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NASA Looks At Sea Level Rise, Hurricane Risks To New York City
October 25, 2006 New York City has been an area of concern during hurricane season for many years because of the large population and logistics. More than eight million people live in the city, and it has hundreds of ... > full story -
New Theory For Mass Extinctions
October 25, 2006 A new theory on just what causes Earth's worst mass extinctions may help settle the endless scientific dust-up on the matter. Whether you favor meteor impacts, volcanic eruptions, cosmic rays, ... > full story -
Global Warming And Your Health
October 23, 2006 Global warming could do more to hurt your health than simply threaten summertime heat stroke, says a public health physician. Although heat-related illnesses and deaths will increase with the ... > full story -
Mineral Discovery Explains Mars' Landscape
October 23, 2006 A Queen's University researcher has discovered a mineral that could explain the mountainous landscape of Mars, and have implications for NASA's next mission to the ... > full story -
Intelligent Sensors Gear Up For Real-Time Flood Monitoring
October 18, 2006 An intelligent flood monitoring system that could give advance warning of the type of rapid flood that engulfed the UK Cornish village of Boscastle in 2004, is under test in the Yorkshire Dales. The ... > full story -
Geologists Help Find And Explain Earliest Known Human Ancestor Child
September 26, 2006 University of South Florida geologists Jonathan Wynn and Diana Roman, part of an international team of co-researchers, reported on the oldest yet fossil remains of a juvenile, female, early pre-human ... > full story -
Household Levels Of Mold Following Hurricane Katrina Surpass Some Agricultural Environments
September 23, 2006 In a study assessing flood clean-up procedures in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina, a team of scientists led by researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health, report ... > full story -
Predicting An Answer To The Threat Of Flooding
September 8, 2006 The latest advances in computer flood modeling and animation that could help to improve the way we protect the UK's towns and cities from flooding will be highlighted at this year's BA Festival of ... > full story -
'Extreme Rainfall' Incidents Increasing In Parts Of United Kingdom
September 4, 2006 Extreme rainfall events - those likely to lead to flooding - have become more frequent and intense over a 40-year period in parts of Britain, particularly in Scotland and the North of England. ... > full story -
NASA Looks Back At Hurricane Katrina One Year Later
August 28, 2006 Several NASA satellites gave important details about Katrina's storm structure and strength throughout her life cycle, aiding forecasters and emergency managers. In the aftermath, data from ... > full story
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