Thousands flee Indonesian volcano Updated: 14:28, Sunday January 12, 2014 More than 25,000 people have fled their homes following a series of eruptions and lava flows from a volcano in Indonesia. Mount Sinabung, on the western island of Sumatra, sent hot rocks and ash up to 5000 metres in the air several times on Saturday, Continue Reading →
Global climate change brings big public health challenges, CDC scientist says By Lee Shearerupdated Saturday, January 11, 2014 – 9:11pm Global climate change poses severe public health challenges for the world, and some of the biggest challenges will come here in the southeastern United States, researchers at the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Continue Reading →
Science News … from universities, journals, and other research organizations Save Email Print Share Ocean Dead Zones More Deadly for Marine Life Than Previously Predicted Jan. 9, 2014 — Ocean dead zones — regions with levels of oxygen too low to sustain marine life — have grown to become a common feature of coastal regions Continue Reading →
Coastal and river flooding struck Britain again this week with huge waves hitting southern and western coasts and around 100 flood warnings still in place by Wednesday evening. Disturbing but, sadly, not… Author Neil Edwards Reader in Earth Systems Science at The Open University Disclosure Statement Neil Edwards acknowledges funding from the EU FP7 programme Continue Reading →
Home > Sector Analysis > Industrials > Marine Shipping > Macro Trends > The must-know economic currents that affect dry bulk shippers Are dry bulk shippers braving favorable economic waters? The must-know economic currents that affect dry bulk shippers (Part 1) By Xun Yao Chen – Disclosure • Jan 10, 2014 1:44 pm • DRYS Continue Reading →
NASA Science News <noreply@nasascience.org> 7:09 AM (2 hours ago) to NASA NASA Science News for Jan. 10, 2014 Astronauts on the ISS are experimenting with a form of water that has a strange property: it can help start fire. This fundamental physics investigation could have down-to-Earth benefits such as clean-burning municipal waste disposal and improved Continue Reading →