 Satellite images show continued breakup of 2 of Greenland's largest glaciers August 21, 2008 | User rating: 3.2 / 5 after 20 vote(s)
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Researchers monitoring daily satellite images here of Greenland's glaciers have discovered break-ups at two of the largest glaciers in the last month. They expect that part of the Northern hemisphere's longest ... | |
 Earthquakes may endanger New York more than formerly believed August 22, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 20 vote(s)
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A study by a group of prominent seismologists suggests that a pattern of subtle but active faults makes the risk of earthquakes to the New York City area substantially greater than formerly believed. Among ... | |
 Hurricane Gustav slams Haiti, aims at Cuba (Update) August 26, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Hurricane Gustav slammed into Haiti Tuesday, lashing the desperately poor Caribbean nation with powerful winds and heavy rain, just days behind deadly Tropical Storm Fay. | |
 Why is Greenland covered in ice? 10 hours ago | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 24 vote(s)
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There have been many reports in the media about the effects of global warming on the Greenland ice-sheet, but there is still great uncertainty as to why there is an ice-sheet there at all. | |
New analysis of earthquake zone raises questions August 26, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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Oregon State University scientists have completed a new analysis of an earthquake fault line that extends some 200 miles off the southern and central Oregon coast that they say is more active than the San Andreas Fault in ... | |
 Canada to map Arctic's vast resources August 26, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced Tuesday an ambitious plan to discover and tap mineral, oil and gas riches believed to be hidden beneath the cool Arctic. | |
 Yellowstone's ancient supervolcano: Only lukewarm? 7 hours ago | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 16 vote(s)
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The geysers of Yellowstone National Park owe their eistence to the "Yellowstone hotspot"--a region of molten rock buried deep beneath Yellowstone, geologists have found. But how hot is this "hotspot," and ... | |
 Gustav becomes hurricane, threatens Haiti August 26, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Tropical Storm Gustav grew into a hurricane Tuesday after emerging in the Caribbean, threatening Haiti with powerful winds less than two weeks after the country was hit by a deadly storm. | |
GOCE Earth explorer satellite to look at the Earth's surface and core August 22, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
The European Space Agency is about to launch the most sophisticated mission ever to investigate the Earth's gravitational field and to map the reference shape of our planet – the geoid - with unprecedented resolution and ... | |
Viruses are hidden drivers of ocean's nutrient cycle 10 hours ago | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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Scientists on Wednesday said they had discovered deep-sea viruses to be an unexpectedly potent driver of the so-called carbon cycle that sustains oceanic life and helps dampen global warming. | |
 RV Polarstern on its way to East Siberian Sea August 21, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Bremerhaven, August 19th 2008. German research vessel Polarstern, operated by the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research in the Helmholtz Association, transits the Northwest Passage for the ... | |
Strong quake rattles New Zealand, minor damage reported August 25, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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A strong earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale rocked the east coast of New Zealand's North Island late Monday, scientists said. | |
Fay leaves behind lots of water for Fla. lake 5 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- Tropical Storm Fay brought some good news to the state's parched Everglades and its liquid heart, Lake Okeechobee - lots and lots of water. | |
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