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New Method Detects Emerging Sunspots Deep Inside the Sun, Provides Warning of Dangerous Solar Flares
August 19, 2011 — Sunspots spawn solar flares that can cause billions of dollars in damage to satellites, communications networks and power grids. But researchers have now developed a way to detect incipient sunspots ... > full story -
Emergency Workers Will Respond: Study Shows First Responders Will Report to Duty, but Need Assistance With Family Matters
August 18, 2011 — Worries that first responders will shirk duties in a disaster are overblown, but they do need assistance with family matters, a new study ... > full story -
Tsunami Observed by Radar, May Lead to Better Early Warning Systems
August 16, 2011 — The tsunami that devastated Japan on March 11 was picked up by high-frequency radar in California and Japan as it swept toward their coasts, according to US and Japanese scientists. This is the first ... > full story -
Measurements Reveal Extent of Leakage from Japan's Damaged Fukushima Reactor
August 15, 2011 — From distance of 5,800 miles, researchers calculated how much radiation leaked from damaged fuel at the Fukushima nuclear reactor after an earthquake and tsunami disabled normal cooling systems. ... > full story -
El Mayor-Cucapah Earthquake Was Simple on Surface, Complicated at Depth, New Data Show
August 11, 2011 — Like scars that remain on the skin long after a wound has healed, earthquake fault lines can be traced on Earth's surface long after their initial rupture. Typically, this line of intersection ... > full storyMore: -
Status of Nuclear Power 2010
August 11, 2011 — A new annual report gives a global overview of nuclear energy with a focus on safety and preparedness. This year's report is a bit delayed because of the accident in Fukushima, which is also ... > full story -
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Researchers Fight Cholera With Computer Forecasting
August 11, 2011 — Just as the rainy season is driving a new surge of cholera cases in Haiti, a new computational model could forecast where outbreaks are likely to occur. Researchers hope to target anti-cholera ... > full story -
Deep Recycling in Earth Faster Than Thought
August 10, 2011 — The recycling of Earth's crust in volcanoes happens much faster than scientists have previously assumed. Rock of the oceanic crust, which sinks deep into the earth due to the movement of tectonic ... > full story -
New Eruption Discovered at Undersea Volcano, After Successfully Forecasting the Event
August 9, 2011 — Scientists just discovered a new eruption of Axial Seamount, an undersea volcano located about 250 miles off the Oregon coast -- and one of the most active and intensely studied seamounts in the ... > full story -
Japan's Tohoku Tsunami Created Icebergs in Antarctica
August 8, 2011 — A NASA scientist and her colleagues were able to observe for the first time the power of an earthquake and tsunami to break off large icebergs a hemisphere away. The researchers were able to link the ... > full story
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