Earth

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    Tsunami Disaster: Scientists model the big quake and its consequences

    Scientists are modeling the immediate and long-term effects of the magnitude 9.0 earthquake that struck west of Indonesia the morning of Dec. 26, 2004, and triggered tsunamis that killed tens of thousands of people.

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    Ocean-sensor project reaches milestone

    Oceanographers seeking to deploy an armada of 3,000 robotic probes to take the pulse of Earth's oceans have passed the halfway mark and hope to have the full array of sensors in place by 2007.

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    Climate Storm: Kyoto pact is confirmed, but conflict continues

    Controversy flared over the link between climate change and increasing storm activity at the first international climate change meeting since the implementation of the Kyoto Protocol was assured.

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    Joining the Resistance: Drug-immune microbes waft over hogs

    Many bacteria found floating within a farm building are invulnerable to multiple antibiotics, confirming that airborne dispersal could spread drug-resistant microbes from animals to people.

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    Shake Down: Deep tremors observed at San Andreas fault

    Patterns of activity for a type of tremor that occurs deep beneath California's San Andreas fault may offer scientists a way to foretell earthquake activity there.

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    Alpine glaciers on a hasty retreat

    Comparisons of satellite images, aerial photos, and old surveys of Alpine glaciers indicate that the ice masses are losing area at an accelerating rate.

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    Hidden Canyons

    Among Earth's unsung geological masterpieces are undersea canyons, some of which stretch hundreds of kilometers and can be deep enough to hold skyscrapers.

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    Ancient Heights: Leaf fossils track elevation changes

    A new technique using altitude-dependent differences in fossil leaves may make it possible to chronicle the rise and fall of mountain ranges over millions of years.

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    Snow Blow: Image of Mount Everest from orbit captures enormous plume

    A photograph from Earth orbit of an immense plume of snow wafting from Mount Everest could shed new light on how strong winds redistribute precipitation in the Himalayas and other mountain chains.

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    Some temblors probably were triggered by tides

    Detailed analyses of large earthquakes suggest that some of them may have been triggered by strong tides in Earth's crust.

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    Inhaled particles damage vascular lining

    Airborne soot and other pollutant particles can impair the ability of tiny vessels in the body to properly regulate blood flow, an animal study finds.

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    Damp sandcastles

    What keeps the 500-meter-tall dunes of China's Badain Jaran desert immobile, despite arid, windy conditions, is a previously unknown source of groundwater.

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