Fla. governor declares emergency due to algae bloom
Tyler Treadway, St. Lucie (Fla.) News-Tribune , KHOU 9:41 PM. EST June 29, 2016 Capt. Giles Murphy of the Stuart Angler tackle shop spotted a dead snook floating near the Roosevelt Bridge across the St. Lucie River in Stuart, Fla., on June 29, 2016. (Photo: Giles Murphy) STUART, Fla. — Gov. Rick Scott declared a state of emergency in Martin and St. Lucie Counties Wednesday in response to algae blooms in local waterways.Scott's executive order will allow state and local g..>> view originalScientists Find Extra-terrestrial Mineral in Meteorite
Jun 29, 2016 11:56 PM EDT A team of scientists has discovered tiny pieces of water-bearing opal (that did not belong to Earth) in a meteorite that was uncovered in Antartica. The discovery, according to lead scientist Prof. Hilary Downes of Brikbeck College London, shows that in the early life of the Solar System, meteorites delivered water ice to asteroids. The unique composition of opal makes it one of the most popular minerals on the planet. It is composed of 30 percent water on the surfa..>> view originalEl Nino could drive intense season for Amazon fires
The smoke from multiple fires in the Mato Grosso region of Brazil rises over forested and deforested areas in this astronaut photograph taken from the International Space Station on Aug. 19, 2014. Credit: NASA. The long-lasting effects of El Niño are ...>> view originalThis week in space: 6/22 - 6/29
Greetings, earthlings. With everything that happens on earth in a given week, it's easy to forget that things, indeed, are constantly happening outside our own atmosphere. From liquid oceans on Pluto, to a mysterious whistling sound detected outside our atmosphere, here's everything important that happened in space last week. NASA's Juno spacecraft is expected to reach Jupiter on July 4 -- after nearly 5 whole years in transit. In anticipation of its arrival, researchers at the University of..>> view original2 seal pups die after being picked up from beach
2 seal pups die after being picked up from beach WCSH 5:07 AM. EST June 30, 2016 (Photo: NOAA) NOAA officials are reminding the public to not touch seal pups on beaches after two cases where people illegally picked up the pups, and the animals were later euthanized or died.In a third instance, one pup was picked up and later returned to the spot it was found in hopes it would be reunited with its mother. In a fourth case, a seal pup was taken to a rehabilitation f..>> view originalExxon Touts Carbon Tax to Oil Industry
Exxon Mobil Corp. is ramping up its lobbying of other energy companies to support a carbon tax, marking a shift in the oil giant’s approach to climate change as the industry faces growing pressure to address the politically charged issue. Exxon’s official position has long been the same—a carbon tax is the best way to address the risks of warming temperatures—but it has done little to actively advocate for that goal in recent years. Lately, Exxon has been making the case with its U.S. counterp..>> view originalRecent Hydrothermal Activity May Explain Ceres' Brightest Area In Occator Crater
The center of Ceres' mysterious Occator Crater is the brightest area on the dwarf planet. The inset perspective view shows new data on this feature: Red signifies a high abundance of carbonates, while gray indicates a low carbonate abundance. (NASA ...>> view originalJeff Bezos' Blue Origin Breaks Ground On New Rocket Facility In Florida
Blue Origin's new rocket facility in Florida will be large enough to accommodate the manufacturing of orbital rockets. The company is focusing its efforts on reusable rockets that could land and launch again and again. ( Blue Origin ) After successfully launching and landing its reusable rocket for the fourth time, Blue Origin recently broke ground on a new rocket facility site in Florida. The spaceflight company's founder Jeff Bezos provided a sneak peek of the facility, which ..>> view originalAmazon fires: Humans make rainforest more flammable
Media captionProfessor Jos Barlow explains how human disturbances are making the Amazon rainforest 'more flammable'. Human disturbances are making the Amazon rainforest more flammable, according to researchers. This is one of the conclusions of a two-year study of the Brazilian Amazon, which revealed that even protected forest is degraded by human activity.This activity includes selective logging and forest fragmentation, which increase the likelihood of wildfires. The findings are publishe..>> view original
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