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Hurricane Dennis Slams US Gulf Coast Still Recovering From Ivan Panama City, Florida (AFP) Jul 10, 2005
Deadly Hurricane Dennis slammed ashore on the US Gulf coast Sunday, uprooting trees and downing power lines in the very area pounded by a similar storm that caused dozens of deaths last year.NASA Offers A Real-Time 3-D Look At The Inside Of Hurricanes
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jul 11, 2005Seeing how rain falls from top to bottom and how heavy the rain falls throughout parts of a tropical cyclone is very important to hurricane forecasters. NASA has sped up the process of getting this data within three hours, and making it appear in 3-D. Floods Kill 65 In Southwest China's Sichuan Province; 30 Missing
Beijing (AFP) Jul 10, 2005Sixty-five people have been killed and 30 are missing following flooding in southwest China's Sichuan province since late last month, state media said Sunday. |
China's Military Buildup A Concern, Not A Threat: Rice
Beijing (AFP) Jul 10, 2005The United States is concerned about China's "significant" military buildup, but that does not mean it sees Beijing as a threat, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Sunday. Analysis: Sino-US Ties, New 'Great Game'
by Edward LanfrancoCompetition for influence in Central Asia, termed the 'Great Game' by historians describing the exploits of subalterns in British and Russian empires in the 19th century is alive and well in the 21st with two new players - China and the United States. Rice Says China Should Talk To Taiwan Government, Not Just Political Parties
Beijing (AFP) Jul 10, 2005US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Sunday Washington was encouraged by the recent contact between China and Taiwan's opposition parties and called on Beijing to talk directly to the Taiwanese government. |
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Scientists Get A "Rise" Out Of Understanding Sea Level Changes
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jul 11, 2005For the first time, researchers have the tools and expertise to understand the rate at which sea level is changing and the mechanisms that drive that change. Simulation Investigates Method To Improve Prediction Of Global Pollution
Washington DC (SPX) Jul 11, 2005For asthmatics and for anyone with respiratory problems, air pollution can significantly impair simple everyday activities. NASA is trying to tie together satellites and stations on the ground to develop a "sensor web" to track this pollution and improve air quality forecasts. A New Discovery Helps Us To Understand The Complex Nature Of Earthquakes
Barcelona, Spain (SPX) Jul 11, 2005Alvaro Corral, a physicist at the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, has discovered that the structure of the recurrence time of earthquakes, which is the time interval between successive earthquakes, is similar to the spatial structure of physics systems when they change phase in the "critical points". |
Analysis: Next G8 Should Focus On Nuclear Proliferation
Washington (UPI) July 8, 2005While world leaders focus on climate change and aid to Africa this week at the Group of Eight summit in Gleneagles, Scotland, some experts say nuclear security and nonproliferation are the highest priorities and need to be the focus when Russia assumes leadership of the group in January. Did humans Cause Ecosystem Collapse In Ancient Australia?
Washington DC (SPX) Jul 11, 2005Massive extinctions of animals and the arrival of the first humans in ancient Australia may be linked, according to scientists at the Carnegie Institution, University of Colorado, Australian National University, and Bates College. The extinctions occurred 45,000 to 55,000 years ago. Understanding The Meaning Of "Nothing"
Waltham MA (SPX) Jul 11, 2005A Brandeis University researcher has shown that an African grey parrot with a walnut-sized brain understands a numerical concept akin to zero - an abstract notion that humans don't typically understand until age three or four, and that can significantly challenge learning-disabled children |
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