| Wed, 8 Feb 2012 Spaceborne Dual-Frequency Precipitation Radar Ships from Japan to U.S.
| GREENBELT, Md., Feb. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Japanese scientists and engineers have completed construction on a new instrument designed to take 3-D measurements of the shapes, sizes and other physical characteristics of both raindrops and snowflakes. The in... | In praise of those who provide free dental care in Pasco County
| In Print: Thursday, February 9, 2012 | Pasco County officials once got excited over a $31,000 state appropriation for a program providing dental care to needy children in west Pasco. They even called in the county government lobbyist to protect the money from a potent... | Scientists melt mystery over icecaps and sea levels
SINGAPORE - U.S. scientists using satellite data have established a more accurate figure of the amount of annual sea level rise from melting glaciers and ice caps which should aid studies on how quickly coastal areas may flood as global warming gathers pace. | John Wahr... | Suicide bomber strikes near palace
| A SUICIDE bomber killed at least 11 people yesterday in the war-torn Somali capital Mogadishu. | The bomber detonated an explosive-laden vehicle at a cafe near the presidential palace, officials said. | "There was a heavy explosion, a car full of explosives was d... | Suicide car bomb kills 11 in Somalia
| A SUICIDE bomber has killed at least 11 people in the war-torn Somali capital Mogadishu when he detonated an explosive-laden vehicle near the presidential palace, officials say. | "There was a heavy explosion, a car full of explosives was detonated. At least 11 p... | 26 killed, 50 still missing in quake-hit Philippines
| President Ninoy Aquino on Wednesday called for immediate reconstruction of vital infrastructure and assured supply of basic necessities to the quake-ravaged central Philippines, two days after a 6.9 temblor shook the country killing at least 26 people and leaving 50 o... | Buildings built after 2005 'can withstand' magnitude 8 quakes
| THE Cebu City Office of the Building Official (OBO) admitted that some buildings in the city are vulnerable to strong earthquakes. | Acting Building Official Josefa Ylanan pointed out that even in Japan, where advance technology is used in construction projects, some ... | Suicide car bomb kills 11 in Somalia
| A SUICIDE bomber has killed at least 11 people in the war-torn Somali capital Mogadishu when he detonated an explosive-laden vehicle near the presidential palace, officials say. | "There was a heavy explosion, a car full of explosives was detonated. At least 11 p... | |
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