News tagged with mountain crest
Erosion of the Yucca Mountain crest
The Yucca Mountain crest in Nevada, USA has been proposed as a permanent site for high level radioactive waste. But a new study, already published as an article in press by Elsevier's journal Geomorphology and recently includ ...
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May 05, 2009 |
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A study of strong ground motion may show need to modify building codes
New testing conducted in a steep, mountainous region of Utah, using mining induced events, is providing a new set of data necessary for better predictions.
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Dec 05, 2011 |
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Wandering wolf inspires hope and dread
(AP) -- A young wolf from Oregon has become a media celebrity while looking for love, tracing a zigzag path that has carried him hundreds of miles nearly to California, while his alpha male sire and a sibling ...
Nov 28, 2011 |
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Cornell researchers discover only recorded flight of lost imperial woodpecker
It was once the undisputed king of its clan, but most believe the imperial woodpecker faded unseen into the pages of history sometime in the late 20th century in the high mountains of Mexico.
Oct 26, 2011 |
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Yosemite to thin out young trees
National parks tend to be a tree hugger's paradise. Layers of federal laws, strict park service rules and even the disapproving scowls from some visitors prohibit so much as driving a nail into a tree, much less cutting one ...
Jul 31, 2011 |
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Research shows part of Alaska inundated by ancient megafloods
(PhysOrg.com) -- New research indicates that one of the largest fresh-water floods in Earth's history happened about 17,000 years ago and inundated a large area of Alaska that is now occupied in part by the ...
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Apr 28, 2010 |
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What are the 'Hard Problems' in the social sciences?
(PhysOrg.com) -- Just over a century ago, one of the world’s leading mathematicians posed this question to a number of his colleagues: What are the most important unsolved questions in mathematics?
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Apr 15, 2010 |
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Long-distance larvae speed to new undersea vent homes
Working in a rare, "natural seafloor laboratory" of hydrothermal vents that had just been rocked by a volcanic eruption, scientists from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and other institutions ...
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Apr 12, 2010 |
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Better snowfall forecasting
University of Utah scientists developed an easier way for meteorologists to predict snowfall amounts and density - fluffy powder or wet cement. The method has been adopted by the National Weather Service for ...
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Feb 22, 2010 |
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Dozens of primate species on the brink: study
Seldom seen species of lemur, monkey and gorilla are among 25 primates facing near-certain extinction unless urgent measures are taken to protect them, according to a report released Thursday.
Feb 18, 2010 |
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Alaska volcano erupts twice, sends ash 12 miles up (Update)
(AP) -- Alaska's Mount Redoubt erupted several times Thursday, spewing a more than 12-mile-high cloud that could drop ash on Anchorage for the first time since the volcano began erupting Sunday night.
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Mar 26, 2009 |
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