Topic: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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Top 5 weather apps
Rain, shine, snow, or sleet, our top 5 weather apps can help you make the most of whatever weather you’re up against.
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Opinion 4 ways to prevent natural disasters from becoming human tragedies
The catastrophic impact of climate change – especially on the developing world – is not inevitable. Here are four cutting-edge tools to anticipate and minimize the damage from natural disasters.
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Vernal equinox heralds end of the winter that wasn't
This winter was the warmest on record so far in the 21st century. Here are some other remarkable facts about the winter that wasn't.
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Tornado checklist: What to do – and what myths to ignore
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Five ways House Republicans are striking fear in environmentalists
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Follow-up: News about world fisheries
Congress hits shark ‘finning’ practice; fleet subsidies cut would be ‘historic’; whales don’t compete with humans for fish, studies show.
07/03/2008 01:00 am -
A holistic approach to saving the sea
Scientists recognize that species cannot be managed in isolation; management must be based ecosystem-wide – including earth and sky.
06/27/2008 01:00 am -
Needed: Underwater ‘national parks’
Set-asides can restore ocean balance and diversity – but all stakeholders must buy into them.
06/25/2008 01:00 am -
How overfishing can alter an ocean’s entire ecosystem
When you tip the balance, a cascade of other changes may occur.
06/19/2008 01:00 am -
Researchers race to save Alaska’s coral gardens
Unique, vast cold-water corals contain unknown species, tropical hues – and unexploited stocks of fish.
06/17/2008 01:00 am -
A weather-beaten economy
Severe weather in the US interior has wrought economic disaster. But recovery may be quick.
06/13/2008 01:00 am -
Empty oceans, Part 1: Endless no more
Technology has bested seas’ bounty, now fishermen adjust to a sea change.
06/10/2008 01:00 am -
Where did all the fish go?
The sea was not so vast, once we deployed an industrial armada against it.
06/10/2008 01:00 am -
World
06/09/2008 01:00 am -
Bright Green A comeback for the humpback
05/28/2008 01:00 am -
Why a Gulf wetlands may become a city
Hurricane Katrina battered Bay St. Louis, Miss. Now, developers plan a condo city nearby.
05/21/2008 01:00 am -
On track toward record spring for tornadoes
The highest US total is from 1999, which had 676 tornadoes from January to mid-May.
05/14/2008 01:00 am -
A 10-year timeout for global warming, study says
The German research effort is one of the first to attempt 10-year climate forecasts.
05/01/2008 01:00 am -
A 10-year timeout for global warming, study says
The German research effort is one of the first to attempt 10-year climate forecasts.
05/01/2008 01:00 am -
Potent greenhouse-gas methane has been rising
Methane levels in the atmosphere rose in 2007 after 10 years. Scientists are trying to find out why.
04/28/2008 01:00 am -
Potent greenhouse-gas methane has been rising
Methane levels in the atmosphere rose in 2007 after 10 years. Scientists are trying to find out why.
04/28/2008 01:00 am -
Media survey: Bush's new global-warming plan gets cool reception
Politicians at home and abroad question the president's strategy, while new climate studies pour in.
04/23/2008 01:00 am -
Media survey: Bush's new global-warming plan gets cool reception
Politicians at home and abroad question the president's strategy, while new climate studies pour in.
04/23/2008 01:00 am -
U.S. scientists to study Arctic smog
Key question: Is air pollution from lower latitudes causing the region's recent warming?
04/16/2008 01:00 am -
More waters off California may be off limits to oil drilling
Congress is poised to expand two marine sanctuaries along the state's wild north coast.
04/08/2008 01:00 am -
More waters off California may be off limits to oil drilling
Congress is poised to expand two marine sanctuaries along the state's wild north coast.
04/08/2008 01:00 am -
West Coast salmon season imperiled by low stocks
With chinook at record lows in the Sacramento River, fishery will set limits in April.
03/17/2008 01:00 am -
USA
03/12/2008 01:00 am -
One Alabama weatherman's crusade to improve tornado safety
On-air, meteorologist James Spann dispenses vital information about the weather. Off-air, he holds frequent seminars to educate the public about storms.
03/11/2008 01:00 am -
Wave-power proposals alarm locals
US waters could supply up to 10 percent of electric needs but fast-track permits anger communities.
03/04/2008 12:00 am
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