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Climate change disasters could be predicted - 0 views

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Kevin Makice on 20 Jun 11

Climate change disasters, such as the melting of the Greenland ice sheet, dieback of the Amazon rainforest or collapse of the Atlantic overturning circulation, could be predicted according to University of Exeter research.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Climate change disasters, such as the melting of the Greenland ice sheet, dieback of the Amazon rainforest or collapse of the Atlantic overturning circulation, could be predicted according to University of Exeter research.</div>

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Japan disaster sparks social media innovation - 0 views

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As Japan grapples with an unprecedented triple disaster - earthquake, tsunami, nuclear crisis - the Web has spawned creativity and innovation online amid a collective desire to ease suffering.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">As Japan grapples with an unprecedented triple disaster - earthquake, tsunami, nuclear crisis - the Web has spawned creativity and innovation online amid a collective desire to ease suffering.</div>

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Post-disaster health woes plague New Orleans: study - 0 views

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The effects of a major natural disaster can linger and cause heart attacks and other health woes for years, according to a study released Sunday of New Orleans residents after Hurricane Katrina.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The effects of a major natural disaster can linger and cause heart attacks and other health woes for years, according to a study released Sunday of New Orleans residents after Hurricane Katrina.</div>

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Ghost city symbolises cost of nuclear disaster - 0 views

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Cursed by the winds that blow from Chernobyl a few kilometres away, Pripyat is a snapshot of the astronomical cost of the world's worst nuclear disaster. And its fate stirs chilling thoughts for Japan, grappling with its own nuclear crisis in Fukushima.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Cursed by the winds that blow from Chernobyl a few kilometres away, Pripyat is a snapshot of the astronomical cost of the world's worst nuclear disaster. And its fate stirs chilling thoughts for Japan, grappling with its own nuclear crisis in Fukushima.</div>

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Whale and dolphin death toll during Deepwater disaster may have been greatly underestim... - 1 views

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The Deepwater Horizon oil spill of 2010 devastated the Gulf of Mexico ecologically and economically. However, a new study published in Conservation Letters reveals that the true impact of the disaster on wildlife may be gravely underestimated. The study argues that fatality figures based on the number of recovered animal carcasses will not give a true death toll, which may be 50 times higher than believed.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The Deepwater Horizon oil spill of 2010 devastated the Gulf of Mexico ecologically and economically. However, a new study published in Conservation Letters reveals that the true impact of the disaster on wildlife may be gravely underestimated. The study argues that fatality figures based on the number of recovered animal carcasses will not give a true death toll, which may be 50 times higher than believed.</div>

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Oldest US nuclear reactor: a 'disaster' in waiting? - 0 views

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Kevin Makice on 24 Mar 11

A sleepy New Jersey town has popped onto people's radar screens because it has the oldest running nuclear power plant in the United States -- and, some say, the most dangerous.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">A sleepy New Jersey town has popped onto people's radar screens because it has the oldest running nuclear power plant in the United States -- and, some say, the most dangerous.</div>

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Japan earthquake, tsunami spell need for preparedness - 0 views

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Perhaps lost in the recent debates related to the earthquake and tsunami in Japan is that natural disasters and not nuclear energy should be the focus, says Oak Ridge National Laboratory's John Sorensen, an emergency preparedness expert.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Perhaps lost in the recent debates related to the earthquake and tsunami in Japan is that natural disasters and not nuclear energy should be the focus, says Oak Ridge National Laboratory's John Sorensen, an emergency preparedness expert.</div>

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In an emergency, word spreads fast and far - 0 views

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Large-scale emergencies, such as bombings and plane crashes, trigger a sharp spike in the number of phone calls and text messages sent by eyewitnesses in the vicinity of the disaster, according to a research study by network scientists at Northeastern University.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Large-scale emergencies, such as bombings and plane crashes, trigger a sharp spike in the number of phone calls and text messages sent by eyewitnesses in the vicinity of the disaster, according to a research study by network scientists at Northeastern University.</div>

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Getting to Mars means stopping, landing - 0 views

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The Challenger and Columbia space shuttle disasters were perhaps two of the most prominent reminders of how crucial it is that everything work just right for a spacecraft to travel to space and successfully return back to Earth. Whether it was the failure of the seal used to stop hot gases from seeping through, or a piece of foam insulation that damaged the thermal protection system, scientists and engineers must make thousands of predictions of all the things that could go wrong during flight.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The Challenger and Columbia space shuttle disasters were perhaps two of the most prominent reminders of how crucial it is that everything work just right for a spacecraft to travel to space and successfully return back to Earth. Whether it was the failure of the seal used to stop hot gases from seeping through, or a piece of foam insulation that damaged the thermal protection system, scientists and engineers must make thousands of predictions of all the things that could go wrong during flight.</div>

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Gulf disaster renews debate over Arctic oil spill - 1 views

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A year after the largest offshore oil spill in U.S. history, some experts are pondering the next doomsday scenario - a massive oil well blowout in the icy waters off Alaska's northern coast.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">A year after the largest offshore oil spill in U.S. history, some experts are pondering the next doomsday scenario - a massive oil well blowout in the icy waters off Alaska's northern coast.</div>

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Despite Gulf tragedy, more spills possible: Allen - 0 views

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The United States cannot rule out another oil disaster in its waters, the official who led the response to last year's Gulf of Mexico spill told AFP, as the country marks one year since the tragedy.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The United States cannot rule out another oil disaster in its waters, the official who led the response to last year's Gulf of Mexico spill told AFP, as the country marks one year since the tragedy.</div>

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World remembers Chernobyl, haunted by nuclear fears - 0 views

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The world on Tuesday marks a quarter century since the world's worst nuclear disaster at Chernobyl in Ukraine, haunted by fears over the safety of atomic energy after the Japan earthquake

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The world on Tuesday marks a quarter century since the world's worst nuclear disaster at Chernobyl in Ukraine, haunted by fears over the safety of atomic energy after the Japan earthquake</div>

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Chernobyl's radioactivity reduced the populations of birds of orange plumage - 0 views

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On April 26, 1986, history's greatest nuclear accident took place northwest of the Ukrainian city of Chernobyl. Despite the scale of the disaster, 25 years later, we still do not know its real effects. An international team of investigators has shown for the first time that the colour of birds' plumage may make them more vulnerable to radioactivity.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">On April 26, 1986, history's greatest nuclear accident took place northwest of the Ukrainian city of Chernobyl. Despite the scale of the disaster, 25 years later, we still do not know its real effects. An international team of investigators has shown for the first time that the colour of birds' plumage may make them more vulnerable to radioactivity.</div>

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'Just-in-time' business models put UK at greater risk in event of disasters, warns thin... - 0 views

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Germany to scrap nuclear power by 2022 - 0 views

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Germany on Monday announced plans to become the first major industrialised power to shut down all its nuclear plants in the wake of the disaster in Japan, with a phase-out due to be wrapped up by 2022.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Germany on Monday announced plans to become the first major industrialised power to shut down all its nuclear plants in the wake of the disaster in Japan, with a phase-out due to be wrapped up by 2022.</div>

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Peer-to-peer healthcare on NPR - 0 views

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Macro health news breaks when there is a natural disaster, a scientific breakthrough, or a new twist in a policy debate (see: "ACOs"). I read up on the facts and try to make sense of the latest turn of events, but usually from a comfortable distance. Micro health news breaks when a loved one gets a serious diagnosis. Then I follow the unfolding health care story with intensity and I care more about the outcome.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Macro health news breaks when there is a natural disaster, a scientific breakthrough, or a new twist in a policy debate (see: "ACOs"). I read up on the facts and try to make sense of the latest turn of events, but usually from a comfortable distance. Micro health news breaks when a loved one gets a serious diagnosis. Then I follow the unfolding health care story with intensity and I care more about the outcome.</div>

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Nuclear still main alternative to oil: ex-IAEA chief - 0 views

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The former head of UN atomic agency voiced confidence Sunday in nuclear energy as the only real alternative to oil despite a potential "setback" in the sector due to Japan's current disaster.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The former head of UN atomic agency voiced confidence Sunday in nuclear energy as the only real alternative to oil despite a potential "setback" in the sector due to Japan's current disaster.</div>

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Chernobyl nightmare haunts world 25 years on - 0 views

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The world next week remembers 25 years since the worst nuclear accident in history at Chernobyl, haunted by fears that the Japan earthquake has shown again the risk of atomic power sparking apocalypse.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The world next week remembers 25 years since the worst nuclear accident in history at Chernobyl, haunted by fears that the Japan earthquake has shown again the risk of atomic power sparking apocalypse.</div>

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Japan nuclear scare boosts renewables lobby - 0 views

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A global scare sparked by Japan's stumbling efforts to contain a nuclear crisis is encouraging promoters of renewable energy, but defenders of atomic power insist it has a long-term future

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">A global scare sparked by Japan's stumbling efforts to contain a nuclear crisis is encouraging promoters of renewable energy, but defenders of atomic power insist it has a long-term future</div>

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Climate change disasters could be predicted - 0 views

Japan disaster sparks social media innovation - 0 views

Post-disaster health woes plague New Orleans: study - 0 views

Ghost city symbolises cost of nuclear disaster - 0 views

Whale and dolphin death toll during Deepwater disaster may have been greatly underestim... - 1 views

Oldest US nuclear reactor: a 'disaster' in waiting? - 0 views

Japan earthquake, tsunami spell need for preparedness - 0 views

In an emergency, word spreads fast and far - 0 views

Getting to Mars means stopping, landing - 0 views

Gulf disaster renews debate over Arctic oil spill - 1 views

Despite Gulf tragedy, more spills possible: Allen - 0 views

World remembers Chernobyl, haunted by nuclear fears - 0 views

Chernobyl's radioactivity reduced the populations of birds of orange plumage - 0 views

'Just-in-time' business models put UK at greater risk in event of disasters, warns thin... - 0 views

Germany to scrap nuclear power by 2022 - 0 views

Peer-to-peer healthcare on NPR - 0 views

Nuclear still main alternative to oil: ex-IAEA chief - 0 views

Chernobyl nightmare haunts world 25 years on - 0 views

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