Earth ChangesS


Arrow Down

Austrian glaciers shrink the most in five years


Agence France-Presse
Sun, 30 Mar 2008 13:43 UTC
Austria's glaciers retreated more than 22 metres (24 yards) on average last year, in the biggest shrinking for five years, the country's Alpine Club said Saturday.

"All glaciers experienced melting and retreated... an average of 22.2 metres" in the 2006-2007 period, the Alpine Club said, citing measurements of 93 glaciers by its specialists who blamed milder than normal temperatures.

The record was on the Weisssee Ferner glacier in the Oetztal range of southwest Austria, which shrank 96.5 metres, while two more glaciers in the south retreated by 87 and 84 metres respectively.
Read More...
Evil Rays

Earthquake in Sumatra, Indonesia felt in Penang, Maleysia


NST
Sun, 30 Mar 2008 11:53 UTC
A 6.5-magnitude earthquake which struck Sumatra in Indonesia early today was felt in Penang, the Malaysian Meteorological Department said.
Read More...
Frog

Zoologists Unlock New Secrets About Frog Deaths


Science Daily
Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:30 UTC
New research from zoologists at Southern Illinois University Carbondale opens a bigger window to understanding a deadly fungus that is killing off frogs throughout Central and South America, and that could threaten amphibian populations in North America as well.

Read More...
Evil Rays

Lima: Two earthquakes hit Peru's capital city


LIP-ir
Sat, 29 Mar 2008 10:34 UTC
Two earthquakes, one a magnitude 4.4 and the other a 5.4, which were felt across Peru's capital and throughout the province of Lima, struck Peru's coast early Saturday morning, said the U.S. Geological Survey.

The first occurred at approximately 1:41 a.m. and was not perceived by many of Lima's citizens.

The second, however, which was felt at 7:51 a.m., alarmed many and caused people in the country's capital to dart out of their homes and business establishments.
Read More...
Sherlock

US: Additional evidence of wolverine found in the Tahoe National Forest


US Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station
Wed, 26 Mar 2008 06:28 UTC
During ongoing investigations by an Oregon State University graduate student, the Forest Service, and California Department of Fish and Game (DFG), two additional wolverine photographs were captured this past week. A variety of hair, track and scat samples were also sent for analysis to determine if these were from a wolverine. After the initial photograph of a wolverine was taken by a remote camera on Feb. 28, 2008, in the Tahoe National Forest, researchers, biologists and volunteers intensified the search for more detections in the same general area, north of Truckee, Calif.

Image
©US Forest Service and Oregon State University
Side view of a wolverine photographed in California's Tahoe National Forest by a remote-controlled camera. A wolverine was first photographed on the national forest on Feb. 28, 2008, the first scientific confirmation of the animal's presence in California since the 1920s.
Read More...
Cloud Lightning

Rising Concerns: Floods inundate half of Arkansas


Associated Press - Texarkana Gazette
Wed, 26 Mar 2008 04:45 UTC
Sand Hill, Ark. - Volunteers armed with sandbags held back water springing up from under a rural levee Tuesday as the White River continued its highest surge in a quarter-century through eastern Arkansas.

Arkansas flooding
©Jim Williamson
Flood waters submerge a fishing pier and parking lot Monday morning at Beard's Bluff on Millwood Lake. Heavy rains from last week's storms left the lake about 8 foot higher than normal. Rising water continues to wreak havoc across the state, with 35 counties declared disaster areas.
Read More...
Alarm Clock

US: Why Are The Horses Going Hungry?


CBS News
Wed, 26 Mar 2008 22:45 UTC
Southeast Drought Wreaks Havoc On Hay Supplies, Leading Farmers To Despair

LEXINGTON, Ky., The rolling hills of central Kentucky appear as scenic as ever. But there's a more troubling picture developing in the bluegrass and beyond.

Horses are starving - even dying - in Kentucky, Tennessee, and at least five other Southeastern states, CBS News correspondent Daniel Sieberg reports.
Read More...
Target

Deep quake off New Zealand felt across North Island


stuff.co.nz
Fri, 28 Mar 2008 07:49 UTC
A deep earthquake which struck several hundred kilometres north-east of New Zealand tonight was felt in much of the North Island

Read More...
Bizarro Earth

Earthquake South of Crete but No Damage


Guardian/Associated Press
Fri, 28 Mar 2008 06:58 UTC
Athens, Greece - Authorities say an earthquake has struck the southern island of Crete, but no damage or injuries have been reported.

Crete Earthquake
©USGS
Read More...
Better Earth

New 'battle of Midway' over plastic

David Shukman
BBC News
Wed, 26 Mar 2008 17:41 UTC
On the coral atoll of Midway in the central Pacific - famous for America's first victory over the Japanese fleet in World War Two - wildlife experts are facing a new battle against a rising tide of plastic waste.
Read More...