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| January 04, 2014 |
 Indonesian volcano erupts 30 times as 20,000 displaced Karo, Indonesia (AFP) Jan 04, 2014 - An Indonesian volcano that has erupted relentlessly for months shot volcanic ash into the air 30 times on Saturday, forcing further evacuations with more than 20,000 people now displaced, an official said. Mount Sinabung on the western island of Sumatra sent rivers of lava flowing through an evacuation zone and columns of volcanic cloud up as high as 4,000 metres (13,000 feet), National Disa ... more |  |
 Deadly freeze hits northern US New York (AFP) Jan 03, 2014 - A fierce winter storm brought chaos to the northern United States on Friday, killing at least 11 people and forcing the cancelation of thousands of flights. More than 24 inches (61 centimeters) of snow fell in parts of Massachusetts town as a state of emergency was declared in New York and New Jersey states. One worker was killed when a 100-foot pile of salt being prepared to treat roads ... more |  |
One dead as cyclone skims France's Reunion island Le Port, Réunion (AFP) Jan 03, 2014 - One person died and 15 were injured after a cyclone packing winds of 150 kilometres (95 miles) an hour brushed by the French Indian Ocean island of Reunion, officials said Friday. A red alert asking residents to remain indoors was lifted on Friday. But the cyclone caused widespread damage uprooting trees, damaging and flooding dozens of homes and severing power and water supplies. Th ... more |  |
 Rio heatwave sets off sprinklers Rio De Janeiro (AFP) Jan 03, 2014 - Soaring temperatures in Rio de Janeiro set off the fire sprinklers Friday in a downtown shopping mall as the thermometer topped 40 degrees Celsius (102 degrees Fahrenheit). In the sunshine, temperatures rose to 50 degrees Celsius, leaving residents of the metropolis gasping. But customers taking refuge indoors at Shopping Leblon gained unexpected relief when the sprinklers came on. " ... more |  |
 H1N1 flu claims five lives in Canada's Alberta province Montreal (AFP) Jan 03, 2014 - An H1N1 flu outbreak in Alberta has sickened nearly 1,000 people and killed five, the Canadian province's health minister said Friday, urging everyone to get vaccinated. "Over the past few weeks, we have seen a surge in the number of influenza cases across Alberta. Many of those affected are healthy young adults," Health Minister Fred Horne said in a statement. In total, 965 cases of the ... more |  |
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 Chinese scientists create high-yield, salt-resistant rice variety Yangcheng, China (UPI) Jan 2, 2013 - Chinese scientists report they've cultivated a high-yield, salt-resistant rice variety that boosts output to almost 2 1/2 tons per acre. Researchers from Hainan University planted 18 salt-resistant varieties on saline-alkali land along the sea coast in the city of Yancheng in China's eastern Jiangsu province and identified one variety matching the output of varieties growing on normal f ... more |  |
 China denies vaccine killed babies Beijing (AFP) Jan 03, 2014 - China's health authorities said Friday that they have found no link between a hepatitis B vaccine and the deaths of 17 children shortly after they were immunised. An investigation into the deaths, reported between December 13 and 31, has found no evidence that they were caused by the vaccine, the China Food and Drug Administration and the National Health and Family Planning Commission said i ... more |  |
Britain sees new flooding after storms and high tides London (AFP) Jan 03, 2014 - High tides and strong winds caused flooding in Britain on Friday, and authorities warned sightseers seeking to witness the huge waves that they were putting their lives at risk. Severe flood warnings - indicating there is "danger to life" - were declared for the southwest English counties of Gloucestershire and Dorset, and for Wales. The Northern Irish capital Belfast avoided the serio ... more |  |
 Chinese ship used in Antarctic rescue stuck in ice Sydney (AFP) Jan 04, 2014 - A Chinese icebreaker that went to the aid of a Russian ship stuck in heavy floes in Antarctica has now itself become trapped by ice, officials said Saturday, amid anger about the impact of the rescue on research. The Xue Long, which on Thursday used its helicopter to ferry dozens of passengers on the stranded Russian ship Akademik Shokalskiy to the safety of an Australian vessel, has been un ... more |  |
 Fossil in amber shows ancient reproduction process of flowering plants Corvallis, Ore. (UPI) Jan 3, 2013 - A plant preserved in 100 million-year-old amber has revealed the oldest evidence of sexual reproduction in a flowering plant, U.S. and European researchers say. Encased within the piece of amber is a cluster of 18 tiny flowers from the Cretaceous Period, with one of them in the process of making some new seeds for the next generation, they said. The now-extinct plant from the mid ... more |  |
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Patient with rare 'word blindness' condition relearns how to read Chicago (UPI) Jan 3, 2013 - A novel technique has enabled a patient with a rare neurological "word blindness" condition to read again, researchers at Loyola University Chicago report. People with the condition, known medically as "alexia without agraphia," can write and understand the spoken word but are unable to read, they said. A stroke brought on word blindness suddenly for a 40-year-old kindergarten te ... more |  |
 Reading a good book may make permanent changes to your brain Atlanta (UPI) Jan 3, 2013 - Reading an inspiring story or novel that changed your life may have done so by changing your brain, researchers at Emory University in Atlanta report. In a study published in the journal Brain Connectivity, the researchers say reading a novel may cause actual changes in resting-state connectivity of the brain that persist. "Stories shape our lives and in some cases help define a ... more |  |
 Turkey's jailed ex-army chief blasts 'disloyal' comrades Ankara (AFP) Jan 03, 2014 - Turkey's former army chief Ilker Basbug, the highest-ranking defendant convicted in a mass trial over an alleged coup plot, has fiercely criticised his comrades for showing a lack of loyalty and support. In his book "Suclamalara Karsi Gercekler" (Accusations Against Truth), Basbug gives an account of his two years in detention, as well as his frustration after he was jailed for life in Aug ... more |  |
 Australia endures hottest year on record Sydney (AFP) Jan 03, 2014 - Australia experienced its hottest year on record in 2013, the Bureau of Meteorology said Friday, enduring the longest heatwave ever recorded Down Under as well as destructive bushfires. "2013 was Australia's warmest year since records began in 1910," the bureau said in its annual climate statement, released as inland areas of the country suffer scorching heatwave conditions. "Mean temper ... more |  |
 First Taiwan-born panda charms media Taipei (AFP) Jan 04, 2014 - The first Taiwan-born giant panda cub was unveiled to the media on Saturday in a warm up for her highly-anticipated public debut next week. Yuan Zai agilely climbed up and down for most of her 30-minute media preview inside an exhibition enclosure, as mother Yuan Yuan sat lazily aside munching bamboos. "Yuan Zai is growing bigger and bigger. She is very robust and is gaining strength. ... more |  |
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Hong Kong arrests 64 for smuggling baby formula Hong Kong (AFP) Jan 03, 2014 - Hong Kong customs officials said Friday they had arrested 64 people for unlicensed baby milk powder exports, in a move aimed to stifle the smuggling of formula before Chinese New Year. The ongoing operation, which started Thursday, has already netted 64 people who attempted to bring a total of over 400 kilogrammes (882 pounds) of infant formula into mainland China. Hong Kong barred peopl ... more |  |
Earthquake lights linked to rift environments, subvertical faults San Francisco CA (SPX) Jan 03, 2014 - Rare earthquake lights are more likely to occur on or near rift environments, where subvertical faults allow stress-induced electrical currents to flow rapidly to the surface, according to a new study published in the Jan./Feb. issue of Seismological Research Letters. From the early days of seismology, the luminous phenomena associated with some earthquakes have intrigued scholars. Earthqu ... more |  |
 Scientists uncover hidden river of rubbish threatening to devastate wildlife London, UK (SPX) Jan 03, 2014 - Thousands of pieces of plastic have been discovered, submerged along the river bed of the upper Thames Estuary by scientists at Royal Holloway, University of London and the Natural History Museum. The sheer amount of plastic recovered shows there is an unseen stream of rubbish flowing through London which could be a serious threat to aquatic wildlife. The findings, published online in Mari ... more |  |
 Atlas Mountains in Morocco are buoyed up by superhot rock San Diego CA (SPX) Jan 03, 2014 - The Atlas Mountains defy the standard model for mountain structure in which high topography must have deep roots for support, according to a new study from Earth scientists at USC. In a new model, the researchers show that the mountains are floating on a layer of hot molten rock that flows beneath the region's lithosphere, perhaps all the way from the volcanic Canary Islands, just offshore ... more |  |
Pine Island Glacier sensitive to climatic variability London, UK (SPX) Jan 03, 2014 - A new study published in Science this month suggests the thinning of Pine Island Glacier in West Antarctica is much more susceptible to climatic and ocean variability than at first thought. Observations by a team of scientists at British Antarctic Survey, and other institutions, show large fluctuations in the ocean heat in Pine Island Bay. The team discovered that oceanic melting of the ic ... more |  |
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