TAIPEI, Jan. 5, 2009 (Reuters) — A biodiversity researcher has found a huge basalt rock formation in the Taiwan Strait, resembling a city wall and rivaling similar monoliths on land. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29, 2008 (Reuters) — A 10-second experiment using an "elastic" alloy made of nickel and titanium may point to a way help save bridges in earthquakes. ... > full story
SANTIAGO, Dec. 29, 2008 (Reuters) — Chile's government said on Friday the area surrounding the Chaiten Volcano, which erupted in May for the first time in thousands of years, was still not safe and that a decision regarding the future of the town of Chaiten would be made in coming days. ... > full story
MIAMI, Dec. 23, 2008 (Reuters) — Another forecaster predicted an active 2009 Atlantic hurricane season on Tuesday, six months ahead of the tropical cyclone period that begins on June 1. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17, 2008 (Reuters) — Heat is more likely to kill an American than an earthquake, and thunderstorms kill more than hurricanes do, according to a "death map" published on Tuesday. ... > full story
HONG KONG, Dec. 11, 2008 (Reuters) — A study of Indonesian reefs showed corals record cyclical environmental events and could predict a massive earthquake in the eastern Indian Ocean within the next 20 years, researchers said on Thursday. ... > full story
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Death map USA: Disaster hotspots revealed Dec. 17, 2008 (New Scientist) — Southerners are more like to die from the effects of the weather than people living in any other region of the US.. . But for all the attention ...
Hurricane forecasters see active 2009 season Dec. 15, 2008 (Business Insurance) — Colorado State team predicts 14 named storms . The 2009 Atlantic hurricane season looks like it will have above-average activity, two forecasters ...
Noted forecasters see 7 hurricanes in 2009 Dec. 10, 2008 (Boston Globe) — A prominent team of U.S.-based researchers on Wednesday predicted 14 tropical storms in the 2009 Atlantic hurricane season and said seven would ...
Hurricane Forecasters Take a Bow: 2008 Predictions Were Right Nov. 25, 2008 (Insurance Journal) — Colorado-based weather researchers say eight hurricanes formed in the Atlantic this year, the same number they predicted before the season but one ...
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