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  Potsdam, Germany (SPX) Sep 25, 2017 When the strong winds that circle the Arctic slacken, cold polar air can escape and cause extreme winter chills in parts of the Northern hemisphere. A new study finds that these weak states have become more persistent over the past four decades and can be linked to cold winters in Russia and Europe. It is the first to show that changes in winds high up in the stratosphere substantially contributed to the observed winter cooling trend in northern Eurasia. While it is still a subject of research how ... read more |
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Global network of botanical gardens contain a third of all known plant speciesCambridge UK (SPX) Sep 26, 2017 The world's botanic gardens contain at least 30% of all known plant species, including 41% of all those classed as 'threatened', according to the most comprehensive analysis to date of diversity in ... more  
Getting the measure of mudCambridge UK (SPX) Sep 26, 2017 Researchers have found a way to chart changes in the speed of deep-ocean currents using the most modest of materials - mud. The approach, reported in the journal Deep-Sea Research Part I, could prov ... more 
Scientists call for more research on how human activities affect the seabedSouthampton, UK (SPX) Sep 26, 2017 A group of UK scientists, co-ordinated by the University of Southampton, has published extensive research into how industry and environmental change are affecting our seafloors, but say more work is ... more  
Climate change can goad volcanoes into lifeGeneva, Switzerland (SPX) Sep 26, 2017 We already know that climate change has a hold on the earth's surface processes, such as erosion and fluctuations in sea levels... but do surface processes in turn have an influence on volcanic acti ... more |
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Flooding from storm Wipha cuts off hundreds in Vietnam
Pakistan landslide after heavy rain kills 5, with 15 missing Philippines flooding displaces thousands as new storm threatens Japan moves toward first new reactor since Fukushima disaster Philippines flooding displaces thousands, two missing Pakistan landslide after heavy rain kills 3, with 15 missing Landslide, heavy rain in Pakistan sweeps away cars, killing 3 Texas flood missing toll revised sharply down to three Tsunami alert lifted after powerful quakes off Russian coast Hong Kong hit by strong winds, heavy rain as Typhoon Wipha skirts past |
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The drying of peatlands is reducing bird diversityHelsinki, Finland (SPX) Sep 27, 2017 A recent international study indicates that the populations of peatland birds in Finland, Sweden, Norway, Estonia and Latvia have decreased by a third during the past three decades. The situation in ... more 
Climate insurance is rarely well thought out in agricultureLeipzig, Germany (SPX) Sep 26, 2017 Internationally subsidised agricultural insurance is intended to protect farmers in developing countries from the effects of climate change. However, it can also lead to undesirable ecological and s ... more 
Wildlife groups accused of funding abuses against Pygmies in AfricaLibreville (AFP) Sept 25, 2017 Wildlife guards funded by the WWF and other conservation groups have carried out systematic abuses against tribes in central Africa, an activist group claimed on Monday. ... more 
Pigeons are better than people at multitasking(UPI) Sep 26, 2017 Despite our gadgets and flexible attention spans, humans still haven't bested the multitasking abilities of pigeons. ... more 
A study switches from genetic to metabolic analysis to reconstitute evolutionary processSao Paulo, Brazil (SPX) Sep 21, 2017 With 72 species currently identified, Espeletia is a plant genus endemic to the paramo, a moist alpine biome unique to the northern Andes. This genus, which inhabits the world's most diverse high-al ... more  
I.Coast toxic spill victims launch new Dutch court bidAmsterdam (AFP) Sept 27, 2017 Lawyers for tens of thousands of victims poisoned by a 2006 toxic spill in the Ivory Coast on Wednesday called for the company behind the dump to pay compensation at the start of a new legal battle. ... more |
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 Cost of climate disasters to reach half of US growth in a decade: report 
Bulgarian village goes Chinese in yoghurt crazeMomchilovtsi, Bulgaria (AFP) Sept 26, 2017 The Bulgarian villagers hunker over their books, struggling with their Mandarin words and characters. But they are not going to China - the Middle Kingdom is coming to them. Because of yoghurt. ... more 
Vanuatu orders mass evacuation of volcano islandWellington (AFP) Sept 28, 2017 Vanuatu on Thursday ordered the compulsory evacuation of an entire island where a huge volcano rumbled to life over the weekend, threatening a major eruption. ... more  
'Action!' orders 87-year-old actress who survived Mexico's quakeMexico City (AFP) Sept 27, 2017 "Lights! Cameras! Action!" laughingly orders Adela Peralta, an eccentric 87-year-old actress, from her hospital bed as she recounts the incredible ordeal she suffered under the rubble of Mexico's quake. ... more 
Will a new Mexico arise from earthquake's rubbleMexico City (AFP) Sept 27, 2017 An earthquake releases energy that has accumulated for years between the Earth's tectonic plates. ... more |
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  Washington (AFP) Sept 27, 2017  US President Donald Trump defended the government relief response to hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico on Tuesday and promised to visit the island next week.
Trump also said that he would travel to the US Virgin Islands, another American territory in the Caribbean that was slammed by a pair of powerful storms.
"Both have been devastated, and I mean absolutely devastated," the president told ... moreMexico City (AFP) Sept 27, 2017Will a new Mexico arise from earthquake's rubble Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 25, 2017NASA Tech Aids Search Following Mexico Quake  Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Sep 25, 2017Rapid imaging of granular matter |
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 Logan UT (SPX) Sep 25, 2017 
If you drop an aluminum spoon in a sink full of water, the spoon will sink to the bottom. That's because aluminum, in its conventional form, is denser than water says Utah State University chemist Alexander Boldyrev.
But if you restructure the common household metal at the molecular level, as Boldyrev and colleagues did using computational modeling, you could produce an ultra-light crystal ... more Houston TX (SPX) Sep 24, 2017Positive, negative or neutral, it all matters: NASA explains space radiation  Warsaw, Poland (SPX) Sep 22, 2017The doubly magic nucleus of lead-208 it spins, though it shouldn't  Washington DC (SPX) Sep 22, 2017Aeroices: Newly discovered ultralow-density ice |
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 Cambridge UK (SPX) Sep 26, 2017 
Researchers have found a way to chart changes in the speed of deep-ocean currents using the most modest of materials - mud. The approach, reported in the journal Deep-Sea Research Part I, could provide scientists with a better basis for understanding the behaviour of ancient ocean currents and, in an age of mounting apprehension over climate change, could help them to judge what level of fluctua ... moreSouthampton, UK (SPX) Sep 26, 2017Scientists call for more research on how human activities affect the seabed  Manila (AFP) Sept 25, 2017Two Vietnamese fishermen dead in Philippine navy chase  Ispra, Italy (SPX) Sep 21, 2017Black Sea water temperatures may buck global trend |
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 Potsdam, Germany (SPX) Sep 25, 2017 
When the strong winds that circle the Arctic slacken, cold polar air can escape and cause extreme winter chills in parts of the Northern hemisphere. A new study finds that these weak states have become more persistent over the past four decades and can be linked to cold winters in Russia and Europe.
It is the first to show that changes in winds high up in the stratosphere substantially con ... more Sydney (AFP) Sept 27, 2017Shipping risks rise as Antarctic ice hits record low  Fairbanks AK (SPX) Sep 21, 2017Researchers take on atmospheric effects of Arctic snowmelt  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Sep 21, 2017End-of-summer Arctic sea ice extent is eighth lowest on record |
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 Leipzig, Germany (SPX) Sep 26, 2017 
Internationally subsidised agricultural insurance is intended to protect farmers in developing countries from the effects of climate change. However, it can also lead to undesirable ecological and social side effects, as UFZ researchers and their US colleagues at the University of Oregon have explained in a review article in the latest issue of Global Environmental Change. The article also conta ... more Cambridge UK (SPX) Sep 26, 2017Study identifies likely scenarios for global spread of devastating crop disease Cambridge UK (SPX) Sep 26, 2017Global network of botanical gardens contain a third of all known plant species Momchilovtsi, Bulgaria (AFP) Sept 26, 2017Bulgarian village goes Chinese in yoghurt craze |
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 Karangasem, Indonesia (AFP) Sept 28, 2017  The last time Bali's Mount Agung volcano erupted, a stream of molten lava flattened teenage Gusti Nyoman Dauh's home, while cascading ash, rocks and hot gas killed 1,600 of his neighbours.
So more than fifty years later, when the Indonesian volcano began rumbling once again, the now-grandfather did not hesitate before gathering his family and fleeing to a crowded, makeshift shelter.
Slee ... moreWellington (AFP) Sept 28, 2017Vanuatu orders mass evacuation of volcano island Geneva, Switzerland (SPX) Sep 26, 2017Climate change can goad volcanoes into life  San Juan (AFP) Sept 24, 2017Conditions growing dire in hurricane-hit Puerto Rico |
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 Geneva, Switzerland (SPX) Sep 27, 2017 
The scientific community has been working on the possibility of a relationship between periods of drought and rioting for several years. The University of Geneva (UNIGE), operating in partnership with the universities of Heidelberg (Germany) and Lucerne (Switzerland), has formally verified this hypothesis by studying almost 1,800 riots that occurred over a 20-year period in sub-Saharan Africa. ... more Bamako (AFP) Sept 21, 2017New ceasefire signed by armed groups  United Nations, United States (AFP) Sept 22, 2017C. Africa asks UN to send more peacekeepers, ease arms embargo  Lagos (AFP) Sept 23, 2017Nigerian journalist detained over report on flood camp protest |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Sep 25, 2017 
The first large-scale study of ancient human DNA from sub-Saharan Africa opens a long-awaited window into the identity of prehistoric populations in the region and how they moved around and replaced one another over the past 8,000 years.
The findings, published Sept. 21 in Cell by an international research team led by Harvard Medical School, answer several longstanding mysteries and uncove ... more Grand-Lahou, Ivory Coast (AFP) Sept 24, 2017Helping Ponso, sole survivor of 'Chimpanzee Island' in I. Coast  Washington DC (SPX) Sep 21, 2017Cell phone data coupled with sewage testing show drug use patterns  Washington (UPI) Sep 15, 2017Royal tomb of ancient Mayan ruler found in Guatemala |
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 Washington (AFP) Sept 27, 2017 
Economic losses from severe storms, hurricanes, floods, drought and wildfires are projected to reach at least $360 billion a year in the next decade in America, about half of annual US growth, according to a report out Wednesday.
Since some kinds of severe weather can be made worse or more frequent by climate change, action is needed to move the United States away from fossil fuels and towar ... more Chicago IL (SPX) Sep 21, 2017Science denial not limited to political right  Ottawa (AFP) Sept 20, 2017Canada Tory MP called out for referring to minister as 'climate Barbie'  Washington (AFP) Sept 17, 2017US looks to work with Paris climate accord 'partners': Tillerson |
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 Buffalo NY (SPX) Sep 26, 2017 
Scientists have used satellite data to monitor underground water reserves in California's Silicon Valley, discovering that water levels rebounded quickly after a severe drought that lasted from 2012-15.
The research points to the success of aggressive conservation measures. It also helps to lay the groundwork for low-cost monitoring of subterranean water reserves in California and elsewher ... more Greenbelt MD (SPX) Sep 27, 2017OSIRIS-REx views Pacifica on Earth Flyby  Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 25, 2017A Box of 'Black Magic' to Study Earth from Space  Hanover NH (SPX) Sep 26, 2017How aerial thermal imagery is revolutionizing archaeology |
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 New York NY (SPX) Sep 25, 2017 
Exceptionally preserved trilobite fossils from China, dating back to more than 500 million years ago, have revealed new insights into the extinct marine animal's digestive system. Published in the journal PLOS ONE, the new study shows that at least two trilobite species evolved a stomach structure 20 million years earlier than previously thought.
"Trilobites are one of the first types of a ... more Pasadena CA (SPX) Sep 25, 2017The surprising, ancient behavior of jellyfish  New York NY (SPX) Sep 25, 2017Scientists sequence asexual tiny worm - whose lineage stretches back 18 million years  Washington (UPI) Sep 21, 2017Some large plant-easting dinosaurs also snacked on crustaceans |
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 Menlo Park CA (SPX) Sep 19, 2017 
A project led by the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory will combine artificial intelligence with massive amounts of data and industry experience from a dozen U.S. partners to identify places where the electric grid is vulnerable to disruption, reinforce those spots in advance and recover faster when failures do occur.
The eventual goal is an autonomous grid that s ... more Beojing, China (SPX) Sep 04, 2017Scientists propose method to improve microgrid stability and reliability  Washington (UPI) Aug 29, 2017ADB: New finance model needed for low-carbon shift in Asia  Beijing (AFP) Aug 28, 2017China merges energy giants into global leader |
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 Belfast UK (SPX) Sep 22, 2017 
Experts at Queen's University Belfast have designed a flexible and organic alternative to the rigid batteries that power up medical implants.
Currently, devices such as pacemakers and defibrillators are fitted with rigid and metal based batteries, which can cause patient discomfort.
Dr Geetha Srinivasan and a team of young researchers from Queen's University Ionic Liquid Laboratories ... more Plainsboro NJ (SPX) Sep 27, 2017Research led by PPPL provides reassurance that heat flux will be manageable in ITER  New York NY (SPX) Sep 27, 2017Energy harvested from evaporation could power much of US, says study  Oslo, Norway (SPX) Sep 25, 2017Stopping problem ice - by cracking it |
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 Helsinki, Finland (SPX) Sep 27, 2017 
A recent international study indicates that the populations of peatland birds in Finland, Sweden, Norway, Estonia and Latvia have decreased by a third during the past three decades. The situation in Finland is the most dire, and the species in most trouble is the Finnish ruff, as the population has fallen to approximately 3% of what it was at the beginning of the study period.
"The populat ... moreSao Paulo, Brazil (SPX) Sep 21, 2017A study switches from genetic to metabolic analysis to reconstitute evolutionary process (UPI) Sep 26, 2017Pigeons are better than people at multitasking  Paris (AFP) Sept 25, 2017Pandas rebounding, but their habitat isn't: study |
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 Taipei (AFP) Sept 25, 2017 
A music concert in Taiwan descended into chaos over the weekend when independence activists clashed with pro-China groups, with three people injured in the scuffles.
The incident comes amid heightened tensions between the self-ruled island and the mainland since Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen took office in May last year, with Beijing cutting off all official communications.
The event ... more Beijing (AFP) Sept 26, 2017Interpol meets in Beijing as China hunts for fugitives  Beijing (AFP) Sept 25, 2017China gives Tianjin ex-mayor 12 years for graft  Hong Kong (AFP) Sept 23, 2017Universities battleground for latest row over Hong Kong freedoms |
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 Brasilia (AFP) Sept 26, 2017 
The Brazilian government backed off a controversial proposal to authorize private companies to mine a sprawling Amazon reserve Monday after blistering domestic and international criticism.
President Michel Temer's office will issue a new decree Tuesday that "restores the conditions of the area, according to the document that instituted the reserve in 1984," the Ministry of Mines and Energy s ... more Washington DC (SPX) Sep 21, 2017American oaks share a common northern ancestor  Montreal, Canada (SPX) Sep 15, 2017Forest fires are not limited to hot or temperate climates  Washington (UPI) Sep 19, 2017Harvard report details the threats faced by New England forests |
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