Chris Cantell Discusses Science: Burkove rekordy nad Atlantikom by Silvia Szarkova

Za dva dni je po tom- sezona Atlantických hurikanoc koncí v nedelu. Mnoho ludi sa tesi kvoli tejto udalosti- a to rovno obe kategirie meteorologov aj obycajny ludia, ktory ziju v hurikanom najviac ohrozovanych oblastiach. Ale kym uplne zabudneme na tie dni neprijemneho cakania kym skonci kazda jedna burka, dovolte mi, aby som zosumarizovala najdolezitejsie rekordy sezony 2008 v porovnani s predchádzajucimi rokmi- a ze ich bolo mnoho, o tom by vedeli ludia rozpravat hororove poviedky, kym meteorologovia sa iba cudovali.

Pocas roka bolo aspon pat rekordov v trvani burok a navyse jeden zaujimavy fakt- opakovane boli zasahovane tie iste oblkasti, ale najvacsimi luzermi tejto hry s√∫ Spojene staty a Kuba. Takze pozrime sa na par faktov.

Aj ked cisla zosnulych a skod su vlastne este stale pod kalkulaciami odbornikov, poistovacie spolocnosti vykazuju stratu 10.6 milliardy dolarov- neuveritelnych 8.1 miliardy z toho su skody po hurikane Ike, ktory obsadil siedme miesto v najdrahsich katastrofach v historii USA.

Dolly, Eduard, Fay, Gusrtav, Hanna a Ike- nautocili na pevninu USA, co je nieco co sa v minulosti este nestalo. Hlavne hurikany- co znamena ze ich rychlost vola vacsia ako 111mph- sa formovali pocas piatich sezonnych mesiacov- od jula do Novembra. Bertha bola navyse najdlhsia burka v juli- trvala az 17 dni.

Florida bola udreta Fay az styri krat a zanechala po sebe vzdy tazke zaplavy. Tri dalsie hurikany sa prehnali Kubov- Gustav, Ike a Paloma.

Priemerny rok ma 11 pomenovanych burok, polka z nich sa stane hurikanom. Tento rok ich bolo vsak uz 8 z coho pat sa stalo hurikanom. Tri z nich a to menovite Gustav, Ike a Paloma- dosiahli extremnu kategoriu 4.

"Bolo to pekne obdobie bohate na taketo burky" povedala Judith Curry, profesorka z Tech atmospheric sciences v Georgii. "Nemali sme obrovsku obludu v ktorej by o zivot prislo mnoho ludi, ale mali sme mnoho mnoho skod."


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Oldest Full-Body Insect Fossil Found by Magdalena Rosova

Probably the oldest imprint of a prehistoric insect, which was made while the insect was still alive, was discovered.

American researchers found the imprint at a rocky outcrop close to a big shopping center in North Attleboro, Massachusetts. The imprint was made by an insect nearly three inches long and the researchers believe it is about 312 million years old.

The discoverer, Richard Knecht, a student of geology at Tufts University in Massachusetts, said it is not a dragonfly but something related, maybe a mayfly.

The fossilized remains of a wing of the same insect was found two weeks ago.

In the imprint we can see the thorax and abdomen and six legs as well. The insect may have moved slightly with two legs which created drag marks that hardened into stone.

Paleontologist Jake Brenner said it was not usual that a flying insect make such a deep impression in sediment. "We don't have many good body fossils from this time period with these early flying insects. The level of detail is really unseen in continental deposits," he added.

The insect lived at the time when insects and amphibians were common and reptiles were just at the beginning of their come to prominence.

Most of the fossilized remains of insects are only part of body like a wing of a leg. The imprint of whole body is something that scientist had only imagined.

The rock with the imprint broke off in Knecht`s hand as he was trying to discover an outcrop where footprints of an ancient amphibian were found the day before. It was definitely a lucky find.

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Chris Cantell Discusses Science: Dva specijalni nastani by Claudia Sonea

Tradiciite me fasciniraat poveke od sé. Neverojatno e da vidite kako minatoto i idninata se obedinuvaat vo segašnosta. Može da vidite običaj koj ima svoe poteklo vo minatoto, ke prodolži da postoi vo idninata isto taka, no segašnosta go proslavuva. Ništo ne e poprivlečno otkolku da se vidi kako francuzite go proslavuvaat Denot na Bastiljata ili britanskiot Den na Sekavanjeto. Vsušnost ovaa sreda, amerikancite se sobraa da go proslavat Denot na blagodarnosta (koj go proslavuvaat i kanaganite).
Poveketo veke znaete deka Denot na Blagodarnosta e festival na žneenjeto so cel da se zablagodarime za žetvata, no sega vklučuva izrazuvanje blagodarnost voopšto za site dobri raboti koi se slučuvaat vo životot. Mislam deka treba da go vovedeme ovoj praznik zatoa što ima mnogu luge koi treba da zemat pauza od svoite sekojdnevni životi i da pomislat na site dobri raboti koi im se slučile. Spored mitot prviot Den na blagodarnost bil oddržan od adziite i indijancite koi se složile za nekoi raboti.
Ovaa godina,ovoj praznik beše označen so ušte eden specijalen i unikaten nastan: Venera, Jupiter i četvrt mesečinata se pribilžija mnogu blisku megu sebe. Ova dviženje na duvezdite na večerta na Denot na blagodarnosta, no samo vo nedelata ili možebi vo ponedelnikot tie ke se obedinat. Ako nokta e jasna ke može da se vidat na neboto i nema da imate potreba od nekoj poseben aparat. Slična panorama ke bide vidliva vo 2052 godina. Uživajte!

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