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Intense rains that triggered floods in Italy may become more common
Intense rains have increased over the past 120 years in Italy’s northern regions according to scientists at the Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate in Bologna, Italy.
November 5, 2011
Extreme flooding in Bangkok, Thailand
Monsoonal rains from July through October have produced extreme flooding across Thailand, affecting at least 2 million people and killing 437 people.
November 4, 2011
Australian study: Countries must lower carbon emissions soon
An Australian study say countries must lower their carbon emissions soon, if the world is to stay below 2 degrees warming for the century.
November 3, 2011
Seals return to breed within a body length of birth place
Female Antarctic fur seals have an uncanny ability to return to within a body length of where they were born when it's time to breed, say researchers.
November 2, 2011
Crepuscular rays: View from space
Have you seen crepuscular rays from the ground, fanning out from a sunset or sunrise? Now see them from space.
November 2, 2011
Zombie ants: When ants become walking dead
An ingeniously deadly fungus hijacks the bodies of ants for food and reproduction. Read more about these cool zombie ants here.
October 31, 2011
New England hit by unprecedented snowfall late October 2011
The snow shattered records in New England this past weekend, in what will likely be known as the Halloween Snowstorm of 2011.
October 31, 2011
Antarctic killer whales appear to rejuvenate skin in tropics
NOAA researchers report the first long-distance migration of a killer whale. The brief trips of killer whales to tropical waters may assist with skin rejuvenation.
October 30, 2011
Survival of the fit, fast and persistent?
Climate variability adds another hurdle for amphibian species trying to migrate to more suitable habitats to escape the impacts of global warming.
October 28, 2011
Rina weakens into a tropical storm
Hurricane Rina, the 17th named storm and sixth hurricane of the 2011 Atlantic hurricane season, weakened into a tropical storm on October 27, 2011.
October 27, 2011
