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Ban urges countries on global warming
Sep 18 2007 6:57PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The science is clear and the time short, but the political will is lacking to confront global warming, the U.N. secretary-general said Tuesday.
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Earth-imaging satellite travels to space
Sep 18 2007 6:57PM (CT)
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) - A rocket carrying a next-generation Earth-imaging satellite blasted off Tuesday on a mission that promises to zoom in on objects as small as 18 inches across.
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Earth-imaging satellite travels to space
Sep 18 2007 6:57PM (CT)
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) - A rocket carrying a next-generation Earth-imaging satellite blasted off Tuesday on a mission that promises to zoom in on objects as small as 18 inches across.
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Plane to help protect Hawaii coral reefs
Sep 18 2007 5:02PM (CT)
HONOLULU (AP) - A kite-sized, unmanned airplane is joining the effort to protect endangered Hawaiian monk seals and coral reefs in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
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Pacific angel shark pup born at aquarium
Sep 18 2007 4:24PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A city aquarium has announced what it has called the first-ever birth in captivity of a Pacific angel shark, a sand-burrowing species resembling a ray or a skate that lives along the West Coast.
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Bacteria likely cause of catfish die-off
Sep 18 2007 3:50PM (CT)
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) - Two bacterial infections likely were the cause of a large catfish die-off in a stretch of the Red River upstream from this city, preliminary test results show.
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Scientist warns of climate change impact
Sep 18 2007 3:46PM (CT)
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) - Climate change could mean higher temperatures, less winter precipitation and less spring runoff for the Southwest, a climatologist says.
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Agency: Herring may be endangered breed
Sep 18 2007 3:40PM (CT)
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - An evaluation of Pacific herring stocks in Lynn Canal could land the fish on the endangered or threatened species list, blocking or slowing development in the area.
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Experts: Sea lice deadly to wild salmon
Sep 18 2007 3:35PM (CT)
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) - Eighteen prominent scientists and researchers say there is no question that sea lice from fish farms are lethal to wild salmon, no evidence to the contrary and a need for greater protection.
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