Two billion vulnerable to floods by 2050; number expected to double or more in two generations
...ures may increase the number of cyclones and storm surges reaching shore. Storm surges can be just as lethal as the weather systems that spawn them "walls of water" 60 to 80 kilometres a...Science editor explores the role of environmental change on global security
...on. Rising sea levels combined with powerful storm surges could displace tens of millions of people, the study concluded. "Already theres been some emigration from that delta into neighboring regions of India and considerable agitation around that, where native populations are resenting the immigrants," Ke...US scientist testifies for prosecution in Milosevic trial
... the same place, at the same time, and in distinct surges that suggest "the existence of an external cause." "When the overall estimates are compared at the regional level, a clear relationship remains between the patterns of refugee flow and killings," according to Ball's report to the tribunal. "The str...Counterintuitively, after extreme droughts, wading birds flourish
...n 1992 is only the latest instance of wading-bird surges that occur in the aftermath of severe droughts. In a paper in the December issue of the journal Wetlands, he and a colleague argue that these proliferations occur not only in the Everglades, but also worldwide among diverse wading bird populations. ...Deep-ocean research program office established at Penn State
...rm. As volcanic material from the planet's mantle surges to the seafloor, it helps resurface the Earth and impacts the deep-ocean environment and its inhabitants. For 12 years starting in 1988, a predecessor program, the Ridge InterDisciplinary Global Experiments (RIDGE) Program, promoted research, scien...Novel compound inhibits HIV replication in cell cultures, suggesting possible new type of AIDS drug
...ion. If the drug cocktail is halted, HIV infection surges back. "This compound is potentially a very powerful therapy because it may close the door to the virus," said Dr. Douglas, the chief of Immunology at Childrens Hospital and lead author of the article. CP-96,345 interrupts the process by which particu...Research determines how plants tell which way is up
... placed on their sides, the amount of the chemical surges fivefold in the pulvinus cells. Additionally, the researchers discovered that the amount of InsP3 fluctuates between the upper and lower halves of the plant's pulvinus. The scientists believe that's because the pulvinus cells are communicating about ...University of Colorado salmon study spawns new insight into human brain aging
...g alarm" timed to go off at reproduction. Massive surges of a stress hormone known as cortisol occur in bot...cess and subsequent death, Norris said. "Cortisol surges may help these fish metabolize sugar and produce enough energy to locate their home streams and repr...Chemistry to play major role in solving 21st century challenges
...d - and feed it better today - as world population surges from six billion to maybe eight or 10 billion in the next 50 years," writes editor-at-large Michael Heylin. A New Hippocratic Oath? Biotechnology has enabled scientists, technicians and doctors to assemble an impressive arsenal to fight disease...As Hurricane Floyd moves up the Atlantic Coast . . . .
... continues to bring heavy rain and dangerous storm surges tothe Atlantic Coast, USGS scientists are tackling the challenges that a storm ofthis intensity brings to coastal resources -- from flood-swollen rivers, tosaturated hillsides, to vulnerable barrier islands, to altered wildlifehabitats. Flooding Th...Managing For Deer, Moose, Elk, Wolves -- And People
...ontroversial issue of white-tailed deer population surges ineastern National Parks. "Like blind men touching different parts of an elephantand disagreeing about its form," the authors write, "those engaged in the debateabout deer management in parks are viewing different parts of the ecologicalsystem. Non......g the illness. Boksa thinks theabsence of hormonal surges when a baby is born naturally may play a role,because these may be important for brain development. Boksa says we need moreevidence about the operation's effects. "I would question the Caesarean sectionof convenience," she says. "There's a lo...