| Extreme Weather in a Warming World Debates over the human element in recent weather calamities are a distraction from climate realities. feeds.nytimes.com |
Better coordination needed in US tsunami warnings By RANDOLPH E. SCHMID 2010-09-17T19:00:22ZWASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. system to warn about giant waves has improved since the deadly Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004, but more work lies ahead, according to an analysis that noted at least one instance when alerts from centers in Hawaii and Alaska appeared to contradict each other.... hosted.ap.org |
Physics Nobel Honors Work on Ultra-Thin Carbon Two Russian-born scientists working in Britain won the prize for investigating the strange properties of graphene, a form of carbon one atom thick. feeds.nytimes.com |
Vital Signs: Vision: A Quick High for Sex May Damage Vision Ophthalmologists describe four cases over three months in which patients’ vision was affected after they used “poppers” at parties. feeds.nytimes.com |
Front-Line City in Virginia Tackles Rise in Sea As sea levels rise, tidal flooding is disrupting life in Norfolk and all along the East Coast, a development many climate scientists link to global warming. feeds.nytimes.com |