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Scientists Pinpoint River Flow Associated With Cholera Outbreaks, Not Just Global Warming
August 3, 2011 — An examination of the world's largest river basins found nutrient-rich and powerful river discharges led to spikes in the blooms of plankton associated with cholera outbreaks. These increased ... > full story -
Protecting Networks Is Just a Game
July 27, 2011 — Information technologists have used game theory to develop a defense mechanism for networks that is more effective than previous ... > full story -
Reservoirs of Ancient Lava Shaped Earth
July 27, 2011 — Geological history has periodically featured giant lava eruptions that coat large swaths of land or ocean floor with basaltic lava, which hardens into rock formations called flood basalt. New ... > full story -
Landsat Satellites Track Continued Missouri River Flooding
July 20, 2011 — Flooding along the Missouri River continues as shown in recent Landsat satellite images of the Nebraska and Iowa border. Heavy rains and snowmelt have caused the river to remain above flood stage for ... > full story -
One-Third of Central Catalan Coast Is Very Vulnerable to Storm Impact
July 13, 2011 — Researchers in Spain have developed a method for evaluating the vulnerability of coastal regions to the impact of storms. The method, which has been applied on the Catalan coastline, shows that ... > full story -
Olympia Hypothesis: Tsunamis Buried the Cult Site on the Peloponnese
July 10, 2011 — Olympia, site of the famous Temple of Zeus and original venue of the Olympic Games in ancient Greece, was presumably destroyed by repeated tsunamis that traveled considerable distances inland, and ... > full story -
Cassini Captures Images and Sounds of Saturn Storm
July 6, 2011 — Scientists analyzing data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft now have the first-ever, up-close details of a Saturn storm that is eight times the surface area of ... > full story -
Landsat Satellite Images Reveal Extent of Historic North Dakota Flooding
June 27, 2011 — Heavy rains in Canada caused historic flooding in Minot, N.D. Landsat satellite images taken before and during the flooding reveal the water's ... > full story -
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Greener Disaster Alerts: Low-Energy Wireless Sensor Networks Warn of Hurricanes, Earthquakes
June 27, 2011 — New software allows wireless sensor networks to run at much lower energy, according to researchers. The technology could improve efficiency for hurricane and other natural disaster warning ... > full story -
Newspaper Archives Help to Understand Coastal Flooding Along the South of England
June 24, 2011 — A unique study using over 70 years of information from local newspapers has helped to examine the incidence and location of coastal floods in the Solent region of southern ... > full story
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