Tag: public health
event: Water and Health: Global Issues and Our Shared Responsibilities
by Greg on Nov.12, 2009, under Science Event, Science Life
Water water everywhere…in the news. There is the controversial plan for natural gas drilling in the sensitive upstate NY region that gives water to this fine city; there is debate over how effective dredging the hudson for harmful PCB’s really has been; is water on the moon? is it on mars? and there’s always drought, somewhere. Then there is this event tomorrow afternoon, that contextualizes our current global relationship with oxygen double hydride: (continue reading…)
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Large X-class Flare Erupts on the Sun
On Jan. 27, 2012, a large X-class flare erupted from an active region near the solar west limb. X-class flares are the most powerful of all solar events. Seen here is an image of the flare captured by the X-ray telescope on Hinode. This image shows an emission from plasma heated to greater than eight million degrees during the energy release process of the flare. Image Credit: JAXA/Hinode
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