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US navy ship brings water to HaitiAboard The Uss Carl Vinson (AFP) Jan 18, 2010 The crew of a US aircraft carrier, which is stationed off the coast of Haiti, is working to supply victims of last week's earthquake with the most coveted resource - fresh drinking water. It is produced on board of the ship, and Rear Admiral Ted Branch, commander of the US aircraft carrier Carl Vinson strike group, says the crew is determined to share this precious resource with suffering Haitians. While technological details of the water production process remain classified, it is based on the energy produced by the carrier's nuclear reactors, according to Captain Bill McKinley, the Carl Vinson reactor officer, who is responsible, among other things for water desalinization. ... read more |
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Sydney (AFP) Jan 16, 2010Heavy rains which flooded parts of Australia's vast desert centre have brought rare waterfalls spilling from the iconic monolith Uluru, or Ayers Rocks, officials said Saturday. The deluge, which swept across much of the continent's east after a tropical cyclone last month, prompted a wave of green in the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, home to the giant red rock. "It's something that a ... more  
Bonn, Germany (SPX) Jan 15, 2010There are isolated weather events that prevent even TerraSAR-X from obtaining a clear view of the surface of Earth. This TerraSAR-X image shows a thunderstorm cell with exceptionally strong rainfall off the Caribbean coast of Panama, visible at the top of the image as a blurred area. Radar always delivers a decisive advantage because it is able to take images of the surface of the Earth ... more 
Paris, France (ESA) Jan 15, 2010In what might seem rather appropriate weather conditions, the CryoSat-2 Earth Explorer satellite has completed its journey to the Baikonur launch site in Kazakhstan, where it will be prepared for launch on 25 February. The satellite and support equipment left the 'IABG' test centre in Ottobrunn, Germany, by lorry on 12 January. The CryoSat mission is dedicated to precise monitoring of the ... more |
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 First Satellite Map Of Haiti Earthquake Global satellites unite over Haiti to help in rescue work   Instant online solar energy quotes Solar Energy Solutions from ABC Solar |
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Haridwar, India (AFP) Jan 14, 2010Close to a million Hindu pilgrims bathed in India's holy river Ganges on Thursday in an immense display of colour and devotion at the start of the world's biggest religious festival. Braving chilly weather, hordes of pilgrims rose before sunrise in and around the northern town of Haridwar and walked in darkness to the banks of the river to immerse themselves in the sacred waters. For the ... more  
Berlin (AFP) Jan 14, 2010The world's largest agricultural fair, Berlin's "Green Week", kicked off Thursday with Greenpeace activists heckling the German agriculture minister, calling for a ban on genetically modified potatoes. The fair, now in its 75th year, is expected to attract some 400,000 visitors over the next 10 days, as well as 1,600 exhibitors from 56 countries, with Hungary this year's guest of honour. ... more 
Paris (AFP) Jan 14, 2010The European Space Agency is looking at proposals for using the International Space Station as a platform for climate science, ESA Director General Jean-Jacques Dordain said on Thursday. Seventeen proposals so far have been received "from the climate change community" for using the ISS as a basis for study, Dordain told a press conference. The "call for ideas" issued by the 18-nation age ... more |
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