News tagged with water weakening
Solving the chalk mystery
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 24, 2009 |
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A piece of chalk in a laboratory at the University of Stavanger in Norway may be the key to unlock a great mystery. If the mystery is solved, it will generate billions in additional income for the oil industry. Associate ...
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Wind, current combined to raise E Coast sea level
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Aug 31, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Folks living along the East Coast were in higher water early this summer thanks to a change in the wind and current flow.
Thousands of barges could save Europe from deep freeze
Feb 06, 2006 |
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It is ironic that one consequence of global warming is that Europe might plunge into a deep freeze. This possibility stimulated an unusual research project at the University of Alberta.
New report explains sea level anomaly this summer along the US Atlantic coast
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Sep 02, 2009 |
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Persistent winds and a weakened current in the Mid-Atlantic contributed to higher than normal sea levels along the Eastern Seaboard in June and July, according to a new NOAA technical report.
Climate change signal detected in the Indian Ocean
May 30, 2007 |
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The signature of climate change over the past 40 years has been identified in temperatures of the Indian Ocean near Australia.
Rise in atmospheric CO2 accelerates as economy grows, natural carbon sinks weaken
Oct 22, 2007 |
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Human activities are releasing carbon dioxide faster than ever, while the natural processes that normally slow its build up in the atmosphere appear to be weakening. These conclusions are drawn in a new study in the early ...
Nida getting knocked by winds, and 97W piquing interest
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Nida is now a tropical storm, and is being knocked around by wind shear in the Western Pacific. Satellite imagery has confirmed Nida's center of circulation is exposed and the storm is losing its circular ...
To keep muscles strong, the 'garbage' has to go
Dec 01, 2009 |
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In order to maintain muscle strength with age, cells must rid themselves of the garbage that accumulates in them over time, just as it does in any household, according to a new study in the December issue of Cell Metabolism. In the ...
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.
El Nino Picking Up Steam
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Nov 13, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The latest image from the U.S./French Jason-2 satellite finds a strong wave of warm water heading toward the Americas, fueling El Nino.
Cyclone Anja hits wind shear, weakens drastically
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Nov 17, 2009 |
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This morning, Cyclone Anja was a powerful Category 4 cyclone on the Saffir-Simpson scale. Wind shear has now giving Anja a strong "punch in the gut" as the storm has weakened to a Category 1 cyclone.
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