asked the government to probe European wine imports, claiming EU subsidies are harming domestic producers, state media said Monday. ... more | .. |
Tibet exiled 'PM' admits Dalai Lama's shoes hard to fill Tibet's "prime minister in exile" Lobsang Sangay on Monday described his complete surprise when the Dalai Lama last year handed him responsibility for the movement's political future. ... more | .. |
 Mercury hits record high in Czech Republic The mercury hit an all-time high of 40.4 degrees Celsius (104.7 degrees Fahrenheit) in the Czech village of Dobrichovice, south-west of the capital Prague, the CHMI state meteorological service said Monday. ... more |
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 New storm brings flashfloods, landslides to Philippines Tropical Storm Tembin brought heavy rains, triggering landslides and flashfloods in the northern Philippines, just weeks after a series of deadly storms and monsoon rains, the government said Monday. ... more | .. |
Gu Kailai: High-flying lawyer turned murderer As a high-flying international lawyer married to one of China's most promising politicians and with a son at Harvard, Gu Kailai appeared to have it all. ... more | .. |
 Tropical species 'not as vulnerable' to climate change extinction In the face of a changing climate many species must adapt or perish. Ecologists studying evolutionary responses to climate change forecast that cold-blooded tropical species are not as vulnerable to ... more | .. |
  Ohioans Love Their Lakes, But Are Concerned For Their Future Almost 41 percent of Ohioans have visited a lake, pond, river or creek in the state in the past year, and of those, nearly one-half usually spend their water-related recreational time at Lake Erie, ... more |
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 Invasive brittle star species hits Atlantic Ocean Coral Reefs, the Journal of the International Society for Reef Studies, has published online a study co-written by Dr. Gordon Hendler of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (NHM) about ... more | .. |
  Landslide fatalities are greater than previously thought Landslides kill ten times more people across the world than was previously thought, according to research by Durham University, UK. A new database of hazards shows that 32,300 people died in landsli ... more | .. |
 Removing Phosphorous From Wastewater A professor at Michigan State University is part of a team developing a new method of removing phosphorous from our wastewater - a problem seriously affecting lakes and streams across the country. I ... more | .. |
 Rating of ocean health shows 'room for improvement' An international group of more than 30 researchers have given a score to every coastal nation on their contribution to the health of the world's oceans, which showed the United States as being sligh ... more |
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 Warming causes more extreme shifts of the Southern Hemisphere's largest rain band South Pacific countries will experience more extreme floods and droughts, in response to increasing greenhouse gas emissions, according to a paper in the journal Nature. The changes will resul ... more | .. |
 Aquaculture Feeding World's Insatiable Appetite for Seafood Total global fish production, including both wild capture fish and aquaculture, reached an all-time high of 154 million tons in 2011, and aquaculture is set to top 60 percent of production by 2020, ... more | .. |
Typhoon Kai-Tak kills nine in Vietnam At least nine people were killed, thousands of homes damaged and swathes of farmland flooded as Typhoon Kai-Tak swept across northern Vietnam, authorities said Sunday. ... more | .. |
 Australia's fish react to climate change Australia's fish populations are moving southward because the waters around Australia are becoming warmer, a new report says. ... more |
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