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Earl's path along northeast is not well-worn (AP)

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:48:04 GMT

Graphic shows the location and projected path of Hurricane Earl as of 2 p.m. EDT, ThursdayAP - Pushed by an ill-timed trough of low pressure, Hurricane Earl is heading uncomfortably close to an area relatively few hurricanes tend to go: the Northeast coastline.



(AP)

UN: Climate funds shouldn't divert poverty aid (AP)

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:22:47 GMT
AP - The U.N.'s climate chief says poor countries are right to expect that any funding they receive to combat global warming be kept separate from development aid or poverty relief.


Famed Tasmanian devil euthanized after tumor found (AP)

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 07:44:50 GMT

FILE - In this Wednesday, May 21, 2008 file photo, a Tasmanian devil searches for food in his enclosure at Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia. The Tasmanian devil population has plummeted by 70 percent since Devil Facial Tumor Disease was first discovered in 1996. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith, File)AP - A Tasmanian devil named Cedric, once thought to be immune to a contagious facial cancer threatening the iconic creatures with extinction, has been euthanized after succumbing to the disease, researchers said Wednesday.



(AP)

Why Is So Much Oil In the Gulf of Mexico? (LiveScience.com)

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:20:46 GMT
LiveScience.com - An explosion on the Mariner Energy oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico is the latest in a series of drilling-related disasters in the Gulf.


Thai firm rejects Indonesian oil spill cash claim (AFP)

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 04:06:43 GMT

World Wildlife Fund-issued photo shows a man looking at a residue left by the Montara oil rig leak in the pristine Timor Sea. The Thai-owned firm Friday rejected Indonesia's 2.4 billion US dollar compensation claim over the major oil spill off Australia's north which campaigners say hit the livelihoods of thousands of poor fishermen.(AFP/HO/WWF/File/Kara Burns)AFP - A Thai-owned firm Friday rejected Indonesia's 2.4 billion US dollar compensation claim over a major oil spill off Australia's north which campaigners say hit the livelihoods of thousands of poor fishermen.



(AFP)

Explosion on Gulf of Mexico oil platform (AFP)

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 03:25:55 GMT

In this image courtesy of KATC3 news channel in Lafayette, Louisiana, an offshore oil platform burns in the Gulf of Mexico 90 miles (145 kilometers) south of the Louisiana coast. An oil platform explosion Thursday in the Gulf of Mexico forced the crew to jump into the sea and threatened further damage to waters still recovering from the BP disaster.(AFP/KATC3)AFP - An oil platform explosion in the Gulf of Mexico forced the crew to dive into the sea and threatened further damage to waters still recovering from the BP disaster.



(AFP)

NASA Aims to Plunge Car-Sized Probe Into the Sun (SPACE.com)

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:30:42 GMT
SPACE.com - NASA isdeveloping an ambitious new mission to plunge a car-sized probe directly intothe sun's atmosphere, boldly going where no spacecraft has gone before.


Exercise Can Counteract Obesity Genes, Says Study (Time.com)

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:50:00 GMT
Time.com - A new study finds people who are genetically predisposed to obesity may benefit most from physical activity


Thanks to high-tech, storm track easier to predict (AP)

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 01:12:17 GMT

Gladys Rubio answers phone calls, at the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010 as powerful Hurricane Earl wheeled toward the East Coast, driving the first tourists Wednesday from North Carolina vacation islands and threatening damaging winds and waves up the Atlantic seaboard over Labor Day weekend.(AP Photo/J Pat Carter)AP - Sophisticated computer models that replaced instinct with cold, hard math have helped forecasters predict where a storm like Hurricane Earl is going about twice as accurately as 20 years ago.



(AP)

African livelihoods at risk as species threatened: IUCN (AFP)

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:38:22 GMT

Ugandan fishermen collect fish from a net in Kabukanga on Rukwanzi Island, Uganda. Millions of Africans may lose a key source of livelihoods as a fifth of freshwater African species are threatened with extinction, the updated Red List of endangered species showed Thursday.(AFP/File/Walter Astrada)AFP - Millions of Africans may lose a key source of livelihoods as a fifth of freshwater African species are threatened with extinction, the updated Red List of endangered species showed Thursday.



(AFP)

Mass Extinction Threat: Earth on Verge of Huge Reset Button? (LiveScience.com)

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:30:25 GMT
LiveScience.com - Mass extinctions have served as huge reset buttons that dramaticallychanged the diversity of species found in oceans all over the world, accordingto a comprehensive study of fossil records. The findings suggest humans willlive in a very different future if they drive animals to extinction, becausethe loss of each species can alter entire ecosystems.


No sign of oil after Gulf platform fire: Coast Guard (Reuters)

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 03:18:04 GMT

In this image courtesy of KATC3 news channel in Lafayette, Louisiana, 13 workers from an offshore oil platform that caught fire in the Gulf of Mexico 90 miles (145 kilometers) south of the Louisiana coast, wait for rescue after they jumped to the sea.(AFP/KATC3)Reuters - An oil and gas platform operated by Mariner Energy burst into flames in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday, but the crew of 13 escaped and there were no signs of an oil spill, the Coast Guard said.



(Reuters)

The nation's weather (AP)

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:40:22 GMT

The Weather Undergrpind forecast for Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010, shows that Hurricane Earl will cause conditions to deteriorate across the Outer Banks of North Carolina on Thursday as it approaches the coast. While the storm is expected to pass out to sea, tropical storm force winds are likely at the coast. (AP Photo/Weather Underground)AP - Hurricane Earl was forecast to rapidly approach the East Coast on Thursday, bringing unsettled weather to the North Carolina coast.



(AP)

Asteroid Diversity: Mixed Bag of Space Rocks Found Near Earth (SPACE.com)

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:33:03 GMT
SPACE.com - A new survey of asteroids near Earth by a NASA spacetelescope has found a much wider variety of the space rocks than previouslythought, with some shiny and bright while others are dark and dull.


Stem cell firms defend record after criticism (Reuters)

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 19:42:36 GMT
Reuters - Cell therapy companies in China and Germany who were criticized by British experts warning of the dangers of "stem cell tourism" defended themselves on Wednesday, saying their safety records were good.


No sign of oil after Gulf platform fire - U.S. government (Reuters)

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:34:42 GMT
Reuters - An oil and gas platform operated by Mariner Energy burst into flames in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday, but the crew of 13 escaped and there were no signs of an oil spill, the U.S. Coast Guard said.


Hurricane Alley Heats Up with Stormy Threesome (LiveScience.com)

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:50:41 GMT
LiveScience.com - Three swirling storms are roaring across the Atlantic withnervous East Coast residents keeping a close eye on the conveyor belt of tropicalactivity as hurricane season enters its busiest time.
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