Volcanoes to Split Africa
November 4, 2009Volcanic activity may split the African continent in two and create a new ocean, according to scientists who studied two volcanic eruptions in September 2005. (Australian Broadcasting Corporation/Agence France-Presse) more...
Snow Cap Disappearing From Mount Kilimanjaro
November 2, 2009Some 85 percent of the ice that made up the mountaintop glaciers in 1912 was gone by 2007, researchers report. (ABC News) more...
Species' Extinction Threat Grows
November 2, 2009More than a third of species assessed by a global biodiversity study are threatened with extinction, scientists warn. (BBC News) more...
Warming 'Big Threat' to Yosemite
November 2, 2009Wildfires within California's world famous Yosemite National Park could become more frequent and severe due to climate change, say scientists. (BBC News)
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Probe to Track Warming's Effects on Water
November 2, 2009Hoping to untangle a key mechanism by which Earth warms and cools, a new satellite will for the first time make ongoing measurements of the saltiness of Earth's seas and the water content of the land. (Discovery News) more...
Air Pressure Changes Trigger Landslides
November 2, 2009According to a new study, the daily ups and downs in air pressure -- equivalent to the weight of about half a glass of water -- are enough to get a landslide rolling. (Discovery News) more...
In the Mediterranean, Killer Tsunamis From an Ancient Eruption
November 2, 2009The massive eruption of the Thera volcano in the Aegean Sea more than 3,000 years ago produced killer waves that raced across hundreds of miles of the Eastern Mediterranean to inundate the area that is now Israel and probably other coastal sites, a team of scientists has found. (The New York Times) more...