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Blubbery 'researchers' lend fin to climate science (AP)

Blubbery 'researchers' lend fin to climate science

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Apr 06, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (27) | comments 1

(AP) -- Into the Antarctic enigma, the puzzle of a place with too few researchers chasing too many climate mysteries, slowly waddles the elephant seal.


New data show much of Antarctica is warming more than previously thought

New data show much of Antarctica is warming more than previously thought

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created Jan 21, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (36) | comments 31

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists studying climate change have long believed that while most of the rest of the globe has been getting steadily warmer, a large part of Antarctica - the East Antarctic Ice Sheet - ...





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Time Warner Cable asks help on rising program fees

Technology / Business

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Time Warner Cable Inc. is asking the public for help as it tries to curtail increases in the programming fees it has to pay to carry cable channels and broadcast stations on its systems.


U.S. expands tsunami warning system

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created Aug 22, 2006 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The U.S. National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration says it has expanded its network of deep-ocean buoys to guard against tsunamis.


Researcher finds higher summer ozone concentrations in southeast metro Atlanta

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created May 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A Georgia State University researcher has found that the highest concentrations of summertime ozone -- a major air pollutant and respiratory health hazard — tended to occur in the southeastern part of metro ...


NOAA-N Prime Satellite

NASA, NOAA set to launch NOAA-N Prime satellite

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jan 22, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

NASA is preparing to launch NOAA'S latest polar-orbiting operational environmental satellite, called NOAA-N Prime, providing an essential resource for NOAA's weather forecasts and improving the U.S. search ...


300 billion weather forecasts used by Americans annually, survey finds

300 billion weather forecasts used by Americans annually, survey finds

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created Jun 23, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (3) | comments 2

Close to 9 out of 10 adult Americans obtain weather forecasts regularly, and they do so more than three times each day on average, a new nationwide survey by scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric ...


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Sun goes longer than normal without producing sunspots

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jun 09, 2008 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (33) | comments 7

The sun has been laying low for the past couple of years, producing no sunspots and giving a break to satellites.


Researchers evaluate highway rest areas for wind power

Technology / Energy

created Mar 20, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (45) | comments 0

Illinois is the Prairie State and home to the Windy City. And sometimes, when standing out in that prairie and feeling the wind racing across the state, you begin to wonder if there is anything between here and Kansas that ...


Noise Evidence Could Expand Hurricane Record

Noise Evidence Could Expand Hurricane Record

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created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

As sea-surface temperatures rise across the globe, some scientists believe that hurricane frequency and intensity may increase. A fresh technique offers promise to generate new data from long-dead storms, ...


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Tibet drought worst in 30 years: Chinese state media

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created Jun 20, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (7) | comments 4

A drought in Tibet has intensified into the region's worst in three decades, leaving thousands of hectares parched and killing more than 13,000 head of cattle, China's state media said Saturday.


Record high temperatures far outpace record lows across US

Record high temperatures far outpace record lows across US (w/ Video)

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created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (28) | comments 7

Spurred by a warming climate, daily record high temperatures occurred twice as often as record lows over the last decade across the continental United States, new research shows. The ratio of record highs ...



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