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March 12, 2014

Plasma plumes help shield Earth from damaging solar storms
Boston MA (SPX) Mar 10, 2014
The Earth's magnetic field, or magnetosphere, stretches from the planet's core out into space, where it meets the solar wind, a stream of charged particles emitted by the sun. For the most part, the magnetosphere acts as a shield to protect the Earth from this high-energy solar activity. But when this field comes into contact with the sun's magnetic field - a process called "magnetic reconnection" - powerful electrical currents from the sun can stream into Earth's atmosphere, whipping up geomagnet ... read more

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Typhoon hits Philippine coconut oil exports Philippine coconut oil exports fell 35 percent at the start of this year, driving up global prices, after a super typhoon destroyed millions of trees, an industry group said Tuesday. ... more		Obama takes satirical hit to chin to sell health care US President Barack Obama is trying a new strategy in his struggle to sell his stumbling health care law - self parody. ... more		Canada offers tax breaks to promote moose breeding A conservation group has teamed up with the Canadian tax man to offer deductions for land donations to help lovelorn moose. ... more
				Crowdsourcing search for missing plane is overloaded A crowdsourcing effort to locate the missing Malaysia Airlines plane using satellite imagery overloaded the computer network with an "unprecedented" amount of traffic, the technology company said Tuesday. ... more		Volcanoes saw species survive ice ages: study The steam and heat from volcanoes allowed species of plants and animals to survive past ice ages, a study showed Tuesday, offering help for scientists dealing with climate change. ... more

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Iranian people-smuggling link as Malaysia jet search widens Two suspect men who flew on a missing Malaysian airliner appear to have been Iranian illegal immigrants, officials said Tuesday, lessening fears of terrorism but shedding no light on the fate of the plane's 239 passengers and crew. ... more		Misery mounts in drought-hit southeast Pakistan Two-month-old Mangal succumbed to pneumonia on Tuesday in Mithi, southeast Pakistan, the latest victim of a deadly web of drought, disease and malnutrition in one of the country's most deprived regions. ... more		Tens of millions of tons of nanoplastics detected adrift in North Atlantic Drone swarm explores turbulent airflows near wind turbines Robot autonomously completes complex surgery guided by voice and video		Africa to emit half world's particle pollution by 2030: study With its exploding urban population burning ever more coal and wood, Africa could contribute as much as 55 percent of the world's particle pollutants by 2030, a study said Tuesday. ... more
				Japan marks 3rd anniversary of quake-tsunami disasterw Japan on Tuesday marks the third anniversary of the quake-tsunami disaster which swept away 18,000 victims, destroyed coastal communities, and sparked a nuclear emergency that forced a re-think on atomic power. ... more		Fukushima: three years on and still a long road ahead In complete darkness, a group of men tried everything they could to save the Fukushima nuclear plant from catastrophe. Their struggle was in vain. ... more

Developing the Next-Generation Military Radar while Maintaining Current Systems; IDGA�s Military Radar Summit - April 2014

International Conference on Protection of Materials and Structures From Space Environment

Nuclear Supply Chain Summit - April 28-29 Greenville SC

Tempur-Pedic Mattress Comparison & Memory Foam Mattress Review

Northern France beats heat records at weekend Residents in several parts of northern France enjoyed the warmest Sunday ever reported at this time of year, weather authorities said, with Paris beating a previous record held in 1880. ... more		Daring 'urban explorers' get high on history Dangling his feet off the edge of a skyscraper more than fifty storeys above the streets of Hong Kong, Jonathan Tsang looks as relaxed as if he was kicking back in his own living room. ... more		Airbus to develop advanced PAZ-2 radar satellites for Spanish defence and civil operations Rocket Lab partners with Bollinger Shipyards to transform Neutron sea recovery platform Russia fires 136 drones at Ukraine ahead of Trump-NATO head meeting		Cameraman recounts death of 'Crocodile Hunter' Irwin The cameraman who witnessed the death of Australian "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin on Monday revealed a stingray stabbed at him "hundreds of times" and his final words were "I'm dying." ... more
				Australia endures 'angry summer' Australia has endured another "angry summer" with more than 150 temperature records smashed, a new report said Monday, with a warning that heatwaves and sweltering conditions will only get worse. ... more		Volcanoes helped species survive ice ages: study The steam and heat from volcanoes allowed species of plants and animals to survive past ice ages, a study showed Tuesday, offering help for scientists dealing with climate change. ... more

Iranian people-smuggling link as Malaysia jet search widens

Fukushima: three years on and still a long road ahead

Patience running out among Japan's disaster refugees

First step towards programmable materials

Australia to prevent 'Gravity' space crash with lasers

MUSE Envisions Mining "Big Code" to Improve Software Reliability and Construction

Technique to create holes in graphene could improve water filters, desalination

Cameraman recounts death of 'Crocodile Hunter' Irwin

Researchers gain new insights into ancient Pacific settlers' diet

Volcanoes helped species survive ice ages: study

NASA Satellite Sees Great Freeze Over Great Lakes

Warm Rivers Play Role in Arctic Sea Ice Melt

	H7N9 bird flu comes home to roost in China The handful of poultry dealers lingering at Chengbei Market have had little to do since Chinese authorities shut down their livelihoods after H7N9 bird flu began stalking the country again, killing scores of people this year. ... more		US Senate holds all-night climate change talkathon Burning midnight oil, dozens of senators seeking to push climate change higher up the US political agenda launched into a rare all-night session Monday highlighting the need to reduce the global warming threat. ... more		Another Cambodian boy dies of bird flu: hospital An 11-year-old Cambodian boy has died of bird flu, a hospital official said Monday, the impoverished kingdom's third confirmed fatality - all children - from the illness this year. ... more		Patience running out among Japan's disaster refugees The Takeyamas have tried to move on and forget the enormous waves that swept away relatives, their home and the lives they once had. ... more

Space Forge and Intuitive Machines team up to boost US orbital chip production

New Martian rock reveals clues about volcanic history on the Red Planet

Six Chinese universities to launch new low altitude space major this fall

Elephants can tell difference between human languages		Typhoon-hit Philippine farmers to reap harvest: UN		China bird flu deaths reach 72 this year: government		Powerful 6.9 quake strikes off California coast		Residents told to evacuate as Mozambique hit by flooding
Birds of all feathers and global flu diversity		'Seeing' bodies with sound (no sight required)		Activity more than location affects perception of quakes		Urgent need to study the impacts of biomass burning and haze on marine ecosystems		Fertilizer in small doses yields higher returns for less money

Europe's largest badger study finds rare long-distance movements

Volume of notifiable disease reporting may double with required electronic lab reporting

Deer proliferation disrupts a forest's natural growth

Weiss and Wagner Research on 3D Scaffolds Sets New Bar in Lung Regeneration

Study provides new information about the sea turtle 'lost years'

Researchers gain new insights into ancient Pacific settlers' diet

New ozone-depleting gases found in atmosphere

Japan to halve tuna catch in Northern Pacific: reports

Scorcher summers predicted for Europe: study

Japan widower dives tsunami waters to bring wife home

Greeks protest against Syria chemical weapon destruction at sea

Huge tract of Australia in 'biggest ever drought'

Dalai Lama asks China to ease censorship

Kerry urges US envoys to make climate change a priority

Cambodian boy dies of bird flu in second death for 2014

Abandoned Spanish villages, given away for free

Researchers discover how soils control atmospheric hydrogen

Non-Uniform Climate Warming Affects Carbon Cycle And Ecosystems

US researchers propose Earth's infrared radiation as renewable energy source

Copper hits near 4-year bottom over China slowdown fears

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