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ARkStorm: California’s other “Big One”

By Guest PostJanuary 17, 20111 commentEnvironmentarkstorm scenario, arkstorm summit, cal ema, climate change, economic systems of california, emergency planning purposes, fema, flood modeling, flooding, forecasting, geologic flood history in california, hypothetical california scenario, lucy jones, marcia mcnutt, mike dayton, nancy ward, sacramento, san andreas earthquakes, scenario, sea level rise scenarios, storm, united states

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — For emergency planning purposes, scientists unveiled a hypothetical California scenario that describes a storm that could produce up to 10 feet of rain, cause extensive flooding (in many cases overwhelming the state’s flood-protection system) and result in more than $300 billion in damage.

The “ARkStorm Scenario,” prepared by the U.S. Geological Survey and released at the ARkStorm Summit in Sacramento on Jan. 13 – 14, combines prehistoric geologic flood history in California with modern flood mapping and climate-change projections to produce a hypothetical, but plausible, scenario aimed at preparing the emergency response community for this type of hazard. (more…)

Earth’s Hot Past: Prologue to Future Climate?

By Guest PostJanuary 16, 20112 commentsEnvironmentancient atmosphere, climate system, earth hot past, future climate, geologic past, global temperature, paleoclimate record

Study of Earth’s deep past leads to look into the future

The magnitude of climate change during Earth’s deep past suggests that future temperatures may eventually rise far more than projected if society continues its pace of emitting greenhouse gases, a new analysis concludes. (more…)

Switch off Enzyme to Control Chronic Pain, say U of T Researchers

By Guest PostJanuary 16, 2011Healthcontrol chronic pain, nerve injuries, new drug, spinal cord

New drug shows promise for treating chronic pain

A team of researchers at the University of Toronto has developed a new drug targeted at parts of the brain and spinal cord associated with pain perception, which may more effectively control chronic pain caused by nerve injuries. (more…)

EPA Grants Continue to Protect Beachgoers

By Guest PostJanuary 16, 2011Environmentamerica, bacteria levels, beach, beach managers, beaches, beaches environmental assessment and coastal health act, beachgoers, grants, local beach conditions, monitor beach, ocean beaches, peter s silva, protect swimmers, states, territories, tribes, water, water quality

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is providing almost $10 million in grants to 37 states, territories and tribes to help protect swimmers and beachgoers at America’s beaches. The grants will help local authorities monitor beach water quality and notify the public of conditions that may be unsafe for swimming. The grants have enabled states and territories to more than double the number of beaches they monitor since 2003. This continues EPA’s efforts to help beach managers provide consistent public health protection and up-to-date information about local beach conditions. (more…)

Study Highlights Flaw In Common Approach of Public Opinion Surveys About Science

By Guest PostJanuary 15, 2011Politicsbiofuels survey, faith in surveys, nanotechnology survey, public opinion, science issues, single question surveys, survey question

A new study from North Carolina State University highlights a major flaw in attempting to use a single survey question to assess public opinion on science issues. Researchers found that people who say that risks posed by new science fields outweigh benefits often actually perceive more benefits than risks when asked more detailed questions. (more…)

comScore Releases December 2010 U.S. Search Engine Rankings

By Guest PostJanuary 15, 20112 commentsTechnologyalgorithmic explicit searches, aol llc network, ask network, bing, Comscore, comscore qsearch, core searches, digital world, Google, google sites, Microsoft, organic search, powered by, search landscape, share, total core search queries, u.s. search marketplace, yahoo! Sites

RESTON, VA, January 14, 2011 – comScore, Inc., a leader in measuring the digital world, today released its monthly comScore qSearch analysis of the U.S. search marketplace. Google Sites led the explicit core search market in December with 66.6 percent of searches conducted. (more…)

Spacecraft Catches Thunderstorms Hurling Antimatter into Space

By Guest PostJanuary 14, 2011Scienceantimatter, antimatter particles, beams, earth, egypt, electric fields, energy, fermi gamma ray space telescope, fermi spacecraft, gamma ray, joseph dwyer, light, michael briggs, NASA, phenomenon, scientists, seattle, spacecraft, steven cummer, storm, terrestrial gamma ray flash, tgf, thunderstorms, zambia

WASHINGTON — Scientists using NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope have detected beams of antimatter produced above thunderstorms on Earth, a phenomenon never seen before.

Scientists think the antimatter particles were formed in a terrestrial gamma-ray flash (TGF), a brief burst produced inside thunderstorms and shown to be associated with lightning. It is estimated that about 500 such flashes occur daily worldwide, but most go undetected. (more…)

Extent of Corruption in Countries Around The World Tied to Earthquake Fatalities

By Guest PostJanuary 14, 2011Environmentcollapse of buildings, corrupt building practices, earthquake engineering, earthquake fatalities, extent of corruption

A new assessment of global earthquake fatalities over the past three decades indicates that 83 percent of all deaths caused by the collapse of buildings during earthquakes occurred in countries considered to be unusually corrupt. (more…)

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