UC Santa Barbara Geography / Earth Gate / Weekly News
from Earthweek - A Diary of the Planet
Week Ending Fri, 15 Aug 2008
Vampire Bats Killing VenezuelansEarthweek - August 15, 2008
Dozens of indigenous people in Venezuelas Orinoco River delta have died from what experts believe is rabies contracted through bites from vampire bats over the past year.
Invading Spanish Cows Cause Bovine TerrorEarthweek - August 15, 2008
Residents of a small village in southern Spain have nearly become prisoners in their own homes due to a herd of about 150 ornery cows that have invaded the village in search of food.
High Plains Drought: NASA Image of the WeekEarthweek - August 15, 2008
A devastating drought has set in across the heart of Dust Bowl country in western Oklahoma over the past several months.
Arctic Ice Melt SurgesEarthweek - August 15, 2008
The Arctic polar ice cap began to melt at an unprecedented rate last week as scientists warned that the region could be entirely free of summer ice in merely five years instead of the previously predicted 60 years.
Seals Survey Oceans for ScientistsEarthweek - August 15, 2008
Platoons of sea lions are being fitted with arrays of sensors so they can survey conditions in Antarctic waters so deep that human researchers cant easily reach them.
Third Alaskan Volcano Blows Within a MonthEarthweek - August 15, 2008
The third volcano to erupt in Alaskas Aleutian Island chain within the past month sent so much volcanic debris soaring high into the atmosphere that flights in and out of Alaska had to be cancelled.
Hurricane Hernan Churns Eastern PacificEarthweek - August 15, 2008
Hurricane Hernan formed off Mexicos Pacific coast, then traveled westward toward Hawaii, far from any land areas.
Venezuelan Quake Damages BuildingsEarthweek - August 15, 2008
A sharp quake that struck the coast of northeastern Venezuela damaged about 50 buildings around the city of Cumana, capital of Sucre state.
Bay of Bengal Quake Jolts Eastern IndiaEarthweek - August 15, 2008
A 6.2 magnitude quake centered in Indias remote Andaman island chain caused buildings to sway 850 miles (1,350 km) away in the city of Chennai (Madras).
Global Temperature ExtremesEarthweek - August 15, 2008
The world's hottest and coldest temperatures of the week.
