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• Earth's History: Freeze and Fry
    Today’s rapid climate change is undoubtedly the result of greenhouse gases produced by...

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• Interview: James Lovelock on Climate Change
  The United Nation�s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) just released a...

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• Going Green: On Earth and Beyond
  Scientists are now looking at how research into space can help the Earth � and vice...

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• A Glacial Warning
  Glaciers in Uganda, East Africa are receding at an alarming rate due to global warming. Dubbed...

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• Uncovering an asteroid
  Fragments of an ancient asteroid have revealed new details about asteroid impacts on...

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• Earthquake Ancestors
  Layers of sand in the earth have helped seismologists investigate the history of earthquakes in...

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• Countdown to Katrina
  Hurricane Katrina left in its wake 1300 dead, and hundreds of thousands homeless. Scientists had...

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• The Science of Gemstones
  Diamonds, rubies and sapphires captivate us by their symbolic values of wealth and power, and...

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• Asian Earthquake 26th Dec 2004 - How The Earthquake...
  The Dec 26th 2004 Indonesian megathrust earthquake quickened Earth's rotation and changed our...

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• The Fury of Hurricanes
  When Hurricane Andrew of 1992 came booming ashore in South Florida, it caused the United States'...

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• Spying On Central America
  NASA-supported researchers have developed software anyone can use to fly, video game-style, over...

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• Storm of the Century - Hurricane Floyd
  Storm of the Century - Hurricane Floyd Floyd can be traced back to a tropical wave that emerged...

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• Rift Valley Fever
  Scientists are learning that the key to predicting certain epidemics - like Rift Valley fever in...

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• The Age of El Nino
  The phenomena have already been linked to everything from tornadoes in the midwestern United...

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• Earthquake!
  High above Earth where seismic waves never reach, satellites may be able to detect earthquakes -...

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• City Swallowing Sand Dunes
  Researchers are studying the complex physics of menacing sand dunes. Next time you're at the...

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• What Causes Drought?
  The western U.S. is facing yet another summer of severe drought. Science provides some answers as...

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• Contrary Thermometers
  Scientists are working to understand why the lower atmosphere isn't heating up as fast as some...

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• Continents in Collision
  Creeping more slowly than a human fingernail grows, Earth's massive continents are nonetheless on...

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• Earth's Fidgeting Climate
  Is human activity warming the Earth or do recent signs of climate change signal natural...

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• Global Warming and Storm Chasing
  Global Warming is a reality, and whilst most of us are focusing on the ecological concerns. Some...

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• Worlds in Eruption
  Worlds in Eruption - Volcanoes Volcanism, in its various guises, is without doubt one of...

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• Global Warming - A Chilling Possibility
  Global warming could plunge North America and Western Europe into a deep freeze, possibly within...

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• Ocean Forces Threaten Our Climate
  Click here for others comments about this article From the dawn of time, people have suspected...

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• Heart of the Hurricane
  Heart of the Hurricane Scientists are using two orbiting research satellites to peer into the...

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• Space Lasers Take To The Winds
  Click here for others comments about this article Scientists at the Global Hydrology and Climate...

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• Extinction!
  The death of the dinosaurs wasn’t unique. There have been 17 major extinctions of life...

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• The Earth's Magnetic Flip
  Our planet's magnetic field is in a constant state of change, say researchers who are beginning...

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• Planetary Waves and Ozone Holes
  Huge planet-girdling atmospheric waves suppress ozone holes over Earth's northern...

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• Flowing Sand in Space
  Scientists are sending sand into Earths orbit to learn more about how soil behaves during...

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