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  Meteorologists' New Scale Will Help in Emergency Planning

  Those who live in the Northeaster United States will be able to plan ahead for major storms thanks to a new ranking scale that predicts not only how many inches of snow will fall, but also how long ... > more
• Water
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  New Software Helps Track the Path of Toxic Spills

  Ecological engineers have developed software that can model the path of a toxic spill in waterways anywhere in the United States. The system can predict if and when a contaminant will reach a ... > more
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  Students Help Meteorologists Make Sense of Satellite Radar Data

  One hundred schools in 11 countries are participating in a program to help NASA calibrate the measurements from CloudSat, a remote-sensing satellite. Students record the type of clouds and ... > more
• Air Pollution
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  Statisticians Show that High Altitude Makes Hits Longer

  Two mathematicians at the University of Northern Colorado are taking a fresh statistical look at the effects of elevation on hitting -- specifically at Coors Field in Denver, where the field is at a ... > more
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  Atmospheric Scientists Link Lightning to Ice Particles In Clouds

  Satellite imaging is now helping atmospheric scientists link the amount of charged ice in clouds to lightning activity. Ice particles in thunderstorms can help increase precipitation, the scientists ... > more
• Energy and the Environment
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  Biological Engineers Generate Natural Gas with Bacteria

  A new kind of waste digester uses two different strains of bacteria in different tanks. This would normally take place in the same environment, but microbiologists have now separated it into two ... > more
• Recycling and Waste
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  RFID-Based Recycling Technology Makes Philadelphia Greener

  Electrical engineers have developed a system that identifies a recycling bin by its household, using Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) chips embedded in the bins. Bins are scanned and weighed ... > more
• Severe Weather
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  Meteorologist Will Take Lead in Issuing Closely Watched Forecasts

  Bill Gray, the lead author of closely-watched seasonal hurricane forecasts, is passing the torch to his collaborator Phil Klotzbach, a man whose accomplishments are all the more surprising ... > more
• Robotics
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  Engineering Students Build Next-Generation Bathyscaphe

  Computer, electrical, and mechanical engineering students at the University of Florida have built a fully automated underwater vehicle. Driven by five thrusters and controlled by complex electronics, ... > more
• Water
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  Physical Chemists Devise Quick Spectrometry-Based Mercury Test

  Physical chemists have created a new, cheap test to detect mercury, an element known to harm the brain, kidneys, heart, lungs and immune system. A gold nanorod absorbs mercury from a sample and, then ... > more

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