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Ida now a coastal low assaulting the Mid-Atlantic

Nov 12, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Ida is one stubborn girl. Her remnants have moved out to sea and reformed as a powerful coastal low pressure system that's been raining on the mid-Atlantic since Tuesday night, November 10. The Geostationary ...

Aqua Satellite sees Tropical Storm Parma lingering in the Luzon Strait

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

Oct 05, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Two instruments on NASA's Aqua satellite captured views of Tropical Storm Parma early today, October 5, while it was almost stationary in the Luzon Strait and it appears that it will sit there for several ...

Research finds higher acidity in Alaska waters

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

Aug 24, 2009 | 3.1 / 5 (7) | 0

(AP) -- Erosion threatens to topple coastal Alaskan villages. Melting ice threatens polar bears. Now, a marine scientist says the state's marine waters are turning acidic from absorbing greenhouse gases faster ...

Tidal energy farms influence the natural transport of sands

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

Jul 28, 2009 | 4.5 / 5 (2) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Tidal stream farms, in which electricity is generated by turbines from regions of strong tidal flow, may influence the natural balance of marine sands, according to research at Bangor University.

Erosion rates double along portion of Alaska's coast

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

Feb 18, 2009 | 3.4 / 5 (5) | 0

Skyrocketing coastal erosion occurred in Alaska between 2002 and 2007 along a 64 kilometer (40 mile) stretch of the Beaufort Sea, a new study finds. The surge of erosion in recent years, averaging more than double historical ...