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Scientists urge creation of new agency to study planet
WASHINGTON - From climate change to volcanoes and earthquakes, the world's growing challenges have leaders in earth science proposing a merger of agencies that study the planet. Creation of a new Earth Systems Science Agency is urged in this week's...Tags: Natural Disasters, Health Organizations, Ecosystems, National Institutes of Health, Earthquakes
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Chile moves people from path of volcano lava
A red stream of lava flowed down the flanks of the Llaima volcano in southern Chile on Tuesday and officials said they evacuated about a dozen people. Emergency Bureau Director Carmen Fernandez said only some 50 people live in the "first risk ring"...Tags: Landforms, Volcanic Eruptions
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Merger of US earth sciences agencies proposed
AP Science WriterFrom climate change to volcanoes and earthquakes, the world's growing challenges have leaders in earth science proposing a merger of agencies that study the planet. Creation of a new Earth Systems Science Agency is urged in this week's edition of the...Tags: Health Organizations, Natural Disasters, Ecosystems, Environmental Pollution, National Institutes of Health
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The Greek connection
Despite the obvious danger, a determined postman climbed to the top of Mt. Etna to complete a delivery. Once there, he took a small parcel from his satchel. He stared at the label again, just to be sure. It read:
Hephaestus' Workshop
The summit, Mt....Tags: Books and Magazines, Fiction, Books, Movies, American Revolutionary War
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chile: Evacuation ordered as volcano strengthens
The six-week eruption of a volcano in southern Chile has regained strength with bursts of thick gas, seismic rumblings and the emergence of two new craters. Gov. Sergio Galilea of the Los Lagos region said Friday that police and military personnel...Tags: Landforms, Volcanic Eruptions
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UPDATE: Climber Killed On Mount Baker Identified
The Associated PressA man who was killed by falling rocks on Mount Baker in northwest Washington has been identified as 25-year-old Hyun Seo, of Bothell. The Whatcom County sheriff's office said Sunday that Seo reportedly was standing at the bottom of a cliff at the 6,500-...Tags: Landforms
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Orlando man to climb Mount Rainier, raise money for MS
Sentinel Staff WriterChuck Norman has two reasons for risking life and limb to conquer Mount Rainier. He's a self-styled adrenaline junkie, who sees a challenge in Rainier, one of America's most dangerous peaks; but he's also got a soft heart and is using the climb to...Tags: Virus Diseases, Diseases, Landforms, Baseball, Major League Baseball
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Trip to Iceland rocks -- really
Special to the SentinelHere I lived through the three hurricanes of 2004, not to mention the tornadoes, the other hurricanes and the wildfires I've experienced since I moved here -- and I never had to go to a shelter until I vacationed in Iceland. On May 29, my tour group...Tags: Jack Black, Game Playing, Natural Disasters, Adam Sandler, Landforms
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Scientists blame drilling for mud flow
Associated Press WriterInternational scientists said Tuesday they are almost certain a mud volcano that has displaced tens of thousands of villagers in central Indonesia was caused by faulty drilling of a gas exploration well -- not an earthquake as claimed by the company....Tags: California, Landforms, Earthquakes, Disasters
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Survivors found at Chilean plane crash
Associated Press WriterA plane carrying 10 people that disappeared four days ago in Chile's frigid southern forests was found Wednesday with nine survivors who stayed alive by huddling for warmth, sharing food and sheltering in the plane's wreckage. The only fatality was 65-...Tags: Landforms, Volcanic Eruptions, Air and Space Accidents
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