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Earl's path along northeast is not well-worn (AP)

September 3, 2010

AP - Pushed by an ill-timed trough of low pressure, Hurricane Earl is heading uncomfortably close to an area relatively few hurricanes tend to go: the Northeast coastline.

UN: Climate funds shouldn't divert poverty aid (AP)

September 3, 2010

AP - The U.N.'s climate chief says poor countries are right to expect that any funding they receive to combat global warming be kept separate from development aid or poverty relief.

Famed Tasmanian devil euthanized after tumor found (AP)

September 3, 2010

AP - A Tasmanian devil named Cedric, once thought to be immune to a contagious facial cancer threatening the iconic creatures with extinction, has been euthanized after succumbing to the disease, researchers said Wednesday.

Why Is So Much Oil In the Gulf of Mexico? (LiveScience.com)

September 3, 2010

LiveScience.com - An explosion on the Mariner Energy oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico is the latest in a series of drilling-related disasters in the Gulf.

Thai firm rejects Indonesian oil spill cash claim (AFP)

September 3, 2010

AFP - A Thai-owned firm Friday rejected Indonesia's 2.4 billion US dollar compensation claim over a major oil spill off Australia's north which campaigners say hit the livelihoods of thousands of poor fishermen.

Explosion on Gulf of Mexico oil platform (AFP)

September 3, 2010

AFP - An oil platform explosion in the Gulf of Mexico forced the crew to dive into the sea and threatened further damage to waters still recovering from the BP disaster.

NASA Aims to Plunge Car-Sized Probe Into the Sun (SPACE.com)

September 3, 2010

SPACE.com - NASA is developing an ambitious new mission to plunge a car-sized probe directly into the sun's atmosphere, boldly going where no spacecraft has gone before.

Exercise Can Counteract Obesity Genes, Says Study (Time.com)

September 3, 2010

Time.com - A new study finds people who are genetically predisposed to obesity may benefit most from physical activity

Thanks to high-tech, storm track easier to predict (AP)

September 3, 2010

AP - Sophisticated computer models that replaced instinct with cold, hard math have helped forecasters predict where a storm like Hurricane Earl is going about twice as accurately as 20 years ago.

African livelihoods at risk as species threatened: IUCN (AFP)

September 3, 2010

AFP - Millions of Africans may lose a key source of livelihoods as a fifth of freshwater African species are threatened with extinction, the updated Red List of endangered species showed Thursday.