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September 24, 2014

The Fickle El Nino of 2014
Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 24, 2014
Prospects have been fading for an El Nino event in 2014, but now there's a glimmer of hope for a very modest comeback. Scientists warn that unless these developing weak-to-modest El Nino conditions strengthen, the drought-stricken American West shouldn't expect any relief. The latest sea-level-height data from the NASA/European Ocean Surface Topography Mission (OSTM)/Jason-2 satellite mission show a pair of eastward-moving waves of higher sea level, known as Kelvin waves, in the Pacific Ocean - t ... read more

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Genetic switch regulates a plant's internal clock based on temperature Scientists have discovered a key molecular cog in a plant's biological clock - one that modulates the speed of circadian (daily) rhythms based on temperature. Transcription factors, or genetic ... more		Study assess impact of temperature on soil decomposition The Earth's soils store four times more carbon than the atmosphere and small changes in soil carbon storage can have a big effect on atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations. A new paper in the jou ... more		Microplastic pollution discovered in St. Lawrence River A team of researchers from McGill University and the Quebec government have discovered microplastics (in the form of polyethylene 'microbeads,' less than 2 mm in diameter) widely distributed across ... more
				Microplastic pollution discovered in St. Lawrence River sediments Previously undocumented in North American rivers, concentrations of microplastic particles in the St. Lawrence are as high as has been observed in the world's most contaminated marine sediments. ... more		UTSA microbiologists discover regulatory thermometer that controls cholera Karl Klose, professor of biology and a researcher in UTSA's South Texas Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, has teamed up with researchers at Ruhr University in Bochum, Germany to understand ho ... more

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Do wearable lifestyle activity monitors really work? Wearable electronic activity monitors hold great promise in helping people to reach their fitness and health goals. These increasingly sophisticated devices help the wearers improve their wellness b ... more		Answer to restoring lost island biodiversity found in fossils Many native species have vanished from tropical islands because of human impact, but University of Florida scientists have discovered how fossils can be used to restore lost biodiversity. The ... more		AALTO plans Zephyr stratospheric hub in northern Australia and seeks local payload partners Ancient guano drove Chincha coastal power UAH lands first DARPA award for biological sciences department		Insects' fear limits boost from climate change Scientists often measure the effects of temperature on insects to predict how climate change will affect their distribution and abundance, but a Dartmouth study shows for the first time that insects ... more
				2014 Arctic Sea Ice Minimum Sixth Lowest on Record Arctic sea ice coverage continued its below-average trend this year as the ice declined to its annual minimum on Sept. 17, according to the NASA-supported National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) a ... more		Sensing Neuronal Activity With Light For years, neuroscientists have been trying to develop tools that would allow them to clearly view the brain's circuitry in action-from the first moment a neuron fires to the resulting behavior in a ... more

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White tiger kills youth at New Delhi zoo A white tiger on Tuesday attacked and killed a youth who apparently jumped into its enclosure at a zoo in the Indian capital. ... more		Kurdish refugees in Turkey adjust to harsh new reality When he finally managed to cross the Turkish border to find sanctuary from jihadists in Syria, Abdelaziz Temo looked for shade to find refuge from the sun and water to refresh himself. ... more		Sidekick autonomy software guides YFQ-42A test mission for CCA program Infleqtion lists shares on NYSE as neutral atom quantum firm Top Chinese gaming companies continue to challenge		Alarm over fate of monarch butterfly The migration of monarch butterflies from Canada to Mexico is threatened by the use of pesticides that have reduced food sources for their epic journey, Mexican experts warned Tuesday. ... more
US tests for toxic spill from Mexico mine US authorities are testing a river in Arizona for possible cross-border contamination from a toxic mine spill in northwestern Mexico, an official said Tuesday. ... more		Scuffles as Hong Kong students escalate democracy strike Hong Kong students mobbed the city's leader Tuesday in angry scenes as they took their anti-Beijing strike to government headquarters, where more than 1,000 protested against China's refusal to grant full democracy. ... more		Military should acknowledge rights abuses: Brazil The truth commission investigating abuses under Brazil's military dictatorship Tuesday branded as "insufficient" the armed forces' acknowledgement of possible rights abuses, calling for greater transparency. ... more		World urged to change course at UN climate summit World leaders at a UN summit billed as the largest-ever gathering on climate change faced calls Tuesday to take bold action to reverse global warming. ... more

	OSI laying off hundreds from troubled China food plant US food supplier OSI Group said Monday it had begun laying off more than 300 workers at a Shanghai plant shut down by Chinese authorities over expired meat sold to fast food giants. ... more		UN summit urges ambitious climate deal World leaders on Tuesday urged ambitious action to combat climate change and promised to make greater efforts, but a tough road lay ahead with a year to go for an accord. ... more

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Tibetan man self-immolates in China: reports

Tropical storm Fung-Wong lashes Taiwan, killing one

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Kashmir's famed carpets ruined in $5 bn flood losses

Sierra Leone's three-day Ebola shutdown ends

Britain pledges funds in fight against deforestation

World leaders urged to change course at UN climate summit

New toxic spill traced to Mexico mine

Fall foliage season may be later, but longer on warmer Earth

NJIT researchers working to safeguard the shoreline

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Computerized emotion detector

First eyewitness accounts of mystery volcanic eruption

Modern Europeans descended from three groups of ancestors

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