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December 11, 2013

NASA Developing Natural Hazard Warning Systems
Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 11, 2013
Scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., and Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego have enhanced existing GPS technologies to develop new systems for California and elsewhere to warn of hazards from earthquakes, tsunamis and extreme weather events. The technology was demonstrated in July by forecasters at NOAA National Weather Service offices in Oxnard, Calif., and San Diego. They used it to track a summer monsoon rain event affecting Southern California and ... read more

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				Kazakhstan to end Proton missions in 2025 Kazakhstan would gradually reduce Proton carrier rocket launches from Baikonur space port and end them in 2025, an official with the national space agency (Kazcosmos) said Wednesday. Kazcosmos ... more		Russian Proton-M rocket launches Inmarsat-5F1 satellite A Russian Proton-M rocket and a Breeze-M upper stage have successfully guided a fresh telecoms satellite into sub-orbit on Sunday. "The spacecraft and the upper-stage rocket have detached from the t ... more

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SST Australia: Signed, Sealed and Ready for Delivery

Scientists build a low-cost, open-source 3D metal printer

US Navy Accepts MUOS-2 Satellite, Ground Stations After On-Orbit Testing

Boeing Tests Validate Performance of FAB-T Satellite Communications Program

Intelsat General To Provide Satellite Services To US Marines

Russian Proton-M rocket launches Inmarsat-5F1 satellite

Kazakhstan to end Proton missions in 2025

Basic build-up is being completed for Arianespace's Soyuz to launch Gaia

'Smart' wig navigates by GPS, monitors brainwaves

CIA, Pentagon trying to hinder construction of GLONASS stations in US

GPS 3 Prototype Communicates With GPS Constellation

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AALTO plans Zephyr stratospheric hub in northern Australia and seeks local payload partners

Ancient guano drove Chincha coastal power

UAH lands first DARPA award for biological sciences department

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UN to airlift aid from Iraq to Syria

'Dependence' a worry as UN seeks more Philippines typhoon aid

Kerry to tour typhoon-hit Philippines, Vietnam

Agonising wait for the missing in Philippine wastelands

Lebanon races to help Syria refugees ahead of storm

Philippines to seek more aid from Japan at summit

Polymers can be semimetals

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Deep Carbon Observatory scientists discover quick recipe for producing hydrogen

CWRU researchers report nanoscale energy-efficient switching devices

Millions of hidden share trades to be revealed

New sensor tracks zinc in cells

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New setback for Canadian gold mine plan

Multinationals boost Ireland but jobs go unfilled

Music lovers seek to pump up digital audio quality

Google hard at work bringing voice recognition to the mainstream

Australia eases foreign ownership limits on Chinese miner

China auto sales hit record high in November

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