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November 30, 2004
Earthquake rocks northern Japan
Channel News Asia - Singapore
... Michiyo Ishida. TOKYO : At least 13 people were hurt by a powerful earthquake that rumbled through northern Japan on Monday. The ...
Largest quake since Oct. hits Mount St. Helens
MSNBC - USA
MOUNT St. HELENS, Wash. - A 3.1-magnitude earthquake shook the crater at Mount St. Helens on Saturday, the strongest quake at the volcano since mid-October. ...
November 29, 2004
Earthquake rocks Japan
NDTV.com - New Delhi,India
A powerful earthquake shook Japan's northern island of Hokkaido Sunday, swaying buildings, throwing objects off shelves and triggering a small tsunami wave ...
November 27, 2004
World Vision Readies Aid For Volcano Victims
Scoop.co.nz (press release) - New Zealand
The eruptions have forced villagers to flee molten lava flows and have blanketed homes, crops and water supplies with volcanic ash. ...
NZ Red Cross assists volcano-affected villagers
Scoop.co.nz (press release) - New Zealand
... villages. Some crops have been completely destroyed by volcanic ash and food shortages are being reported in most villages.
Storm Victims Had No Doubts Tornado Scored A Touchdown
WCPO - Cincinnati,OH,USA
... to the hose. Studt's wife, Toni, broke her tailbone when she fell as she hurried to find shelter in the basement. Despite her injury ...
Holland family continues recovery from tornado
Lincoln Journal Star - Lincoln,NE,USA
... $820,000 to 504 applicants throughout the counties touched by the tornado for help ... and finally the group abandoned partying altogether and took shelter in the ...
November 25, 2004
Texas woman killed when tornado hits home
Houston Chronicle - Houston,TX,USA
... than three hours after the first tornadoes touched down and minutes before another tornado warning was issued for Newton County. An emergency shelter was being ...
Cold Front Moves Storms Out Of SE Texas
Click 2 Houston.com - Houston,TX,USA
... have to go to the site and determine if the damage was caused by a tornado. ... The American Red Cross has set up a temporary shelter at Wharton Junior High, 120 N ...
New storm lashes Aurora; 18 killed
Philippine Daily Inquirer - Makati City,Philippines
... the province. The environmental watchdog Multi-Sectoral Group of Aurora (MSAG) blamed massive deforestation for the floods. The ...
Tornadoes compound flood woes in South
Disaster News Network - USA
... Tammany Parish, also reported tornado damage ... The Central Baptist Church in Kirbyville reported it was serving as an American Red Cross shelter, and had provided ...
Pine Belt escapes serious damage
Hattiesburg American - Hattiesburg,MS,USA
... Some students at the University of Southern Mississippi took shelter on the ground floors of residence halls during the four tornado warnings issued for ...
EU to aid Slovakia after wind devastation
Washington Times - Washington,DC,USA
... Another 30,000 acres of forest were seriously damaged. The government decided Monday to deploy army units to help clear up the devastation. ...
Killer twister hits south La.
Shreveport Times - Shreveport,LA,USA
... Charles Chisholm's storage shed was coiled in sheets around ... Amanda Cockerhan was looking for the roof of her ... roofs to keep out the threatening rain and ferried ...
Earthquake rocks northern Italy
Xinhua - Beijing,China
25 (Xinhuanet) -- An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale hit northern Italy overnight, causing panic and injuring at least nine people, Italian media ...
One Killed, Several Hurt by Storms in Alabama
WAFF - Huntsville,AL,USA
... hours. The massive storm was part of a system that killed at least three people as it moved across Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi.
November 24, 2004
Earthquake Rocks Greek/albanian Border
Scotland on Sunday - Edinburgh,Scotland,UK
An earthquake shook the border area between Greece and Albania earlier today, but there were no reports of damage or injuries. The ...
November 23, 2004
7.2 magnitude earthquake hits South Island of NZ
Xinhua - Beijing,China
WELLINGTON, Nov. 23 (Xinhuanet) -- An earthquake measuring 7.2 on the Richter scale struck off the coast of the South Island of New Zealand Tuesday. ...
As volcano swells, so does worry
Honolulu Advertiser - Honolulu,HI,USA
... Civil Defense director, said that if there is an eruption, the county ... Jim Kauahikaua, scientist in charge at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, will provide an ...
Volcano Spews Rocks for Two Miles
The Scotsman - Edinburgh,Scotland,UK
... More than 100 minor tremors were felt in the city during the volcano's last eruption, in April 2002, although no damage or injuries were reported then.
Mount St. Helens' new dome is growing fast
Seattle Post Intelligencer - Seattle,WA,USA
... Willie Scott, a volcanologist with the US Geological Survey's Cascades Volcano Observatory in Vancouver, Wash. "We've been having an eruption constantly for ...
Cold storm cracks into San Diego County
North County Times - Escondido,CA,USA
... The heavy rain turned the Poway Valley Riders Association arena into a massive pool of ... Caught off-guard by the storm, the group was trying to decide whether to ...
State of decline
ABC Online - Australia
... possum. LES HOSKING: You cannot expect that the electricity will stay on during a massive storm over an electricity network. TIM ...
More rain pounds parts of Texas
News 8 Austin - Austin,TX,USA
... Residents in Bastrop County have already evacuated their homes and are staying at an evacuation shelter in Smithville. Tornado warnings were posted in the ...
58 fisherman lost, feared dead after Philippines storm
Taipei Times - Taipei,Taiwan
... three other deaths by drowning, two by hypothermia, one struck by a falling tree, five by a tornado near Roxas ... We will start giving emergency shelter assistance ...
Caribbean islands rocked by strong earthquake
The Mercury (subscription) - Durban,South Africa
Roseau (Dominica): A strong, early morning earthquake rocked the Caribbean islands of Dominica and Guadeloupe yesterday, killing at least one person and ...
November 22, 2004
High Waters Continue To Plague Central Texas
KXAN-TV - Austin,TX,USA
Bastrop County officials have declared a state of disaster due to the threat of heavy rain and rising floodwaters. Bastrop County ...
Home for the holidays
DesMoinesRegister.com - Des Moines,IA,USA
... Everyone in this small town of only 100 people had to make sacrifices ... They had two heaters, one generator and no running water, so these were the rules: If they ...
City fears return of 50mph river of fire
Guardian - UK
The lava lake of the volcano, which overlooks the Congolese city of Goma, has risen sharply, prompting fears of a devastating eruption and causing unease among ...
Mauna Loa Volcano - Big Island of Hawaii
gohawaii.about.com - HI,USA
... The volcano's lava is extremely fluid because of its low content of silica and gases and its very high temperature. During eruption, the lava can flow more ...
Costa Rica: Earthquake kills eight
Washington Times - Washington,DC,USA
21 (UPI) -- A strong earthquake rocked Costa Rica during the weekend, killing eight people and shaking the Central American nation during the Ibero-American ...
Indonesian Earthquake Death Toll Rises to 27, Emergency Aid ...
Christian Post - San Francisco,CA,USA
The number of dead victims from a recent earthquake on the Indonesian island of Alor rose to 27 following the discovery of a body beneath the debris of a ...
Earthquake rocks Aceh province in Indonesia
Xinhua - Beijing,China
18 (Xinhuanet) -- A minor earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale rocked the westernmost Aceh province of Indonesia on Thursday, but has so far caused no ...
Costa Rica hit by big earthquake
CBBC newsround (audio) - London,England,UK
A huge clear up is underway in Costa Rica after a powerful earthquake struck the country on Saturday morning. Eight people were ...
November 20, 2004
Mount St. Helens' new dome growing fast
Seattle Post Intelligencer - Seattle,WA,USA
... Willie Scott, a volcanologist with the US Geological Survey's Cascades Volcano Observatory in Vancouver, Wash. "We've been having an eruption constantly for ...
Storm hits central Europe
News24 - South Africa
... of homes without electricity. The massive storm also swept across Scandinavia on Thursday disrupting land, sea and air traffic.
November 19, 2004
Storm disrupts land and sea traffic in Denmark
Turkish Press - Turkey
COPENHAGEN, Nov 18 (AFP) - A massive storm hit Denmark early Thursday with wind gales of up to 30 meters per second, disrupting land and sea traffic, the ...
Storm disrupts land, sea and air traffic across Scandinavia
TerraDaily
A massive storm hit Scandinavia early Thursday, cutting power to thousands of households and disrupting land, sea and air traffic across the region. ...
November 18, 2004
'Slow earthquake' found on New Zealand island
Independent Online - South Africa
Wellington - New Zealand scientists said on Wednesday they have detected what they call a "slow earthquake" near Gisborne, in the North Island, where an area ...
Romania Rattled by Quake
Sofia News Agency - Bulgaria
An earthquake measuring 4.7 on the Richter scale was registered in Vrancea, about 250 km north of Bucharest and a centre of seismic activity in the country. ...
Housing aid in quake areas falls short
Asahi Shimbun - Tokyo,Japan
NIIGATA-Only about 20 percent of homes damaged in the Niigata Chuetsu Earthquake qualify for public disaster funds, according to the Niigata prefectural ...
Houston warned to watch for floods and tornadoes today
Houston Chronicle - Houston,TX,USA
... forecasters warned that more thunderstorms could bring more tornadoes, hail, wind gusts ... As the storm that spawned the tornado moved north, there were initially ...
November 16 2004
Two sailors found alive in Algerian shipwreck
Turkish Press - Turkey
... crew members of the fishing boat Bechar, which sunk in a violent storm Saturday are ... The Algerian coast guard and navy has launched a massive search and rescue ...
November 14, 2004
Indonesian Earthquake Death Toll Rises to 19, Antara Reports
Bloomberg - USA
13 (Bloomberg) -- The death toll from an earthquake in eastern Indonesia rose to 19 as rescue teams scoured collapsed homes and buildings on the island of Alor ...
Quake swarm' shakes Scotland
The Sunday Times - UK
... booming sounds. They were recorded by the British Geological Survey's (BGS's) earthquake measuring station at Eskdalemuir. The ...
November 13, 2004
Imminent heavy snowfall threatens quake-torn Niigata
Asahi Shimbun - Tokyo,Japan
NIIGATA--The specter of a hard winter fast approaching, and with it deep snow drifts, is adding to the anxieties of Niigata Chuetsu Earthquake victims forced ...
November 12, 2004
Earthquake rocks northern Japan
Melbourne Herald Sun - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
A MAGNITUDE 6.3 earthquake rocked the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido today. ... A magnitude 6 earthquake can inflict widespread damage in a populated area. ...
Strong earthquake rocks northeast Taiwan
New Zealand Herald - Auckland,New Zealand
TAIPEI - An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale shook northeast Taiwan on Thursday causing buildings to sway in the capital, Taipei, but there were ...
Storm brings snow to the high country
Durango Herald - Durango,CO,USA
... Some rain, snow, hail and graupel - pit-balls of hardened snow - showered Durango throughout the day. A strong storm system circling over Colorado and ...
Additional SES teams called in to help battle water
Manning River Times - Taree,New South Wales,Australia
... The extremely heavy rain was of particular concern to homeowners whose roofs had been damaged in the hail storm two weeks ago and hadn't been repaired. ...
November 10, 2004
Airdrie couple gets first-hand look at hurricanes' devastation
Airdrie Echo - Airdrie,Alberta,Canada
... has volunteered with the Red Cross before -- he spent time in Puerto Rico a few years ago, in the wake of yet another hurricane -- the devastation he and his ...
An ordinary emergency' reactor shut down causes widespread ...
Bellona - UK
... pump then shorted out and water pressure in the steam generator dropped. ... Group, inhabitants of several small villages surrounding the Balakovo, like Matveyevka ...
Awakened to pray
Christian Science Monitor - Boston,MA,USA
... There wasn't time to change course to evade the storm. The ship took blue water down the stacks as massive swells crashed over the superstructure, risking ...
Strong earthquake strikes northern Japan
San Francisco Chronicle - San Francisco,CA,USA
A powerful earthquake rocked northern Japan early Wednesday in the area still recovering from a stronger tremor last month that killed 39 people. ...
November 7, 2004
Strong gusts down lines, cut electricity to hundreds of residents
Foster's Daily Democrat - Dover,NH,USA
... State Police dispatcher said Troop A received numerous calls of small branches down ... lost power for about 20 minutes but the backup generator quickly kicked in ...
UK lawyer honored for bravery during Bam earthquake
Payvand - Iran
London, Nov 6, IRNA -- A British lawyer, who spent nine hours digging wounded victims out of the rubble of her hotel after the devastating earthquake in the ...
November 4, 2004
Hurricane devastation still evident in Punta Gorda
WBBH - Ft. Myers,FL,USA
PUNTA GORDA-- The Windmill Village Mobile Home Park used to be a vibrant place with more than 400 homes. Because of Hurricane Charley ...
Strong earthquake hits Japan
Melbourne Herald Sun - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
A MAGNITUDE-5.7 earthquake rocked northern Japan late today, weeks after a powerful tremor jolted the country killing 39 people and injuring thousands. ...
Strong earthquake shakes northern Japan
New Zealand Herald - Auckland,New Zealand
A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.2 shook northern Japan today in the same region that was hit by a deadly tremor last month, but there ...
South Australians urged to prepare for earthquake
ABC Online - Australia
The president of the Australian Earthquake Engineering Society has warned South Australians should be prepared for another large earthquake. ...
Niigata quake spurs disaster-relief rethink
The Japan Times - Japan
... The central, prefectural and city governments reinforced their disaster measures after the Great Hanshin Earthquake of 1995, which resulted in the loss of more ...
November 3, 2004
Storm strikes hard, leaving trail of devastation
Sydney Morning Herald (subscription) - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
By Tim Dick and AAP. Thunderstruck . . . Chris Bateman, of Westleigh, inspects the damage to his home and car. Photo: Tamara Dean. ...
In a Crisis, Markets More than Ever
Mises.org - USA
... The morning after Ivan, our local paper headline in massive type: DEVASTATION ... But everyone knows that after the storm, all official institutions have to play up ...
November 1, 2004
Bubonic plague kills 8 in Qinghai
Xinhua - Beijing,China
1 (Xinhuanet) -- Eight farmers have died from an outbreak of bubonic plague in northwestern China Qinghai Province over the past thee weeks, however a ...
'When will my mummy come?' asks rescue boy, 2
The Scotsman - Edinburgh,Scotland,UK
FOUR days after he was rescued from the rubble of a landslide triggered by Japan's worst earthquake in a decade , two-year-old Yuta Minagawa was sitting up in ...
.November 29, 2004
Walls to transform by remote control through electronic paper
Daily Times - Pakistan
... The device is fitted with a solar-power panel and can be functional for ... electronic paper weighs 100 grams (3.5 ounces) with a lithium ion battery and liquid ...
Modern Technology in the Study of Ventilation
RedNova.com - Dallas,TX,USA
... smoke generator, light source, and digital camera are used to visualize the airflows qualitatively around the model on the turntable. In simple cases, a small ...
$100 PC - here and now
p2pnet.net - Ontario,Canada
... Like all SolarPC computers, the SolarLite operates on 12 volt DC power and can be run from a solar panel, car battery, or human powered (with a bicycle-based ...
USA : Futuristic strong & smart yarns on the horizon
Fibre 2 Fashion - India
... CTFT), in a collaborative effort, have achieved a major technological breakthrough that should soon lead to the production of futuristic strong, light and
Micro generators pick up power
ZDNet.co.uk - UK
... The generator works by spinning a small coin-shaped magnet above a mesh of coils fabricated on a chip. High power is achieved by ...
Stories of a royal neighborhood
Joongang Ilbo - Seoul,South Korea
... In case of emergency, the king had a secret underground tunnel built from his quarters to the Russian legation; the remains of the entrance to the passageway ...
November 25, 2004
Poquoson, Va., Couple Lets Sunshine In with Earth-Friendly Homes
RisMedia.com - Norwalk,CT,USA
... on. Many people were left homeless, but the Garden Atrium's metal roof and granite exterior got through it in one piece. In fact ...
Constructing Project Management
Line 56 News - USA
Deltec Homes offers an intriguing product, a customized circular home. The circular design is both architecturally sound
Solar Decathlon Team Builds Home of Future
Cornell Daily Sun - Ithaca,NY,USA
... in its design and construction of an energy-efficient, entirely solar- powered home ... a washing machine and enough electrical power to recharge the battery of an ...
Ticona Introduces First Engineering Thermoplastic Fuel Cell
Jobwerx - Seattle,WA,USA
... Germany-November 24, 2004-Jobwerx News-Ticona, the technical polymers business of the Celanese Group, has introduced the first fuel cell prototype made solely ...
Training life-savers
King County Journal Newspapers - King County,WA,USA
... KCESAR members are trained in wilderness navigation, map and compass, outdoor survival, evidence search and mountain first aid skills. ...
Sun catchers tuned to crank out the juice
EE Times Online - Manhasset,NY,USA
... efficient power generator," said Chuck Andraka, project leader at Sandia's Solar Technology Department. "Now what we need to show is that many small Stirling ...
November 22, 2004
Oregon incident shows hazard of halide lighting
Salem Statesman Journal - Salem,OR,USA
... The incident has led to a state occupational safety investigation as school districts scramble to examine their lighting systems. ... (Note: If you use lighting in schools, business' or visit places where this lighting might be used you need to read this article.)
Big fuel plans for little seeds
Independent Online - South Africa
... diesel, with the capability to run any diesel car, truck or generator without the ... To make bio -diesel from jatropha, its small seeds are collected and, after
Digging deep for heat
Minot Daily News - Minot,ND,USA
Although geothermal heating isn'ta new concept in North Dakota, it hasn't been very well known or used primarily because most people thought it was ...
Tibet's geothermal energy able to generate 1 mln kw of power
Xinhua - Beijing,China
... "It'll provide power and heating for the ... China's research and development on geothermal energy on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau dated back to the 1960s.
Garden house good way to add space
Auburn Journal - Auburn,CA,USA
... The garden houses are pre-manufactured and cut to size; ready to be put together by a contractor or in ... "Most of the assembly time is spent on the roof but the ...
Patented Xerox Technology Could Turn Camera Phone into Portable ...
PhoneContent.com - Norway
... Corporation's research center in Europe have developed document imaging technology that could ... for the first time to cope with poor lighting, distorted images ...
Minister says underground power no cure-all
ABC Online - Australia
As the cyclone season advances, Queensland's Energy Minister says underground power will not safeguard the state's electricity supply. ...
Group seeks underground power lines
Record-Journal - Meriden,CT,USA
... placing 69 miles of cable between Middletown and Norwalk, became a hot-button issue when the utility companies proposed 24 miles of underground construction in ...
USATODAY.com
... The 8-by-12-foot room is a tornado shelter that in ordinary times stores clothes like any other closet. When a giant twister chewed ...
EECA funds growth solar hot water heating market
Scoop.co.nz (press release) - New Zealand
The Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA) announced this week the launch of a revised incentive scheme designed to grow the solar water heating ...
Connecticut clean energy program offers free solar systems
Boston Mass High Tech - Boston,MA,USA
The Connecticut Clean Energy Fund is set to offer a free solar energy system to municipalities that commit to purchase clean energy representing 20 percent of ...
Help Needed-I would like to create a feedback form on Earth House. I'm sorry but I can't figure out Unix, CGI, Flat files or whatever they are called. I need help and I don't have much to offer but I can give the honor of the page to you or your company. For example. "Form Created by the greatest person/company out their..." Please help before I pull any more hair.
November 18, 2004
China-Japan tensions over mysterious submarine
ABC Online - Australia
ELEANOR HALL: Diplomatic tensions erupted between China and Japan this week over a mystery submarine in Japanese waters. The Japanese ...
1985: Volcano kills thousands in Colombia
BBC News - London,England,UK
... An evacuation was ordered but abandoned when the volcano went quiet at about 1900 local time. However, just after 2100 a more serious eruption began causing ...
Dome growing faster than in past
Longview Daily News - Longview,WA,USA
... The current eruption is adding lava to the inside of the crater faster than ... Scott, a geologist with the US Geological Survey's Cascades Volcano Observatory in ...
In any kind of weather Greenhouses let you grow plants year-round
Palladium-Item - Richmond,IN,USA
... in the sidewalls because it's clearer and have a polycarbonate roof because it's a ... starts perennials from seed, then transplants them to the garden where they ...
Douglas shelter nears completion
Sand Mountain Reporter - Albertville,AL,USA
... The shelter will be used to protect anyone in within the vicinity from a tornado or other storm. Among those the shelter will serve ...
Just What I Needed
Plebius Press - USA
... The instructions say that ninety seconds worth of cranking the generator will power the ... It is a wind up radio with a small flashlight included for emergencies.
EMP blueprint
Town Hall - Washington,DC,USA
... nuclear weapon, purchased by terrorists on the black market or delivered to them by a rogue state, "can be employed to generate potentially catastrophic EMP
November 15, 2004
A new type of solar cell
Physics Web - UK
... Phys. Lett. 85 3932). Conventional solar cells need a secondary device, such as a battery, to store the electrical power generated from light. ...
Howstuffworks "How Electronic Ink Will Work"
Electronic ink promises to be an amazing, breakthrough technology that we will all
be using in five years -- it will completely change books and newspapers
Colonial Collection Heralds U-Va. Library
Washington Post - Washington,DC,USA
... The bi-level, 58,000-square-foot underground facility, which will house the ... teacher at West Springfield High School who said the National Archives are "gearing ...
New UVa library dedicated
Charlottesville Daily Progress - Charlottesville,VA,USA
... top, and the Small library underground. The special collections include 300,000 rare books, 12 million manuscripts and 4,000 maps, as well as UVa's archives. ...
Hitachi shows Fuel-Cell iVDR mini Gadget
Fuel Cell Works - USA
Hitachi showed a portable information terminal powered by a methanol fuel-cell at a presentation for an upcoming exhibition in Japan. ... .
Nuclear is the only practical energy source
Cumberland News - Carlisle,Cumbria,UK
... is a constant provider, whereas wind turbines' output varies from very small to zero ... is for every building on land to have a wind-powered generator plus the ... (Note-I do not agree that Nuclear is the only option but this writer raises some interesting thoughts on alternative energy.)
The case for waste reduction to cut down on landfilling
Barre Montpelier Times Argus - Barre,VT,USA
... price range. See http://energystar.gov for more information, including listings of energy efficient appliance models by category. ...
Onward and downward: Qwest workers go underground to bring upgrade ...
Yuma Sun - Yuma,AZ,USA
Phone service in a square-mile area in southeast Yuma will improve now that workers have completed nearly two weeks of work underground to upgrade telephone ...
Ed Blume: Ten ways to support renewable energy for next to nothing
Wisbusiness.com - Madison,WI,USA
... Built-in solar panels power nearly anything. Here are just a few examples: outdoor accent lights, battery chargers, radios, flashlights, computers, water pumps
Gizmodo : Enlux Wins Award for LED Lights
... seems to be well-deserved, and unless a better technology steps up to the plate,
we're going to see LEDs in widespread use for everyday lighting needs soon. ...
Holographs And The Birth of a New Industry
IT-Analysis - UK
... be able to get a vague idea of what Zebra Imaging can achieve, but there really is no substitute for reaching out and touching a life size holographic image of ...
Inventor to test water project at Ercildoune
Ballarat Courier - Ballarat,Victoria,Australia
... 1920s hydro-electricity plant in a bid to prove his turbine generator works. ... The creator designed a "proof of concept" - a small working model - which achieved ...
Bringing light to the Dark Continent
Baker County Standard - Macclenny,FL,USA
... to Croft preach through a guitar amplifier powered by a gasoline generator. ... A small congregation even gathered behind the screen, watching between the pillars ..
Fairway report sheds light on underground utilities
Johnson County Sun - Overland Park,KS,USA
A Fairway task force may have pulled the plug on the city's hopes of moving electrical, telephone and cable lines underground, at least in the short term. ...
November 11, 2004
Revisiting The Big Picture
Omega Letter Intelligence Digest (subscription) - USA
... ("So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I ... forces of Islam, keeps the EU in its place, ensures Israel's continued survival, restrains the ...
Japanese for beginners
The Times - London,England,UK
... Those explorations in the house, outbuildings and garden have uncovered a bundle of ... He recently spent £200 installing insulation in the roof and his next task ...
Can Terrorists Turn Out Gotham's Lights?
City Journal - USA
... The best thing about a diesel generator is the diesel itself. ... These fuels store huge amounts of energy in very small volumes, and because they power the ...
Volcano 'cowboys' who ride a ring of fire
Christian Science Monitor - Boston,MA,USA
... Has North America's most famous volcano gone back to sleep? Or is it merely dozing, preparing to snort and grumble toward another major eruption?
Scientists discuss Mauna Loa's next eruption, whenever it may be
KPUA - HI,USA
By Associated Press. HILO, Hawaii (AP) _ Scientists at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory says Mauna Loa will erupt again. Jim Kauahikaua ...
November 8, 2004
A walk on the wild side
Sydney Morning Herald (subscription) - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
... says: "A program that pushes you so hard - is that going to create self-esteem or teach you that life is about survival of the fittest?". Wilderness and outdoor ...
A dream that saved my life
Telegraph.co.uk - London,England,UK
... some 9,000 acres has shrunk to just 120, and the costs of keeping the roof on have ... him to present an extended series of programmes on the making of his garden. ...
New lava dome grows inside Mount St. Helens
CNN International - Atlanta,GA,USA
... The elongated lava dome spreads southward from the old dome, which was created in the six years after the volcano's cataclysmic eruption of May 18, 1980. ..
Lakeland Electric Gets OK to Build Coal Ash Landfill Higher
Lakeland Ledger - Lakeland,FL,USA
... Bottom ash can be used in some construction, but its value is small -- about $3 ... are trying to determine how much it will cost to modify the generator to make ...
DEVASTATION IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
AHRC News Services - San Juan Capistrano,CA,USA
By David Osterpil. They came from far and near to enjoy the California blue sky and sunshine in their retirement years. They thought ...
Nanodynamics Introduce World's First Nanotechnology Enable ...
AZoNano.com - World
NanoDynamic, a leading nanotechnology organization and manufacturer of superior nanomaterials, announced today that it will introduce its ground-breaking new ...
Royal power at the flick of a switch
The Scotsman - Edinburgh,Scotland,UK
... "We are disconnecting the sawmill and connecting the turbine to a generator, which will ... He said: "It is a relatively small amount of electricity and the scheme ...
Generating dreams COVER STORY
Anchorage Daily News (subscription) - Anchorage,AK,USA
... exceeded the 14.2 mph average velocity needed to power a wind generator year-round ... But the area available for development there was so small, the utility only ...
November 4, 2004
Critics Argue Underground Parking Deck For Raleigh Is Over The Top
WRAL.com - Raleigh,NC,USA
RALEIGH, NC -- The Raleigh City Council is considering a multimillion-dollar parking deck underground. Some say it is a strategic
Poo Power From New Fuel Cell
Science a Gogo
A new fuel cell is being developed that can turn raw sewage into electrical power says an article in the journal Environmental Science & Technology.
Selenium (Thailand) develops an organic fuel cell
Fuel Cell Works - USA
... The researchers have developed a prototype fuel cell that can produce and store electricity from plant materials such as sugar and starch using an ...
Farmer uses natural methane gas to heat farm
Madison Daily Leader - Madison,SD,USA
... from methane. Haubenschild recently showed his 5-year-old methane digester and new fuel cell to about 175 visitors. His electric ...
Riding the Moscow Metro
IAfrica South African News - Cape Town,South Africa
... Or take the "Diggers of the Underground Planet," a loose-knit group of young urban ... the maze of metro and sewage tunnels under Moscow in search of hidden secrets ...
Electricity-free food production for the developing world
Food Production - Europe
... no electricity, generator or running water has been created for food applications in the developing world. The innovative system has been developed by small ...
The Bunker' Strengthens its Ability to Offer the Highest Levels of ...
New Ratings - USA
... some of the world's most secure IT sites, the largest of which being known simply as 'The Bunker', a top-secret nuclear-grade facility with EMP and TEMPEST ...
November 1, 2004
Farmers may someday 'grow' hydrogen for energy use
Fuel Cell Works - USA
... "Fuel cells are the battery, generator or ... In regions with plenty of sunlight, scientists are looking at ways to generate hydrogen from solar power through ...
23 Business and Environmental Goups Urge President Bush to Reduce
Common Dreams - USA
... Solar thermal systems and geothermal heat-pumps as well as direct geothermal heating technologies coupled with the cross-section of renewable electric ...
Technology alerts students of free washing machines
Ball State Daily News - Muncie,IN,USA
... working properly, Dick Casey, director of sales for multi-unit housing products for ... University at Athens and at the Illinois Institute of Technology, Casey said ...
More RP homes in far-flung areas using sun power
INQ7 Interactive, Inc. - Philippines
... P19,000, a household can already avail itself of the complete solar home system package, which includes a solar panel, mounting, battery, wiring, lights and
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November 2004
Rabbit plague hits Uruguay
Xinhua - Beijing,China
MONTEVIDEO, Nov. 26 (Xinhuanet) -- Uruguayan authorities issued an alert Friday on the outbreak of a highly contagious and fatal ...
Another Wave Of Egg-Laying By Plague Locusts
ABC Online - Australia
Locust hatchings are on the rise again in northern New South Wales, after recent rain. Six hundred and fifty new hatchings were ...
A plague of locusts? Think of them as delicious sky prawns
Telegraph.co.uk - London,England,UK
As parts of Australia struggle to deal with the worst locust plague in 30 years, a new cookbook is advising Outback residents that if you can't beat them, eat .
Desert Locusts Plague West Africa
NPR (audio) - Washington,D.C.,USA
... this devastating pest. Photos of the locusts in Senegal and a map detailing the spread of the plague are at npr.org. Swarms of desert .
Devastation: Plauge locust bands sweep across paddocks
Mudgeee Guardian and Gulgong Advertiser - Mudgee,New South Wales,Australia
... Plague Locust Controller with Mudgee Merriwa Rural Lands Protection Board, Richard Plummer said while the number of reports had dropped, there were still ...
Authorities battle plague of locusts
Cyprus Mail - Nicosia,Cyprus
... Officials said the first swarm of locusts, which hit the island on Sunday, had been brought under control, but confirmed a large plague of new invaders was
Food production in plague-hit W Africa steady
Independent Online - South Africa
... The insect plague did, however, cause severe crop losses in some areas, particularly the hard-hit desert nation of Mauritania which lost up to half its food ...
November 24, 2004
Mt. Rainier quakes caution of volcanic activity
Daily - University of Washington - Seattle,WA,USA
... While scientists said recent seismic activity on Mount Rainier is not related to the eruption at Mount St. Helens, Rainier remains a young, active volcano. ...
November 12, 2004
Mount Hood: The Other Volcano Next Door
Katu.com - Portland,OR,USA
... Geologists estimate that within an hour of an eruption, an entire region that includes Timberline Lodge and Mount Hood ... "It is an active volcano and people need ...
Mount St. Helens: Fall colors and a frisky mountain
Seattle Times - Seattle,WA,USA
... It's too late in the season to watch the center's famous eruption movie but it might be worth a gift-shop stop -- volcano souvenirs plus a life-size Sasquatch ...
November 10, 2004
Mount Rainier shakes with quake under crater
San Diego Union Tribune - San Diego,CA,USA
... near the volcano's surface and a particular type of seismic activity that results from fluid moving through rocks. Those clues might signal an eruption, Steele ...
'Vog' Hovers Over Islands
Hawaii Channel.com - Honolulu,HI,USA
You can thank Pele (the volcano goddess) for the lack of views across the state. Most of the haze is vog, volcanic smog from the eruption on the Big Island of ...
November 8, 2004
No damage in West Alabama from moderate earthquake
WTVM - Columbus,GA,USA
A magnitude four earthquake shook parts of west Alabama about 5:20 am- Sunday, but apparently caused no damage. The US- Geological ...
November 5, 2004
MissCo Records Earthquake
KAIT - Jonesboro,AR,USA
LEMSFORD, AR - So slight residents in Mississippi County didn't even feel it, but experts say there was an earthquake there on Wednesday. ...
November 4, 2004
Small earthquake rattles Western Montana
Billings Gazette - Billings,MT,USA
A magnitude 3 earthquake struck Western Montana just after 6 am Thursday, according to the US Geological Survey. The quake was recorded ...
November 3, 2004
Digital Tremors: Computer Model Successfully Forecasts Earthquakes
Space.com - USA
A Southern California earthquake forecast based on computer models has successfully pinpointed the location of nearly every major temblor to hit the region ...
Quakes recorded off Vancouver Island, no damage reported
San Francisco Chronicle - San Francisco,CA,USA
... temblor was recorded at magnitude of 5.6 by Canada's Pacific Geoscience Center north of Victoria and at 6.5 by the US National Earthquake Information Center in ...
November 26, 2004
Metro Helps Riders Stay Safe Underground
NBC 4.com - Washington,DC,USA
... you need to call 911, yell out to fellow passengers to see if anyone has a cell phone that uses the Verizon network -- it's the only one that works underground ..
Tunnels hold hidden art of mental patients
Shreveport Times - Shreveport,LA,USA
... fortress/Where I've hidden all my tears/And all unpleasant memories/ And all my grief and fears.". Mayers would like to see the underground murals preserved and ...
Subterranean Homesick Blues by Amy Braunschweiger
Village Voice - New York,NY,USA
inding trapdoors and secret entrances to the Pratt Institute's underground steam tunnels occupies the minds of countless students and piques the curiosity of ...
Historic Tabernacle Gets Fresh Foundations
Martha's Vineyard Gazette - Edgartown,MA,USA
... the most prominent of which are a network of new steel bars hidden about the ... m as much as 220 yards of new concrete has been poured underground hiding nearly ...
November 18, 2004
'97 report warned of tunnel problems
Boston Globe - Boston,MA,USA
... The massive scope of the leak problem and the failures of the tunnels' waterproofing systems have set off anger and calls for congressional hearings
Bank robber hunted in BART tunnels Train system closed for hours ...
San Francisco Chronicle - San Francisco,CA,USA
... Chinatown, but not before he forced part of the BART system to shut down and delayed riders for hours as police searched for him in underground train tunnels. ...
November 10, 2004
Tehran mayor: Railways in southern Tehran to be relocated ...
Payvand - Iran
Tehran, Nov 10, IRNA -- The railways in southern Tehran will be moved underground in order to prevent current environmental and civilian problems in southern ...
November 8, 2004
Golden Grove wins underground rescue event
ABC Online - Australia
A mid-west Western Australian mine site has won this year's national underground mine rescue competition. Newmont's Golden Grove ...
15 workers paralyzed in underground workshop
IranMania News - Iran
... The underground workshop had no air conditioner and thus they suffered from a nerve-system failure as a result of breathing in the toxic gases emitted by glues ...
Shanghai digging deep to develop facilities
Xinhua - Beijing,China
... This coastal metropolis, following the example of cities such as New York, Tokyo and Moscow, is planning to build an underground facilities network. ...
November 4, 2004
Man perishes as tunnel collapses
Sun Star - Philippines
By Aquiles Zonio. ONE of the four treasure hunters died when the hole they were digging collapsed Monday afternoon. The victim was ...
The underground rescuers
ABC Regional Online - Australia
Coming face-to-face with an emergency situation would be daunting enough for most, but imagine it happening underground. That is ..
Gold thieves go underground
News24 - South Africa
Barberton - One man was shot dead and two others wounded when they bluffed their way underground at the Sheba Gold Mine in Barberton, Mpumalanga. ...
Metro Trains Collide Underground
NBC 4.com - Washington,DC,USA
WASHINGTON -- Two metro trains crashed in at the Woodley Park/Zoo Metro Station Wednesday afternoon, causing delays on the Red Line. ...
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