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  • Despite being one of the most active volcanoes in Papua New Guinea, Bagana is poorly monitored. Located on the mountainous spine of Bouganville Island, it is both far from any cities or large towns and hard to reach due to the rough terrain. Bagana emits volcanic gases (including water vapor and sulfur dioxide) almost continuously, and frequently extrudes thick lava flows. Satellites provide the most reliable way to watch this activity. This natural-color image reveals a fresh...

    New lava flow on Bagana volcano, Papua New Guinea

    Posted on May 18, 2012 | No Comments
    Despite being one of the most active volcanoes in Papua New Guinea, Bagana is poorly monitored. Located on the mountainous spine of Bouganville Island, it is both far from any cities or large towns and hard to reach due to the rough terrain. Bagana emits volcanic gases (including water vapor and sulfur dioxide) almost continuously, and frequently extrudes thick lava flows. Satellites provide the most reliable way to watch this activity. This natural-color image reveals a fresh...

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  • The Amazon’s Awa, “Earth’s most threatened tribe,” are outnumbered 10 to 1 in just one of their reserves according to Survival International, a leading advocate for tribal people’s’ rights worldwide. Brazilian officials acknowledged the scale of the emergency after receiving over 20,000 messages of protest following the launch of its drive to save the Awa tribe from “imminent extinction”. Brazilian government survey estimated that there could be up to 4,500 invaders, ranchers, loggers and settlers occupying just...

    World’s ‘most threatened tribe’ outnumbered 10:1 by invaders

    Posted on May 18, 2012 | 1 Comment
    The Amazon’s Awa, “Earth’s most threatened tribe,” are outnumbered 10 to 1 in just one of their reserves according to Survival International, a leading advocate for tribal people’s’ rights worldwide. Brazilian officials acknowledged the scale of the emergency after receiving over 20,000 messages of protest following the launch of its drive to save the Awa tribe from “imminent extinction”. Brazilian government survey estimated that there could be up to 4,500 invaders, ranchers, loggers and settlers occupying just...

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  • Russian officials announced that twenty-one forest fires were burning on May 17 on a total of over 3,000 hectares, with 2,600 hectares blazing in Buryatia and almost 500 hectares in Khabarovsk territory. Three new fires were seen in Tunkinsky National Park in the past 24 hours alone. In Buryatia, over 400 forest fires have burned more than 30,000 hectares of forest since the beginning of spring this year. Spring fires  are filling the skies of...

    Spring fires and smoke in eastern Asia

    Posted on May 18, 2012 | No Comments
    Russian officials announced that twenty-one forest fires were burning on May 17 on a total of over 3,000 hectares, with 2,600 hectares blazing in Buryatia and almost 500 hectares in Khabarovsk territory. Three new fires were seen in Tunkinsky National Park in the past 24 hours alone. In Buryatia, over 400 forest fires have burned more than 30,000 hectares of forest since the beginning of spring this year. Spring fires  are filling the skies of...

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  • Temperatures are increasing on a global scale. But in the central and eastern United States warming has not kept pace with other parts of the world over much of the last century. Parts of the United States cooled between 1930 and 1990. Climate scientists have taken to calling the large area of cooling a “warming hole” because the areas surrounding it have warmed at a faster rate. As shown in this map bellow, which is based on data...

    Air pollution causing “warming hole” over the US

    Posted on May 18, 2012 | 5 Comments
    Temperatures are increasing on a global scale. But in the central and eastern United States warming has not kept pace with other parts of the world over much of the last century. Parts of the United States cooled between 1930 and 1990. Climate scientists have taken to calling the large area of cooling a “warming hole” because the areas surrounding it have warmed at a faster rate. As shown in this map bellow, which is based on data...

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  • A strong solar flare reaching M5.1 took place at 01:47 UTC Thursday morning. The flare was centered around Sunspot 1476 near the northwest limb. A bright CME was generated but because of the spots location, the plasma cloud will be headed mostly to the west. The M5.1 Solar Flare around Sunspot 1476 generated a moderate S2 Level Solar Radiation Storm now currently in progress. High energy Solar Protons are currently streaming past Earth. ALERT: Type IV...

    M5.1 solar flare generated S2 solar radiation storm

    Posted on May 17, 2012 | No Comments
    A strong solar flare reaching M5.1 took place at 01:47 UTC Thursday morning. The flare was centered around Sunspot 1476 near the northwest limb. A bright CME was generated but because of the spots location, the plasma cloud will be headed mostly to the west. The M5.1 Solar Flare around Sunspot 1476 generated a moderate S2 Level Solar Radiation Storm now currently in progress. High energy Solar Protons are currently streaming past Earth. ALERT: Type IV...

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  • The new analysis suggests that about twice as many potentially hazardous asteroids (PHAs) as previously thought reside in low-inclination orbits, which are roughly aligned with the plane of Earth’s orbit. The new results from data obtained from the asteroid-hunting portion of the now-hibernating WISE mission, called NEOWISE, indicate that there are roughly 4,700 PHAs, plus or minus 1,500, with diameters larger than 100 meters (about 330 feet ). So far, an estimated 20 to 30 percent of these objects have been...

    A new count of Potentially Hazardous Asteroids – 4,700 asteroids have the potential to make close Earth approaches

    Posted on May 17, 2012 | No Comments
    The new analysis suggests that about twice as many potentially hazardous asteroids (PHAs) as previously thought reside in low-inclination orbits, which are roughly aligned with the plane of Earth’s orbit. The new results from data obtained from the asteroid-hunting portion of the now-hibernating WISE mission, called NEOWISE, indicate that there are roughly 4,700 PHAs, plus or minus 1,500, with diameters larger than 100 meters (about 330 feet ). So far, an estimated 20 to 30 percent of these objects have been...

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  • A solar eclipse occurs when the moon gets between Earth and the sun, and the moon casts a shadow over Earth. A solar eclipse can only take place at the phase of new moon, when the moon passes directly between the sun and the Earth and its shadows fall upon the Earth’s surface. On Sunday, May 20th, the Moon will pass in front of the Sun, covering as much as 94% of the Sun. This event is called...

    Annual solar eclipse on May 20

    Posted on May 17, 2012 | 4 Comments
    A solar eclipse occurs when the moon gets between Earth and the sun, and the moon casts a shadow over Earth. A solar eclipse can only take place at the phase of new moon, when the moon passes directly between the sun and the Earth and its shadows fall upon the Earth’s surface. On Sunday, May 20th, the Moon will pass in front of the Sun, covering as much as 94% of the Sun. This event is called...

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  • In early May 2012, a dust storm blew over the Middle East, particularly east of Damascus. The storm covered most of Syria, and extended into Iraq, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia. The dust was thickest in the west, especially over Jordan and northern Saudi Arabia, and thinning toward the east. Source points for this storm aren’t obvious in this image, but the vast sand seas of the Arabian Peninsula provide plentiful material for dust plumes. In addition, impermanent...

    Dust storm in the Middle East

    Posted on May 14, 2012 | 1 Comment
    In early May 2012, a dust storm blew over the Middle East, particularly east of Damascus. The storm covered most of Syria, and extended into Iraq, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia. The dust was thickest in the west, especially over Jordan and northern Saudi Arabia, and thinning toward the east. Source points for this storm aren’t obvious in this image, but the vast sand seas of the Arabian Peninsula provide plentiful material for dust plumes. In addition, impermanent...

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  • Alien species of plants and animals in China will become an increasing menace over the next decade due to the rapid development of the world economy and a lack of awareness of proper prevention measures, experts have warned. A greater number and variety of invasive species may be accidentally introduced into China with the rapid growth of world trade, tourism and transportation. This will threaten agriculture and even human health. Imported agricultural products, packing boxes and containers can...

    Alien species a growing menace in China

    Posted on May 14, 2012 | No Comments
    Alien species of plants and animals in China will become an increasing menace over the next decade due to the rapid development of the world economy and a lack of awareness of proper prevention measures, experts have warned. A greater number and variety of invasive species may be accidentally introduced into China with the rapid growth of world trade, tourism and transportation. This will threaten agriculture and even human health. Imported agricultural products, packing boxes and containers can...

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  • Greenland’s contribution to rising sea level in the 21st century might be significantly less than the upper limits some scientists thought possible, a new study shows. Data shows a 30% speed-up in 10 years on average. With faster movements of the glaciers, ice and meltwater are faster released into the ocean. In a previous study, a scenario suggested the Greenland glaciers would double their velocity between 2000 and 2010 and then stabilize at the higher speed. And...

    Greenland’s glacier meltdown gives new insight for rising sea level

    Posted on May 14, 2012 | 1 Comment
    Greenland’s contribution to rising sea level in the 21st century might be significantly less than the upper limits some scientists thought possible, a new study shows. Data shows a 30% speed-up in 10 years on average. With faster movements of the glaciers, ice and meltwater are faster released into the ocean. In a previous study, a scenario suggested the Greenland glaciers would double their velocity between 2000 and 2010 and then stabilize at the higher speed. And...

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