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- Global warming is pushing edges of tropics towards poles: study
- PARIS AFP — The greenhouse effect is causing Earth's zone of tropical climate to creep towards the poles, according to a study whose release on Sunday coincided with the eve of a major UN conference on climate change. The poleward expansion of the tropics will have far-reaching impacts, notably...
- Research articles 2007-12-02
- Phoenix bound for landing on Mars' Arctic
- CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A robotic dirt and ice digger rocketed toward Mars on Saturday, beginning a 422 million-mile journey that NASA hopes will culminate next spring in the first-ever landing within the red planet's Arctic Circle. The Phoenix Mars Lander blasted off before dawn, precisely on time,...
- Research articles 2007-08-05
- Impeachment 101
- Because impeachment is a rare occurrence, many Americans might be fuzzy on the details. Here's a quick refresher: In passing an article of impeachment, the U.S. House of Representatives brings the accused government official to trial in the Senate. John Roberts, chief justice of the Supreme...
- Research articles 2007-07-26
- Biodiversity Created and Preserved in Tropics
- CHICAGO, Illinois ENS — --> The tropics have long been identified as much richer in biodiversity than higher latitudes, but scientists have been unsure why this is the case. A new study answers the question, finding that the tropics are both a cradle of biodiversity, where new species originate, and...
- Research articles 2006-10-06
- Tropics are cradle, museum of life: study
- WASHINGTON AFP — The tropics are at once the cradle and museum of much of the world's biodiversity, said a study, which pointed up the need to preserve rain forests, coral reefs and other ecosystems. Paleontologists and biologists at the University of California-Berkeley and the University of Chicago showed that...
- Research articles 2006-10-05
- Bush pushes for CIA latitude
- WASHINGTON -- Warning that terrorists "are coming again," President Bush said Friday that he'd shut down a secret CIA interrogation program if lawmakers refused to give interrogators wide latitude in dealing with detainees. "It's a dangerous world," Bush said during a Rose Garden press conference as he prodded...
- Research articles 2006-09-16
- U. professor notes tropics expansion
- A study by scientists at the Universities of Utah and Washington says tropical-zone weather patterns have expanded by two degrees latitude since 1979, which may mean the tropics have widened by 140 miles. Whether that is a result of global warming or some other factor, the authors can't...
- Research articles 2006-05-26
- Building on the past
- When the people who work for the Utah Heritage Foundation see a building that has been lovingly restored, they invite the owner to apply for an award. "Tell us the story of your project," they ask. Kirk Huffaker, assistant director of UHF, says some of the people they...
- Research articles 2006-01-16
- NGA/NASA SRTM project progresses.(Community Bits: COMPANY AND PEOPLE UPDATES)
- The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency NGA has accepted the final delivery of Shuttle Radar Topography Mission SRTM data produced by Intermap Technologies as part of the NGA/NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration SRTM project. Boeing and Intermap have also received an additional order from NGA to undertake...
- Research articles 2005-05-01
- Does global warming affect sea temperature?
- A North Atlantic Ocean circulation system was weakened considerably in the late 1990s, which could have dramatic effects on climate, maintains a potentially groundbreaking study from NASA. The slowing of this current--which moves water in a counterclockwise pattern from Ireland to eastern Canada--is an indication of changes occurring in the...
- Research articles 2004-06-01
- Global Solar UV Index: Australian Measurements, Forecasts and Comparison with the UK6
- ABSTRACTThe 2002 revision of the UV index UVI issued by the World Health Organisation WHO, the World Meteorological Office WMO, the United Nations Environment Programme UNEP and the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection ICNIRP (World Health Organization [2002] Global Solar UV Index: A Practical Guide. WHO, Geneva) was motivated...
- Research articles 2004-01-01
- Weather Fundamentals
- Weather FundamentalsTHE EARTH'S ATMOSPHERECompositionAir is a mixture of several gases. When completely dry, it is about 78% nitrogen and 21% oxygen. The remaining 1% is other gases such as argon, carbon dioxide, neon, helium, and others. However, in nature, air is never completely dry. It always contains some water vapor...
- Research articles 2004-01-01
- New study reports large-scale salinity changes in the oceans; Saltier tropical oceans and fresher ocean waters near the poles further signs of global climate change's impacts.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-18 December 2003-US NSF: New study reports large-scale salinity changes in the oceans; Saltier tropical oceans and fresher ocean waters near the poles further signs of global climate change's impactsC1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:12172003 Arlington, Va. -- Tropical ocean waters...
- Research articles 2003-12-18
- New climate study challenges thinking on large-scale, global climate change.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-31 May 2002-NSF: New climate study challenges thinking on large-scale, global climate change C1994-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:05302002 A study of past climate changes in the South American tropics has challenged traditional understanding of the mechanisms that triggered ...
- Research articles 2002-05-31
- TRMM Reveals Global Rainfall Patterns.(Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission)(Brief Article)
- After three years of gathering data, the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission TRMM has some impressive pictures to share. A team of NASA scientists have created the most comprehensive and precise global rainfall maps to date using data from TRMM's satellite-based Microwave Imager and Precipitation Radar combined...
- Research articles 2001-03-01
- Letters From Readers - Brief Article
- Another View on CPR Training Because it is always a pleasure to find someone who agrees with me, I congratulate Kathryn Tyler on her fine article "The Difference Between Life and Death" in the November HR Magazine. As a recently retired SPHR who has been teaching cardiopulmonary resuscitation...
- Research articles 2001-01-01
- Annual and interannual behavior of solar ultraviolet irradiance revealed by broadband measurements
- Annual and Interannual Behavior of Solar Ultraviolet Irradiance Revealed by Broadband Measurementspara ABSTRACT This research examines the behavior of ground-level solar UV radiation as measured by eight broadband meters in the continental United States during the period from late 1994 to late 1998. The goal is to define the variability...
- Research articles 2000-10-01
- Something old under the sun.(Home & Garden)
- Here come the sundials. The timepieces of yesteryear are the new millennium's hot garden accessory. Galileo would no doubt be amazed to walk into today's suburban gardens and see so many sundials. And quite baffled when he tried to...
- Research articles 2000-06-04
- Northern Influence.
- A growing body of evidence indicates that a climate phenomenon called the Arctic Oscillation has wide-ranging effects in the Northern Hemisphere and operates differently from other known climate cycles. Recent reports from University of Washington suggest that unlike the El Nino Southern Oscillation ENSO, which is...
- Research articles 2000-03-01
- The Great Whales: History and Status of Six Species Listed as Endangered Under the U.S. Endangered Species Act of 1973 - Statistical Data Included
- A Special Issue of the Marine Fisheries Review The Status of Endangered Whales: An Overview Introduction and Background In the history of whaling from prehistoric to modern times, the large whales, sometimes called the "great whales," were hunted most heavily owing in part to their corresponding value...
- Research articles 1999-01-01
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