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  New York NY (SPX) Aug 27, 2018 Earthquakes pose a profound danger to people and cities worldwide, but with the right hazard-mitigation efforts, from stricter building requirements to careful zoning, the potential for catastrophic collapses of roads and buildings and loss of human lives can be limited. All of these measures depend on science delivering high-quality seismic hazard models. And yet, current models depend on a list of uncertain assumptions, with predictions that are difficult to test in the real world due to the lon ... read more |
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Research into deadly 2016 Italian earthquakes could improve future seismic forecastsDurham UK (SPX) Aug 27, 2018 The timing and size of three deadly earthquakes that struck Italy in 2016 may have been pre-determined, according to new research that could improve future earthquake forecasts. A joint Britis ... more 
Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo caused in part by Indonesian volcanic eruptionLondon, UK (SPX) Aug 27, 2018 Electrically charged volcanic ash short-circuited Earth's atmosphere in 1815, causing global poor weather and Napoleon's defeat, says new research. Historians know that rainy and muddy conditi ... more  
Southern California coast emerges as a toxic algae hot spotLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 27, 2018 A new, comprehensive survey led by USC scientists shows the Southern California coast harbors some of the world's highest concentrations of an algal toxin dangerous to wildlife and people who eat lo ... more  
Air pollution reduces global life expectancy by more than one yearAustin TX (SPX) Aug 27, 2018 Air pollution shortens human lives by more than a year, according to a new study from a team of leading environmental engineers and public health researchers. Better air quality could lead to a sign ... more |
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Transport disruption as typhoon batters JapanTokyo (AFP) Aug 24, 2018 A strong typhoon barrelled toward Japan's northern island Friday after churning over parts of western Japan already hit by deadly flooding last month, but while transport links were disrupted, injuries and damages were limited. ... more 
Flood toll in India's Kerala rises to 445Kochi, India (AFP) Aug 26, 2018 The death toll from devastating floods in the southern Indian state of Kerala rose to 445 Sunday with the discovery of 28 more bodies as the waters recede and a massive cleanup gathers pace, government officials said. ... more  
German firefighters stop spread of huge blaze, warn of ongoing threatBerlin (AFP) Aug 24, 2018 Firefighters battling a large forest fire near Berlin had stopped its spread on Friday, a local official said, warning the danger from the blaze had not yet passed. ... more  
California plain shows surprising winners and losers from prolonged droughtSeattle WA (SPX) Aug 27, 2018 The Carrizo Plain National Monument is a little-known ecological hotspot in Southern California. Though small, it explodes in wildflowers each spring and is full of threatened or endangered species. ... more  
'No grass': Europe's livestock sector stricken by droughtParis (AFP) Aug 26, 2018 "Our cows have been living off hay cut in June, there isn't any grass," says Jean-Guillaume Hannequin, a farmer in eastern France, who like his counterparts across much of northern Europe is wondering how he will feed his animals this winter. ... more |
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 Scientists track how yellow fever raced through Brazil  
Human-caused landslides on the uptick, study findsWashington (UPI) Aug 23, 2018 A new survey of global landslide data suggests human-triggered landslides are becoming more common. ... more  |
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Two police killed in restive anglophone CameroonDouala (AFP) Aug 26, 2018 At least two police officers have died in fresh violence in western Cameroon where English-speaking separatists have declared an independent state, the military said Sunday. ... more 
'Too girlish': Austria rejects another 'gay' asylum claimVienna (AFP) Aug 23, 2018 Austria has rejected the asylum claim of an Iraqi who claimed he could not return home because he is gay, saying he acted too "girlish" in his assessment interview, reports said Thursday. ... more 
Mexico's AMLO says army still needed to fight crimeMexico City (AFP) Aug 25, 2018 Mexican President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Friday he would continue deploying the army to fight crime, a controversial strategy that has shattered powerful drug cartels but has been accompanied by an explosion of violence. ... more 
Raging forest fire bears down on German villagesBerlin (AFP) Aug 24, 2018 A large forest fire raging 50 kilometres (30 miles) southwest of Berlin continued to spread early Friday after hundreds of people were evacuated from their homes. ... more 
Flood-stricken Kerala angry after UAE $100m offer rejectedKochi, India (AFP) Aug 23, 2018 Leaders of flood-stricken Kerala state angrily hit out at India's national government Thursday for rejecting a $100 million aid offer from the United Arab Emirates as more people entered relief camps to escape the devastation. ... more |
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 Kochi, India (AFP) Aug 23, 2018 
Leaders of flood-stricken Kerala state angrily hit out at India's national government Thursday for rejecting a $100 million aid offer from the United Arab Emirates as more people entered relief camps to escape the devastation.
More than 1.3 million people have now packed into temporary camps even though the floods, which have left at least 420 dead and missing, are fast receding.
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 Blacksburg VA (SPX) Aug 24, 2018 
Researchers from Virginia Tech and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory have developed a novel way to 3D print complex objects of one of the highest-performing materials used in the battery and aerospace industries.
Previously, researchers could only print this material, known as graphene, in 2D sheets or basic structures. But Virginia Tech engineers have now collaborated on a project th ... more |
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 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 27, 2018 
A new, comprehensive survey led by USC scientists shows the Southern California coast harbors some of the world's highest concentrations of an algal toxin dangerous to wildlife and people who eat local seafood.
Episodic outbreaks of algae-produced toxins make Southern California coast emerges as a toxic algae hot spots every few years when stricken marine animals wash ashore between Santa ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 24, 2018 
With a new research plane and a new base to improve its chances of outsmarting Atlantic hurricanes, NASA's Oceans Melting Greenland campaign takes to the sky this week for its third year of gathering data on how the ocean around Greenland is melting its glaciers.
OMG's first two years of operations already collected the most comprehensive data available on the subject, but OMG Principal In ... more |
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 Celles-Sur-Aisne, France (AFP) Aug 24, 2018 
Weaving through the aisles of his greenhouse in northern France, Jean-Claude Terlet, a retired farmer who grows tomatoes for local markets, seems to be brimming with energy.
"That's a beef tomato, they're delicious," he says, showing off his produce which, he stresses, is 100 percent organic.
But since he was treated for prostate cancer in 2017, the 70-year-old says he feels constantly e ... more |
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 Uppsala, Sweden (SPX) Aug 24, 2018 
A new study by researchers at Uppsala University, published in the journal Science Advances, uses satellite nighttime light data to reveal how flood protection shapes the average distance of settlements from rivers.
Flooding is one of the most damaging natural hazards, and its negative impacts have markedly increased in many regions of the world in recent decades. In the period 1980-2014, ... more |
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 Douala (AFP) Aug 26, 2018 
At least two police officers have died in fresh violence in western Cameroon where English-speaking separatists have declared an independent state, the military said Sunday.
The men were killed by armed pro-independence fighters near the town of Wum in Northwest Region, an army spokesman said.
The separatist camp spoke of nine police dead.
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 Tel Aviv, Israel (SPX) Aug 24, 2018 
An international team of researchers from Tel Aviv University, the Israel Antiquities Authority and Harvard University has discovered that waves of migration from Anatolia and the Zagros mountains (today's Turkey and Iran) to the Levant helped develop the Chalcolithic culture that existed in Israel's Upper Galilee region some 6,500 years ago.
The study is one of the largest ancient DNA stu ... more |
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 Sydney (AFP) Aug 26, 2018 
Widespread rain fell across drought-affected parts of eastern Australia over the weekend, bringing relief to farmers struggling to cope with the driest conditions in more than half a century.
Graziers have had to hand-feed sheep and cattle, sell down stock - and in some cases even shoot them to end their suffering - as they run out of hay and grain in the severe conditions affecting Queens ... more |
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 Kourou, Guyana (AFP) Aug 23, 2018 
A new satellite that will use advanced laser technology to track global winds and improve weather forecasts has been successfully put into orbit, launch company Arianespace said.
The launch of the "Aeolus" satellite - named after the guardian of wind in Greek mythology - took place at 2120 GMT Wednesday, after a 24-hour delay due to adverse weather conditions.
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 Atlanta GA (SPX) Aug 24, 2018 
More than an eon ago, the sun shone dimmer than it does today, but the Earth stayed warm due to a strong greenhouse gas effect, geoscience theory holds. Astronomer Carl Sagan coined this "the Faint Young Sun Paradox," and for decades, researchers have searched for the right balance of atmospheric gases that could have kept early Earth cozy.
A new study led by the Georgia Institute of Techn ... more |
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 Baghdad (AFP) Aug 1, 2018 
As the stultifying summer heat sends Iraqis in search of cool spots, restaurateur Ali Hussein provides sanctuary - even though it means hooking up to an expensive generator.
"The clients must be comfortable when they eat," said Hussein, who stakes his reputation on ensuring customers are constantly blasted by air conditioning.
Outside, temperatures at this time of year can reach 50 degr ... more |
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 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 24, 2018 
AECOM, a premier, fully integrated global infrastructure firm, announced that it has begun construction of a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) at Fort Carson, Colorado, using Lockheed Martin's GridStar Lithium energy storage system. The 4.25 MW/8.5 MWh BESS is part of an energy savings performance contract (ESPC) project to reduce Fort Carson's energy costs and increase its energy resilience. ... more |
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 Millbrook NY (SPX) Aug 24, 2018 
Fog can act as a vector for microbes, transferring them long distances and introducing them into new environments. So reports an analysis of the microbiology of coastal fog, recently published in the journal Science of the Total Environment.
Co-author Kathleen Weathers, a Senior Scientist at Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, explains, "Fog's role in transporting water and nutrients to c ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Aug 23, 2018  An anaesthetist gassed his wife and daughter to death using a yoga ball filled with carbon monoxide, a Hong Kong court has heard.
Prosecutors told the High Court that Khaw Kim-sun left the inflatable ball in the boot of a car where the gas leaked out and killed them, according to reports from court Wednesday.
His wife and 16-year-old daughter were found on a roadside in a locked yellow M ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 20, 2018 
New research suggests the same deforestation that precipitated the collapse of the Mayan civilization led to the decimation of Central America's carbon reserves.
Analysis of the region's long-term carbon cycle showed damages caused by ancient deforestation continued to undermine soil health for centuries, even after trees returned.
Previous research has detailed the dramatic defo ... more |
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