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• El Nino and La Nina
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  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
• Construction
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  Architectural Engineers Design Homes To Withstand Earthquakes

  Engineers have designed windows and walls that will not break when shaken by the intense motion caused by earthquakes. By installing glass panels that do not touch the corners of the frame, ... > more
• Earthquakes
  Natural Disasters
  Geology
  Oceanography
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  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
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  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
• Earth Science
  Volcanoes
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  Geoscientists Investigate Rare Carbon Formation

  Carbonados, black carbon formations that resemble diamonds, have been show to have a chemical spectrum that indicates they originated before the formation of the Earth; their high hydrogen content ... > more
• Floods
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  Encryption
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  Digital Photographers Offer Virtual Storage Solutions

  Digital photographers have a new way to safeguard assets in a residence or business. State-of-the-art digital recording apparatus is used to create inventory, which is kept on several protected ... > more
• Air Quality
  Air Pollution
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  Atmospheric Scientists Map Pollution Decrease

  Spectroscopic images from remote-sensing satellites of the Ohio River Valley over 10 years have revealed a decreasing concentration of nitrogen oxides and nitric acid, precursors to ... > more
• Trees
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  Environmental Scientists Find Tree Combo For Carbon Sequestration

  A research team found 31 hardy trees that sequester carbon efficiently for the New York region, mitigating against the impacts of high deforestation and carbon release into the atmosphere in that ... > more
• Global Warming
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  Nature
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  Organic Chemistry
   
  

  Environmental Engineers Use Algae To Capture Carbon Dioxide

  Engineers have designed a simple, sustainable and natural carbon sequestration solution using algae. A team at Ohio University created a photo bioreactor that uses photosynthesis to grow algae, ... > more
• Hurricanes and Cyclones
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  Construction
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  Civil Engineers Improve Houses Against Hurricanes

  Polystyrene blocks used to build the walls in the home have survived a direct hit from a tornado, and improved version used in houses incorporates concrete with steel reinforcing inside. On a ... > more

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