Chicago out; Rio wins Oct 3, 2009
"I wouldn't say it was a negative vote (against Chicago) as much as it was a positive vote for Brazil and the idea of having games in the southern hemisphere," said Richard Carrion, an International Olympic Committee member from Puerto Rico. "I analyze it more that Brazil had a better idea.". (FOX61, CT)
Lula Wages Charisma War on Obama to Capture Olympics for Rio, Beat Chicago Oct 2, 2009
Oct. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Brazilian President is applying his strategy of promoting ties among Southern Hemisphere countries to the quest for Rio de Janeiro to host the 2016 Olympics. Lula has visited eight countries since April to court developing nations support for Rio, whose competition is Chicago, Tokyo and Madrid. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
October 2009 Geology and GSA Today highlights Oct 2, 2009
These findings most likely reflect a poleward shift of the jet stream in the Southern Hemisphere, which would have pushed warmer water toward the pole and allowed a few dinoflagellate species to flourish under such ice-free conditions. Warny et al. believe that shrub-like woody plants might also have been able to proliferate during an abrupt and brief warmer time interval. (EurekAlert!)
County prepares for return of swine flu Sep 8, 2009
Thats what health officials have observed in the Southern Hemisphere where flu season is now winding down. Still, more people are susceptible to swine flu and U.S. health officials are worried because it hung in so firmly here during the summer a time of year the flu usually goes away. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Oops - did I miss Aug. 25? Sep 1, 2009
n Two hundred forty-one years ago, British explorer James Cook set sail on his first "Voyage of Discovery" from England to "Terra Australis Incognita," a then-unknown region of the world in the southern hemisphere we now know as New Zealand and Australia. You can read online a digitized copy of Captain Cook's log for the journey and discover more about the groundbreaking voyage. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
King Crabs Go Deep To Avoid Hot Water Jul 20, 2009
C) prevailing in the deep sea seems to have narrowed the temperature tolerance range of the crabs where they have emerged to the surface waters in the Southern Hemisphere. With differences of only a couple of degrees in temperature affecting the distribution of the king crab, it is difficult to predict the consequences of range expansion in the warming waters around the Antarctic Peninsular region. (Science Daily)
Argentina reports first H1N1 flu death Jun 16, 2009
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WHO Close to Declaring Swine Flu Pandemic Jun 5, 2009
WEDNESDAY, June 3 (HealthDay News) -- With more cases of the H1N1 swine flu surfacing in the Southern Hemisphere and outside North America, the World Health Organization is weighing whether to declare a global pandemic ... The flu season is winding down in the Northern Hemisphere but is just beginning in the Southern Hemisphere. (MEDLINEplus)
WHO Official Says World Edging Towards Pandemic Jun 4, 2009
The newly-discovered strain had caused more infections than seasonal influenza at the start of Chile's flu season, raising concern about how it would spread in the southern hemisphere, according to Keiji Fukuda, the WHO's acting assistant director-general. The virus has mainly affected people aged below 60 and caused 117 deaths worldwide, including some otherwise healthy people, he said. (MEDLINEplus)
Blurred boundaries May 18, 2009
Massive deforestation in the Southern hemisphere has been driving jungle beasts into populated areas, but even the affluent suburbs of the north are stalked by coyotes, wolves, and even bears, the boundaries of whose ex-urban habitats have been obliterated. "Swine flu knows no boundaries," read a recent headline. (Boston Globe)
With swine flu, were all in this together May 11, 2009
Even the first vaccines won't be ready for months too late for the Southern Hemisphere, where flu season is about to start. And if the virus evolves into something more contagious or deadly possibly by mixing with regular flu or even H5N1 bird flu, which is endemic in parts of Asia and Africa these vaccines may not provide much protection in the end. (MSNBC -- Health)
Mexico Seeks Normalcy After Outbreak May 6, 2009
The Southern Hemisphere is particularly at risk. While Africa still hasn't reported any swine flu infections and New Zealand is the only country south of the equator with confirmed cases, winter is only weeks away. (CBS News)
Mexico Tries To Restart Economy After Flu Shutdown May 6, 2009
Mexico City Getting Some Of Its Bustle Back After Swine Flu Shutdown, Focus Turns To Economy. (AP) Mexico announced steps Tuesday to jump start an economy punished by the swine flu epidemic. (CBS News -- World)
Swine Flu Cases Still Up, but U.S. Officials Are Guardedly Optimistic May 6, 2009
Federal health officials will be looking for clues to what the swine flu virus -- officially designated H1N1 -- will do in the fall by monitoring what happens in the Southern Hemisphere, where the flu season there is just getting under way. "That will tell us a lot about whether the virus is changing, whether it's becoming more severe and what measures we might want to take in the fall," he said. (MEDLINEplus)
Analysis Finds Strong Match Between Molecular, Fossil Data In Evolutionary Studies May 1, 2009
14, 2006) A 100-million-year-old bee fossil and a DNA study suggest that bees may have originated in the Northern rather than the Southern Hemisphere and from a different family of bees than previously. (Oct. (Science Daily)
Viterra Offers to Buy ABB Grain, Australia's Biggest Exporter of Barley Apr 29, 2009
The offer shows the keenness by which international traders want to establish Southern Hemisphere bases, , research analyst at Credit Suisse Group AG, said by telephone from Sydney. It is a low point in the cycle and its a reasonably low point in equity markets. (Bloomberg -- Canada)
The Cold Facts Of A Melting Arctic Mar 23, 2009
This is the plot of sea ice in the Southern Hemisphere ... As you can see, year-by-year there are big changes, but the most sea ice happened in 2008, let me say that again, THE MOST SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE SEA ICE WAS IN 2008, the lowest in 1980. (CBS News)
Land Of Bike Safaris, Brangelina Mar 22, 2009
The best time to visit Namibia is during the Southern Hemisphere fall, the dry season from April through October. It can get uncomfortably hot and humid between November and February. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Methane Rain Formed New Lake on Saturn Moon Feb 7, 2009
When Cassini arrived in 2004, it was summer in Titan's southern hemisphere and winter in the north. Storm clouds appeared mostly near the south pole. (National Geographic)
