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- Studying the Effects of Cosmic Rays from a Balloon!
- Nitrogen in Earth’s Oceans
- Stromboli Volcano, Italy
- Malaysia’s Oil and Gas Industry
- Argyle Diamond Mine Going Underground
- Landslide Hazards in Portland Metro Area
| Studying the Effects of Cosmic Rays from a Balloon! Posted: 29 Dec 2010 07:45 PM PST “NASA and the National Science Foundation launched a scientific balloon on Monday, December 20, Eastern Standard time, to study the effects of cosmic rays on Earth. It was the first of five scientific balloons scheduled to launch from Antarctica in December.” Quoted from the National Science Foundation press release. |
| Posted: 29 Dec 2010 07:41 PM PST “Nitrogen is one of the most important nutrients in the oceans. All organisms, from tiny microbes to blue whales, use nitrogen to make proteins and other important compounds. Increasing acidity in the sea’s waters may fundamentally change how nitrogen is cycled in them.” Quoted from a National Science Foundation press release. |
| Posted: 29 Dec 2010 06:57 PM PST An article on Stromboli Volcano describes the location, geology, plate tectonics, hazards and eruption history of one of Italy’s most famous volcanoes and a tourist attractions in the Tyrrhenian Sea. |
| Malaysia’s Oil and Gas Industry Posted: 29 Dec 2010 06:37 PM PST “Malaysia's national oil and gas company, Petroleam Nasional Berhad (Petronas), holds exclusive ownership rights to all oil and gas exploration and production projects in Malaysia and is the single largest contributor of Malaysian government revenues, almost half in 2009, by way of dividends and taxes.” Quoted from the EIA Country Analysis Brief. |
| Argyle Diamond Mine Going Underground Posted: 29 Dec 2010 06:26 PM PST Western Australia’s Argyle Diamond Mine has been an open-pit operation for the past 25 years. Now they are preparing their 80% local and 40% indigenous employees to begin underground operations. |
| Landslide Hazards in Portland Metro Area Posted: 29 Dec 2010 06:00 PM PST Lots of people are surprised about how many ancient landslides have been built upon in the Portland Metro Area. The Oregon Department of Geology has published maps that identify hazard areas. |
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