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British Insurers Warn Storm Clean-Up Costs Will Soar With Global Warming
London (AFP) Jun 29, 2005The worldwide cost of cleaning up major storms could rise by two-thirds to 27 billion dollars (22.35 billion euros) annually unless urgent action is taken to fight global warming, British insurers warned Wednesday. Vigorous Hurricane Season Expected To Strike United States 
Pella IA (SPX) Jun 30, 2005Forecasters predict a "very active" 2005 hurricane season, with 15 named tropical storms and eight hurricanes likely. Terra Satellite Captures Fires On Sumatra 
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jun 29, 2005A thick cloud of smoke pours from forest fires on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. Forest fires are common in Indonesia during the hot, dry months of the dry season, which runs from June to September. |
Analysis: The Gazprom Pipedream?
Moscow (UPI) Jun 29, 2005Russian President Vladimir Putin wants foreign direct investment, but only as long as it isn't in strategic sectors. He also wants to repair Russia's investment reputation in the wake of the Yukos affair. IAEA To Inspect Russian Plant 
Moscow (AFP) Jun 28, 2005Experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will inspect Russia's Volgodonsky nuclear power station in October to determine its safety levels, the ITAR-TASS news agency reported. British think tank opposes nuclear power as way to fight global warming 
London (AFP) Jun 29, 2005A British think tank opposed Wednesday what it said were draft plans by the Group of Eight (G8) industrial nations to expand the use of nuclear energy as a way to fight global warming. |
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Potential Seen In Iraq's Telecom Rebirth
Washington (UPI) Jun 29, 2005The violence in Iraq continues and the survival of the recently elected government remains shaky, but some companies are forging ahead, looking to help build the country's wireless telecommunications sector. Muslim Nations Face AIDS Reality 
Washington (AFP) Jun 29, 2005An AIDS crisis is threatening to overwhelm many predominantly Muslim countries but their leaders remain in a state of denial and are doing little to stem the deadly problem, a pioneering study says. Brave New World Of Design 
Paris (AFP) Jun 29, 2005Design ain't what it used to be. Once the province of interior decorators and architects, design in the 21st century embraces human activity ranging from sustainable development to multimedia cell phones, from genetic remodeling to the art of eating. |
Mountain-Building Process Much Faster And Cooler Than Previously Thought
Kingston ON (SPX) Jun 30, 2005Geologists at Queen's University have discovered that the time it takes for mountain ranges to form is millions of years shorter than previously thought. U. Of Colorado Geophysicists Image Rock Layers Under Himalaya 
Boulder CO (SPX) Jun 30, 2005A team of geophysicists at the University of Colorado at Boulder has developed a new technique to visualize the colliding rock bodies beneath the Himalaya with unprecedented detail. Sri Lanka Finds 35 New Amphibian Species, But Shrinking Habitat A Threat 
Colombo (AFP) Jun 29, 2005Conservationists in Sri Lanka, the world's top spot for frogs, have discovered 35 new species of the amphibians - only to find that another 19 species have died out. |
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