Report: Hot rocks keep N. America afloat
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If it weren't for the hot rocks down below Earth's crust, most of North America would be below sea level, report researchers who say the significance of Earth's internal heat has been overlooked.
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By Dick Harmon Deseret Morning News  Maybe this dusty, sandy, gateway to Zions really is on the verge of exploding.  Folks around here have heard all kinds of talk of more exotic golf courses, condos, big residential developments, parks and highways for years.
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SAN ANTONIO - Sometimes, the planets align perfectly and, presto, you can rebuild in one fell swoop without ever hitting rock bottom.
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NEW YORK  - People living along the southern Atlantic coast of the US, as well as those residing along the Mississippi River, die at a faster rate than the national average, while death rates are below the norm in the upper Great Plains, a new study shows.
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VALENCIA, Spain, July 2 -- Alinghi can feel the breeze, and another America's Cup trophy just might be waiting in the wind.
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New mapping data could bolster any claims the U.S. might make in the Arctic as nations in the region compete for potentially rich reserves of oil, gas and minerals buried beneath the sea floor, federal scientists said Monday.
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By The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Feb. 11--As President Bush boasts of increases in funding for national parks, his administration continues to take a few steps back in other areas related to the environment. Consider proposed funding for national wildlife refuges.
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SANIBEL ISLAND, Fla. - This crescent of sand bathed by the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico is one of Florida&#39;s mythic destinations, a magnet for bird-watchers, seashell gatherers and the simply sun-starved.
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By Matt Branaugh, Daily Camera, Boulder, Colo.  Dec.
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Once they get their back up, there&#39;s no backing down. They are governed by rules, regulations and, it would seem, by rockheads.
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Far away, off the coast of South America, the waters of the Pacific Ocean are cooling ominously. In the Atlantic, the sea surface remains warm. And overhead, the atmosphere is evolving toward what forecasters said yesterday could be a dangerous hurricane season.
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The planet isn't the only thing heating up because of climate change. Some renewable-energy stocks have been pretty hot, too.
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A heat wave was expected to continue gripping the West on Friday, while the cold front that has brought wet weather to the Northeast was forecast to move offshore, bringing clear skies and dry conditions to the region.
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By Patty Machelor, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson  Dec. 15--A plan to help preserve the Southeast Side's Fantasy Island trails area has received an award from a national group called American Trails.
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The hot rock continued to ooze through the volcano. The lava caused regular ash plumes and steam seen for a miles around Mount St.
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Rising global temperatures will melt areas of the Arctic this century, making them more accessible for oil and natural gas drilling, a report prepared by the United States and seven other nations said on Monday.
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North American wildlife species  ranging from butterflies to red fox are scrambling to adapt to  Earth's rising temperatures and may not survive, according to a  study released on Monday.