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Earth's early ocean cooled more than a billion years earlier than thought (w/ Video)
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Nov 11, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The scalding-hot sea that supposedly covered the early Earth may in fact never have existed, according to a new study by Stanford University researchers who analyzed isotope ratios in 3.4 ...
Deep creep means milder, more frequent earthquakes along Southern California's San Jacinto fault
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Nov 08, 2009 |
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With an average of four mini-earthquakes per day, Southern California's San Jacinto fault constantly adjusts to make it a less likely candidate for a major earthquake than its quiet neighbor to the east, the ...
Underwater robot probes depths for Istanbul quake clues
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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.
El Nino Picking Up Steam
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Nov 13, 2009 |
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(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 |
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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.
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Greenland ice cap melting faster than ever
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Nov 12, 2009 |
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Satellite observations and a state-of-the art regional atmospheric model have independently confirmed that the Greenland ice sheet is loosing mass at an accelerating rate, reports a new study in Science.
Record high temperatures far outpace record lows across US (w/ Video)
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Nov 12, 2009 |
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Spurred by a warming climate, daily record high temperatures occurred twice as often as record lows over the last decade across the continental United States, new research shows. The ratio of record highs ...
A glimpse at the Earth's crust deep below the Atlantic
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Nov 12, 2009 |
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Long-term variations in volcanism help explain the birth, evolution and death of striking geological features called oceanic core complexes on the ocean floor, says geologist Dr Bram Murton of the National ...
Early life on Earth may have developed more quickly than thought
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Nov 11, 2009 |
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The Earth's climate was far cooler -- perhaps more than 50 degrees -- billions of years ago, which could mean conditions for life all over the planet were more conducive than previously believed, according ...
Atomic Particles Help Solve Planetary Puzzle
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Nov 10, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A University of Arkansas professor and his colleagues have shown that the Earth's mantle contains the same isotopic signatures from magnesium as meteorites do, suggesting that the planet formed ...
Noise Evidence Could Expand Hurricane Record
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Nov 10, 2009 |
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As sea-surface temperatures rise across the globe, some scientists believe that hurricane frequency and intensity may increase. A fresh technique offers promise to generate new data from long-dead storms, ...
Cave study links climate change to California droughts
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Nov 10, 2009 |
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California experienced centuries-long droughts in the past 20,000 years that coincided with the thawing of ice caps in the Arctic, according to a new study by UC Davis doctoral student Jessica Oster and geology professor ...
Antarctica glacier retreat creates new carbon dioxide store
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Nov 09, 2009 |
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Large blooms of tiny marine plants called phytoplankton are flourishing in areas of open water left exposed by the recent and rapid melting of ice shelves and glaciers around the Antarctic Peninsula. This ...
Satellite imagery confirms Ida's low is finally moving away from the east coast
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Nov 13, 2009 |
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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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Nov 13, 2009 |
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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 ...
