Cause of death established - Chamois had pneumonia
Vienna, Austria (SPX) May 20, 2014 -
In spring 2010, nearly a third of the chamois living in a region of northern Austria suddenly died of unexplained causes. Concerned hunters and foresters sent the carcasses to the University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna for analysis.
Extensive investigations have now revealed that the animals died of bacterial pneumonia caused by two strains of bacteria that are highly unusual in chamois ...
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Dangerous storms peaking further north, south than in past
Boston MA (SPX) May 20, 2014 -
Powerful, destructive tropical cyclones are now reaching their peak intensity farther from the equator and closer to the poles, according to a new study co-authored by an MIT scientist. The results of the study, published in the journal Nature, show that over the last 30 years, tropical cyclones - also known as hurricanes or typhoons - are moving poleward at a rate of about 33 miles per decade i ...
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Research reveals New Zealand sea lion is a relative newcomer
Otage NZ (SPX) May 20, 2014 -
The modern New Zealand sea lion is a relative newcomer to our mainland, replacing a now-extinct, unique prehistoric New Zealand sea-lion that once lived here, according to a new study led by University of Otago researchers.
A team of biologists from the University of Otago estimates that this prehistoric mainland sea-lion population became extinct as recently as 600 years ago, and was then ...
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Ice mission and extreme camping
Paris (ESA) May 20, 2014 -
While camping may appeal to some, scientists recently took the pastime to punishing limits. Enduring the bitter Arctic cold out on the sea ice, they were part of a major international effort to ensure ESA's CryoSat satellite is delivering a true picture of Earth's changing ice.
Considered a barometer of climate change, diminishing polar ice has been a hot topic for a number of years.
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Precursor volcano to the island of O'ahu discovered
Manoa HI (SPX) May 20, 2014 -
Researchers from the University of Hawai'i - Manoa (UHM), Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de L'Environment (France), and Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute recently discovered that O'ahu actually consists of three major Hawaiian shield volcanoes, not two, as previously thought. The island of O'ahu, as we know it today, is the remnants of two volcanoes, Wai'anae and Ko'olau.
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Research finds human impact may increase seismicity of San Andreas Fault
Reno NV (SPX) May 20, 2014 -
a detective story with twists and turns in the plot, scientists at the University of Nevada, Reno are unfolding a story about the rapid uplift of the famous 400-mile long Sierra Nevada mountain range of California and Nevada.
The newest chapter of the research is being published in the scientific journal Nature, showing that draining of the aquifer for agricultural irrigation in California ...
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The State of Rain
Santa Barbara CA (SPX) May 20, 2014 -
Using modern weather satellites to monitor rainfall has become a robust, widely practiced technique. However, establishing a reliable context for relating space-based rainfall observations to current and historical ground-based rainfall data has been difficult.
A new dataset developed in partnership between UC Santa Barbara and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) can be used for environmenta ...
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