Northern lights glimmer with unexpected trait April 25, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 13 vote(s)
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An international team of scientists has detected that some of the glow of Earth’s aurora is polarized, an unexpected state for such emissions. Measurements of this newfound polarization in the Northern Lights may provide ... | |
Balloons 'bombard' North Alabama landfill to collect data, improve tornado warnings May 06, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Three hot-air balloons dropped asphalt shingles, lumber, sticks, leaves and pine needles onto the Morgan County Landfill near here on Sunday so scientists at The University of Alabama in Huntsville could gather data needed ... | |
 Ozone hole recovery may reshape southern hemisphere climate change April 24, 2008 | User rating: 3 / 5 after 19 vote(s)
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A full recovery of the stratospheric ozone hole could modify climate change in the Southern Hemisphere and even amplify Antarctic warming, according to scientists from the University of Colorado at Boulder, ... | |
1600 eruption caused global disruption April 23, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 20 vote(s)
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The 1600 eruption of Huaynaputina in Peru had a global impact on human society, according to a new study of contemporary records by geologists at UC Davis. | |
Did a Significant Cool Spell Mark the Demise of Megafauna? April 23, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 15 vote(s)
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The end of the Pleistocene Epoch was marked with steadily warmer temperatures and the great ice age glaciers that covered vast areas of North America were in retreat. | |
 On shaky ground: UH Prof finds geological faults threaten Houston April 24, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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After finding more than 300 surface faults in Harris County, a University of Houston geologist now has information that could be vitally useful to the region’s builders and city planners. | |
 '4-D' ionosphere map helps flyers, soldiers, ham radio operators April 30, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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Today, at the Space Weather Workshop in Boulder, Colo., NASA-funded researchers released to the general public a new “4D” live model of Earth’s ionosphere. Without leaving home, anyone can fly through the ... | |
 Stratospheric injections to counter global warming could damage ozone layer April 24, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
A much-discussed idea to offset global warming by injecting sulfate particles into the stratosphere would have a drastic impact on Earth's protective ozone layer, new research concludes. The study, led by ... | |
 Larger Pacific Climate Event Helps Current La Nina Linger April 22, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 25 vote(s)
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Boosted by the influence of a larger climate event in the Pacific, one of the strongest La Niñas in many years is slowly weakening but continues to blanket the Pacific Ocean near the equator, as shown by new ... | |
How deep is Europe? April 30, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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The Earth's crust is, on global average around 40 kilometres deep. In relation to the total diameter of the Earth with approx. 12800 kilometres this appears to be rather shallow, but precisely these upper kilometres of the ... | |
To a fault: the bottom line on earthquakes April 22, 2008 | User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Although many people think that California “owns” all the earthquakes, Ohio also has its share of faults. Unlike another earthquake that woke people on another April 18, 102 years ago, this quake was fairly mild. | |
 Study: Mountains reached current elevation earlier than thought April 23, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Geologists studying deposits of volcanic glass in the western United States have found that the central Sierra Nevada largely attained its present elevation 12 million years ago, roughly 8 or 9 million years ... | |
 CU-Boulder researchers forecast 3-in-5 chance of record low Arctic sea ice in 2008 April 30, 2008 | User rating: 2.3 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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New University of Colorado at Boulder calculations indicate the record low minimum extent of sea ice across the Arctic last September has a three-in-five chance of being shattered again in 2008 because of ... | |
 Lakes of meltwater can crack Greenland's ice and contribute to faster ice sheet flow April 17, 2008 | User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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Researchers from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and the University of Washington (UW) have for the first time documented the sudden and complete drainage of a lake of meltwater from the top ... | |
 Arctic ice more vulnerable to sunny weather, new study shows April 21, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | User comments: 2
The shrinking expanse of Arctic sea ice is increasingly vulnerable to summer sunshine, new research concludes. The study, by scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and Colorado State ... | |
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