Monthly Archives: March 2011

6 more varieties of zombie ant fungus discovered by scientists

March 3, 2011 – BRAZIL – The deepest reaches of the Brazilian jungle harbor some of the most dangerous life on Earth, but the ants in the rainforest face an enemy more sinister than most. On a recent field trip … Continue reading

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Rare fire tornado captured on film during fire near Budapest

  March 3, 2011 – HUNGARY – These striking photos were captured during a huge fire at a plastic processing plant in Kistarcsa, a suburb of the Hungarian capital Budapest. Around 70 firefighters were sent to tackle the blaze, which … Continue reading

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Christchurch hit by huge dust storm- quake fatalities rise to 160

March 3, 2011 – CHRISTCHURCH – Strong winds whipped up huge dust clouds in earthquake-hit Christchurch Wednesday, as officials defended the devastated city’s building standards. Gusts of 70 kilometres per hour (44 mph) buffeted emergency crews in the ruins of … Continue reading

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Scientists warn Earth on the brink of 6th Extinction

March 3, 2011 – With the steep decline in populations of many animal species, from frogs and fish to tigers, some scientists have warned that Earth is on the brink of a mass extinction like those that occurred only five … Continue reading

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Scientists find Arctic blooms are occurring earlier each year

March 3, 2011 – ARCTIC – Warming temperatures and melting ice in the Arctic may be behind a progressively earlier bloom of a crucial annual marine event, and the shift could hold consequences for the entire food chain and carbon … Continue reading

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Seismic tension winds up plates along Central America

March 3, 2011 – PUERTO RICO – We see an unusual band of seismic disturbances perturbing the Cocos and the Caribbean plates. This does not mean a quake is likely only seismic tension and pent-up pressures produce favorable conditions for … Continue reading

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UK town overrun by pack of wild horses

March 2, 2011 – WALES – A town is being overrun by a pack of 250 wild horses abandoned by gypsies who can’t afford to feed them. Five of the horses have been killed when they were hit by cars … Continue reading

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Earthquake seismic waves can trigger other seismic events across the planet

March 2, 2011 – LOS ANGELES – By studying seismographs from the earthquake that hit Chile last February, earth scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology have found a statistically significant increase of microearthquakes in central California in the first … Continue reading

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