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El Nino Picking Up Steam

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

Nov 13, 2009 | 4.7 / 5 (3) | 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- The latest image from the U.S./French Jason-2 satellite finds a strong wave of warm water heading toward the Americas, fueling El Nino.

Russia gains new land after quake, lava flows: scientist

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Nov 13, 2009 | 3.8 / 5 (5) | 0

Russia, the world's largest country, has grown even larger recently thanks to an earthquake and a volcanic eruption in its seismically active far eastern regions, a scientist said on Friday.

Underwater robot probes depths for Istanbul quake clues

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12 hours ago | 4.8 / 5 (4) | 0

A state-of-the-art underwater robot called BOB may hold the key to protecting millions of people around Turkey's biggest city against a massive earthquake scientists say is all but inevitable.

Satellite imagery confirms Ida's low is finally moving away from the east coast

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22 hours ago | not rated yet | 0

Satellite imagery and weather ground station readings today along the Mid-Atlantic indicate "Ida the coastal low pressure area" is finally moving away from the U.S. east coast.

Cyclone Phyan raining on Tibet after breaking a record in India

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22 hours ago | 4.3 / 5 (4) | 0

Cyclone Phyan broke a 43 year record when it made landfall north of the city of Mumbai, India during the evening hours on November 11. NASA's Aqua satellite captured Phyan's landfall with one instrument, and ...

Former Ida a huge rainmaker, causing flooding in the Mid-Atlantic

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Nov 13, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

The coastal low, formerly known as Ida, is currently quasi-stationary off the North Carolina coast, adding more rain on top of what it has already brought. The low is creating serious flooding from northeast ...