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Warming Boosts Strongest Storms

zatoichi — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:30:58 -0400

The strongest tropical storms are becoming even stronger as the world's oceans warm, scientists have confirmed. Analysis of satellite data shows that in the last 25 years, strong cyclones, hurricanes and typhoons have become more frequent in most of the tropics.

Climate 'hockey stick' is revived

zatoichi — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 09:32:32 -0400

A new study by climate scientists behind the controversial 1998 "hockey stick" graph suggests their earlier analysis was broadly correct.

Michael Mann's team analysed data for the last 2,000 years, and concluded that Northern Hemisphere temperatures now are "anomalously warm".

Elephants show flair for arithmetic

Zatoichi — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 09:43:44 -0400

The elephant's memory is legendary, but in a large, grey surprise to science the mighty Asian elephant turns out to have a distinct flair for maths as well

Major ice-shelf loss for Canada

Zatoichi — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 09:27:58 -0400

The ice shelves in Canada's High Arctic have lost a colossal area this year, scientists report. The floating tongues of ice attached to Ellesmere Island, which have lasted for thousands of years, have seen almost a quarter of their cover break away.

Hann, Ike and now Josephine

zatoichi — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 13:19:12 -0400

TROPICAL STORM JOSEPHINE FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 2NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL1020081500 UTC TUE SEP 02 2008 TROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 13.2N 25.3W AT 02/1500ZPOSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 30 NM PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST OR 280 DEGREES AT 13 KT

China to launch third manned space flight

zatoichi — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 11:43:51 -0400

China has brought forward the launch date of its third manned space flight to late September, a report said Tuesday.

Drug War Terror Spreads in Mexico

Zatoichi — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 21:31:10 -0400

Eleven decapitated bodies have been found outside the city of Merida on the Yucatan peninsula, heightening fears that Mexico's recent descent into violence has reached even heavily protected tourist areas.

'Big Dry' turns farms into deserts

zatoichi — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 11:09:16 -0400

In the once-lush fields of South Australia, on land that borders the state's world famous Lower Lakes, farmer Nigel Treloar rounds up the herd with the help of his off-road motorbike.

It is one of the few things that has got easier as a result of Australia's worst drought in 100 years.

Oxygen-Evolving Catalyst in Neutral Water

Zatoichi — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 20:48:15 -0400

Originally published in Science Express on 31 July 2008Science 22 August 2008:Vol. 321. no. 5892, pp. 1072 - 1075

In Situ Formation of an Oxygen-Evolving Catalyst in Neutral Water Containing Phosphate and Co2+Matthew W. Kanan and Daniel G. Nocera*