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Remembering Katrina: Studies Look At Multiple Facets Of The Hurricane's Devastation (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 09-02-2006 at 12:00:30
| In the year since Hurricane Katrina struck the coasts of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida, scientists and engineers have examined the full breadth of the storm's aftermath -- from levee failures and ecosystem damage to weather predictions and human responses in the midst of catastrophe. |
Discovering How Environment Contributes To Breast Cancer (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 09-02-2006 at 12:00:30
| Breast cancer incidence in the United States ranks near the top internationally. And just across the Golden Gate from University Of California, San Francisco -- in Marin County -- studies show that the rate at which new breast cancers arise is among the highest in the United States. Some Marin women touched by the disease have been driven to activism. They are working with scientists to plan and gain support for studies aimed at finding out why breast cancer rates are so high. |
Ocean Microbe Census Discovers Diverse World Of Rare Bacteria (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 09-02-2006 at 09:00:30
| In a paper published in the U.S. by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences journal (July 31, online early edition), scientists reveal marine microbial diversity may be some 10 to 100 times more than expected, and the vast majority are previously unknown, low-abundance organisms theorized to play an important role in the marine environment as part of a "rare biosphere." |
Forest Fires A Real Concern For Areas Hit Hard By Hurricanes (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 09-02-2006 at 09:00:30
| Scientists from the USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station will help forest managers in the Southeast quickly measure fuel loads across extensive areas of hurricane-damaged forests, the first step in deciding where to remove downed trees in order to prevent devastating wildfires from inflicting even more damage to hurricane ravaged areas in the Southeast. |
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