North Carolina Nov 16, 2009
Latitude: 34 N to 36 21' N. Length / Width: North Carolina is 500 miles long and 150 miles wide. (CBS News -- US)
In deadly 08 Afghan battle, U.S. weapons failed Oct 12, 2009
U.S. special operations forces, with their own acquisition budget and the latitude to buy gear the other military branches can't, already are replacing their M4s with a new rifle. "The M4 has served us well but it's not as good as it needs to be," Coburn said. (MSNBC -- International)
Getac Introduces Ultra Rugged GPS Handheld with On Board Camera, Real-time Voice and Data, Altimeter, And E-compass Sep 15, 2009
In addition to its GPS system, the product's built-in altimeter and E-compass provide advanced accurate positioning features such as latitude and longitude, and altitude, as well as the ability to provide directional relations between the targeted subject and the user's position. The PS236 also features comprehensive wireless connectivity options, including HSDPA wireless WAN communication, integrated Bluetooth V2. (PR Newswire)
Fresno gallery co-founder pulls out of exhibit Sep 5, 2009
Traditionally, a curator in an art exhibition has wide latitude in deciding which pieces to use and how they should be presented. When it comes to altering pieces, however, the issue becomes murkier. (Fresno Bee)
Rhode Island Sep 5, 2009
Latitude: 41 18'N to 42 1'N. Length / Width: The smallest state in the union, Rhode Island is about 40 miles long and 30 miles wide. (CBS News -- Politics)
Twitter Now Knows Where You Are Aug 24, 2009
When the new geolocation functionality is implemented, end-users in all cases will have to opt in to append latitude and longitude coordinates to their posts. "If people do opt-in to sharing location on a tweet-by-tweet basis, compelling context will be added to each burst of information," Stone wrote. (BusinessWeek)
NEW FOSSIL PHOTOS: "Graceful Weasel," Jewel Bug, More Aug 22, 2009
Although today Messel lies about 12 miles (20 kilometers) southeast of Frankfurt, around 47 million years ago the pit was at the same latitude as modern-day Sicily, where a wetter, warmer climate supported a rich diversity of plants and animals (see a ). Annual digs conducted by the in Frankfurt have uncovered thousands of fossils of primeval rodents, reptiles, insects, and hoofed mammals that lived in or around Messel during the Eocene epoch, about 55. (National Geographic)
Hurricane Bill Update: Now a Major Storm, Beating Odds Aug 20, 2009
Hurricanes don't typically remain major with wind speeds of at least 111 miles (179 kilometers) an hour after passing north of about the latitude of Cape Lookout, North Carolina (). After this point cooler waters and other hurricane-suppressing conditions typically prevail. (National Geographic)
Hurricane Bill to Be Major, But Projected Path Is Hazy Aug 18, 2009
Over the Atlantic, there's a dramatic difference between air currents to the north and south of latitude 20 degrees north. Air north of that latitude is Saharan. (National Geographic)
Life has new meaning in the Himalayas Aug 15, 2009
It's called the Mariana Trench, near Guam in the Pacific Ocean, east of the 14 Mariana Islands, at 11"21' north latitude and 142" 12' east longitude, and near Japan. Scientists say that if Mount Everest were placed in the deepest part of the trench, there would be 1. (Asia Times Online)
Shorter Lives For Cold-blooded Animals Jul 31, 2009
ScienceDaily (July 31, 2009) Temperature explains much of why cold-blooded organisms such as fish, amphibians, crustaceans, and lizards live longer at higher latitudes than at lower latitudes, according to research recently published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) online ... "We wondered how a relatively small difference in latitude (Spain 43?N and Russia 66?N) could have such a drastic impact on lifespan. While one might expect that local adaptations or geographic... (Science Daily)
Study: Colder climate tied to longer animal lives Jul 28, 2009
Despite the fact that there was only a small difference in the latitudes of the two populations 43 degrees north latitude for Spain and 66 degrees north latitude for Russia (compared to say the equatorial tropics and the Arctic) the researchers wondered whether the temperature variation between those spots could account for the drastic difference in lifespans. "While one might expect that local adaptations or geographic variations in predator and food abundance would account for this... (MSNBC -- Technology)
King Crabs Go Deep To Avoid Hot Water Jul 20, 2009
King crabs are of great commercial value, and fisheries are established in high latitude regions of both hemispheres. "Understanding their evolutionary history and ecology is key to supporting sustainable fisheries of these creatures," said research student Sally Hall. (Science Daily)
Dramatic genome variation said rare in humans Jun 29, 2009
Those included differences in climate, altitude, latitude, food availability, parasites, infectious diseases and lots of other things ... Each regional, ethnic group or latitude was thought to have a genomic "signature" - the record of its recent evolution through natural selection. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)
Sunspot Delay Due to Sluggish Solar "Jet Stream"? Jun 20, 2009
When the stream reaches a certain latitude, the sun starts producing new sunspots relatively cool, dark regions on the sun that mark areas of magnetic disturbance ... Based on new data from sun-tracking instruments known as the Global Oscillation Network Group (GONG) and the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO), Hill and colleagues saw that it took an extra year for the stream to cross a distance of 10 degrees latitude, compared with previous solar cycles ... The new measurements also show... (National Geographic)
Investigating Earthquakes Using Rea... May 14, 2009
For two weeks access real-time earthquake data and plot latitude and longitude of earthquakes on a daily basis on maps or Google Earth. Groups take turns plotting the daily earthquake activity on the large wall map in the classroom. (Suite101.com)
Useless Knowledge: Know your map terms? May 1, 2009
What line of latitude is located at 23 degrees, 26 minutes and 22 seconds north of the equator ... What are the five major circles of latitude that mark maps of the Earth ... Relatively few people live north of which circle of latitude. (Montana Standard, MT)
Weekend Sky Show: Little Green Comet Nears Earth Apr 11, 2009
Buy an introductory astronomy book and learn how to find an object's ascension and declination, the celestial versions of longitude and latitude. Then visit the CBAT Web site to get the comet's coordinates. (National Geographic)
Can "Assisted Migration" Save Species from Global Warming? Mar 4, 2009
Scientists already knew that human development and climate were driving down its populations, but Parmesan's systematic science startled everyone: three fourths of the populations at the lowest latitudes had become extinct, whereas only 20 percent of those in Canada had disappeared ... Tropical pathogens are moving up in latitude and striking species not adapted to deal with them. (Scientific American)
Scientists begin to decode the history of human evolution Feb 14, 2009
Whatever the reason, having the right skin color for one s home latitude has clearly been a huge evolutionary task. Of course, it s possible it could have happened by chance. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Google Latitude keeps tabs on friends' locations Feb 13, 2009
New Google software, Latitude, lets cell phone users share their location with others ... With Google's new Latitude software, cell phone users can share their locations with others ... The company plans to launch software called Latitude on Wednesday that lets mobile phone users share their location with close contacts. (CNN)
Songbirds Fly 3 Times Faster Than Expected Feb 13, 2009
The geolocators, which are smaller than a dime, detect light, allowing researchers to estimate birds' latitude and longitude by recording sunrise and sunset times ... At the high altitudes and latitudes commercial airlines fly, crews are subjected to higher-than-normal radiation levels from the sun and cosmic rays. (Science Daily)
Nebraska Farmer-Soldiers Help Rebuild Agriculture In Afghanistan Feb 13, 2009
Afghanistan is nearly the same latitude as Oklahoma, although more mountainous. Much of the land resembles the arid plains of west Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and southwest Nebraska. (Nebraska Statepaper)
Migratory songbirds leave a trail Feb 13, 2009
The geolocators, weighing just half a gram and measuring a half-inch long and a quarter-inch wide, detect light, allowing researchers to estimate the birds' latitude and longitude by recording sunrise and sunset times. The plastic-covered devices are mounted on the birds' backs by thin teflon straps looped around their legs. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Guardian Moves 2400 users to Google Apps Feb 12, 2009
Google's Latitude location-based service has come under heavy criticism in the last 24 hours from Privacy groups worldwide ... Internet search giant Google has just launched a new application, called Latitude, that allows users to share their geographical locations with their. (ITProPortal)
Trees Migrating North Due to Warming Feb 10, 2009
By contrast, the new study looked at movement based on latitude, using a sampling of the forest service's most recent ground-based data ... They compared the latitudes of seedlings trees less than 20 years old, on average with those of their older counterparts. (National Geographic)
State Fast Facts: Ohio Feb 8, 2009
Latitude: 38 27' N to 41 58' N. Length / Width: Ohio is 220 miles long and 220 miles wide at its most distant points. (CBS News -- US)
National Geographic News, Reporting Your World Daily Feb 7, 2009
Antarctic meltdown would flood D.C.; possible link between dam, China quake; privacy fears over Google Latitude; more. National Geographic researchers are trying to collect DNA samples from these odd duck-billed mammals to determine whether there are separate subspecies. (National Geographic)
Echo Of Ancient Mass Extinction In Modern Life Feb 7, 2009
In all but the highest-latitude locations, the team saw the clear signs of a strong increase in origination rates following the end of the Cretaceous ... "These data don't mean that the extinction was less severe at high latitudes. They mean that the recovery was less prolific at high latitudes," he said ... "It turned out to be supported in almost all the provinces, and the strength of that support was predictable based on latitude of the province," Krug said. (Science Daily)
