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Save Endangered Sea Turtles for Earth Day! | Earth Day Network

Save Endangered Sea Turtles for Earth Day! | Earth Day...

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Resources related to the 2011 Japan Crisis

On March 11 at 2:46pm JST a massive 9.0-magnitude earthquake occurred near the northeastern coast of Japan, creating extremely destructive tsunami waves which hit Japan just minutes after the earthquake, and triggering evacuations and warnings across the Pacific Ocean. The earthquake and tsunami have caused extensive and severe damage in Northeastern...

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Partial Lunar Eclipse of June 26

The first lunar eclipse of 2010 occurs at the Moon’s ascending node in western Sagittarius about 3° east of the Lagoon Nebula (M8). It is visible from much of the Americas, the Pacific and eastern Asia (Figure 2). The Moon’s contact times with Earth’s shadows are listed below. Penumbral Eclipse Begins: 08:57:21 UT Partial Eclipse Begins: 10:16:57 UT Greatest Eclipse: ...

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Chile quake death toll exceeds 300, tsunami threats across Pacific

SANTIAGO (Xinhua) – More than 300 people have been killed in Chile after a 8.8-magnitude megaquake hit the country on Saturday, the national emergency office said. The office had said earlier on Saturday that the death toll was 214. MASSIVE DAMAGE The quake, one of the world’s most powerful in decades, rocked Chile at 3:34 a.m. local time (0634 GMT) on Saturday, knocking down homes and...

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Flying and Radiation Risk | Discoveries & Breakthroughs – ISNS

Flying and Radiation Risk | Discoveries & Breakthroughs – ISNS. Physicists say many travelers and airline crews are at higher risk of radiation exposure during flights that fly high over the poles. Aug 24, 2009 By DBIS Inside Science News Service Science Insider BACKGROUND: Airline pilots and flight crews may be exposed to higher radiation levels and therefore greater risk of developing cancer....