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5.8 – OFFSHORE MAULE, CHILE

February 28, 2010 on 11:07 pm | In Earthquakes | Comments Off

Date: Mon, 01 Mar 2010 02:44:42 UTC
Lat/Lon: -35.0946/-72.6076
Depth: 26

4.1 – OKLAHOMA

February 28, 2010 on 10:08 pm | In Earthquakes | Comments Off

Date: Sat, 27 Feb 2010 22:22:27 UTC
Lat/Lon: 35.5569/-96.7473
Depth: 3.3

4.03 – 31.6 miles ESE of Adak

February 28, 2010 on 8:00 pm | In Earthquakes | Comments Off

Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2010 22:33:13 UTC
Lat/Lon: 51.6741/-175.99
Depth: 39.0878

5.9 – OFFSHORE BIO-BIO, CHILE

February 28, 2010 on 6:50 pm | In Earthquakes | Comments Off

Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2010 19:48:38 UTC
Lat/Lon: -38.0537/-73.5245
Depth: 35

Chile-Earthquake Tsunamis Smaller Than Expected—But Why?

February 28, 2010 on 5:07 pm | In Environment | Comments Off Tsunamis that struck Japan and Hawaii following a massive earthquake in Chile were smaller than expected, and experts are just beginning to tease out the reasons why.

Canada: Wind farm faces opposition

February 28, 2010 on 3:00 pm | In Climate Change | Comments Off Guelph Mercury: A second proposed wind farm in part of Wellington County will be met with opposition next month. Invenergy Canada is seeking approval to build 25-35 wind turbines on approximately 4,000 acres of land a few kilometres northwest of Belwood. Half the proposed site is in the Township of Centre of Wellington in Wellington County. The other half of the land is in the Township of Garafraxa of Dufferin County. NextEra Energy, a subsidiary of Florida Power and Light, wants to ...

Canada: Wind farm faces opposition

February 28, 2010 on 3:00 pm | In Climate Change | Comments Off Guelph Mercury: A second proposed wind farm in part of Wellington County will be met with opposition next month. Invenergy Canada is seeking approval to build 25-35 wind turbines on approximately 4,000 acres of land a few kilometres northwest of Belwood. Half the proposed site is in the Township of Centre of Wellington in Wellington County. The other half of the land is in the Township of Garafraxa of Dufferin County. NextEra Energy, a subsidiary of Florida Power and Light, wants to ...

How do you convince people of global warming in a snowstorm?

February 28, 2010 on 3:00 pm | In Climate Change | Comments Off Christian Science Monitor: The dead of winter – especially this winter with its massive snow storms in the eastern United States – is not the easiest time to make the case for global warming. Short-term weather events and long-range climate change are not the same thing, of course, but it's hard to separate them in the public's mind. But it's even harder these days to convincingly argue that climate change is a reality. "Gloomy unemployment numbers, public frustration with Washington, attacks on climate ...

How do you convince people of global warming in a snowstorm?

February 28, 2010 on 3:00 pm | In Climate Change | Comments Off Christian Science Monitor: The dead of winter – especially this winter with its massive snow storms in the eastern United States – is not the easiest time to make the case for global warming. Short-term weather events and long-range climate change are not the same thing, of course, but it's hard to separate them in the public's mind. But it's even harder these days to convincingly argue that climate change is a reality. "Gloomy unemployment numbers, public frustration with Washington, attacks on climate ...

Waste tea leaves could brew up biofuel

February 28, 2010 on 3:00 pm | In Climate Change | Comments Off SciDev.Net: Waste tea leaves could be a cheap source of biofuel that does not compromise food security, according to Pakistani scientists. Researchers from the Nanoscience and Catalysis Division at Quaid-i-Azam University used a nanocatalyst, metal nanoparticles that accelerate reactions, to produce biodiesel from used tea leaves. "The world today is consuming several million tonnes of tea yearly. This method could be utilised to produce alternative energy," Tajamul Hussain, co-author of ...