Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 26, 2011 – UPDATE 18:31:42 UTC. Hurricane Local Statements are prepared by National Weather Service Weather Forecast Offices (WFO) giving specific details for their County Warning Area (CWA) on weather conditions, evacuation decisions made by local officials, and other precautions necessary to protect life and property. On this[Read More…]
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Arctic Shipping Routes Open
EU–(ENEWSPF)–26 August 2011. Diminishing Arctic sea ice Satellite measurements show we are heading for another year of below-average ice cover in the Arctic. As sea ice melts during the summer months, two major shipping routes have opened in the Arctic Ocean. In 2008 satellites saw that the Northwest[Read More…]
Hurricane Irene Intermediate Advisory From the National Hurricane Center Miami, Florida, August 26, 2011 (2 PM EDT)
Miami, Florida—(ENEWSPF)—August 26, 2011 – UPDATE 2 PM EDT eNews Park Forest continues to post raw data regarding hurricane Irene to keep the public informed as quickly as possible. …IRENE TAKING AIM AT THE EAST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES… Data from NOAA and air force reserve hurricane hunter aircraft[Read More…]
FDA Hurricane Preparedness Checklist
Agency urges consumers to ensure safety of food, water, medical supplies Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 26, 2011. The FDA reminds consumers to take precautions for storing water and ensuring the safety of their food and medical supplies for themselves and their pets during and after this week’s expected hurricane-related rain, possible[Read More…]
NIH Research Model Predicts Weight With Varying Diet, Exercise Changes
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 26, 2011. Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have created a mathematical model — and an accompanying online weight simulation tool — of what happens when people of varying weights, diets and exercise habits try to change their weight. The findings challenge the commonly held belief that[Read More…]
National Hurricane Center Local Statements for Hurricane Irene, August 26, 2011 (15:39:05 UTC)
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 26, 2011 – UPDATE 15:39:05 UTC. Hurricane Local Statements are prepared by National Weather Service Weather Forecast Offices (WFO) giving specific details for their County Warning Area (CWA) on weather conditions, evacuation decisions made by local officials, and other precautions necessary to protect life and property. On this[Read More…]
Increasing Fuel Efficiency With a Smartphone
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(ENEWSPF)–August 26, 2011. In July, at the Association for Computing Machinery’s MobiSys conference, researchers from MIT and Princeton University took the best-paper award for a system that uses a network of smartphones mounted on car dashboards to collect information about traffic signals and tell drivers when slowing down could[Read More…]
Study: Vitamin A Supplements Could Save the Lives of 600,000 Infants a Year
UNITED KINGDOM–(ENEWSPF)–26 August 2011. An international study suggests that giving vitamin A supplements to children in low and middle income countries could significantly cut rates of mortality, illnesses and blindness amongst those below the age of five. Researchers from the University of Oxford and Pakistan’s Aga Khan University have shown[Read More…]
USDA to Hold Public Listening Session Related to Organic Food and Farming
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 26, 2011. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced that it will hold a free public listening session on the department’s activities related to organic food and farming in order to gather input from farmers, consumers, and other interested parties regarding a wide range of subjects. The[Read More…]
National Hurricane Center Local Statements for Hurricane Irene, August 26, 2011 (13:44:07 UTC)
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 26, 2011 – UPDATE 13:44:07 UTC. Hurricane Local Statements are prepared by National Weather Service Weather Forecast Offices (WFO) giving specific details for their County Warning Area (CWA) on weather conditions, evacuation decisions made by local officials, and other precautions necessary to protect life and property. On this page[Read More…]
