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, 14 May 2012 04:00:05 UT Mon, 14 May 2012 12:00:00 UT An invasion of millions of tiny marine organisms called sea salps forced the temporary shut down of California's Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant. North America, Biosphere http://planetdiary.com/archive12/bios1051412.html http://planetdiary.com/archive12/bios1051412.html Mon, 14 May 2012 12:00:00 UT Activity at Mexico's Popocatepetl ("smoking mountain" in the Aztec language) volcano continues to heat up. New eruptions spewed columns of ash high into the atmosphere. North America, Geosphere http://planetdiary.com/archive12/geos3051412.html http://planetdiary.com/archive12/geos3051412.html Mon, 14 May 2012 12:00:00 UT Lokon-Empung volcano on Indonesia's island of Sulawesi erupted with thick clouds of ash. Asia, Geosphere http://planetdiary.com/archive12/geos2051412.html http://planetdiary.com/archive12/geos2051412.html Mon, 14 May 2012 12:00:00 UT It's fire season (May through November) again in the "Land Down Under." Australia, Geosphere http://planetdiary.com/archive12/geos1051412.html http://planetdiary.com/archive12/geos1051412.html Mon, 14 May 2012 12:00:00 UT After shaping global weather for two years in a row, La Niña is finally gone. The climate pattern, marked by cooler sea surface temperatures in the equatorial Pacific Ocean, has lost its grip and more neutral conditions have returned. Global, Hydrosphere http://planetdiary.com/archive12/hydr1051412.html http://planetdiary.com/archive12/hydr1051412.html Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:00:00 UT Mexico's Popocatepetl ("smoking mountain" in the Aztec language) volcano is rumbling again. "Popo" roared back to life with thick clouds of ash and gas that billowed high into the sky. North America, Geosphere http://planetdiary.com/archive12/geos3043012.html http://planetdiary.com/archive12/geos3043012.html Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:00:00 UT Barred owls are crowding out spotted owls in forests of western Oregon's central Coast Range, according to a recent U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) study. North America, Biosphere http://planetdiary.com/archive12/bios1043012.html http://planetdiary.com/archive12/bios1043012.html Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:00:00 UT Hundreds of dolphins have washed up dead on beaches in northern Peru over the past three months. South America, Biosphere http://planetdiary.com/archive12/bios2043012.html http://planetdiary.com/archive12/bios2043012.html Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:00:00 UT Fresh lava continues to pour from the Pu'u O'o crater of Hawaii's Kilauea volcano. North America, Geosphere http://planetdiary.com/archive12/geos2043012.html http://planetdiary.com/archive12/geos2043012.html Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:00:00 UT Why the big spike in earthquakes in the continental United States? USGS scientists blame the spike on wastewater injected into the ground during oil and gas drilling. North America, Geosphere http://planetdiary.com/archive12/geos1043012.html http://planetdiary.com/archive12/geos1043012.html Mon, 23 Apr 2012 12:00:00 UT The Matterhorn rises more than 14,600-feet (4,400-meters) high in the Alps between Switzerland and Italy. But the famous landmark is starting to crumble as its glaciers keep melting away. Europe, Cryosphere http://planetdiary.com/archive12/cryo1042312.html http://planetdiary.com/archive12/cryo1042312.html Mon, 23 Apr 2012 12:00:00 UT Sumatra's orangutans, elephants, and other big animals are battling for survival in Indonesia, with habitat destruction and illegal poaching mostly to blame. Asia, Biosphere http://planetdiary.com/archive12/bios1042312.html http://planetdiary.com/archive12/bios1042312.html Tue, 17 Apr 2012 12:00:00 UT Another powerful earthquake jolted central Chile this week. Thousands of frightened people streamed out of office towers in the nation's capital Santiago, where shaking was felt for nearly a minute. South America, Geosphere http://planetdiary.com/archive12/geos2042312.html http://planetdiary.com/archive12/geos2042312.html Mon, 23 Apr 2012 12:00:00 UT Over the past year and a half, cholera has been a nightmare in Haiti. This month, Haitians finally started getting vaccinated to protect against the often deadly disease. North America, Biosphere http://planetdiary.com/archive12/bios2042312.html http://planetdiary.com/archive12/bios2042312.html Mon, 23 Apr 2012 12:00:00 UT Alaska's Cleveland volcano keeps on erupting. This month's eruption destroyed the lava dome that was growing bigger in recent months. North America, Geosphere http://planetdiary.com/archive12/geos1042312.html http://planetdiary.com/archive12/geos1042312.html