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Mexico on edge as reports of swine flu cases climb (AP)

No evidence to raise pandemic flu alert level to phase six: WHO + Latest snapshot of swine flu crisis

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Apr 30, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

The World Health Organisation on Thursday said there was no evidence to suggest that it should raise a pandemic flu alert from phase five to the highest level of six.


Undersea volcano eruption off the Tongatapu coast of Tonga

Major Pacific earthquake prompts tsunami warning

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Mar 20, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

A major 7.9-magnitude earthquake has shaken the South Pacific nation of Tonga and sending people in low lying areas of Fiji fleeing for higher ground after a tsunami warning, according to officials.





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Researchers set alarm for incoming space storms

Researchers set alarm for incoming space storms

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created May 27, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (10) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of researchers at the University of Alberta in Edmonton has broken new ground in outer space by pinpointing the impact epicentre of an Earthbound space storm as it crashes into the ...


Foot and mouth spread unlikely, predicts researcher

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created Aug 06, 2007 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The outbreak of foot and mouth disease in Britain is unlikely to spread beyond the small affected area says Professor Roger Morris, who is modelling the possible spread of the disease for the British Department of Environment, ...


Fractional dose of scarce meningitis vaccine may be effective in outbreak control

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created Dec 05, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

One fifth of the standard dose of a commonly used meningitis vaccine may be as effective as using the full dose. This new finding should allow scarce vaccine resources to be stretched further, especially during epidemics ...


This aerial view shows new homes being constructed to the north of Banda Aceh

Huge undersea mountain found off Indonesia: scientists

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created May 29, 2009 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (16) | comments 13

A massive underwater mountain discovered off the Indonesian island of Sumatra could be a volcano with potentially catastrophic power, a scientist said Friday.


Latest snapshot of swine flu crisis

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created May 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

An overview of the current swine flu crisis:


China's wild panda population has remained stable despite last year's Sichuan earthquake

China panda population stable: report

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created Sep 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

China's wild panda population has remained stable despite last year's Sichuan earthquake that damaged key areas of the endangered species' habitat, state press said Saturday.


The Great Barrier Reef off Australia's eastern coast

Massive quake moves NZealand closer to Australia

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created Jul 22, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (10) | comments 4

A massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake last week has moved the south of New Zealand closer to Australia, scientists said Wednesday.


Rhino poaching surges in Asia, Africa

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created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Rhino poaching worldwide is on the rise, according to a new report by TRAFFIC and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN).


Nations say they are ready for swine flu pandemic

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created Jun 12, 2009 | popularity 1.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Nations around the world said they were ready to combat the spread of the swine flu virus Friday, urging people not to panic after the World Health Organization declared a global pandemic.


Scientists identified earthquake faults in Sichuan, China

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created May 16, 2008 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Only last summer research published by earth scientists in the international journal Tectonics concluded that geological faults in the Sichuan Basin, China "are sufficiently long to sustain a strong ground-shaking earthq ...



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