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Suburban murder over water shocks Australia
Seeded on Sat Nov 3, 2007 4:20 AM EDT (terradaily.com)
Drought-stricken Australia has been shocked by the killing of a pensioner in an argument over suburban water restrictions as he hosed his lawn.
Frog killer fungus 'breakthrough'
Seeded on Tue Oct 30, 2007 3:15 AM EDT (BBC News)
New Zealand scientists have found what appears to be a cure for the disease that is responsible for wiping out many of the world's frog populations. Chloramphenicol, currently used as an eye ointment for humans, may be a lifesaver for the amphibians, they say.
Drought in southeast US fuels battle over water resources
Seeded on Mon Oct 29, 2007 9:52 PM EDT (terradaily.com)
An extreme drought in the southeastern United States has fueled a bitter tri-state battle over dwindling water resources that pits man against mussels.
Major archaeological find in Puerto Rico
Seeded on Mon Oct 29, 2007 12:28 PM EDT (Yahoo! News)
U.S. and Puerto Rican archaeologists say they have found the best-preserved pre-Columbian site in the Caribbean, which could shed light on virtually every aspect of Indian life in the region, from sacred rituals to eating habits.
Dogs return home
Seeded on Mon Oct 29, 2007 11:57 AM EDT (themountainmail.com)
Pippin and Merry stayed with and guarded their owner, Gary Lorenz, almost a month until his body was found by a hunter Oct. 20 and the canines were returned home.
Lakes Boiling With Methane Discovered In Alaska
Seeded on Mon Oct 29, 2007 12:39 AM EDT (Science Daily)
Last month, UAF researcher Katey Walter brought a National Public Radio crew to Alaska's North Slope, hoping to show them examples of what happens when methane is released when permafrost thaws beneath lakes.
The Big Dry
Seeded on Sat Oct 27, 2007 3:59 AM EDT (sciencenews.org)
Australia is locked in a drought of drastic proportions. In recent years, rivers have reached record lows. Temperatures have spiked to record highs. Cities are running out of water. Wildfires are burning. Ecosystems are suffering.
Dozens killed in DR Congo floods
Seeded on Sat Oct 27, 2007 3:53 AM EDT (BBC News)
At least 30 people have died and 100 been injured in flooding in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, officials have said. Heavy rain caused waterways to burst their banks, washing away roads and bridges and knocking down power lines.
Before Fires, Bush Cut Fire Preparedness Budgets, Outsourced Forest Service Work
Seeded on Sat Oct 27, 2007 3:41 AM EDT (The Huffington Post)
During Bush's first year in office, the Forest Service's State Fire Assistance program for wildland fire management was funded at approximately $56 million per year.
Warming and Earlier Spring Increase Western U.S. Forest Wildfire Activity
Seeded on Fri Oct 26, 2007 4:46 PM EDT (Science: Current Issue)
We compiled a comprehensive database of large wildfires in western United States forests since 1970 and compared it with hydroclimatic and land-surface data.
Shell profits drop as oil output declines
Seeded on Thu Oct 25, 2007 12:25 PM EDT (Yahoo! News)
However, production fell by 4.0 percent to 3.137 million barrels of oil equivalent per day in the third quarter ... (Shell) BP's production had also fallen by 4.0 percent, to 3.65 million barrels of oil equivalent per day.
NASA Satellite Images Show Rapid Growth Of California Wildfires
Seeded on Thu Oct 25, 2007 11:43 AM EDT (Science Daily)
Images from NASA satellites illustrate how quickly wildfires have spread throughout Southern California. Powerful Santa Ana winds have fueled more than 10 large wildfires stretching from Santa Barbara to San Diego.
Northwest glaciers are in retreat
Seeded on Thu Oct 25, 2007 11:08 AM EDT (MSNBC)
BEND, Ore. - Between the North Sister and Middle Sister in Oregon's Cascade Range, Collier Glacier has advanced and receded for hundreds of thousands of years. But like many glaciers, it is headed in one direction these days: backward.
BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Californian fires affect TV shows
Seeded on Thu Oct 25, 2007 4:29 AM EDT (BBC News)
Filming of TV shows including 24 has reportedly been hit by the wild fires sweeping across southern California. Scenes featuring 24's lead star Kiefer Sutherland had to be halted at a military base near Irvine, Orange County, because of the smoke.
Mapping the wildfires
Seeded on Wed Oct 24, 2007 4:49 PM EDT (BBC News)
Large areas of California have been devastated by wildfires fuelled by high winds and extremely dry conditions. The two largest blazes - named Witch and Harris - are to the north and south east of the city of San Diego. Use the map below to find out more.
Massive California Fires Consistent With Climate Change, Experts Say
Seeded on Wed Oct 24, 2007 3:50 PM EDT (Science Daily)
The catastrophic fires that are sweeping Southern California are consistent with what climate change models have been predicting for years, experts say, and they may be just a prelude to many more such events in the future -- as vegetation grows heavier than usual and then ignite …
France aims for 'green revolution'
Seeded on Wed Oct 24, 2007 2:35 PM EDT (terradaily.com)
Green campaigners, scientists and big business Wednesday hammered out plans to slash France's greenhouse gas emissions at a round-table aimed at launching an environmental revolution in Europe's third-biggest economy.
The fire last time. And the time before that.
Seeded on Wed Oct 24, 2007 3:19 AM EDT (The L.A. Times)
Here's the thing about being overrun by fire: It is like being caught in a flash flood of flame.
Climate change: Fossil record points to future mass extinctions
Seeded on Wed Oct 24, 2007 2:44 AM EDT (terradaily.com)
Global warming could cut a swathe through the planet's species over the coming centuries, warns a study released Wednesday that shows a link between rising temperatures and mass extinctions reaching back half a billion years.
Coral Reefs On Brink Of Disaster, Scientists Urge Action Now
Seeded on Tue Oct 23, 2007 10:44 AM EDT (Science Daily)
The world has a narrow window of opportunity to save coral reefs from the destruction caused by extreme climate change, according to a unanimous statement issued today by leading Australian scientists.
Fault Movement Continues Since 2004 Asian Tsunami
Seeded on Tue Oct 23, 2007 10:32 AM EDT (terradaily.com)
Researchers say ongoing uplift following the 2004 Great Sumatra-Andaman Earthquake, which triggered massive tsunamis the day after Christmas, is caused by continuing slip on the quake fault.
Warming underestimated, study finds
Seeded on Tue Oct 23, 2007 10:26 AM EDT (MSNBC)
Just a days after the Nobel prize was awarded for global warming work, an alarming new study finds that warming signals are stronger, and happening sooner than expected, due to increased human emissions of carbon dioxide and an Earth less able to absorb them.
500,000 ordered to flee California wildfires
Seeded on Tue Oct 23, 2007 10:16 AM EDT (Yahoo! News)
Half a million Californians have been ordered to evacuate their homes and flee the spreading wildfires blazing across southern California Tuesday, US media reported.
Howard breaks ranks with Bush on greenhouse targets
Seeded on Mon Oct 22, 2007 1:24 PM EDT (The Earth Times Online)
Prime Minister John Howard said Sunday that he would accept targets for cutting Australia's greenhouse gases thrashed out in a global deal that would follow the expiry of the Kyoto Protocol in 2012.
Massive Evacuation Ordered West Of I-15 | San Diego
Seeded on Mon Oct 22, 2007 1:11 PM EDT (nbcsandiego.com)
The San Diego NBC station is streaming video of the fires down there.
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