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• Global Warming
  Environmental Issues
  Climate
  Geography
  Severe Weather
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  Meteorologists Find That Increased Ocean Temperatures Cause Increasingly Intense Hurricanes

  Climate change experts studying hurricanes documented a 35-year warming trend in ocean surface temperature and linked it to larger hurricanes. The increase has been 1 degree Fahrenheit, resulting in ... > more
• Birds
  Bird Flu Research
  Nature
  Environmental Science
  Recycling and Waste
  Zoology
   
  

  Poultry Nutritionists Remove Pollutants From Watersheds By Adding Enzyme To Chicken Feed

  Poultry nutritionists add an enzyme called phytase to chicken feed in an effort to decrease the amount of phosphorus that passes through them undigested. Research revealed the maximum amount of ... > more
• Environmental Issues
  Natural Disasters
  Earthquakes
  Tsunamis
  Water
  Earth Science
   
  

  Seismologists Devise New Technique To Measure Pollution

  Seismologists have tested a new way to measure the concentration of the dangerous groundwater contaminant Trichloroethylene (TCE). Ultrasonic waves called P-waves are sent through ground containing ... > more
• El Nino and La Nina
  Severe Weather
  Atmosphere
  Climate
  Weather
  Global Warming
   
  

  Geophysicists Blame La Nina Weather For Lost Time

  Geophysicists have identified the very real physical mechanism that can lengthen or shorten the amount of time the earth takes to complete one rotation. During La Nina the temperature of the Pacific ... > more
• Weather
  Severe Weather
  Global Warming
  Storms
  Hurricanes and Cyclones
  Geomagnetic Storms
   
  

  Electrical Engineers Use Regional Airliners To Increase Weather Forecasting Accuracy

  Electrical engineers are providing meteorologists with better information for their forecasts with Tropospheric Airborne Meteorological Data Reports. Sensors are placed on regional airliners cruising ... > more
• Skin Cancer
  Vitamin D
  Skin Care
  Fish
  Geomagnetic Storms
  Vitamin
   
  

  Dermatologists Discover Sun Protection Under The Sea

  Dermatologists recognize the benefits of a compound called astaxanthin. Found in red ocean plants and animals such as salmon, astaxanthin is the most effective and efficient free radical sponge in ... > more
• Earthquakes
  Natural Disasters
  Geology
  Oceanography
  Tsunamis
  Earth Science
   
  

  Geophysicists Discover Slippery Secret Of Weaker Underwater Earthquakes

  Seismologists investigating undersea earthquakes have found that molten rock lubricates faults. This decreases the amount of friction between sides of the fault and decreases the intensity of ... > more
• Hurricanes and Cyclones
  Severe Weather
  Storms
  Weather
  Natural Disasters
  Tornadoes
   
  

  Meteorologists Invent Better Way To Monitor Hurricane Strength

  Meteorologists have developed a new method for analyzing hurricane strength. A series of mathematical formulas transform data from Doppler radars into a 3-D picture of storm intensity every 6 ... > more
• Recycling and Waste
  Materials Science
  Environmental Issues
  Pollution
  Sustainability
  Inorganic Chemistry
   
  

  Turning Old Plastic Bottles Into Valuable Recycled Materials

  Chemical Engineers developed a way to break down plastic bottles made from polyethylene terephthalate -- or PET, and recycle it back into high value uses like more soda bottles, water bottles, beer ... > more
• Water
  Tsunamis
  Natural Disasters
  Nature of Water
  Floods
  Pollution
   
  

  The Science Behind Wave Pools

  Scientists gives us a sneak peek into the world of wave pools, and explain how these huge pools make constant waves. Waves are made by a huge compressor that feeds four gigantic air blowers. Then a ... > more

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