News tagged with warning
Taiwan to boost quake warning system
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 15, 2009 |
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Taiwan plans to build its first undersea seismic station, designed to improve the island's early warning system and save valuable seconds when earthquakes strike, officials said.
NASA satellite still sees heavy rainfall in Tropical Storm Neki
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Oct 24, 2009 |
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Tropical Storm Neki continues moving north and over the weekend it will be in open waters in the Central Atlantic. NASA's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite passed over Neki early on October ...
Philippines breathing easier as Typhoon Lupit turns north
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Oct 24, 2009 |
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Typhoon Lupit is giving residents of Luzon a break from facing the storm head on. The Luzon region of the Philippines still experienced rain and gusty winds, but the storm didn't and won't make landfall there.
Satellites see Typhoon Lupit now bringing more rains to soggy Philippines
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Oct 22, 2009 |
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Typhoon Lupit (called Ramil in the Philippines) is already raining over the northern Luzon today, October 22. The storm has unfortunately slowed to 8 mph as it creeps westward, and that's bad news for flood-weary ...
Earthquake early-warning system soon to enter testing
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Oct 20, 2009 |
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It is the Holy Grail of seismology, sought by earthquake scientists for more than a century: the ability to provide advance warning of the Big One, so the public can react before a massive quake unleashes its rolling thunder ...
Conditions combined for devastating tsunami
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Sep 30, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Because of a lethal combination of geology and geography, the people of American Samoa didn't stand much of a chance. Almost every condition that triggers bad tsunamis was in place this time, generating ...
Electronic medical records could be used as a predictor of domestic abuse
Sep 30, 2009 |
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Doctors could predict a patient's risk of receiving a domestic abuse diagnosis years in advance by using electronic medical records as an early warning system, according to research published on BMJ.com today.
1 in 8 strokes is preceded by 'warning stroke'
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Sep 28, 2009 |
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One out of every eight strokes is preceded by a "warning stroke," which is a transient ischemic attack (TIA) or mild stroke, according to research published in the September 29, 2009, print issue of Neurology.
When a whistle beats a tweet
Sep 01, 2009 |
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Biologists have discovered that a species of Australian pigeon has a secret way of alerting fellow birds to predators -- a "whistle" emitted by flapping wings when the bird takes off in alarm.
NASA satellite sees Hurricane Jimena explode in strength over 4 days
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Aug 31, 2009 |
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Hurricane Warnings are up for the southern Baja California, as powerful Category Four Hurricane Jimena threatens. Jimena developed over the weekend, and the infrared instrument on NASA's Aqua satellite captured ...
NASA satellite image shows deadly Typhoon Morakot slamming Taiwan
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Aug 07, 2009 |
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Sometimes satellite imagery will leave a person in awe of nature's power and that's what the latest satellite image from NASA's Aqua satellite will do as it shows the giant Typhoon Morakot's center about to ...
Car horns warn against natural disasters
Jul 20, 2009 |
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In the past, sirens howled to warn the population against floods, large fires or chemical accidents. Today, however, there is no extensive warning system in Germany, as most sirens were dismantled after the ...
Bangladesh introduces SMS cyclone alert system
Jun 24, 2009 |
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Bangladesh is trialling a text message service to warn people of natural disasters, including floods and cyclones, a government official said Wednesday.
Sudden Collapse in Ancient Biodiversity: Was Global Warming the Culprit?
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Jun 18, 2009 |
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Scientists have unearthed striking evidence for a sudden ancient collapse in plant biodiversity. A trove of 200 million-year-old fossil leaves collected in East Greenland tells the story, carrying its message ...
Scientists: Global warming has already changed oceans
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Jun 10, 2009 |
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In Washington state, oysters in some areas haven't reproduced for four years, and preliminary evidence suggests that the increasing acidity of the ocean could be the cause. In the Gulf of Mexico, falling oxygen levels in ...
