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Headlines: September 2009

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  1. Crystal Ball Predicts Sea Level Rise
    September 30, 2009

    Australian scientists have developed what they say is a crystal ball for governments to predict the impact on buildings from sea level rise. (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) more...

  2. India Drought 'Worst Since 1972'
    September 30, 2009

    India suffered its weakest monsoon for nearly 40 years, the country's meteorological department says. (BBC News) more...

  3. Earthquakes Weaken Distant Faults
    September 30, 2009

    The major 2004 earthquake in Sumatra may have weakened the San Andreas fault, 8,000 kilometers away in California. (BBC News) more...

  4. Video: Science of a Tsunami
    September 30, 2009

    Despite extensive research, and growing public interest, scientists say that powerful tsunami waves still remain a mystery. (CBS News) more...

  5. Science Gives Clearer View of Landscape
    September 29, 2009

    An Australian research organization has digitally altered satellite pictures of Australia taken by NASA to give a clearer view of the landscape. (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) more...

  6. Iraq's Drought: Eden Drying Out
    September 29, 2009

    In Mesopotamia -- the land between two rivers -- there was fabulously fertile farmland for hundreds of miles, but it has hardly rained in Iraq for more than two years and farmland is drying out. (BBC News) more...

  7. Pollution Travels the Globe, Study Confirms
    September 29, 2009

    Smog and air pollution from factories can have a negative impact on the air in faraway regions of the world, a new report finds. (Live Science) more...

  8. Kenya's Heart Stops Pumping
    September 28, 2009

    Kenya's 'paradise' lake vanishes as forests fall. (BBC News) more...

  9. Four Degrees of Warming 'Likely'
    September 28, 2009

    The global average temperature could rise by 4C (7.2F) as early as 2060, according to a new study by the UK Met Office. (BBC News) more...

  10. River Deltas are Sinking, Thanks to Us
    September 27, 2009

    A study of river deltas around the world shows that most are sinking due to human activity. (New Scientist) more...

  11. Alaska Coast Eroding Fast
    September 25, 2009

    The sea is eating away at Alaska's northern coast with alarming speed, a new video of time-lapse photographs shows. (National Geographic News) more...

  12. Laser Satellite Records Ice Loss
    September 24, 2009

    Greenland and parts of Antarctica are losing large volumes of ice to the oceans as their glaciers get thinner, a NASA satellite has revealed. (BBC News) more...

  13. Earth's Climate Outside 'Safe Operating Space'
    September 24, 2009

    We are on the verge of pushing nature into a state of instability like nothing humanity has seen before, according to a study published in the journal Nature. (Discovery News) more...

  14. Plumbing of a Supervolcano Revealed
    September 24, 2009

    An extinct supervolcano in Italy reveals how the magma rises from far underground to the Earth's surface . (Live Science) more...

  15. Dust Storm Started 12 Months Ago
    September 23, 2009

    The spectacular dust storm that swept through most of eastern Australia may have had its origins 12 months ago, an Australian expert says. (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) more...

  16. Warming Ocean Melts Greenland Glaciers
    September 23, 2009

    Scientists try to explain why Greenland's glaciers have started flowing quicker. (ABC News) more...

  17. NASA Makes Cloud to Study Particles
    September 23, 2009

    NASA generates an artificial cloud to learn more about night-shining clouds. (Discovery News) more...

  18. What is a 100-Year Storm?
    September 22, 2009

    These storms don't wait every 100 years to come around, there's just a 1 percent chance they'll hit in any year. (Live Science) more...

  19. Why Fall Colors are Different in U.S. and Europe
    September 22, 2009

    Changes during ice ages might explain fall color differences between European and North American trees. (Live Science) more...

  20. Volcano Warning: Australian Eruption 'Overdue'
    September 21, 2009

    A Melbourne geologist is warning that Australia is long overdue for a volcanic eruption and he says emergency authorities need to be better prepared. (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) more...

  21. Kenya Hit by Killer Drought
    September 21, 2009

    A drought in Kenya takes its toll on people and wildlife. (BBC News) more...

  22. Millions at Risk as Deltas Sink
    September 21, 2009

    Most of the world's major river deltas are sinking due to dams and the extraction of gas and groundwater, a study shows. (BBC News) more...

  23. Slide Show: Top 10 Volcanic Blasts
    September 21, 2009

    A slide show gives a tour of 10 of the top super eruptions of the past. (Discovery News) more...

  24. Pause in Arctic's Melting Trend
    September 17, 2009

    This summer's melt of Arctic ice has been smaller than in the last two years, but the long-term trend is down, scientists report. (BBC News) more...

  25. Warming Arctic Halts Migration
    September 17, 2009

    Milder winters in the Arctic region means fewer Pacific brants - a species of goose - are migrating southwards, say researchers. (BBC News) more...

  26. New Space Station Tech Maps Earth's Coasts
    September 17, 2009

    An extensive imaging project can provide a first look of Earth's coasts on a global scale. (Discovery News) more...

  27. Greenland Ice Sheet's Disappearing Act
    September 17, 2009

    Accelerating ice melt in Greenland from a small temperature increase threatens coastal cities. (Agence France-Presse/Discovery News) more...

  28. World's Oceans Warmest on Record This Summer
    September 16, 2009

    Sea-surface temperatures worldwide have been the hottest on record over the last three months, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said. (ABC News) more...

  29. Hurricanes Spawning More U.S. Tornadoes
    September 16, 2009

    Records show more tornadoes spinning off from land-falling hurricanes. (Live Science) more...

  30. Predicting the Crash: Tracking Tipping Points
    September 16, 2009

    Whether it's a glacier that caves in, a fish population that collapses or a market that crashes, new research is finding that many systems can reach a tipping point — where they change dramatically and unexpectedly. (National Public Radio) more...

  31. It's Raining Less than Scientists Thought
    September 14, 2009

    Researchers show that raindrops break a supposed speed limit. (Live Science) more...

  32. Global Warming Could Cool N. America in a Few Decades
    September 14, 2009

    Global warming could actually chill down North America within just a few decades, according to a new study that says a sudden cooling event gripped the region about 8,300 years ago. (National Geographic News) more...

  33. Where are the Hurricanes?
    September 11, 2009

    As Fred Weakens to a Tropical Storm, Forecasters Attribute Dud of a Season So Far to a Weak El Nino. (Associated Press/CBS News) more...

  34. Australia's Warm Winter a Record
    September 3, 2009

    Australia has experienced its warmest August on record amid soaring winter temperatures. (BBC News) more...

  35. Arctic Temperatures Highest in 2,000 Years
    September 3, 2009

    The Arctic is warmer than it's been in 2,000 years, even though it should be cooling because of changes in the Earth's orbit that cause the region to get less direct sunlight. (Associated Press/Discovery News) more...

  36. Wind, Current Combined to Raise East Coast Sea Level
    September 2, 2009

    The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said the higher than normal sea levels early this summer were caused by persistent winds from the northeast — pushing water toward shore — and a weakening of the Florida current that feeds water into the Gulf Stream. (ABC News) more...

  37. Climate Targets Will Kill Coral
    September 2, 2009

    Current climate targets are not enough to save the world's coral reefs - and policymakers urgently need to consider the economic benefits they bring, concludes a UN-backed project aiming to quantify the financial costs of damaging nature. (BBC News) more...

  38. Farming Causes as Much Erosion as Rivers and Glaciers
    September 2, 2009

    Large-scale farming projects can erode the Earth's surface at rates comparable to those of the world's largest rivers and glaciers, a new study finds. (Live Science) more...

  39. California Burning
    September 1, 2009

    If you live outside southern California, and you want an idea of why the wildfires there are such news, take a look from above. (ABC News) more...

  40. Climate Trouble May be Bubbling up in Far North
    September 1, 2009

    In the Arctic, pure methane gas bubbling up from underwater vents and escaping into northern skies adds to the global-warming gases accumulating in the atmosphere. (ABC News/USA Today) more...

  41. Oceans Could Absorb Much More CO2
    September 1, 2009

    Earth's oceans are vast reservoirs of carbon dioxide (CO2) with the potential to control the pace of global warming. (Discovery News) more...

  42. Why Pacific Hurricanes Hit the Americas So Rarely
    September 1, 2009

    Stories of hurricane winds and rain lashing the coasts of Florida, Louisiana and other southeastern states pop up in the news constantly during the summer, but warnings of Pacific storms such as Jimena are few and far between. (Live Science) more...