 Sahara made slow transition from green to desert: study May 10, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 38 vote(s)
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The Sahara became the world's biggest hot desert some 2,700 years ago after a very slow fade from green, according to a new study which clashes with the theory that desertification came abruptly. | |
 Huge Texas sinkhole's appetite decreasing, officials say May 09, 2008 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 23 vote(s)
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(AP) -- Geologists said a 260-foot-deep sinkhole that grew to the length of three football fields over just two days seemed to be slowing down Thursday, but that it could take months before it's clear whether ... | |
 Chile's Chaiten volcano one of scores of active volcanoes in region May 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 17 vote(s)
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The Chaiten volcano now erupting in southern Chile is one of 200 to 300 volcanoes in the "Andean Arc" region of Chile, Peru, Ecuador and Columbia considered active by volcanologists, some of which lie in much ... | |
 Chilean volcano captured blasting ash May 08, 2008 | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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Chile’s Chaiten Volcano is shown spewing ash and smoke (centre left of image) into the air for hundreds of km over Argentina’s Patagonia Plateau in this Envisat image acquired on 5 May 2008. | |
Global climate models both agree and disagree with actual Antarctic data May 07, 2008 | User rating: 2.8 / 5 after 16 vote(s)
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Scientists who compared recorded Antarctic temperatures and snowfall accumulation to predictions by major computer models of global climate change offer both good and bad news. | |
 Eruptions subside at Sicily's Mount Etna May 11, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
The eruptions that have shaken the Mount Etna volcano on the southern Italian island of Sicily have subsided, experts said Sunday at the Palermo Geophysics and Volcanology Institute. | |
 Unmanned aircraft to study Southern California smog and its consequences May 06, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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Using sophisticated unmanned aircraft, research scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego hope to assess Southern California’s potential for climate change and better understand the sources ... | |
 Climate link with killer cyclones spurs fierce scientific debate May 06, 2008 | User rating: 3.4 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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Climate scientists have begun to debate whether global warming is producing more powerful storms, after Nargis smashed into Myanmar -- brutally changing gear from a Category One to a Category Four cyclone ... | |
 Scientists endure Arctic for last campaign prior to CryoSat-2 launch May 09, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
An international group of scientists has swapped their comfortable offices for one of the most inhospitable environments on the planet to carry out a challenging field campaign that is seen as the key to ensuring ... | |
Another Olympic contest -- weather forecasting May 09, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Meteorologists may not always feel appreciated, but at the Beijing Olympics at least they will have their own contest. | |
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 ... | |
Hot climate could shut down plate tectonics 3 hours ago | User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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A new study of possible links between climate and geophysics on Earth and similar planets finds that prolonged heating of the atmosphere can shut down plate tectonics and cause a planet's crust to become locked in place. | |
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