http://www.planetdiary.com/rss/dsp_rss.cfm/top/yes Listing of the fifteen newest Planet Diary articles. en-us Copyright 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Pearson Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 04:58:00 UT Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:00:00 UT The bird flu virus killed a second person in southern China, according to government news media. The two deaths are the first in the country from the deadly virus in 18 months. Asia, Biosphere http://planetdiary.com/archive12/bios2013012.html http://planetdiary.com/archive12/bios2013012.html Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:00:00 UT More than eighty dolphins stranded along Cape Cod beaches in Massachusetts this month, according to the International Fund for Animal Welfare. At least sixty of the dolphins died from either stress or injuries caused by the stranding. North America, Biosphere http://planetdiary.com/archive12/bios1013012.html http://planetdiary.com/archive12/bios1013012.html Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:00:00 UT A massive solar flare erupted from the Sun's surface this week. It's the strongest solar storm in six years, according to space weather officials. The eruption unleashed powerful streams of charged solar plasma towards Earth. Space, Space http://planetdiary.com/archive12/spac1013012.html http://planetdiary.com/archive12/spac1013012.html Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:00:00 UT Heat-trapping greenhouse gases are at record levels, according to the United States Department of Energy. Levels are higher than "worst case scenario" predictions made by some climate experts five years ago. Global, Atmosphere http://planetdiary.com/archive12/atmo2013012.html http://planetdiary.com/archive12/atmo2013012.html Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:00:00 UT Deadly Tropical Cyclone Funso roared across central Mozambique this week, killing at least 12 people. More than 5,000 others were left homeless after the powerful storm raged over the province of Zambezia. Africa, Atmosphere http://planetdiary.com/archive12/atmo1013012.html http://planetdiary.com/archive12/atmo1013012.html Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:00:00 UT Mexico's Popocatepetl ("smoking mountain" in the Aztec language) volcano continued spewing clouds of gas and ash high into the sky. North America, Geosphere http://planetdiary.com/archive12/geos2012312.html http://planetdiary.com/archive12/geos2012312.html Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:00:00 UT Up to 40 percent of the bee colonies in the country have been wiped out by a mysterious disease called colony collapse disorder, or CCD. Researchers say they've found a new culprit: a tiny parasitic fly. North America, Biosphere http://planetdiary.com/archive12/bios1012312.html http://planetdiary.com/archive12/bios1012312.html Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:00:00 UT New research shows Everglades python hatchlings can tolerate salt water long enough to expand their range into estuaries and the open ocean. North America, Biosphere http://planetdiary.com/archive12/bios2012312.html http://planetdiary.com/archive12/bios2012312.html Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:00:00 UT Reventador volcano in Ecuador spewed thick clouds of gas and steam. The new emissions are from a growing lava dome above the rim of the volcano's crater. South America, Geosphere http://planetdiary.com/archive12/geos1012312.html http://planetdiary.com/archive12/geos1012312.html Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:00:00 UT India has now been polio-free for one full year, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Asia, Biosphere http://planetdiary.com/archive12/bios3012312.html http://planetdiary.com/archive12/bios3012312.html Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:00:00 UT The planet's newest island keeps growing. The volcanic island appeared a few weeks ago following an undersea eruption in the Red Sea about 40 miles (60 kilometers) from the coast of Yemen. Africa, Geosphere http://planetdiary.com/archive12/geos3011612.html http://planetdiary.com/archive12/geos3011612.html Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:00:00 UT Thousands of people fled their homes after lahars or volcanic mudflows rumbled down the slopes of Indonesia's Gamalama volcano. Asia, Geosphere http://planetdiary.com/archive12/geos2011612.html http://planetdiary.com/archive12/geos2011612.html Tue, 10 Jan 2012 12:00:00 UT It didn't take Italy's Mount Etna volcano long to get active in 2012. This week's eruption continues right where the volcano left off in 2011 when it erupted 18 times. Europe, Geosphere http://planetdiary.com/archive12/geos1011612.html http://planetdiary.com/archive12/geos1011612.html Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:00:00 UT Yet again, thick haze is choking eastern China. Satellite images show the haze stretches from the capital Beijing across the coastal plain reaching the Yellow Sea. Asia, Atmosphere http://planetdiary.com/archive12/atmo1011612.html http://planetdiary.com/archive12/atmo1011612.html Tue, 10 Jan 2012 12:00:00 UT Thousands of people were evacuated from their homes after a levee broke along the River Muriae in southeastern Brazil following days of heavy rain. South America, Hydrosphere http://planetdiary.com/archive12/hydr1011612.html http://planetdiary.com/archive12/hydr1011612.html