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    May 22, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  1. America's frogs and toads disappearing fast, U.S. study warns

    Reuters
    By Environment Correspondent Deborah Zabarenko WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - Frogs, toads and salamanders have been in trouble for decades, but a new U.S. government study shows just how quickly many amphibians are disappearing from ponds and creeks...

    Tags: Biology, Science and Technology, Ecosystems, Environmental Issues, Endangered Species

    2. May 22, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  2. America's frogs and toads disappearing fast, study warns

    Reuters
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Frogs, toads and salamanders have been in trouble for decades, but a new U.S. government study shows just how quickly many amphibians are disappearing from ponds and creeks across the United States. The average rate of decline...

    Tags: Biology, Science and Technology, Environmental Issues, Ecosystems, Endangered Species

    3. May 22, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  3. Alarming declines seen in frogs, salamanders

    Some of springtime's more notable heralds appear to be fading away, as a new study finds frogs, toads and salamanders disappearing at an alarming rate across the United States.
    Some of springtime's more notable heralds appear to be fading away, as a new study finds frogs, toads and salamanders disappearing at an alarming rate across the United States. In what they say is the first analysis of its kind, scientists with the U.S....

    Tags: Biology, Science and Technology, Natural Resources, Environmental Issues, State Parks

    4. May 22, 2013 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  4. Boca Raton sinkhole caused by water main break

    There were no injuries after a school bus hit a large sinkhole on a <a href="http://www.sun-sentinel.com/community/news/bocaraton?track=tax-bocaraton">Boca Raton</a> street on Monday afternoon, police and city officials said.
    There were no injuries after a school bus hit a large sinkhole on a Boca Raton street on Monday afternoon, police and city officials said. Just after a water main broke at about 4:30 p.m. Monday, a school bus with about a dozen children on board drove...

    Tags: Town Center at Boca Raton, Sinkholes

    5. May 21, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  5. COLUMN-U.S. aquifers fall as farmers take too much: Kemp

    Reuters
    (John Kemp is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own) By John Kemp LONDON, May 21 (Reuters) - U.S. farmers are withdrawing unsustainable volumes of groundwater to irrigate their crops, resulting in an accelerating decline in...

    Tags: Petroleum Industry, Water Supply, Environmental Issues, Conservation, Richard Nixon

    6. May 20, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  6. Erupting Alaska volcano spews ash, disrupts air travel

    ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - One of Alaska's most active volcanoes, which has been belching ash and spewing lava since last week, has forced regional flight cancellations and dusted some nearby communities with ash, scientists and local officials said on Monday.
    Reuters
    ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - One of Alaska's most active volcanoes, which has been belching ash and spewing lava since last week, has forced regional flight cancellations and dusted some nearby communities with ash, scientists and local officials said on...

    Tags: Science and Technology, Air Transportation Delays, Volcanoes, Research, Landforms

    7. May 20, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  7. Drop in U.S. underground water levels has accelerated -USGS

    Reuters
    By Environment Correspondent Deborah Zabarenko WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - Water levels in U.S. aquifers, the vast underground storage areas tapped for agriculture, energy and human consumption, between 2000 and 2008 dropped at a rate that was...

    Tags: Environmental Issues, Water Supply, Water

    8. May 20, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  8. Drop in U.S. underground water levels has accelerated: USGS

    Reuters
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Water levels in U.S. aquifers, the vast underground storage areas tapped for agriculture, energy and human consumption, between 2000 and 2008 dropped at a rate that was almost three times as great as any time during the 20th...

    Tags: Environmental Issues, Water Supply, Water

    9. May 20, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  9. Magnitude 6.8 quake strikes off Chile - USGS

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    LONDON, May 20 (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck off the coast of Chile on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The quake was 400 miles (640 km) west of Puerto Aisen at a depth of 6.2 miles, USGS said. (Reporting by Janet Lawrence;...

    Tags: Chile, Chile Earthquake (2010)

    10. May 20, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  10. Sismo de magnitud 6,8 se registra frente a la costa de Chile: USGS

    Reuters
    LONDRES, 20 mayo (Reuters) - Un sismo de magnitud 6,8 se registró el lunes frente a la costa de Chile, informó el Servicio Geológico de Estados Unidos (USGS, por su sigla en inglés). El epicentro del sismo se ubicó 640 kilómetros al oeste de...

    Tags: Chile

    11. May 20, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  11. ACTUALIZA 1-Sismo magnitud 6,8 se registra frente a costa Chile, no prevén tsunami

    Reuters
    (Actualiza con autoridades chilenas diciendo que no temen tsunami, cambia procedencia, anterior LONDRES) SANTIAGO, 20 mayo (Reuters) - Un sismo de magnitud 6,8 se registró frente a la costa de Chile el lunes, informó el Servicio Geológico de Estados...

    Tags: Natural Disasters, Chile

    12. May 20, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  12. Magnitude 6.8 quake strikes off Chile; no tsunami seen

    Reuters
    SANTIAGO (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck off the coast of Chile on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, but Chilean emergency authorities said they saw no prospect that the tremor would generate a tsunami. The quake struck 400 miles...

    Tags: Natural Disasters, Earthquakes, Chile, Chile Earthquake (2010), Tsunamis

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