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Recent Volcano Observatory Activity Reports


Kilauea Daily Update issued Nov 20, 2009 09:01 HST Volcano Alert Level WATCH - Aviation Color Code ORANGE

A DI event is in progress. A small hole deep in the Halema`uma`u Overlook vent cavity floor revealed an active lava pond overnight. Sulfur dioxide emission rates from the Halema`uma`u and east rift zone vents remain elevated. Lava flows are active on the pali; lava flows through tubes to the coast and is entering the ocean at two locations west of Kalapana. The edges of the hole deep within the Halema`uma`u vent cavity continued to break off yesterday evening. Stronger glow was visible after 11 pm at the ...

Long Valley Volcanic Center Daily Update issued Nov 20, 2009 09:26 PST Volcano Alert Level NORMAL - Aviation Color Code GREEN

The real-time computer system located three small earthquakes in the vicinity of Long Valley caldera since the last update at 9:16 AM (PST) on November 19. Magnitude M=0.3 and M=0.1 earthquakes at 9:16 and 11:45 PM on the 19th were located beneath the Mammoth Mountain. A M=0.5 earthquake at 3:59 AM on the 20th was located in the Sierra Nevada south of the caldera (7 miles west of Tom's Place).

Cascade Range Weekly Update issued Nov 20, 2009 09:13 PST Volcano Alert Level NORMAL - Aviation Color Code GREEN

Activity Update: All volcanoes in the Cascade Range are at normal levels of background seismicity. These include Mount Baker, Glacier Peak, Mount Rainier, Mount St. Helens, and Mount Adams in Washington State; Mount Hood, Mount Jefferson, Three Sisters, Newberry Volcano, and Crater Lake, in Oregon; and Medicine Lake volcano, Mount Shasta, and Lassen Peak in northern California. Mount St. Helens has been at Volcano Alert Level NORMAL (Aviation Color Code GREEN) since July 10, 2008. Recent Observations: Data from monitoring equipment have indicated only background levels of activity at ...

Anatahan Weekly Update issued Nov 20, 2009 10:01 ChST Volcano Alert Level NORMAL - Aviation Color Code GREEN

Report prepared by the U.S. Geological Survey. No reports of eruptive activity at Anatahan were received the past week, and seismic levels have remained low. Nothing unusual was observed in satellite images throughout the week.

Kilauea Daily Update issued Nov 19, 2009 08:11 HST Volcano Alert Level WATCH - Aviation Color Code ORANGE

A small collapse overnight enlarged a hole deep in the Halema`uma`u Overlook vent cavity floor revealing an active lava pond. Sulfur dioxide emission rates from the Halema`uma`u and east rift zone vents remain elevated. Lava flows were active on the coastal plain. Lava was also flowing through tubes to the coast and entering the ocean at two general locations west of Kalapana. A small collapse last night around 11 pm enlarged one of the holes deep within the Halema`uma`u vent cavity exposing a roiling, ...

Long Valley Volcanic Center Daily Update issued Nov 19, 2009 09:31 PST Volcano Alert Level NORMAL - Aviation Color Code GREEN

The real-time computer system located three small earthquakes in the vicinity of Long Valley caldera since the last update at 8:01 AM (PST) on November 18. A M=0.4 earthquake at 8:50 AM on the 18th was located beneath the southwest flank of Mammoth Mountain (1 mile west of Mammoth Pass). Three earthquakes were located beneath the Sierra Nevada south of the caldera. The largest was a M=1.6 event at 10:05 AM on the 18th located 4 miles NW of Round Valley.

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NYT > Science


Hacked E-Mail Is New Fodder for Climate Dispute

Private messages hacked from a British university are causing a stir among global warming skeptics, who say they show a climate science conspiracy.

Proton Beams Are on Track at Collider

The successful operation of the the Large Hadron Collider marked the resumption of a $9 billion quest to investigate the universe when it was less than a trillionth of a second old.

Voracious Invader May Be Nearing Lake Michigan

Evidence of Asian carp, a fish that some fear could destroy the ecosystem of Lake Michigan, has been found beyond a barrier intended to keep the fish out.

U. of Nebraska Defeats Tighter Limits on Stem Cell Research

The effort had been seen by opponents as a possible new front in the national debate over the matter.

Albert Crewe, First to Show a Single Atom, Is Dead at 82

Dr. Crewe, a University of Chicago physicist, developed the high-resolution electron microscope that captured the first image of an individual atom.

New Data Shed Light on Large-Animal Extinction

A team from the University of Wisconsin uncovered a crucial sequence of events that rules out some explanations and severely constrains others.

Findings: A Case in Antiquities for ‘Finders Keepers’

Do laws about the ownership of ancient artifacts help or hurt archaeology?

Essay: Is Doomsday Coming? Perhaps, but Not in 2012

Scientists give many reasons not to worry about predictions based on the Mayan calendar that the world will end in three years.

Sounds During Sleep Aid Memory, Study Finds

People who heard specific sounds while sleeping had enhanced memories upon awakening, researchers said.

Industrialized Nations Unveil Plans to Rein in Emissions

Prior to a climate change meeting scheduled for Copenhagen, industrialized countries, except the United States, are offering targets to curb greenhouse gases.

Panel Sees No Need for A-Bomb Upgrade

Amid concerns over an aging stockpile, federal advisers have concluded that programs to extend the life of the nation’s nuclear arms ensure their destructiveness for decades to come.

Little Progress in Freeing a Rover on Mars

Engineers tried to move the Spirit from a sand trap where it became stuck in May, but the maneuvers stopped after less than a second.

Scientist at Work: Nathan Myhrvold: After Microsoft, Bringing a High-Tech Eye to Professional Kitchens

Nathan Myhrvold, former chief technology officer at Microsoft, spins rose petals in a glass globe at his laboratory kitchen in Bellevue, Wash. Nathan Myhrvold, a former chief technology officer at the software company, is testing food in a lab near Seattle for a specialized cookbook.

An Air-Traffic Upgrade to Improve Travel by Plane

A computer specialist, Deepak Chauhan, with an onboard GPS navigation system for aircraft.A plan by the Federal Aviation Administration would replace radar with the Global Positioning System.

Breaching a Barrier to Fight Brain Cancer

Dr. Howard Riina looking at scans during a procedure performed on Dennis Sugrue, 50, who has glioblastoma, the cancer that Senator Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts had.An experimental treatment for glioblastoma suppresses a barrier to deliver a drug directly to brain tumors.
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EarthWire UK

Cyclo-therapy: Unleashing thousands of bikes on terror vortexes like the Elephant and Castle could b...

I'm the cycle snob who looks down his nose at hapless riders and their rubbish bikes. But during a recent trip to Montreal I was the one eliciting scornful glances from local pedal pushers. Not because my bike was rubbish - it wasn't bad – but because, with my spidery limbs and hunched form, I looked like I'd ridden out of a Quentin Blake illustration......

Rail travel that hits the heights with carbon footprint site

What does Snowcarbon provide for the traveller? Everything you need to know in terms of getting from the UK to a ski resort by train. If you take the carbon footprint of a typical Alpine ski resort, 73 per cent of it is made up of how people get there. So a train is the most important thing that you and a resort can do in terms of preserving the ski slopes......

Permafrost thaw threatens Russia oil and gas complex: study

Thawing permafrost caused by global warming is costing Russian energy firms billions of dollars annually in damage control and shrinking Russia's territory, Greenpeace warned in a new study Friday......

Obama and Jintao focus net attention on the environment

President Barack Obama's November 17 meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao ahead of December's UN Climate Change Conference drove an increased worldwide interest in environmental topics, according to the Nielsen Company's Blogpulse analysis......

All fired up: wood-burning stoves

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Country diary: New Forest

New ForestThere is something enchanting about a group of scarlet-capped fly agaric fungi nestling within a circle of silver birches......

Behind the Copenhagen summit scenes

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Climate crunch

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Climate change survey says 83% willing to make sacrifices

More than 80 per cent of people believe climate change is a serious threat and are willing to make sacrifices to combat it, a survey by the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) showed today......

EU ministers to outline expectations for Copenhagen

EU environment ministers will meet on Monday (23 November) to define what a successful outcome of Copenhagen's UN climate conference next month would entail......

India plans surge in solar power

India backs plans for a massive increase in the amount of electricity it generates from solar power......

The week in wildlife

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Emails from leading scientists leaked online

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Earth's 'immense and hidden' tragedy

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Bob Ward: This climate email-hacking episode is generating more heat than light

Another skirmish has broken out in the long-running battle between climate scientists and so-called sceptics, and this one is likely to lead to more public confusionAnother skirmish has broken out in the long-running battle between climate scientists and so-called sceptics, with the hacking of email messages between some of the world's leading researchers on global temperature trends......
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APOD

NGC 253: Dusty Island Universe NGC 253: Dusty Island Universe


Astronomy Picture of the Day Web Site.

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Grand Forks, ND Weather from Weather Underground

Temperature: 31°F / -1°C | Humidity: 85% | Pressure: 29.84in / 1010hPa (Falling) | Conditions: Overcast | Wind Direction: SSE | Wind Speed: 10mph / 17km/h Current Conditions : 31F / -1C, Overcast - 3:53 AM CST Nov. 21
Today - Sunny. Highs 50 to 55. Windy. South winds 20 to 30 mph. Today as of Nov. 21 3:53 AM CST
Tonight - Partly cloudy in the evening then mostly cloudy. Lows 25 to 30. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Tonight as of Nov. 21 3:53 AM CST
Sunday - Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Sunday as of Nov. 21 3:53 AM CST
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