items tagged with Weather
Shrinking ozone hole not a trend, says scientists
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2007-10-03 16:25:36
The ozone hole over Antarctica is much smaller than it was last year, but scientists say this does not indicate a new long-term trend.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2007-10-03 16:25:36
The ozone hole over Antarctica is much smaller than it was last year, but scientists say this does not indicate a new long-term trend.
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Domestic NAO spying delayed by Congressional committee
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-10-02 08:14:15
The National Applications Office (NAO), a department of U.S. Homeland Security, was not allowed to begin domestic observations within the United States and its territories on October 1, 2007, due to concerns with civil liberties and the legality of its actions.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-10-02 08:14:15
The National Applications Office (NAO), a department of U.S. Homeland Security, was not allowed to begin domestic observations within the United States and its territories on October 1, 2007, due to concerns with civil liberties and the legality of its actions.
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Expect strong iPhone sales in UK and Europe
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2007-09-19 07:16:29
A lot of articles about the iPhone’s launch in UK say that the current ‘2G’ iPhone won’t do well in a market where 3G cell phones and networks are common – but as any iPhone user knows, it’s not the bandwidth, but what you do with it – with a 3G model coming next year anyway.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2007-09-19 07:16:29
A lot of articles about the iPhone’s launch in UK say that the current ‘2G’ iPhone won’t do well in a market where 3G cell phones and networks are common – but as any iPhone user knows, it’s not the bandwidth, but what you do with it – with a 3G model coming next year anyway.
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Hurricane coming, so Endeavour returning early
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-08-19 20:45:39
The space shuttle Endeavour has undocked from the International Space Station a day early in order to land at Kennedy Space Center before Hurricane Dean affects operations at Mission Control, Houston.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-08-19 20:45:39
The space shuttle Endeavour has undocked from the International Space Station a day early in order to land at Kennedy Space Center before Hurricane Dean affects operations at Mission Control, Houston.
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Google Mapplets mashup mania
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-07-14 20:09:08
The mix and match of mashing up third party info on top of Google’s maps is now an official feature of Google Maps – and Google’s calling these mini-apps “Mapplets”.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-07-14 20:09:08
The mix and match of mashing up third party info on top of Google’s maps is now an official feature of Google Maps – and Google’s calling these mini-apps “Mapplets”.
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Friday 06.22.07: NASA controllers call off first Atlantis landing, three later tries
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-06-22 12:16:00
Orbit #218 saw NASA controllers wave off the de-orbit burn of Atlantis after it was deemed impossible to land due to rainy weather in Florida. A second attempt to land in Florida will be made on Orbit #219. If unsuccessful, three attempts are possible at Edwards Air Force Base on Orbits #219, #220, and #221.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-06-22 12:16:00
Orbit #218 saw NASA controllers wave off the de-orbit burn of Atlantis after it was deemed impossible to land due to rainy weather in Florida. A second attempt to land in Florida will be made on Orbit #219. If unsuccessful, three attempts are possible at Edwards Air Force Base on Orbits #219, #220, and #221.
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Shuttle landing delays thanks to 20th century technology
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-06-22 05:20:23
As the Atlantis awaits calm weather and clearance by NASA to land, hopefully on Friday but possibly on Saturday or even Sunday, the gap between reality and sci-fi is all too evident.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-06-22 05:20:23
As the Atlantis awaits calm weather and clearance by NASA to land, hopefully on Friday but possibly on Saturday or even Sunday, the gap between reality and sci-fi is all too evident.
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Future Nokia phones may double as lightning detectors
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Mobiles
2007-05-24 17:23:51
Your mobile phone is already a music player, a camera, a games console and an Internet access device, so why not make it a lightning detector too? That's the plan set out in a Nokia patent application.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Mobiles
2007-05-24 17:23:51
Your mobile phone is already a music player, a camera, a games console and an Internet access device, so why not make it a lightning detector too? That's the plan set out in a Nokia patent application.
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Weather forecasting while you fly
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2007-05-09 15:31:14
The Boeing Company has filed a patent application so that aircraft could contain weather-sensing devices to collect real-time weather forecasting data as they fly around the world.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2007-05-09 15:31:14
The Boeing Company has filed a patent application so that aircraft could contain weather-sensing devices to collect real-time weather forecasting data as they fly around the world.
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Boston Marathon held during Nor’Eastern but astronaut Williams has perfect weather
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-04-16 09:45:44
Sunita Williams, NASA astronaut aboard the International Space Station, qualified for the Boston Marathon and will be running the race from a treadmill with highly controlled weather conditions, as opposed to the other 24,000 participants who will be fighting fierce storms that are also racing across the area.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-04-16 09:45:44
Sunita Williams, NASA astronaut aboard the International Space Station, qualified for the Boston Marathon and will be running the race from a treadmill with highly controlled weather conditions, as opposed to the other 24,000 participants who will be fighting fierce storms that are also racing across the area.
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Action on warming could curb nightmare impacts
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: Reuters
2007-03-20 03:47:15
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: Reuters
2007-03-20 03:47:15
OSLO (Reuters) - Cuts in emissions of greenhouse gases can mute the worst impacts of global warming, such as water shortages for billions of people or extinction of almost half of Amazonian tree species, a draft U.N. report shows.
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NASA twin STEREO spacecraft prepare to eyeball the Sun
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-02-13 10:37:42
A pair of NASA solar observatory probes called STEREO (Solar TErrestrial RElations Observatory) is positioning themselves apart in space so they can take three-dimensional images of activities on the Sun.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-02-13 10:37:42
A pair of NASA solar observatory probes called STEREO (Solar TErrestrial RElations Observatory) is positioning themselves apart in space so they can take three-dimensional images of activities on the Sun.
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Scientist reports that cosmic rays cause much of Earth’s global warming
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2007-02-12 11:36:22
Danish physicist Henrik Svensmark has concluded that the Earth is experiencing less cloud cover because cosmic rays are not entering the atmosphere as frequently as normal. Consequently, Svensmark says that cosmic rays, not human-made carbon dioxide emissions, are largely responsible for global warming.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2007-02-12 11:36:22
Danish physicist Henrik Svensmark has concluded that the Earth is experiencing less cloud cover because cosmic rays are not entering the atmosphere as frequently as normal. Consequently, Svensmark says that cosmic rays, not human-made carbon dioxide emissions, are largely responsible for global warming.
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Brazil's Lula blasts rich nations on climate
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: Reuters
2007-02-07 04:33:47
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: Reuters
2007-02-07 04:33:47
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva blamed wealthy countries for global warming on Tuesday and said they should stop telling Brazil what to do with the Amazon rainforest.
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One endangered Whooping crane survives Florida storm
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Biology
2007-02-05 11:25:13
According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, one young male Whooping crane was found alive after deadly violent storms raced across central Florida on Friday, February 2, 2007. Initially, all 18 endangered birds were feared killed in Citrus Country, Florida, where they had been transferred through a Whooping crane project to reestablish a migratory route for the birds.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Biology
2007-02-05 11:25:13
According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, one young male Whooping crane was found alive after deadly violent storms raced across central Florida on Friday, February 2, 2007. Initially, all 18 endangered birds were feared killed in Citrus Country, Florida, where they had been transferred through a Whooping crane project to reestablish a migratory route for the birds.
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Tankers may ship water to parched cities of future
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: Reuters
2007-02-04 02:10:44
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: Reuters
2007-02-04 02:10:44
LONDON (Reuters) - Fleets of supertankers could one day ply the world's oceans laden not with oil but fresh water.
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Global warming threatens Australia's Barrier reef
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: Reuters
2007-02-04 02:08:24
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: Reuters
2007-02-04 02:08:24
CANBERRA (Reuters) - From a boat at sea, Australia's Great Barrier Reef seems invincible -- its myriad corals stretching 2,300 kilometers (1,400 miles) beyond sight.
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NASA Cassini spacecraft photographs cloud system on Saturn’s moon Titan
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-02-03 11:36:06
Detailed images produced by the Cassini spacecraft on December 29, 2006, show a cloud formation about 2,400 kilometers (1,500 miles) in diameter at Titan’s north-pole region. Scientists had never before actually seen such a detailed cloud system on Titan, but had predicted its possible existence.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-02-03 11:36:06
Detailed images produced by the Cassini spacecraft on December 29, 2006, show a cloud formation about 2,400 kilometers (1,500 miles) in diameter at Titan’s north-pole region. Scientists had never before actually seen such a detailed cloud system on Titan, but had predicted its possible existence.
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Space weapons specialist believes Chinese anti-ballistic test was legal
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-02-02 10:43:15
According to a recent article in New Scientist, the Chinese anti-ballistic test held on January 11, 2007, in which China destroyed one of its own weather satellites with a ballistic missile, was legal.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-02-02 10:43:15
According to a recent article in New Scientist, the Chinese anti-ballistic test held on January 11, 2007, in which China destroyed one of its own weather satellites with a ballistic missile, was legal.
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Millions to go hungry, waterless: climate report
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: Reuters
2007-01-30 04:45:41
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: Reuters
2007-01-30 04:45:41
CANBERRA (Reuters) - Rising temperatures will leave millions more people hungry by 2080 and cause critical water shortages in China and Australia, as well as parts of Europe and the United States, according to a new global climate report.
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