Disaster Accident

Mountain of Petroleum Coke From Oil Sands Rises in Detroit

18 Mayo, 2013 - 06:02
Origen: 
Earthzine
URL: 
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/18/business/energy-environment/mountain-of-petrol...

Photograph of a large truck carrying oil sand. Dave Olecko/Bloomberg NewsOriginally Published by The NY Times - Refining Canada’s petroleum-soaked oil sands produces petroleum coke, which an environmentalist calls “the dirtiest residue from the dirtiest oil on earth.”

Getting food aid right

10 Mayo, 2013 - 03:00
Origen: 
IRIN - water and Sanitation
URL: 
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97576/Getting-food-aid-right
JOHANNESBURG 01 March 2013 (IRIN) - Despite early warning information about the Horn of Africa’s impending drought crisis in 2011, humanitarian responses were slow to mobilize, leading to tens of thousands of deaths in the region and famine in parts of Somalia.

Mapping the Severity of Springs Fire from Space

9 Mayo, 2013 - 06:03
Origen: 
Earthzine
URL: 
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=81085&src=eorss-iotd

NASAOriginally Published by NASA Earth Observatory - As wildfires wind down, teams of scientists hit the field to assess the damage. In many cases, they have help from satellites.

Meteor wonder spotted in night sky

9 Mayo, 2013 - 06:02
Origen: 
Earthzine
URL: 
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22460642#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-s...

Originally Published by BBC News

– A large meteor is spotted travelling across the night sky by people in many parts of England and Wales.

Zeal to ensure clean leafy greens takes bite out of riverside habitat in California

6 Mayo, 2013 - 06:01
Origen: 
Earthzine
URL: 
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-05/esoa-zte043013.php

Originally Published by EurekAlert!

– As consumers, we like to hear that produce growers and distributors go above and beyond food safety mandates to ensure that healthy fresh fruits and vegetables do not carry bacteria or viruses that can make us sick.

Bring Your Camera

3 Mayo, 2013 - 06:01
Origen: 
Earthzine
URL: 
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=81035&src=eorss-iotd

Originally Published by NASA Earth Observatory

– Scientists on NASA’s P-3B research plane get eye-popping views of rarely seen or photographed ice. The latest round of Operation IceBridge flights concluded on May 2, 2013.

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