On April 27, 2011, a series of tornadoes hit the state of Alabama, and other states in the southeastern parts of the United States, with tremendous force, producing numerous casualties and enormous damages. Now, a team of experts is embarking on an expedition to understand why that happened. University of Alabama in ... |
12 July 2011
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The village of Aneyoshi, in Japan, was spared the wrath of the tsunami that hit the country on March 11 because its inhabitants listened to the warnings set in stone by their ancestors – a large rock telling people not to build their homes below that point.Warnings such as this one are not at all rare in Japan.... |
21 April 2011
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Security researchers warn that a new wave of spam emails pose as warnings from Twitter and contain links to rogue online pharmacy websites.The rogue emails bear a subject of "You have 3 warning(s) from Twitter!" and have spoofed headers to appear as if they originate from a twitter-warning-[recipient]@postmaster.twit... |
3 November 2010
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Until recently, evidence that plants were able to recognize each other, and cooperate for their mutual benefit has been scarce and controversial, mostly because a lot of people cannot accept the fact that it doesn't take a brain to want to ensure your survival as a species. But recent experiments, conducted on t... |
2 June 2009
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The National Weather Service has decided to employ a more drastic approach to warning people about severe storms, hurricanes, or tornadoes that may hit the United States this year, by flashing ads on all networks and air frequencies and by using harsher words and overall language when describing the situation. Repres... |
11 March 2009
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Researchers from the National Weather Service (NWS) have always been curious as to why some people choose to completely disregard tornado warnings, and rather prefer to ride out the storms in their homes. While trying to answer this question, they have come out with a full report, where they seek to identify exactly ... |
11 March 2009
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On Thursday, seismologists announced that a surge in activity registered at Mount Redoubt in Alaska had prompted a widespread monitoring and observation effort on the part of all experts in the area. The volcano lies approximately 100 miles from the American state's most populous city, and there are concerns tha... |
30 January 2009
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I've recently read a piece of news on Sydney Morning Herald website. It said that the Queensland police are warning web users about a new e-mail scam that promises lottery winnings. I have no idea why they've dubbed this as "new" - this is the oldest trick in the book when it comes to spam-scam. I think I w... |
2 October 2007
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