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  • NOAA 2010 Hurricane Season Outlook updated; very active and dangerous hurricane still ahead

    NOAA 2010 Hurricane Season Outlook updated; very active and dangerous hurricane still ahead

    The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced today that the... more
  • Flower Power Makes Tropics Cooler, Wetter

    Flower Power Makes Tropics Cooler, Wetter

    The world is a cooler, wetter place because of flowering plants, according to new... more
  • Tropical Storm Alex forms in Western Caribbean; targeting Belize and the Yucatan Peninsula

    Tropical Storm Alex forms in Western Caribbean; targeting Belize and the Yucatan Peninsula

    The first tropical storm of the 2010 Atlantic Hurricane Season has formed in the... more
  • First Tropical Depression of the 2010 Atlantic Hurricane Season forms in the Western Caribbean

    First Tropical Depression of the 2010 Atlantic Hurricane Season forms in the Western Caribbean

    The 2010 Atlantic Hurricane Season has now kicked into gear with the formation of the... more
  • 3 out of top 5 most active hurricane seasons since 1900 occurred after El Nino and during La Nina

    3 out of top 5 most active hurricane seasons since 1900 occurred after El Nino and during La Nina

    The 2010 Alantic Hurricane Season, which begins Tuesday is expected to be an extremely... more
  • Bill Nye the Science Guys Says:  Save Our Earth (and Comments on the First Earth Day, 40 Years Ago)

    Bill Nye the Science Guys Says: Save Our Earth (and Comments on the First Earth Day, 40 Years Ago)

    'The Science Guy' says: 'Save the Earth' By Bill Nye, Special to... more
  • Consensus on an above average and active 2010 hurricane season ahead

    Consensus on an above average and active 2010 hurricane season ahead

    Colorado State University researchers led by Philip Klotzbach and William Gray... more
  • Drivers of Deforestation: In the Tropics, Urbanization Plays an Unexpected Role

    Drivers of Deforestation: In the Tropics, Urbanization Plays an Unexpected Role

    Stopping tropical deforestation is something that almost everyone can agree upon as a... more
  • Ida emerges over the northwestern Caribbean Sea; headed for the Gulf of Mexico

    Ida emerges over the northwestern Caribbean Sea; headed for the Gulf of Mexico

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  • Tropical Storm Grace: 7th named storm forms

    Tropical Storm Grace: 7th named storm forms

    The 7th named storm of the 2009 Atlantic Hurricane Season has formed in the far... more
  • September-calmest month in 13 years for tropical storms or hurricanes

    September-calmest month in 13 years for tropical storms or hurricanes

    September has turned out to be the calmest month for tropical storms or hurricanes in... more
  • Tropical Depression 2 forms in the Eastern Atlantic

    Tropical Depression 2 forms in the Eastern Atlantic

    The tropical depression formed an estimated 280 miles west of the southernmost Cape... more
  • NOAA releases August hurricane outlook; near to below normal season

    NOAA releases August hurricane outlook; near to below normal season

    The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, (NOAA) released its August... more
  • Climate Change: Rising Temps May Be Too Hot for Tropical Species

    Climate Change: Rising Temps May Be Too Hot for Tropical Species

    "Climate change is warming the tropics, too. Average temperatures have increased... more
  • Emerging Infectious Diseases On The Rise

    Emerging Infectious Diseases On The Rise

    By analyzing 335 incidents of previous disease emergence beginning in 1940, the study... more

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