December 30, 2004

Vic locust plague on the move
ABC Online - Australia
A plague of locusts which crossed into northern Victoria last week is expected to drift further south. The swarm destroyed crops ...

Plague of locusts hits Africa
News24 - South Africa
... this year's bumper crop of ravenous locusts, weighed heavily on already meagre food stocks in countries such as Mauritania, the country worst-hit by the plague ...

Locusts swarm crosses Victoria border
The Age (subscription) - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
Victorian farmers are bracing for what could be their worst locust season ever after the first major swarm crossed the NSW border. ...

17 Million Bees Swarm a Las Vegas Freeway
KSL-TV - Salt Lake City,UT,USA
When available, the raw script from this video story is presented below. Please note that these scripts come directly from our TV ...

Locust hatchings waning across NSW
ABC Online - Australia
... than 12,000. Those involved in the spray campaign against the plague now have enough insecticide to cover 850,000 hectares. Adult ...

Insects seen as new culprit for harboring the plague and other ...
News Target - Taichung,Taiwan
... insects the carriers of some existing diseases but they are also the vehicle where recently emerging highly infectious diseases, such as the plague that killed ...

Jumping Jiminy ... Plague of Crickets Stops Train
The Scotsman - Edinburgh,Scotland,UK
More than 150 train passengers were evacuated when a plague of crickets swarmed through a carriage on a cross country service, it emerged today. ...

Marauding wild pigs plague Florida town
Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription) - Atlanta,GA,USA
There was a dead cat. Ruth Strahosky's lawn was shredded when she was on vacation. Trespassing swine have been spotted along Wright ...

Locust Plague Spreads to Europe
Epoch Times - New York,NY,USA
By Sonya Bryskine. A plague of locusts has hit the Algarve region on Portugal's southern coast, a top European tourist spot. The ...

Locusts haven't lost their power to plague
Asahi Shimbun - Tokyo,Japan
...'' Exodus 10:15). The same plague that struck Pharaonic Egypt of the Old Testament continues to threaten Africans today. The ...

Australia Braces for Locust Plague
National Geographic - USA
... Three species have laid their eggs: the Australian plague locust (Chortoicetes terminifera), the migratory locust (Locusta migratoria), and the spur-throated ...

How you can help the earthquake victims
The Scotsman - Edinburgh,Scotland,UK
... By the end of the week, it should be possible to go into UK banks to donate cash or cheques made payable to the DEC Tsunami Earthquake Appeal. ...

Trauma, hunger plague Aceh survivors
Washington Times - Washington,DC,USA
Banda Aceh, Indonesia, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Starvation loomed Wednesday for thousands of tsunami survivors sheltered in tents across ...

Tsunami a Reminder of Risks that Plague Coastal Nuke Plants
Inter Press Service (subscription) - World
NEW DELHI, Dec 29 (IPS) - Tsunamis and other natural disasters are posing a bigger challenge than pesky green activists to India's secretive nuclear power and ...

Illinois woman identified in tsunami devastation
WNDU-TV - South Bend,IN,USA
A woman from Illinois has been identified as one of the victims in this weekend's deadly tsunami that struck Sri Lanka. Tamara Mendis ...

BBC NEWS | World | Asia-Pacific | Asia battles earthquake ...
Survivors and rescuers battle the devastation left by sea surges that killed about 23000 on Asia's shores. ... BBC NEWS:VIDEO AND AUDIO. See the devastation caused ...

Earthquake monitors tried in vain to warn of problems
The Times - UK
THE desperate attempts of three US earthquake monitors to warn Indian Ocean nations of the approaching tsunami emerged last night. ...

SVB, Goshawk Expect `Minimal' Claims Following Asian Earthquake
Bloomberg - USA
... Bloomberg) -- UK insurers SVB Holdings Plc and Goshawk Insurance Holdings Plc said they don't expect significant claims from the Asian earthquake and tsunamis ...

The man who ensures help goes to the neediest
Telegraph.co.uk - London,England,UK
... Dr Keogh, who was involved in relief work after the Bam and Afghanistan earthquakes and the Monserrat volcano eruption, added: "What we can do is run a very ...

December 29, 2004

The stench of death hangs in air along 18 miles of beach
The Scotsman - Edinburgh,Scotland,UK
... Storage facilities for the more than 1000 who died are also limited. "It is a gruesome issue, but it's going to be a very complicated one.

US Adds $20 Million to Earthquake Relief
ABC News - USA
... Dec 28, 2004 -- The US Agency for International Development is adding $20 million to an initial $15 million contribution for Asian earthquake relief as ...

How earthquake jolted the planet
The Times - UK
THE earthquake responsible for the Asian tsunami was so powerful that it changed the local geography, shifting islands and the mainland of Sumatra by as much ...

Survivors struggle in a sea of devastation and debris
Calcutta Telegraph - Calcutta,India
28 (Reuters): Survivors in seven countries on the shores of the Indian Ocean scrabbled frantically through debris and devastation for their loved ones today as ...

Scenes of devastation in India as tsunami toll climbs
Channel News Asia - Singapore
... Scenes of devastation and debris remain the signature of one of the worst tragedies Asia has faced; and the death toll is continuing to climb. ...

China expresses sympathy on devastation caused by tsunami
Daily News - Columbo,Sri Lanka
... was shocked to learn that some parts of your country was seriously hit by the tidal waves, causing huge loss of many lives and extensive devastation to property ...

UN: Tsunami Devastation Worst Ever
Voice of America - USA
By Peter Heinlein. A senior UN official has described the Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami as among the worst-ever natural disasters. ...

BBC NEWS | In Pictures | In pictures: Asian quake disaster
Pictures of the devastation left by huge earthquake-triggered waves around
the Indian Ocean. Home of the BBC on the Internet News, ...

Massive storm to bring snow, rain, strong winds to SoCal
San Diego Union Tribune - San Diego,CA,USA
LOS ANGELES -- As driving rain began pummeling Southern California early Tuesday, residents braced for a second day of a massive storm that has caused deadly ...

Worst Natural Disasters In History
NBC 10.com - Philadelphia,PA,USA
... And a small eruption of the Nevado del Ruiz volcano in Colombia on November 13, 1985 leads to a massive mudflow that covers the city of Armero and kills more ...

Sun, Moon and volcanic eruption caused the Tsunami ?
International Reporter - India
... depends on the Moon's tithi and placement and the Sun's eruption plus position ... when at the central point or its neighborhood; some powerful volcano erupts in ...

December 28, 2004

Over 22,000 die in worst Asia earthquake, tsunamis
Xinhua - Beijing,China
27 (Xinhuanet) -- Great earthquake and deadly tsunamis it triggered Sunday has left over 22,000 people dead and millions affected across South and South East ...

US Pacific Command Launches Earthquake Relief Effort
Chosun Ilbo - Seoul,South Korea
US military officials say relief efforts for Sunday's earthquake and tsunami disaster are either being prepared or are already on the way to affected countries ...

Fate of Thousands of Foreign Tourists Unknown after Asian ...
Voice of America - USA
By VOA News. The fate of thousands of foreign tourists vacationing in Southeast Asia remains unclear, a day after massive tsunamis ...

Southeast Asia Reeling After Huge Tsunamis
NPR (audio) - Washington,D.C.,USA
... Mr. IRONSIDE : It's going to be a massive effort and, you know, we're talking about ... wall of water crashing onto the beach, or is it like a storm surge, just ...

Grief and despair for 33,000 victims
The Scotsman - Edinburgh,Scotland,UK
... huge walls of water smashing into Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Thailand, India and beyond, is almost approaching the scale of the Krakatoa volcano eruption of 1883 ...

NEPAL: Nepali media give prominent coverage to Asia quake
Asia Pacific Media Network - Los Angeles,CA,USA
... According to THT, Tsunami is a series of huge waves that happen after an undersea disturbance, such as an earthquake or volcano eruption. ...

Sri Lanka's devastation dominates UK headlines
Daily News - Columbo,Sri Lanka
The devastation caused by the Tsunami to the people of Sri Lanka dominated media coverage in the United Kingdom. Many in Britain ...

Call for a warning system on Atlantic tsunamis
The Scotsman - Edinburgh,Scotland,UK
... The scientist said the effect would be similar to that of the storm surge - not a ... In the film, the Statue of Liberty is engulfed by a massive wave, then coated ...

December 27, 2004

World scrambles to help Asia tidal wave victims
Sify - Delhi,India
... has sent a planeload of aid, along with tents, a generator, a field ... recently lost 1,800 killed in devastating storms, will send "a small humanitarian contingent ...

Indonesian Earthquake, Waves Kill 12,300 Across Asia (Update3)
Bloomberg - USA
Dec. 27 (Bloomberg) -- The death toll rose to at least 12,300 after the world's most powerful earthquake in 40 years, off the Indonesian island of Sumatra ...

Massive earthquake, tsunamis kill over 10,000 in Asia
Xinhua - Beijing,China
26 (Xinhuanet) -- Tsunamis triggered by a massive earthquake in Indonesia smashed into coastal areas of the Indian Ocean ring nations Sunday, destroying ...

Earthquake Sweeps SE Asia, Kills Thousands
Zaman Online - Istanbul,Turkey
The number of dead caused by an earthquake registering 8.9 on the Richter scale near the Indonesian island of Sumatra island and giant tidal waves is continues ...

Asian apocalypse: Tsunamis kill 9,500
Himalayan Times - Kathmandu,Nepal
... Tsunami -- Japanese for harbour wave -- is a series of huge waves that happen after an undersea disturbance, such as an earthquake or volcano eruption. ...

A 7-year hitch, and now bye?
Boston Globe - Boston,MA,USA
... volcanic eruption on the British-controlled island forced thousands to flee. The Department of Homeland Security announced in July that because the volcano ...

December 25, 2004

Psychological scars run deep a year after Bam earthquake in Iran
Daily Star - Beirut,Lebanon
... Domestic violence and drug addiction mar the Iranian city of Bam as residents suffer psychological problems one year after a massive earthquake killed more ...

Penguins escape huge earthquake
BBC News - London,England,UK
An earthquake on a remote Antarctic archipelago home to 850,000 King Penguins was the strongest on earth in four years, seismologists say. ...

Antarctic expeditioners unscathed by earthquake
ABC Online - Australia
An inspection of the infrastructure on Macquarie Island has found no damage from an earthquake that occurred overnight. The quake ...

Shattered Bam to honour quake victims
Daily Times - Pakistan
People from Bam and the surrounding region are to converge on cemeteries where loved ones were hastily buried after the earthquake that measured up to 6.7 on ...

December 24, 2004

Great earthquake hits southern ocean
NZ City - New Zealand
Seismologists have upgraded this morning's earthquake in the Southern Ocean to 8.1 on the Richter scale, making it the biggest anywhere for three and a half ...

Bam Earthquake - One Year Later - Much Has Been Done, But ...
CNW Telbec (Communiqués de presse) - Canada
20 /CNW Telbec/ - Next Sunday (December 26th 2004) is the first anniversary of the disastrous earthquake that claimed the lives of 40,000 people in the ...

ABC News Massive Winter Storm Strands Travelers
ABC News - USA
... The winter storm dumped double-digits of snow from western Pennsylvania to Wyoming, the Texas Panhandle to the Great Lakes, disrupting pre-Christmas travel. ...

Winter Storm Blankets Eastern United States
KHNL-TV/KHBC/KOGG - Honolulu,HI,USA
(AP)A massive winter storm swaddling much of the eastern half of the US is knocking out power, hampering travel and causing deadly auto accidents. ...

December 23, 2004

Sicilian sojourn surprises
Vancouver Courier - British Columbia,Canada
... Etna is the highest and most active volcano in Europe, with more than 130,000 recorded eruptions. A decade ago, an eruption claimed the lives of 11 tourists. ...

FEMA: Helping hand? Not!
The Free Lance-Star - Fredericksburg,VA,USA
... By January, the state and federal governments had paid out $257 million in assistance to individuals and businesses affected by the massive storm, but were ...

Powerful winds buffet France, killing at least 6
USA Today - McLean,VA,USA
PARIS (AFP) -- A powerful storm lashed Paris and large areas of northern and eastern France on Friday killing ... In Paris, massive gusts buffeted the Eiffel Tower ...

Tens of thousands still without electricity after French storm
TerraDaily
... still without electricity late on Saturday, a day after a powerful storm lashed Paris ... were closed on Friday as the famed symbol was buffeted by massive gusts. ...

December 17, 2004

Barn fire second blow to Tomales family
Point Reyes Light - Inverness,CA,USA
... "I'm sure Darren was squeezing those rain clouds," Linda Burbank said, referring to her late son. . .. We need something for the hay storage. ...

2004 among hottest years on record, part of warming trend that ...
Brownsville Herald - Brownsville,TX,USA
... 1,900 people died from flooding and mudslides caused by Tropical Storm Jeanne in ... Japan registered a record number of typhoons making landfall this year with 10 ...

The Weather Channel(R) Special Primetime Series Unleashes a Year ...
PR Newswire (press release) - USA
... However, the huge waves created by the storm devastated parts of the Alabama and ... December 22 - "Tornadoes" It is estimated that 2004 will record more than ...

December 16, 2004

Report links shelter's fall to faulty clips
The News-Press - Fort Myers,FL,USA
Faulty construction caused the worst hurricane shelter disaster of Florida's violent 2004 ... forensic experts had ruled out any possibility that a tornado was at ...

Powerful earthquake rocks Taiwan
Channel News Asia - Singapore
TAIPEI : A powerful earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale rocked Taiwan on Thursday, rattling buildings across the island, the Seismology Centre said. ...

December 14, 2004

School district using safe room, but not for storms -- so far
Siftings Herald - Arkadelphia,AR,USA
... for use as a public storm shelter. "If school is not in session, it's meant to be a safe place" for area residents to go in case of a tornado or severe weather ...

From Fires to Volcanoes: USGS at the American Geophysical Union ...
Spatial News (press release) - USA
... Now the volcano has settled into a prolonged period of lava-dome growth. The news conference will highlight key aspects of the eruption, including new ...

Volcano fire 80 percent contained
KPUA - HI,USA
... The fire was mistakenly believed to be a new eruption site on Kilauea Volcano when the blaze was initially reported Sunday night.

Race to rescue volcano islanders
Guardian - UK
... 3,000 islanders. They admit they have no way of predicting if there will be another major eruption in that time. Norman Philamon ...

December 12, 2004

'It looks like the end of the world. Hell has come to earth'
Telegraph.co.uk - London,England,UK
Written from her underground hideout, while fighting raged all around, the six-page journal has only just been ... We always thought that we had to be well hidden. ...

Tornado warning at time when not many listening
The Times and Democrat - Orangeburg,SC,USA
... by moving at right angles to the tornado's path. Otherwise, park the car as quickly and safely as possible out of traffic lanes. Get out and seek shelter in a ...

Film documents disaster during Good Friday earthquake
Anchorage Daily News (subscription) - Anchorage,AK,USA
When the great earthquake began tearing apart Southcentral Alaska on that infamous Good Friday on March 27, 1964, there were plenty of tragedies to go around ...

Slight earthquake in Shillong
Chennai Online - India
Shillong, December 11: An earthquake of slight intensity was recorded in Shillong and its surrounding areas early today. This was ...

A year later in Bam, hard work having an impact'
Payvand - Iran
Geneva, December 10, 2004--Nearly a year after a devastating earthquake struck the city of Bam in Iran, members of the global alliance Action by Churches ...

Massive creek search ends in despair
Orange Central Western Daily - Orange,New South Wales,Australia
A MASSIVE search along Boree Creek and its tributary Caves Creek ended yesterday ... her vehicle was washed away at the height of a violent storm on Wednesday night ...

Catastrophe fund stirs debate
Florida Today - Melbourne,FL,USA
... and other insurance policies meant to offset insurers' losses after massive storms. ... the fund so insurers would get payouts even if a storm inflicted less damage ...

Unity Looks Elusive
Minda News - Philippines
... Together as one nation, we will rise from the devastation.". ... devastation" she obviously meant to address the cause more than the effect. ...

December 10, 2004

Marines, sailors head for Philippines on disaster-relief mission
Stars and Stripes - Washington,D.C.,USA
... from massive food and water shortages. US forces will stay in the Philippines to assist only as long as needed to help the Philippine government's storm ...

Tulong Kabayan Guam effort seeks to help those in Phillipines hurt ...
KUAM.com - Dededo,Guam,USA
A massive effort is underway on Guam to help those who were devastated by a ... hundred are estimated still missing after the successive onslaughts by Storm Un-Ding ...

Te Anau hit by another earthquake
New Zealand Herald - Auckland,New Zealand
Te Anau has been hit by another earthquake overnight, less than three weeks since the southern region was shaken by a quake measuring 7.2 on the Richter scale. ...

Earthquake jolts Indonesia's Java island (09:30 PST)
Hi Pakistan - Lahore,Pakistan
JAKARTA: An earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale rocked the western part Indonesia's densely populated Java island early on Thursday but there were no ...

Volcanic lightning, very, very frightening
EducationGuardian.co.uk - UK
... for a lahar is that it's caused by the melting of ice and snow already on the slopes of a volcano, but if there's this much water in an eruption then you could ...

December 9, 2004

Philippines struggles with storm damage
BBC News - London,England,UK
... As heavy rain continued for days, massive landslides due to soil erosion wiped out ... As we were waiting for the storm to blow itself out my daughter also went ...

Evacuees vow never to return to storm-ravaged towns
Philippine Daily Inquirer - Makati City,Philippines
... for the relief centers in Infanta, also devastated by the storms, speak of massive loss of ... The storm hit on November 29, spawning flashfloods and avalanches. ...

Magnitude 6.9 earthquake hits Japan
24x7updates - Chandigarh,India
An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.9 on the Richter scale has jolted Japan's main northern island of Hokkaido. Four people have ...

POINT OF VIEW/ Isao Nukada: A life worthwhile prevents solitary ...
Asahi Shimbun - Tokyo,Japan
After the Niigata Chuetsu Earthquake, a number of people who survived the initial jolt died from shock believed to have been caused by intense post-quake stress ...

December 8, 2004

Important Steps to Protect your Computer from Hurricanes
Seattle News, Washington (WA) - Seattle,WA,USA
... 5. Make an assessment of storage options for software and hardware equipment. ... major cause of damage to computer hardware and software will be from rain and wind ...

Heavy rain on Monday floods some metro streets
Jackson Clarion Ledger - Jackson,MS,USA
... In Simpson County, Bennie Colton, 44, was killed when a tornado struck his home in the Nanih . .. "They should have an alternate place to go for shelter," she said ...

Death toll from Manam island volcano rises to five
Radio Australia - Australia
Papua New Guinea's National Disaster Centre has confirmed that five people have died as a result of the eruption of the volcano on Manam island. ...

December 7, 2004

Earthquake shakes northern Japan
CBC News - Canada
TOKYO - A powerful earthquake with a magnitude 7.0 has jolted the island of Hokkaido in northern Japan. Japan's Meteorological Agency ...

Tin bath earthquake warnings
swissinfo - Switzerland
... "Ten weeks before the earthquake we had a really big peak in chromium, and iron. Then five weeks before. manganese increases enormously. ...

Yahoo Japan Begins Earthquake Info Service
Search Engine Watch - USA
Kyodo News reports that beginning Tuesday, Yahoo Japan will place up-to-the minute earthquake information for quakes measursing 3 or above on the Japanese ...

New Earthquake, 6.9, Hits Japan
Free Internet Press - New York,NY,USA
Japan's main northern island of Hokkaido has been jolted by a new powerful earthquake registering 6.9 on the Richter scale, injuring four people. ...

Hope fades for missing hiker as army calls off search
This Is Hertfordshire - Hertfordshire,UK
... It is not on the Foreign Office's list of places to avoid but there is a risk of flooding, strong winds and volcano eruption on the island.

Volcano joins earthquake in keeping tourists at bay
Asahi Shimbun - Tokyo,Japan
... the eruption whatsoever, thanks to the distance and the wind-but to no avail,'' lamented Yoshiaki Yamagishi, head of the Takamine Kogen Hotel. ``If the volcano ...

December 6, 2004

Dozens injured as tremor rattles Algeria
Independent Online - South Africa
Algiers - A tremor shook the Algerian capital on Sunday, slightly injuring 46 people days after an earthquake hit the same area, officials said. ...

Red Cross still assisting storm victims
Clanton Advertiser - Clanton,AL,USA
... ARC is still assisting residents affected by the tornado damage with food, clothing and shelter so they can continue to live in their primary homes, if possible ...

December 5, 2004

Mild earthquake hits Slovakia
Washington Times - Washington,DC,USA
1 (UPI) -- An earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale hit central and eastern Slovakia Tuesday evening, terrifying residents but causing no deaths. ...

Earthquake tower given go-ahead
ic Wales - Wales,UK
... David Walker, Earthquake's managing director, said yesterday, "It will be a stunning beacon for the 21st century and will reflect the renaissance of Swansea as ...

Arroyo: Together we'll rise as one
Philippine Daily Inquirer - Makati City,Philippines
... people dead or missing, over a million others in misery, and more than P1 billion worth of crops and livestock lost -- just the kind of devastation that could ...

Bam's earthquake emergency is still not over a year after 32,000 ...
Telegraph.co.uk - London,England,UK
... of her tent, the 32-year-old tickles the chin of her giggling baby as she recollects the circumstances of his birth, 11 hours after an earthquake measuring 6.7 ...

Planets forecast earthquake in Assam: Geologist
Rediff - Mumbai,India
Planetary configurations suggest the possibility of an earthquake measuring up to five or six in the Richter scale in Assam on December 12, a Madras University ...

December 3, 2004

Illegal logging seen as major factor in flood devastation
Philippine Daily Inquirer - Makati City,Philippines
DECADES of illegal logging, unusually high rainfall and geography have all contributed to the devastation wrought by storms that have lashed the Philippines ...

December 1, 2004

Aurora, Nueva Ecija reel from death, devastation
Manila Times - Manila,Philippines
... out roads and downed bridges. The death and devastation left by typhoon "Winnie" were everywhere. In Aurora and Nueva Ecija ...

December 28, 2004

Power from the earth, energy from ocean waves & the world's ...
Yemen Times - Sana'a,Yemen
... It is thought that a small number of locations around the world have ... first step of achieving an emission-free base load electricity generator using renewable ...

Father, Son Killed By Carbon Monoxide
WBNS - Colombus,OH,USA
... were found. The generator was powering a small electric heater in the apartment, but the unit was not vented properly. Police say ...

Cyber-Extortion: Web Sites Pay Up or Shut Down
Green Sheet - USA
... Louisville, Ky.-based ISO was not eager to speak with The Green Sheet about ... And, as zombie technology gets more sophisticated, 20,000 bots can attack one site ...

Everything Marshall Islands :: http://www.yokwe.net
Yokwe - Lake Elsinore,CA,USA
... About 59% of the homes have some sort of water storage tank ranging in size, but the average size of the tank is 750 gallons. Also ...

GEFCO has proven as adaptable as its namesake
Enid News & Eagle - Enid,OK,USA
... to manufacture rigs for the geothermal heat-looping industry. "This is the technology by which you drill a hole in the ground and put the heating and cooling .

Grain-bin home offers unique comfort and style
Hillsboro Free Press - Hillsboro,KS,USA
... The circular home is 45 feet in diameter, with a two-story combination great room and breakfast room that open into a kitchen featuring a butcher-block counter ...

Underground power line approved
Boston Globe - Boston,MA,USA
Massachusetts utility regulators have issued a tentative approval for NStar Electric and Gas Corp.'s planned 18-mile, $200 million underground electric power ...

RS: JOURNALISTS TOUR UNDERGROUND BUNKER -- THE HIDEOUT OF RATKO ...
FENA - Bosnia and Herzegovina
HAN PIJESAK, December 24 (FENA) -- Journalists from various media establishments on Thursday have toured the underground bunkers in Han Pijesak in which, as ...

Paperless Paper
Express Computers - India
... Electronic ink, which combines the look of ink on paper with the dynamic capability of an electronic display, could revolutionise the way that text is displayed

Jan Lundberg: War on Plastic - Rejecting the toxic plague
YubaNet - Nevada City,CA,USA
... We must reject the entire toxic petroleum plague to our fullest capability, beginning now. In California, to complement the fledgling ...

December 24, 2004

How to give the gift of less trash
Barre Montpelier Times Argus - Barre,VT,USA
... book for making non-toxic cleaning products out of common kitchen ingredients; a battery charger and rechargeable batteries; a lunch box; solar-powered lights ...

An air of electricity
San Antonio Express (subscription) - San Antonio,TX,USA
... He built a permanent magnet generator by gluing super-strong magnets to discs, then ... Indians, he intends to show them how to build and install small-scale wind ...

'Dark days' boost genset sales
Times of India - Mumbai,India
PUNE: Generator set dealers in the city anticipate happy days. ... of society -- domestic consumers, industrial users, shops and small commercial establishments ...

There could easily be an accidental nuclear war: Anand Patwardhan
Daily Times - Pakistan
... lethal warfare is increasing every day and that'sa real recipe for disaster. Whether anyone wants it or not, there could easily be an accidental nuclear war. ...

When the earth moves
The Age (subscription) - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
... recorded: "Vancouver! Vancouver! This is it!" Then silence. After the cataclysm, map makers would need to redraw the landscape. In three ...

December 18, 2004

There Is NO Man-Made Global Warming
Torontofreepress.com - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
... If the wind picks up here, it could blow in a storm. ... But the lie has grown to massive proportions--and the game is about to get very serious indeed. ...

LED Night Lights help eliminate glare.
Industrial News Room - New York,NY,USA
... Product Description: SoftGlo LED night-lights provide safe, low-level illumination during ... to the usual disruptive, too-bright nightlights or overhead lighting. ...

Complete Travel and Tourism guide of Europe
EuropeETravel.net - UK
... A new Churchill Museum opens at the Cabinet War Rooms in London, the secret underground headquarters used by the leader and his government during World War II. ...

Underground facelift not enough
Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription) - Atlanta,GA,USA
Perhaps inspired by the symbol of its city, the phoenix, Underground Atlanta is trying once more to rise from its ashes. After coming ...

Senior Church of England Leader: Church Will Self-Destruct ...
Lifesite - Canada
That document, leaked to the press, speaks of a coming "great persecution" and an "underground resistance movement being formed.". ..

Underground lines could be longer, consulting firm says
Record-Journal - Meriden,CT,USA
... calls for only 24 miles of the 69-mile line to be buried, but the distance could potentially be increased to as many as 44 miles underground, the consultants ...

Snowmass avoids fuel catastrophe with lifts
Aspen Times - Aspen,CO,USA
... He said when something goes wrong with an environmentally friendly system, all the blame falls on the green technology -- "like there'sa green boogie man ...

Inventor marches on in battle with cancer
Pittsburgh Post Gazette - Pittsburgh,PA,USA
... company is sure the generator is sufficiently powerful, sturdy and user-friendly, it will ship it to UPMC to test Kanzius' treatment procedure on small animals ...

Hot rocks will warm 4,000 new homes in eco-town
Guardian - UK
Hot rocks discovered 20 years ago by miners deep below Weardale in County Durham are to provide central heating for an eco-town of 4,000 homes. ...

No Batteries Required
Onlypunjab.com (press release) - Punjab,India
Are the big consumer battery companies shaking in their shoes? ... "These products use small dynamo hand cranks or small solar panel strips to provide the power ...

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to Design Helium-driven Turbo ...
Japan Corporate News (press release) - Tokyo,Japan
The PBMR is a small, safe and cost-efficient reactor with power generating ... the coolant and energy transfer medium to a closed cycle gas turbine and generator. ...

Christmas Lights Prompt Prayer for Imprisoned Christians
Crosswalk.com - USA
... Persecution of the underground church of China has been growing in recent ... An estimated 80 million believers participate in secret, illegal church gatherings in ...(Note: I have a simple solution to this. Money from the West runs China's economy. Its time we in the west demand that businesses be run by Christians. Unfortunately there are few who have the courage to do this and thus slave labor of Christians continues)

Solar panels in clothing could keep us talking
The Scotsman - Edinburgh,Scotland,UK
MOBILE phone users left talking to themselves when their battery runs out in ... Researchers are investigating ways flexible solar panels can be sewn into clothing

Robotic Water Monitors Go Solar
LiveScience.com - New York,NY,USA
... Solar power could allow these robots to run for years without maintenance. A recent trial on Lake George, NY, tested two SAUVs and one battery-operated vehicle ...

December 13, 2004

Eco-technology paves the way without concrete
Taipei Times - Taipei,Taiwan
... "Ilan County's green policies are more ... new campus movement, new homeland building, new urban and rural landscapes, new river movement, eco-technology and new ...

LED offers high power design with minimal heat.
Industrial News Room - New York,NY,USA
... "With the DORADO, COTCO is introducing a new breed of high efficiency LED lighting that sets industry standards and moves to another level of sophistication ...

Casey family to pull ranch off market
Rapid City Journal - Rapid City,SD,USA
... buffalo market dropped sharply, the Caseys negotiated a deal with Wind Cave officials to ... But it has never passed the House, which led the Caseys to list the ...

Missile command center in Wyoming no
Greeley Tribune - Greeley,CO,USA
... center. But before you see the underground bunker that controls these weapons of mass destruction, you should know a few things. Have ...

A Refrigerator Converts to a Freezer - and Vice Versa
PhysOrg.com - Evergreen,VA,USA
... The appliance's owner also sees the energy consumption and humidity. Before users leave home, to go on vacation for example, they

Hitachi Develops Hydrogen-Leak Detector For Fuel Cell Filling ...
Fuel Cell Works - USA
The system is designed as a safety feature for the hydrogen-gas filling stations of the near future, which are expected to spring up as fuel-cell cars come ...

Sonic Bloom and an Organic Green House
Mr. Dan Carlson Inventor of Sonic Bloom. ... Mr. Don Cox Owner of Paul Bunyan Greenhouse. Out in Utah is one of Sonic Bloom's many success stories.

Internet Survey Finds Strong Interest in French "Air Car"
Emediawire (press release) - Ferndale,WA,USA
... can be powered by any electricity source, including renewables like wind, hydroelectric and solar power, while eliminating concerns over battery cycle life and ...

A Bigger, "Renewable" Boondoggle
Tech Central Station - Richfield,OH,USA
... viable, then government support is not needed and if a technology is not ... state taxpayer and ratepayer subsidies have failed to make "green" energy economically

December 9, 2004

Holiday Trees & Candles Need Special Care To Prevent Fires
Westchester.com - Westchester,NY,USA
... Needles on fresh trees should be green and hard to pull back from the branches ... Turn off electricity to the supply outlet before working with outdoor wiring. ...

Commercial Unit of Residential Fuel Cell Cogeneration Systems ...
Fuel Cell Works - USA
Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. (President: Norio ICHINO) introduces the world's first commercial Residential Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell (PEFC) Cogeneration System ...

Residents want underground power
Mandurah Mail - Mandurah,Western Australia,Australia
SOME Ormsby Terrace residents will fund their own underground power connection if the City of Mandurah agrees take part in the project. ...

Don't Die in Your Truck
Field and Stream - USA
... isolated a few seasons ago when a storm dumped 6 feet of snow in the Bob Marshall Wilderness , closing the ... The first step to survival is putting pen to paper

Tech Watch
TIME - USA
... a cell phone. Attached to the back are solar panels that store energy in a battery that fits in any pocket. Then, say, when your ...

UNDERGROUND INNOVATIONS Kansas has advantages -- location ...
Kansas City Star (subscription) - Kansas City,MO,USA
... The process also produces carbon dioxide, and the larger novelty of the plant is depositing the carbon dioxide underground. US Department ...

Vienna's rubbish collection goes underground
Independent Online - South Africa
Vienna - City officials on Monday presented underground trash cans in a bid to keep the Austrian capital's streets clean. Vienna's ...

December 6, 2004

Dairy Methane Used in Fuel Cell Trials
SolarAccess.com News - Peterborough,NH,USA
New Plymouth, New Zealand [RenewableEnergyAccess.com] Hydrogen isn't the only catalyst to power a fuel cell. Powerco and Australian ...

HCL Info to up rural PC penetration
Business Standard - New Delhi,India
The company has developed a PC that can run on car battery, effectively solving the problem of unavailability of power in the rural area. Solar or renewable ...

Islands explore energy solutions
MaineToday.com - Portland,ME,USA
... advantage of a federal grant to install solar-electric panels on seven buildings. The cooperative's operations building has a system with battery backup, so ...

World's first drivable fuel cell and by-wire vehicle comes to ...
AME Info - United Arab Emirates
... overhangs. General Motors will exhibit the world's first drivable vehicle combining a hydrogen fuel cell with by-wire technology. 'The

Man of Ideas turns inventor
Times of Oman - Oman
... The input cables have distinct wiring and edges thus necessitating that only using ... November, the US patent and trademark office gave him the green signal for a

OFFICIALS TRYING TO STOP JAIL FROM SINKING
The Southern Illinoisan - IL,USA
... it's pretty easy to get in there in a quick and easy matter and get it taken care of," said Brent Kerns, spokesman for Helitech Waterproofing and Structural ...

December 3, 2004

Earth building conference
Infolink Architecture & Building - Australia
... sessions include a look at raw earth architecture in Italy, tradition and innovation in building with earth in Germany, modern rammed earth buildings in ...

Remote control your home with no rewiring necessary
di-ve.com - Malta
... house. Scene lighting is a feature in home automation technology that allows to save light profiles for a particular mood. Then ...

Transfer of Power How to Safely Restore Power to Your Home
Onlypunjab.com (press release) - Punjab,India
... cords are fine for small generators because you can only plug in one or two appliances. The most common way to use a portable electric generator is to place it ..

Spacelift' For Vende Globe Sailor
Science Daily (press release) - USA
... efficiency, less fuel is needed for the diesel generator. Improving the electrics "A special energy management system was developed by the small French start ...

Solar Cell Doubles As Battery
Designtechnica - Sherwood,OR,USA
Scientists in Japan have developed a solar powered device which can store energy for later use. "Scientists from Toin University ...

Crisis plan for schools is improved
Fauquier Times-Democrat - Fauquier,VA,USA
... Pierce Elementary, Betty Putnam, exercised during that same tornado that locked down Liberty. She and her staff quickly set up a temporary shelter for anyone ...

Wind Farm Debate Divides Residents
WIBW - Topeka,KS,USA
... By 1900, small electric wind systems were developed to generate direct current, but most ... turn in the moving air and power an electric generator which supplies ...

Coal-mining 'dinosaurs' cling to dark, dangerous life
USA Today - McLean,VA,USA
... Like the scars, it is largely hidden. ... "Listen," David A. Lucas says, tapping with his pick 300 feet underground in the upper level of D&D Anthracite. ...

Power your PDA, mobile phone with a Voltaic backpack
Geekzone - New Zealand
... The bag is made from tough, UV resistant, 840D nylon and padded with high density foam. It weighs only 3.5lbs including the solar panels and the battery pack. ...

Remembering TWA Flight 514
Clarke Times Courier - Berryville,VA,USA
Three decades have passed since 92 lives were lost on the west slope of Mount Weather, but memories of what happened that rainy day on the Blue Ridge still ...

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December 23, 2004

Underground metro opens to public in Delhi
siliconindia.com - Fremont,CA,USA
NEW DELHI: Over 20,000 people rode on the Delhi Metro's first underground section by 3 pm Monday on the first day of its commercial operation. ..

May pushes for study of underground lines
Loudoun Times-Mirror - Leesburg,VA,USA
... has not yet decided on a preferred route, according to Dominion spokesperson Le-Ha Anderson, but the company has consistently opposed any underground routes. ...

Tunnel vision
The Scotsman - Edinburgh,Scotland,UK
MADRID-based Ferrovial confirmed yesterday that it is talking to struggling engineering firm Jarvis about buying its stake in TubeLines, the London Underground ...

Former Big Dig Tunnel Worker Sentenced in Two Federal Cases for .
PR Newswire (press release) - USA
... went to a Big Dig site on the Fort Point Channel in South Boston, near Summer Street, where FIDLER (a member of Local Union 88, the Tunnel Workers' Union) was ...

Gas-tax boost best way to pay for tunnel
Seattle Post Intelligencer - Seattle,WA,USA
Now that the city of Seattle has announced it would like to replace the Alaskan Way Viaduct with a tunnel, it is time to start talking about how to pay for it.

December 17, 2004

December 14, 2004

5 years ago: Tube sings praises of new comms system
Silicon.com - UK
13.12.99: The London Underground (LU) says it's installing a new radio and digital transmission system to take the train network into the next century. ...

Tube authorities trawling eBay to keep archaic Underground in ...
Sydney Morning Herald (subscription) - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
London: Engineers are scouring eBay in a search for vital components to keep signals and information boards working on the London Underground. .

Explosion in Shanxi kills 33 underground
EastDay.com - Shanghai,China
... About 40 other miners working underground at the time were able to escape. Many received treatment for burns or carbon monoxide poisoning. ...

Underground wall designed for steelworks remediation
ABC Online - Australia
... Brad Foot from the Regional Land Management Corporation says full remediation of the site would be too costly and the underground wall will address the risk of .

December 11, 2004

Explosion in Shanxi kills 33 underground
EastDay.com - Shanghai,China
... About 40 other miners working underground at the time were able to escape. ... The move was aimed at finding any hidden problems and preventing similar accidents ...

NS plans to resume underground coal mining
CTV - Canada
... lump was extracted from a Cape Breton shaft, Nova Scotia has cleared the way for the return of the dirty and often deadly business of underground coal mining. ...

December 9, 2004

Privatising Tube 'Licence to Print Money'
The Scotsman - Edinburgh,Scotland,UK
... the privatised Tube infrastructure companies defended their bonuses and their companies' performance, saying conditions on London Underground were improving.

Underground firm buys parts off eBay
Telegraph.co.uk - London,England,UK
By Paul Marston. A rail company is buying spare parts for the London Underground on the auction website eBay. Tube Lines, the infrastructure ...

December 6, 2004

Getting a closer look at recent underground tragedies
China Daily - Beijing,China
... But 101 coal miners who had been trapped underground for four days in the gas blast on Sunday were feared dead, bringing the death toll to 166. ...

First underground Metro to open
Times of India - India NEW DELHI: Delhi is all set to get its first underground Metro stretch from Kashmiri Gate to Delhi University. It will reportedly

Argyle mine welcomes Govt pledge of support
ABC Online - Australia
... plea for royalty relief. Argyle Diamonds has asked for concessions to make a planned underground expansion viable. The current open ...

December 1, 2004

Engineers: Tunnel Leaks Extensive, Expensive
Boston Channel.com - Boston,MA,USA
BOSTON -- There was a clear indication Wednesday that the repairs needed to fix those Big Dig Tunnel leaks will be extensive and expensive. ...

Skanska wins East River tunnel contract
Crain's New York Business - New York,NY,USA
Amtrak awarded Swedish construction firm Skanska a $127 million contract to refurbish ventilation and safety systems of the four East River tunnels, where a ...

Truck accident closes Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel
Virginian Pilot - Norfolk,VA,USA
... said. Meanwhile, both westbound lanes were closed. Traffic backed up quickly from the tunnel throughout northern Norfolk. Meanwhile ...

St. Mary's to close underground tunnels to pedestrians
Munster Times - Munster,IN,USA
... Mary's College will no longer be able to use a decades-old system of underground tunnels to get to class during winter months -- or any other time of year. ...

Underground won't be out of bounds
Indian Express - New Delhi,India
New Delhi, November 29: Delhi Metro is using the latest technology to make your cellphones work in the underground stretch -- Kashmere Gate to Vishwavidyalaya ...

December 25, 2004

INEEL scientist turns to Mount St. Helens to study airborne ...
Provo Daily Herald - Provo,UT,USA
... event -- an eruption -- occurs, he said. When volcanic activity increased at Mount St. Helens, Abbott seized the opportunity to study a volcano's emissions. ...

December 18, 2004

New instruments tracking Mauna Loa
Hawaiinews.com - HI,USA
... us at HVO is to figure out which of these signs is simply that of a volcano that is active but not erupting and which is indicative of an imminent eruption. ...

December 8, 2004

Small Earthquake Rattles Lindsay
KOTV - Tulsa,OK,USA
LINDSAY, Okla. (AP) _ Small earthquakes woke up residents of Lindsay in south-central Oklahoma early Wednesday morning. The Oklahoma ...