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We should use central pressure deficit, not wind speed, to predict hurricane damage
New research provides a physical understanding for why central pressure deficit is a better indicator of economic damage from hurricanes than peak wind speed. Geology News — ScienceDaily
When It Comes To Continental Drift, India Has Been A Speed Demon
In this artist’s rendering, the left image shows what Earth looked like more than 140 million years ago, when India was part of an immense supercontinent called Gondwana. The right image shows Earth today. Credit: iStock (edited by MIT News) … Continue reading
Italy to speed up procedures as migrant flows continue
IMG class=hide alt=”Italy to speed up procedures as migrant flows continue” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/wpid-d8d85e6ccaf080fe6d4e0092ba0b477b.jpg” (By Christopher Livesay) (ANSA) – Rome, March 25 – As the latest wave of migrants arrived on Italian shores Tuesday, Interior Minister Angelino Alfano called for a reduction … Continue reading
Renzi calls on parliament to help speed things up
IMG title=”” alt=”” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/wpid-e0edf2d59a3daa1886e5e6c9acf95b742.jpg” IMG class=hide alt=”Renzi calls on parliament to help speed things up” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/wpid-e0edf2d59a3daa1886e5e6c9acf95b742.jpg” (ANSA) – Rome, February 24 – Newly appointed Prime Minister Matteo Renzi asked the Italian parliament on Monday to share the burden of speeding … Continue reading