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GOES-13 satellite sees 'giant white spike' of clouds bringing U.S. severe weather
(PhysOrg.com) -- Severe weather is expected to impact the southeastern U.S. today, and the GOES-13 satellite captured an image of a line of clouds associated with the strong cold front that looks like a giant ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jan 27, 2012 |
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We may be less happy, but our language isn't
"If it bleeds, it leads," goes the cynical saying with television and newspaper editors. In other words, most news is bad news and the worst news gets the big story on the front page.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 12, 2012 |
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TRMM satellite sees deadly tornadic thunderstorms in Southeastern US
Tornadoes are expected to accompany severe storms in the springtime in the U.S., but this time of year they also usually happen. When a line of severe thunderstorms associated with a cold front swept through ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 18, 2011 |
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GOES satellite eyeing late season lows for tropical development
Its late in the Atlantic and eastern Pacific hurricane seasons, but the calendar isn't stopping the tropics. The GOES-13 satellite is keeping forecasters informed about developing lows like System 90E in the ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 18, 2011 |
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Evolution during human colonizations
Most human populations are the product of a series of range expansions having occurred since modern humans left Africa some 50,000 years ago to colonize the rest of the world, but how have these processes influenced today's ...
Nov 03, 2011 |
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Swiss warn massive ice chunk may break off glacier
A massive part of a glacier the size of 12 football fields in the Swiss Alps could break off, local authorities warned, after the discovery of an enormous crevasse in the glacier.
Oct 04, 2011 |
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Yahoo, ABC joining forces in news partnership
(AP) -- ABC News is joining forces with Yahoo Inc. to deliver more digital news content to their audiences. With the deal, ABC News content will be prominently featured on the Yahoo News and Yahoo front page.
Oct 03, 2011 |
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Facebook finetunes news feeds from friends
Facebook on Tuesday began rolling out the latest in a rapid-fire series of enhancements to the leading social network as nascent rival Google+ opened its membership to the world.
Sep 20, 2011 |
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One reporter's look back at the space shuttle era
(AP) -- A space shuttle commander once confided that countdowns were invented merely to make astronauts nervous, and he was - every time. But when the count reached zero and the booster rockets ignited, he ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 07, 2011 |
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Aqua satellite sees severe weather in northwest Georgia
Northwestern Georgia felt the effects of severe weather season yesterday, May 27, as severe thunderstorms brought heavy rainfall, gusty winds and reports of a tornado. NASA's Aqua satellite provided an infrared ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 27, 2011 |
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Cities affect storms, but downwind areas can get the worst of it
(PhysOrg.com) -- Urban areas modify thunderstorms that can eventually get stronger and more violent as they leave the cities and move to downwind areas, according to a Purdue University study.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 27, 2011 |
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GOES satellite follows tracks of powerful U.S. storm
A powerful storm system with a history of severe weather continues to march across the U.S. and toward the east coast today. The low and associated cold front was captured in a two-day animation of GOES-13 satellite imagery.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 28, 2011 |
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GOES-13 satellite animation shows US severe storms and tornado outbreak
The GOES-13 satellite captured images of the powerful weather system that triggered severe weather in the southern U.S. this weekend, and NASA created an animation to show its progression. GOES-13 satellite ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 18, 2011 |
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Back seat less safe: Australian study
Adults who ride in the back of new cars are at higher risk of serious injury during an accident than those in the front seat, new research has found.
Aug 31, 2010 |
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Primitive frogs do a belly flop: Study shows frogs evolved jumping before they refined landing (w/ Video)
Sometimes divers, to their own painful dismay, do belly flops. But did you ever see a frog belly flop? That's just what primitive living frogs do, according to a new study1 by Dr. Richard Essner, from Southern Illinois University ...
Jul 21, 2010 |
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