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Study: Lion Populations Dropping in Africa
Lions at the Lion Park in Camperdown, near Durban, South Africa. (AP) JOHANNESBURG (AP) - The lions that roam Africa's savannahs have lost as much as 75 percent of their habitat in the last 50 years...
View ArticleThe Daily Rush: Whitewater Kayaking Chile
2012 Chile Whitewater Grand Prix - Stage One Teaser from Tribe Rider on Vimeo. The 2012 Whitewater Grand Prix is underway in Chile. As this video attests, paddlers are taking on some serious...
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NHC Modifies Hurricane Warning Definition in Wake of Sandy
Dec. 5, 2012 (NOAA) Following the criticism of the National Hurricane Center's handling of Hurricane Sandy and the non-issuance of hurricane warnings north of North Carolina, it has been decided that...
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Watch: The Black Marble Sparkles with City Lights
Dec. 5, 2012 NASA released a breathtaking new view of the Earth at night. Using cloud-free images acquired by the new NASA-NOAA Suomi NPP satellite, scientists created a composite image of the...
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Black Marble: 5 Breathtaking Photos of Earth at Night
NASA Earth Observatory 1 of 5 This stunning view of Earth reveals the planet at night in unprecedented detail. Released by NASA Dec. 5, it was assembled from multiple shots taken by the Suomi NPP...
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About 350 Die in Philippine Typhoon, 400 Missing
Residents cross a river in the flash flood-hit village of Andap, in the southern Philippines on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) NEW BATAAN, Philippines (AP) - A powerful typhoon that washed away...
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Rare Tornado Kills 3 in New Zealand's Largest City
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - An unusually destructive tornado swept through neighborhoods around New Zealand's largest city Thursday, killing three people and forcing 250 more to evacuate damaged...
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Middle East Beginning to Embrace Solar Energy
The Beam Down Pilot project takes conventional concentrated solar power design and literally turns it to on its head at Masdar City in Abu Dhabi. (AP) ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Covering...
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New Arctic Ice Melt Report Worries Scientists
SAN FRANCISCO - Arctic glaciers retreated at record levels in 2012, while summer snow melted in the region much more rapidly than it has in the past, according to a new report by the National Oceanic...
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Mayor: NYC Working on Storm, Climate Prep
A Brooklyn building has electrical power while much of the lower Manhattan skyline, top, was without electrical service, following superstorm Sandy. (AP) NEW YORK (AP) - The city will work on...
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2012: The End of the Arctic Era?
Greenland's arctic tundra landscape (Alamy) This year's record ice melts in Greenland and the Arctic ocean aren't flukes, but confirmation that the Arctic is racing ahead into a new and unknown...
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10 Stunning 'Blue Marble' Images of Earth
NASA Johnson Space Center 1 of 10 The iconic blue marble photograph of the Earth was taken on December 7, 1972. As the Apollo 17 crew traveled toward the moon, one of the three astronauts onboard shot...
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Celebrating the Iconic 'Blue Marble' Shot
(NASA) Forty years ago this week, on Dec. 7, 1972, three young men were on their way to the moon, racing away from the Earth at 25,000 miles per hour. Some ways out (about 28,000 miles), their ship...
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Amid Typhoon Bopha's Devastation, a 'Miracle Survivor'
A powerful typhoon ravaged the southern Philippines on Tuesday, leaving at least 350 dead and another 400 missing. Amid the tragedy and chaos is one man's shocking tale of survival. Flash floods swept...
View ArticleThe Daily Rush: Jaw-Dropping Double Back Flip in Chamonix
Skier Matthias Giraud pulls off a stunning double back flip in Chamonix, France, before deploying a parachute for the rest of the ride down. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
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Death Toll from Philippine Typhoon Climbs Past 500
A resident searches for victims of Tuesday's devastating storm in New Bataan township in the southern Philippines on Thursday. (AP) NEW BATAAN, Philippines (AP) - Rescuers were digging through mud and...
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Snow-Savvy Midwest Cities Breaking No-Snow Records
Skaters make their way across ice covered with a light snow at Brenton Skating Plaza in downtown Des Moines, Thursday. (AP) DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - No snow boots needed in Milwaukee. Chicago commuters...
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To the Moon? Firm Hopes to Sell $1.5 Billion Trips
(AP Photo/NASA) WASHINGTON (AP) - Attention wealthy nations and billionaires: A team of former NASA executives will fly you to the moon in an out-of-this-world commercial venture combining the...
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Watch: 7.3 Earthquake Rattles Japan
TOKYO (AP) - A strong earthquake Friday struck the same Japanese coast devastated by last year's massive quake and tsunami, generating small waves but no immediate reports of heavy damage. Several...
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2012 Almost Certain to Be Warmest on Record
(AP Photo) It appears all but guaranteed that 2012 will be the warmest year on record for the continental United States, NOAA's National Climatic Data Center announced Thursday. Only a freak cold...
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