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[Mount Erebus: Antarctica and #39;s Most Active Volcano Now Seen From The Inside - 17 May 2012
What and #39;s it like to stare into the roiling mouth of an active volcano' Pretty darn cool, say scientists who work at Antarctica and #39;s Mount Erebus, home of one of Earth and #39;s only long-lived lava lakes....

[4.3 magnitude earthquake rattles east Texas; no major damage reported - 17 May 2012
A moderate earthquake rattled an area in east Texas near the Louisiana border....

[Common fungicide wreaks havoc on freshwater ecosystems - 16 May 2012
A new study on chlorothalonil, one of the world and #39;s most common fungicides, shows it was lethal to a wide variety of freshwater organisms....

[Hurricane center director: Forecasting storm intensity still challenging 20 years after Andrew - 16 May 2012
The National Hurricane Center and #39;s director says his successor will face the same problem that has perplexed forecasters since Hurricane Andrew barreled into Florida two decades ago: predicting how bad a storm will be....

[Air pollution level changes in Beijing linked with biomarkers of cardiovascular disease - 15 May 2012
During the 2008 Beijing Olympics, changes in air pollution were associated with changes in biomarkers of systemic inflammation and thrombosis (formation of blood clot) as well as measures of cardiovascular physiology in healthy young persons, according to a new study....

[Ethical living: whatever happened to acid rain' - 15 May 2012
Why do we only hear about certain eco issues, such as climate change' What happened to acid rain and the ozone layer' I agree that planet green has a tendency to be a little one-note. For a long while it and #39;s been singing a plaintive song (more of a wail, actually) about climate change. But you can see why this preoccupies us. In the run-up to the Rio climate conference we are without an agreed ......

[East Africa: Impact of Climate on Mountain Ecosystems Under Scrutiny - 15 May 2012
[SciDev.Net] Nairobi - A four-year project aimed at addressing the lack of knowledge about the impacts of climate change on food security, livelihoods and economic prosperity in mountain ecosystems has been launched in East Africa....

[Russell Mittermeier: Language Diversity Is Highest in Biodiversity Hotspots - 10 May 2012
These biodiversity hotspots and wilderness areas must be among our top priorities for terrestrial conservation if we hope to preserve Earth and #39;s natural ecosystem services and biodiversity for future generations of people....

[Scheherazade Rehman: Global Tectonic Shifts - 09 May 2012
This is without doubt the worst financial crisis in over eight decades. There is a growing disquiet on the issues of fairness and justice of open markets economies....

[Unstable Weather, Natural Hazards Weaken Economies, Report Says - 09 May 2012
Natural disasters, unstable weather and global warming may have a “significant” impact on economies, causing increased volatility and political misjudgment, according to a report today from U.K. investment manager Standard Life Investments Ltd....

[Volcanoes sound-off on the life-cycles of eruptions - 08 May 2012
Volcanoes emit a broad spectrum of sonic energy. In the case of basaltic eruptions, most of that acoustical energy in the infrasound range. A new study reveals that this low-frequency sound can give scientists an enhanced understanding of the behavior of volcanoes and a tool to monitor the lifecycles of their eruptions....

[VIDEO: Typhoon jets test Olympic security - 02 May 2012
Air Commodore Gary Waterfall tells the BBC and #39;s Jonathan Beale the RAF is and #39; and #39;ready to respond and #39; and #39; to any threats to security at the London 2012 Olympics....

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[Mount Erebus: Antarctica and #39;s Most Active Volcano Now Seen From The Inside - 17 May 2012 What and #39;s it like to stare into the roiling mouth of an active volcano' Pretty darn cool, say scientists who work at Antarctica and #39;s Mount Erebus, home of one of Earth and #39;s only long-lived lava lakes.... [4.3 magnitude earthquake rattles east Texas; no major damage reported - 17 May 2012 A moderate earthquake rattled an area in east Texas near the Louisiana border.... [Common fungicide wreaks havoc on freshwater ecosystems - 16 May 2012 A new study on chlorothalonil, one of the world and #39;s most common fungicides, shows it was lethal to a wide variety of freshwater organisms.... [Hurricane center director: Forecasting storm intensity still challenging 20 years after Andrew - 16 May 2012 The National Hurricane Center and #39;s director says his successor will face the same problem that has perplexed forecasters since Hurricane Andrew barreled into Florida two decades ago: predicting how bad a storm will be.... [Air pollution level changes in Beijing linked with biomarkers of cardiovascular disease - 15 May 2012 During the 2008 Beijing Olympics, changes in air pollution were associated with changes in biomarkers of systemic inflammation and thrombosis (formation of blood clot) as well as measures of cardiovascular physiology in healthy young persons, according to a new study.... [Ethical living: whatever happened to acid rain' - 15 May 2012 Why do we only hear about certain eco issues, such as climate change' What happened to acid rain and the ozone layer' I agree that planet green has a tendency to be a little one-note. For a long while it and #39;s been singing a plaintive song (more of a wail, actually) about climate change. But you can see why this preoccupies us. In the run-up to the Rio climate conference we are without an agreed ...... [East Africa: Impact of Climate on Mountain Ecosystems Under Scrutiny - 15 May 2012 [SciDev.Net] Nairobi - A four-year project aimed at addressing the lack of knowledge about the impacts of climate change on food security, livelihoods and economic prosperity in mountain ecosystems has been launched in East Africa.... [Russell Mittermeier: Language Diversity Is Highest in Biodiversity Hotspots - 10 May 2012 These biodiversity hotspots and wilderness areas must be among our top priorities for terrestrial conservation if we hope to preserve Earth and #39;s natural ecosystem services and biodiversity for future generations of people.... [Scheherazade Rehman: Global Tectonic Shifts - 09 May 2012 This is without doubt the worst financial crisis in over eight decades. There is a growing disquiet on the issues of fairness and justice of open markets economies.... [Unstable Weather, Natural Hazards Weaken Economies, Report Says - 09 May 2012 Natural disasters, unstable weather and global warming may have a “significant” impact on economies, causing increased volatility and political misjudgment, according to a report today from U.K. investment manager Standard Life Investments Ltd.... [Volcanoes sound-off on the life-cycles of eruptions - 08 May 2012 Volcanoes emit a broad spectrum of sonic energy. In the case of basaltic eruptions, most of that acoustical energy in the infrasound range. A new study reveals that this low-frequency sound can give scientists an enhanced understanding of the behavior of volcanoes and a tool to monitor the lifecycles of their eruptions.... [VIDEO: Typhoon jets test Olympic security - 02 May 2012 Air Commodore Gary Waterfall tells the BBC and #39;s Jonathan Beale the RAF is and #39; and #39;ready to respond and #39; and #39; to any threats to security at the London 2012 Olympics....	[Migration guru and wife jailed for scamming UK Border Agency - 17 May 2012 A migration guru and his wife have been jailed for scamming the UK Border Agency.... [German immigration levels leap - 17 May 2012 Immigration has leaped to its highest level in 16 years in Germany, with spikes in the number of arrivals from crisis-hit Spain and Greece, figures show.... [More on Extreme Weather and the Greenhouse Effect - 15 May 2012 Fresh thoughts on the challenges in attributing extreme weather to human-driven climate change.... [Fears for city asylum seekers - 14 May 2012 THE Scottish Government cannot give direct help to hundreds of asylum seeker families facing destitution in Glasgow, the Deputy First Minister said.... [South Sudan refugees flown home - 14 May 2012 The first planeload of refugees stranded for months in a camp in Sudan is flown to South Sudan - among 500,000 who may be forced to leave.... [Nigeria: Country and #39;s Border Closure Grounds Economic Activities for Chad and Cameroon - Envoy - 02 May 2012 [Daily Trust] The directive by the Federal Government to close the country and #39;s border in some troubled parts of Borno, Yobe, Niger and Plateau States with some neighbouring countries is taking a negative turn on the economies of the latter....	[Cameroon: IMF/World Bank Mission Outlines Conditions - 17 May 2012 [Cameroon Tribune] Prime Minister Philemon Yang on May 16 received the institutions and #39; officials.... [South Africa: Van Schalkwyk Pushes for Sustainable Tourism - 14 May 2012 [BuaNews] Pretoria - South Africa needs to decide now where it wants to be in 2020 in terms of sustainable tourism, Tourism Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk said on Saturday....


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