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March 24, 2014

Planet Labs Set To Launch Largest Satellite Fleet In History
San Francisco CA (SPX) Mar 25, 2014
Planet Labs has announced that it has confirmed launches for more than 100 satellites over the next 12 months. The satellites will launch on rockets from the USA and Russia. This constitutes the largest constellation of satellites manifested in history. These new launches will build on Planet Labs first 28 satellites, Flock 1, which were launched in January. This constellation will allow Planet Labs to image the whole earth every 24 hours. "We are imaging the planet to save the planet," said ... read more

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				New hypothesis explains Earth's continued habitability Researchers from USC and Nanjing University in China have documented evidence suggesting that part of the reason that the Earth has become neither sweltering like Venus nor frigid like Mars lies wit ... more		NASA's Van Allen Probes Reveal Zebra Stripes in Space Scientists have discovered a new, persistent structure in one of two radiation belts surrounding Earth. NASA's twin Van Allen Probes spacecraft have shown that high-energy electrons in the inner rad ... more

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Tracking endangered leatherback sea turtles by satellite, key habitats identified A first-of-its-kind satellite tagging study of migrating New England leatherback turtles in the North Atlantic offers a greatly improved understanding of their seasonal high-use habitats, diving act ... more		Ancient Indonesian climate shift linked to glacial cycle Using sediments from a remote lake, researchers from Brown University have assembled a 60,000-year record of rainfall in central Indonesia. The analysis reveals important new details about the clima ... more		China speeds up renewables building spree: report French giant EDF will take 12.5 pecent stake in new UK nuclear plant Major US teachers union teams up with AI giants		Fierce 2012 magnetic storm barely missed Earth Earth dodged a huge magnetic bullet from the sun on July 23, 2012. According to University of California, Berkeley, and Chinese researchers, a rapid succession of coronal mass ejections - the most i ... more
				Prepping for radar vision Sentinel-1A, Europe's first satellite for Copernicus, is almost ready for launch on 3 April. Meanwhile, ESA is showing how its advanced radar will map ice, monitor subsidence and much more. Ma ... more		Off-rift volcanoes explained Rift valleys are large depressions formed by tectonic stretching forces. Volcanoes often occur in rift valleys, within the rift itself or on the rift flanks as e.g. in East Africa. The magma r ... more

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International Conference on Protection of Materials and Structures From Space Environment

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Tempur-Pedic Mattress Comparison & Memory Foam Mattress Review

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				Fukushima operator restarts water decontamination system The operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant said Monday it has switched on a key decontamination system that cleans radiation-tainted water used to cool the site's damaged reactors. ... more		Could Alien Life Cope with a Hotter, Brighter Star? The stars in the night sky shine in myriad hues and brightnesses-piercing blues, clean whites, smoldering crimsons. Every star has a different mass, the basic characteristic that determines its size ... more

108 reported unaccounted for in US landslide

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Up to 18 unaccounted for in deadly US landslide

Getting rid of bad vibrations

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Recovering valuable substances from wastewater

Lots of carbon dioxide equivalents from aquatic environments

World Bank approves $73 mn for DR Congo hydro project

World faces 'water-energy' crisis: UN

Permafrost Thaw Exacerbates Climate Change

Ancient Indonesian climate shift linked to glacial cycle

Braving perilous Drake Passage to Brazil's Antarctic base

	EU slaps seafood trade ban on Belize, Cambodia, Guinea In its toughest move yet to eradicate illegal fishing, the European Union on Monday blacklisted Belize, Cambodia and Guinea, effectively banning their products from the world's most valuable seafood market. ... more		Weather extremes 'consistent' with man-made climate change: UN The Philippines' devastating Typhoon Haiyan and drought in Australia are among recent weather extremes consistent with man-made climate change, the UN's weather agency said Monday. ... more		108 reported unaccounted for in US landslide A total of 108 people have been reported missing or unaccounted for after a landslide in the northwestern US state of Washington, a local emergency official said Monday. ... more		France opens criminal probe into air pollution French prosecutors have opened a preliminary probe after an environmental group filed a criminal complaint over this month's spike in air pollution, a judicial source said Monday. ... more

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Up to 18 unaccounted for in deadly US landslide

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Guinea confirms Ebola as source of deadly epidemic

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Strong quake strikes off Chile

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Future heat waves pose threat to global food supply

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Rocky Mountain wildflower season lengthens by more than a month

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World Bank approves $73 mn for DR Congo hydro project

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