NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images Disasters Aftershocks Could Raise Earthquake Risks for Vulnerable Cities By Bryan Walsh Tokyo escaped damage in the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. But a new study indicates that aftershocks from the quake may have increased the seismic danger the Japanese megacity faces
Video Uncategorized WATCH: Comet Crashes Into Sun and Explodes By TIME Staff Aug. 23, 2013 0 This video released by NASA shows a small comet crashing into the sun. The video was captured by the?European space agency “SOHO” space telescope. The explosion that follows is called “coronal mass ejection” ? basically a giant solar flare.
Space Colo. Company Tests Spacecraft in Calif. Desert By Associated Press Aug. 22, 2013 0 (EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.) ? A Colorado company developing a spaceship to take astronauts to the International Space Station has run the craft through a series of tests at a NASA facility in California.
Ecocentric Natural Gas As Obama Visits Upstate New York, the Fracking Debate Takes Center Stage By Bryan Walsh Aug. 22, 2013 0 While the President might want to talk education on his visit to upstate New York, there will be no escaping the war over fracking
Uncategorized Former Astronaut C. Gordon Fullerton Dies at 76 By Associated Press Aug. 21, 2013 0 (LANCASTER, Calif.) ? C. Gordon Fullerton, a former astronaut who flew on two space shuttle missions and had an extensive career as a research and test pilot for NASA and the Air Force, died Wednesday, the space agency said. He was 76.
Marine Life Former Dolphin Trainer Investigating the Mammals’ Mass Die-Off By AP / Wayne Parry Aug. 21, 2013 0 (BRIGANTINE, N.J.) ? Once upon a time, he was known as Capt. Bob, the man who trained the dolphins and seals to perform for crowds in Atlantic City. But as he got to know the dolphins, Bob Schoelkopf renounced keeping them …
Environmentalism Greenpeace Denied Entry to Russian Arctic By AP / Karl Ritter Aug. 21, 2013 0 (STOCKHOLM) ? Russia has blocked a Greenpeace ship from entering Arctic waters where the environmentalist group was planning to protest against oil exploration activities by Rosneft and ExxonMobil, the group said Wednesday.
Ecocentric Disasters Population Plus Climate: Why Coastal Cities Will Face Increased Risks From Floods By Bryan Walsh Aug. 20, 2013 0 A new study names the global cities most at risk at coastal flooding?both today, and in a warmer future.
Natural Gas The War Over Fracking Comes to the English Countryside By Katie Harris Aug. 20, 2013 0 Environmentalists have been fighting against fracking in the U.S. for years ? with little success. Now the British government is pushing to allow drilling for shale gas in the U.K. Will British greens stop fracking from starting?
Ecocentric Weather 10 Years of Weather in 3 Minutes By Bryan Walsh Aug. 19, 2013 0 NOAA retires the GOES-12 satellite, which has monitored weather along the U.S. East Coast for more than a decade. Here’s everything GOES saw?sped up.
Oceans Task Force: Coasts Should Prepare for Rising Seas By AP / David B. Caruso and Meghan Barr Aug. 19, 2013 0 (NEW YORK) ? A presidential task force charged with developing a strategy for rebuilding areas damaged by Superstorm Sandy has issued a report recommending 69 policy initiatives, most focused on a simple warning: Plan for …