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(Photo: AP / Sea Shepherd, Simon Ager)Ship noise boosts stress in whales, 9/11 reveals: study
In this photo taken on Feb. 10, 2011 and released by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, its ship the Bob Barker, right, is on the heels of the Japanese whaling factory ship Nisshin Maru to block the slipway during their encounter in Southern Ocean, Antarctica. Japan has temporarily suspended its annual Antarctic whaling after repeated harassment by the conservationist group, a government official said Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2011....Full Story

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(Photo: AP)Police and residents dig for earthquake survivors
In this photo taken on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012, soldiers prepare to search for missing people at the site of a landslide at Guihulngan township, Negros Oriental province in central Philippines, after Monday's magnitude-6.9 earthquake shook at least three central Philippine provinces....Full Story

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Hope fades for Philippine quake victims
| THOUSANDS of soldiers in the quake-hit Philippines are scouring villages buried under landslides, but authorities say hopes of finding dozens of missing people alive are dim. | Two days after a 6.7 magnitude quake flattened homes, destroyed bridges and triggered deadl...Full Story
A convergence of convergences: Friedman vs Parenti
| When I started reading Christian Parenti's latest book, Tropic of Chaos: Climate Change and the New Geography of Violence, it was not with the intention of evaluating his work against that of bumbling New York Times foreign affairs columnist Thomas Friedman. | In fact...Full Story
Elwynn Taylor gives his weather outlook for Iowa's growing season in 2012
| Elwynn Taylor, Iowa State University Climatologist, spoke at the 2012 Cherokee County Ag Show on February 7 and explained what is currently happening with the Iowa weather pattern and what is likely to happen in the coming months. | Before the official start of the pr...Full Story
The incredible tsunami of 'wave' clouds that took over Florida coastline
| At first glance, it may appear as though tsunami is poised to crash over the Florida coastline. | But much to the relief of Panama City residents, this breathtaking series of photographs shows a natural phenomenon far less destructive - waves of clouds. | Helicopter p...Full Story
Police and residents dig for earthquake survivors in Philippines
| Manila: Policemen and townsfolk used sophisticated and primitive equipment as they tried digging into ten-metre deep landslides where 71 people were buried in their homes in the villages of one major town and one city in central Philippines' Negros Oriental province, ...Full Story
Scant hope for Philippine quake missing
| MCT | Thousands of soldiers in the quake-hit Philippines are scouring villages buried under landslides, but authorities say hopes of finding dozens of missing people alive are dim. | Two days after a 6.7 magnitude quake flattened homes, destroyed bridges and triggered...Full Story
NSW Minister in the flood zone
The NSW Government is deploying additional resources to assist farmers affected by severe flooding across the state. | "Widespread flooding is affecting rural communities and farmers across a large area of the state, with those in the central north and north west bearin...Full Story
Scant hope for Philippine quake missing
| AFP - Thousands of soldiers in the quake-hit Philippines Tuesday scoured villages buried under landslides, but authorities said hopes of finding dozens of missing people alive were dim. | Two days after a 6.7 magnitude quake flattened homes, destroyed bridges and trig...Full Story
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Aquino inspects quake-hit Negros Oriental
Sun Star | PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino III is now in Negros Oriental province to inspect areas that were badly hit by a magnitude 6.9 earthquake on Monday. Related Articles | Quake death toll rises to 26 Phivolcs 7: Tsunami warning correct; sees more aftershocks...
Scant hope for Philippine quake missing
Yahoo Daily News | Thousands of soldiers in the quake-hit Philippines Tuesday scoured villages buried under landslides, but authorities said hopes of finding dozens of missing people alive were dim. | Two days after a 6.7 magnitude quake flattened homes, destroyed br...
International Humanitarian System Must Go Local To Cope
Scoop Wednesday, 8 February 2012, 3:31 pm | Press Release: Oxfam NZ | The international humanitarian response system will fail to cope with the expected rise in the number of people exposed to crises unless more resources and trained people are located clo...
Light snow later tomorrow, then some intense cold possible this weekend
The Examiner The northeastern U.S. continued to benefit from unusually mild weather on this Giants parade Tuesday, but there is a little winter weather to talk about in the near term. Don't worry though, it is nothing to write home about...   A weak disturba...
Houston TX And Vicinity Weather Forecast, Wednesday, February 8, 2012
The Examiner | Discussion As I suspected, the numerical weather forecast models are slowly turning toward wetter, stormier solutions for Texas and most of the eastern two-thirds of the U.S. But before rain re-enters the picture locally, some colder temperatures a...
Weather History: February 8: Record Temps, Storms, Ice, Snow, Wind & Tornadoes
The Examiner | Meteorological events that happened on February 8th: | 1835 | A severe cold wave gripped the southeastern U.S. The mercury dipped to 8°at Jacksonville, FL, and to 0° at Charleston, SC & Savannah, GA. Orange trees were killed to the root...
Weather History: February 8: Record Temps, Storms, Snow, Ice, Wind & Tornadoes
The Examiner | Meteorological events that happened on February 8th: | 1835 | A severe cold wave gripped the southeastern U.S. The mercury dipped to 8°at Jacksonville, FL, and to 0° at Charleston, SC & Savannah, GA. Orange trees were killed to the root...
Death toll tops 400 in Europe's big freeze
Sydney Morning Herald Click to play video Video settings | Please Log in to update your video settings Video feedback | Use this form to: Ask for technichal assistance in playing the multimedia available on this site, or Provide feedback to the multimedia producers. Video...
Study finds noise from ship motors stresses whales
The Australian | THE steady drone of motors along busy commercial shipping lanes not only alters whale behaviour, but can affect the giant sea mammals physically by causing chronic stress, a study published today has reported for the first time. | The findings were...
Study finds noise from ship motors stresses whales
The Daily Telegraph Australia | THE steady drone of motors along busy commercial shipping lanes not only alters whale behaviour, but can affect the giant sea mammals physically by causing chronic stress, a study published today has reported for the first time. | The findings were...
Quake death toll rises to 48; Aquino visits Negros Or. today
Malaya BY VICTOR REYES --> | THE death toll from the magnitude 6.9 quake that hit Negros Oriental Monday rose to 48 yesterday. | Ninety-two are missing, Col. Francisco Zosimo Patrimonio Jr., commander of the Army’s 302nd Brigade based in the province, als...
Ship noise boosts stress in whales, 9/11 reveals: study
Jakarta Globe The steady drone of motors along busy commercial shipping lanes not only alters whale behaviour but can affect the giant sea mammals physically by causing chronic stress, a study published Wednesday has reported for the first time. | The findings wer...
Ship noise boosts stress in whales, 9/11 reveals: study
Yahoo Daily News | The steady drone of motors along busy commercial shipping lanes not only alters whale behaviour but can affect the giant sea mammals physically by causing chronic stress, a study published Wednesday has reported for the first time. | The findings w...
Study: Volcanic Eruptions During Little Ice Age Caused Extreme Weather
Yahoo Daily News | A recent outlined findings that the Little Ice Age, which began sometime between the 13th and 16th centuries, was caused by volcanic activity. The study found a series of four very large tropical volcanic eruptions that started sometime between 127...
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