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Japanese boat first confirmed tsunami debris in California
A 20-foot boat that washed ashore earlier this month in Northern California has been confirmed as the first debris from the 2011 Japanese tsunami to reach the state. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, working with the Japanese...
Tags: Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Pacific Ocean, Tsunamis, Natural Disasters, Earthquakes
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Weather Service faces furloughs during hurricane season
Despite an infusion of extra funds from Congress, the nation’s cash-strapped weather-forecasting system is about to get pinched on the verge of hurricane season. Federal officials say they have the resources to warn storm-prone Florida and...Tags: Weather Reports, Unemployment, Weather, Hurricanes, Natural Disasters
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Experts: Rain may give Great Lakes temporary boost
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Experts say recent wet weather may boost Great Lakes water levels, but it's uncertain by how much — or how long it will last. Drew Gronewold is a hydrologist with NOAA's Great Lakes Environmental Research...
Tags: Lakes and Ponds, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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Budget cuts pinch Weather Service before hurricane season
WASHINGTON — The nation's cash-strapped weather-forecasting system, though partly spared from federal budget cuts known as "sequestration," is about to get pinched on the verge of a hurricane season expected to be busier than normal. Federal...Tags: Weather Reports, Unemployment, Weather, Natural Disasters, Hurricanes
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Latest Indiana news, sports, business and entertainment
INDIANA CASINOS Indiana lawmakers might not help casinos much INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Some top Indiana lawmakers seem prepared to accept anticipated big drops in business at the state's casinos and to not provide much help as the gambling venues...Tags: Politics, Purdue University, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Prosecution, Meningitis
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Latest Michigan news, sports, business and entertainment
SPRING FLOODING-MICHIGAN Michigan's swollen Grand River steadily dropping GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Western Michigan's swollen Grand River is steadily receding from record-setting flood levels even as hundreds of people remain evacuated from...Tags: Business, Jose Valverde, Politics, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Prosecution
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NOAA expanding dolphin-safe tuna certification requirements
When the World Trade Organization found last year that U.S. labeling requirements for dolphin-safe tuna put Mexican tuna fishermen at a trade disadvantage, marine advocates worried that the federal government would weaken its dolphin-safe standards....
Tags: Seafood and Fishing Industry, Politics, Government, National Marine Fisheries Service , National Government
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New teaching standards delve more deeply into climate change
The politically touchy topic of climate change will be taught more deeply to students under proposed new national science standards released Tuesday. The Next Generation Science Standards, developed over the last 18 months by California and 25 other...Tags: Global Change, Global Warming, Labor Markets, U.S. Department of Commerce, Engineering
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Local science teacher selected for fellowship
A teacher at Highland View Academy in Hagerstown is among 27 science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM, educators who were selected for the 2013-14 Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship Program, according to the Triangle...Tags: NASA, Washington, DC, Education, Technology, Engineering
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Geomagnetic storm could hit Earth this weekend
A geomagnetic storm may be on its way this weekend, and it could be dazzling. Forecasters at NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center say there is a good chance that there will be a geomagnetic storm, or a disturbance in the Earth's magnetic field, this...Tags: NASA, Astronomy
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San Francisco: Exploratorium set to reopen at triple the size
The wait is almost over. The Exploratorium, which spent its first 44 years in a dim exhibit hall at San Francisco's Palace of Fine Arts, will reopen Wednesday (April 17) in a new, light-filled home on the Embarcadero. The self-described 21st century...
Tags: SunPower Corp., Museums, Disneyland Park, Arts, Science and Technology
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Sandy retired from list of hurricane names; replaced with Sara
Sandy is the 77th name to be retired from the World Meteorological Organization's Atlantic hurricane season lists, joining memorable storms to hit Maryland like Irene, Isabel, Gloria and Agnes. Sara will replace it on a list that will next come into use...
Tags: Weather Science, Weather, Ocean City, Hurricanes, Natural Disasters
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