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A mysterious illness dubbed “white nose syndrome” has been killing thousands of bats in the Northeast region of the U.S. since March 2008, reports the U.S. Geological Service.
As is the case with bees and the strange colony collapse occuring across the United States, scientists are mystified as to the cause of this strange disease and why it seems to be killing off the bats in such large numbers.
Most of the dead bats are coming from areas in New York, Vermont, Massachusetts, and Connecticut.
Dr. Kimberli Miller of the USGS asks “anyone finding sick or dead bats should avoid handling them and should contact their state wildlife conservation agency or the nearest U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service field office to report their observation.”
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In what was not expected for at least 50 years from now, scientists have discovered that a large section of the North American shelf – specifically the waters off the Pacific seacoast have become increasingly acidic and pose a potential threat to sea life in the region. While it confirms global warming models, scientists were surprised that the waters were changing so soon, expecting the effect to occur sometime in the middle to end of our current century. The cause of this calamity has been identified as man-made carbon dioxide emissions.
The study that detected the results was one co-sponsored by NASA and the National Science Foundation.
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The U.S. Geological Service is reporting a 5.7 magnitude earthquake has hit central Columbia just outside the capitol of Bogota.
UPDATE:
The earthquake killed 5 or 6 people and injured 11as well as disrupting phone services, flattening several buildings and disrupting highway transportation routes.
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