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American climbers killed in Peru likely fell 1,000 feetupdated: Mon Jul 30 2012 20:01:00

A large, hanging and then collapsing chunk of ice is likely the reason why two American climbers died in Peru, an investigator said Monday.

2 American climbers found dead in Peruvian mountainsupdated: Sun Jul 29 2012 10:41:00

The bodies of two American climbers were discovered Saturday afternoon in the mountains of Peru, ending a days-long search for the men, friends and family said.

Is North Korea about to test a nuke?updated: Wed May 23 2012 01:12:00

China warns North Korea. What will the North's next nuclear test reveal? CNN's Chris Lawrence reports.

Satellite image suggests North Korea may have resumed work on reactorupdated: Thu May 17 2012 05:58:00

North Korea has resumed work on the construction of a reactor that could help it push forward its nuclear weapons program, according to an academic group's analysis of a recent satellite image.

Antarctic ice shelves 'tearing apart', says studyupdated: Wed Mar 28 2012 22:48:00

A new satellite study of ice shelves in West Antarctica has revealed they are steadily losing their grip with adjacent land and could intensify the acceleration of ice loss in the area.

Pirate loot aids Somali economy, report findsupdated: Thu Jan 12 2012 10:08:00

Somali pirates are not building palaces with swimming pools with the ransoms they collect from international shipping companies and hostages, but they are helping the local economy, a new report finds.

Satellite images reveal Thai flood plight updated: Thu Nov 03 2011 15:25:00

These satellite photos taken before and after recent floods in Thailand show how the landscape has been transformed.

NASA launches weather satelliteupdated: Fri Oct 28 2011 06:37:00

NASA launches its first earth-observing satellite that will measure both climate change and key weather variables.

New satellite imagery shows Iranian nuclear sites, watchdog group saysupdated: Tue Oct 11 2011 17:08:00

New imagery posted on Google Earth shows evidence Iran continues to build out its nuclear sites, according to a group focused on stopping the spread of nuclear weapons and related technology.

NOAA: Weather satellites are in jeopardyupdated: Wed Aug 24 2011 15:00:00

It's easy enough to take for granted how much we know about the weather these days. Take Hurricane Irene: There are plenty of weather maps showing the path of that storm, which is churning through the Caribbean on its way to the East Coast of the United States. We have a pretty good idea of where Irene is heading and how strong it will be when it hits land.

Fears of more violence arise before South Sudan independenceupdated: Wed Jul 06 2011 22:38:00

Independence for South Sudan is around the corner, but new satellite images released Wednesday reveal a heavy north Sudanese military presence in an oil-rich border region.

Clooney tells why Sudan is his missionupdated: Mon Jul 04 2011 09:40:00

Actor George Clooney tells CNN's Piers Morgan why he's so passionate about helping people in Sudan.

George Clooney's Sudan monitors warn about weaponryupdated: Mon Jul 04 2011 09:40:00

The government of Sudan may be moving heavy weaponry closer to a disputed oil-rich region of the country, a monitoring group started by Hollywood actor George Clooney claimed.

Report: Torture, starvation rife in North Korea political prisonsupdated: Wed May 04 2011 12:44:00

Public executions, death by starvation and torture are common in North Korean political prisoner camps, according to testimony given to human rights group Amnesty International.

Satellite images appear to show destruction of Libya mosqueupdated: Tue Mar 22 2011 06:25:00

Satellite images of a Libyan city, provided to CNN by an intelligence source, appear to show evidence that pro-Gadhafi forces razed a mosque that recently served as a rebel command center.

Google, local platforms respond to Japan's 8.9 earthquake crisisupdated: Fri Mar 11 2011 10:23:00

An earthquake with a magnitude of 8.9 hit Japan today, resulting in tsunami warnings for 20 countries, as well as California and Hawaii. Crisis mappers wasted no time responding: In under 2.5 hours Google launched its person finder application, which was also used when New Zealand's 6.3 quake struck last month, and a local developer in Tokyo, Shu Sigashi, a member of the OpenStreetMap Foundation in Japan, quickly put up a localized Ushahidi crisis platform.

Satellite images fuel intrigue over North Korea intentionsupdated: Fri Nov 19 2010 13:03:00

The latest satellite imagery taken of North Korea indicates the secretive country might be further pursuing its nuclear program.

'Manhattan' ice island splits in twoupdated: Mon Sep 13 2010 13:08:00

A massive ice island four times the size of Manhattan that broke off the Petermann Glacier early last month has split in two.

Satellite images show scope of Russian wildfiresupdated: Sat Aug 14 2010 21:08:00

Satellite photographs on NASA's website show hundreds of hot spots generated by wildfires across central and western Russia.

Saving oiled birdsupdated: Wed May 19 2010 11:17:00

The Gulf Coast oil spill has killed some birds, but others are being rescued and rehabilitated.

Coast Guard: Tar balls found in Florida Keys not from BP oil spillupdated: Wed May 19 2010 11:17:00

Tar balls found on Florida Keys beaches Monday and Tuesday are not from a massive oil spill off the coast of Louisiana, the Coast Guard said Wednesday.

Satellite images show devastation after Haiti earthquakeupdated: Fri Jan 15 2010 11:49:00

Updated satellite imagery of Port-au-Prince has helped to reveal the full extent of the widespread devastation caused by Tuesday's 7.0 magnitude earthquake.

One quarter of giant panda habitat lost in Sichuan quakeupdated: Tue Jul 28 2009 05:15:00

The earthquake in Sichuan, southwestern China, last May left around 69,000 people dead and 15 million people displaced. Now ecologists have assessed the earthquake's impact on biodiversity and the habitat for some of the last existing wild giant pandas.

New technology for terrorists?updated: Fri Jun 05 2009 12:09:00

Critics say online imagery of nuclear plants is too explicit and could aid terrorists. CNN's Jeanne Meserve reports.

Aerial images online endanger national security, critics sayupdated: Fri Jun 05 2009 12:09:00

One is a assemblyman in California; the other a piano tuner in Pennsylvania.

North Korean missile latestupdated: Sun May 31 2009 21:43:00

The latest U.S. satellite imagery may have spotted 'vehicle activity' at a North Korean ballistic missile facility.

Is Pakistan adding nukes?updated: Wed May 20 2009 19:15:00

CNN's Chris Lawrence looks at satellite photos that indicate Pakistan is building a nuclear reactor.

Pakistan denies increasing capability to make nukesupdated: Wed May 20 2009 19:15:00

Pakistan's information minister denied accusations Wednesday that his country is expanding its capability to produce nuclear weapons.

Photo reportedly shows N. Korean rocket in flightupdated: Tue Apr 07 2009 22:22:00

A new satellite image shows North Korea's rocket in flight soon after its launch a few days ago, experts said.

Image shows North Korea rocket on launch padupdated: Tue Mar 31 2009 23:25:00

A North Korean rocket slated for launch sometime early next month can be clearly seen in a satellite photograph taken Sunday, the Institute for Science and International Security said Sunday.

N. Korean rocket seen on launch padupdated: Mon Mar 30 2009 00:57:00

A North Korean rocket slated for launch sometime early next month can be clearly seen in a satellite photograph taken Sunday.

Satellites unearthing ancient Egyptian ruinsupdated: Fri Dec 26 2008 13:17:00

Archaeologists believe they have unearthed only a small fraction of Egypt's ancient ruins, but they're making new discoveries with help from high-tech allies -- satellites that peer into the past from the distance of space.

Digging for historyupdated: Fri Dec 26 2008 13:17:00

CNN's Ben Wedeman trails Egypt's world-famous archaeologist, Zahi Hawass.

Analysts: N. Korea completing missile test siteupdated: Thu Sep 11 2008 02:34:00

The North Koreans are nearing completion on a previously undisclosed missile test site capable of launching long-range ballistic missiles and satellites, according to private analysts who obtained satellite imagery of the site.

Time.com: Greenland Glacier Has Huge Crackupdated: Fri Aug 22 2008 10:35:00

In northern Greenland, a part of the Arctic that had seemed immune from global warming, new satellite images show a growing giant crack and an 11-square-mile chunk of ice hemorrhaging off a major glacier, scientists said Thursday

Technology pulls curtain back to offer new world viewsupdated: Tue Mar 04 2008 01:00:00

We can see the world like never before. A confluence of ubiquitous cameras, the commercialization of satellite imaging and Web sites specializing in photos and videos has put the world at our fingertips. And more is being put there every day.

Bombed reactor?updated: Fri Nov 23 2007 01:47:00

CNN's Barbara Starr looks at just-released photos appearing to show the site of a suspected nuke reactor Israel attacked

Time.com: An Eye in the Sky on Burma updated: Fri Sep 28 2007 17:00:00

In a closed country, satellite images are helping prove the junta's human-rights abuses

Earth observation satellites in perilupdated: Tue Jul 24 2007 21:48:00

The American Association for the Advancement of Science calls it a crisis. Atmospheric scientist Timothy L. Killeen, the president of the American Geophysical Union, says it "could harm our ability to protect our citizens." We call it plain old scary.

Time.com: Lake Discovery Could Help Darfurupdated: Wed Jul 18 2007 16:30:00

Scientists have discovered the underground remnants of an ancient lake in Sudan's arid Darfur region, offering hope of tapping a precious resource and easing water scarcity

U.S. official: Chinese test missile obliterates satellite updated: Thu Jan 18 2007 16:31:00

China last week successfully used a missile to destroy an orbiting satellite, U.S. government officials told CNN on Thursday, in a test that could undermine relations with the West and pose a threat to satellites important to the U.S. military.

Group: Iran may be expanding nuclear plantsupdated: Sun Apr 16 2006 22:11:00

Commercial satellite photos indicate Iran has begun to expand its nuclear fuel plants and has buried one beneath dozens of feet of earth and concrete, a U.S.-based nuclear watchdog group reports.

Satellite closes in on Noah's Ark mystery updated: Mon Mar 13 2006 09:34:00

High on Mount Ararat in eastern Turkey, there is a baffling mountainside "anomaly," a feature that one researcher claims may be something of biblical proportions.

Fortune: Explore the world from your deskupdated: Mon Sep 05 2005 00:01:00

MY FRIEND RICHARD has out-of-body experiences in which his spirit soars over landscapes near and far, peering down at cities and people and mountains and lakes while his body remains safely tucked ...

Meteorologist: Dust cloud makes spectacular sunrises, sunsetsupdated: Mon Jul 25 2005 10:42:00

An enormous cloud of dust is blowing toward the United States from the Sahara Desert in Africa, potentially creating spectacular sunrises and sunsets in Florida.

N. Korea move concerns U.S. alliesupdated: Thu May 12 2005 00:04:00

Washington's key allies in East Asia have expressed concern at North Korea's announcement that it is bolstering its nuclear arsenal and urged the secretive nation to return to the negotiating table.

N. Korea 'boosts nuclear arsenal'updated: Wed May 11 2005 07:36:00

North Korea, in a statement identical to one issued two years, says it has finished extracting 8,000 fuel rods from its reactor at Yongbyon, which it shut down a month ago, according to a report on its official news agency.

N. Korea nuke test preparations?updated: Fri May 06 2005 16:34:00

The U.S. intelligence community is monitoring what appears to be preparations by North Korea to conduct a nuclear test, a Defense Department official told CNN Friday. But the official strongly emphasized that it is unclear whether the activity is real or deceptive.

Mars rover inspects possible meteorite updated: Tue Jan 18 2005 11:20:00

Scientists controlling the Opportunity Mars rover are taking an up-close look at an intriguing pitted rock on Mars, now dubbed "Heat Shield Rock."

Missing Iraqi nuke equipment worries IAEAupdated: Tue Oct 12 2004 10:04:00

The senior adviser to Iraq's Interior Ministry blamed U.S. forces Tuesday for not securing facilities where the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency says dual-use equipment that could be used to make nuclear weapons has vanished.

Nuclear materials 'vanish' in Iraqupdated: Mon Oct 11 2004 23:46:00

Equipment and materials that could be used to make nuclear weapons have disappeared from Iraq, the chief of the U.N.'s atomic watchdog agency has warned.

North Korea 'planning more blasts'updated: Thu Sep 16 2004 22:30:00

North Korea is planning to carry out two more explosions as part of a hydroelectric power plant project after a major blast last week sparked speculation a nuclear test had taken place, Kyodo news agency has reported.

Group visits N. Korea blast siteupdated: Thu Sep 16 2004 02:07:00

Diplomats from eight countries are on their way to the site of a mysterious blast in North Korea that sparked speculation a nuclear test had taken place.

N. Korea delays tour of blast siteupdated: Wed Sep 15 2004 00:42:00

Western diplomats trying to verify what triggered a massive mushroom cloud in North Korea have had a state-approved trip to the site delayed for "logistical reasons."

Skepticism over N. Korean blastupdated: Tue Sep 14 2004 00:51:00

U.S. and South Korean officials are still trying to verify what triggered a massive mushroom cloud in North Korea amid skepticism over Pyongyang's explanation of the event.

N. Korea: Demolition caused cloudupdated: Mon Sep 13 2004 00:48:00

North Korea has said a large mushroom cloud seen over the nation in satellite images was the result of a deliberate demolition of a mountain for a power plant.

Powell: Some Iraq testimony not 'solid'updated: Sat Apr 03 2004 03:29:00

U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell said his pre-war testimony to the U.N. Security Council about Iraq's alleged mobile, biological weapons labs was based on information that appears not to be "solid."

Fortune: The Pentagon Finally Learns How To Shop THE MILITARY IS CHANGING THE INANE WAYS IT HAS ALWAYS BOUGHT HARDWARE.updated: Mon Dec 21 1998 00:01:00

Tim Langevin is in charge of an American tank platoon, and today his mission is simple: Escort a convoy of military supply trucks across the Tunisian desert. But things suddenly turn complicated wh...

Fortune: THE SPACE BUSINESS HEATS UP THERE IS A NEW BREED OF ENTREPRENEURS WHO THINK OF SPACE LESS AS A SCIENTIFIC FRONTIER THAN AS A PLAupdated: Mon Nov 24 1997 00:01:00

Kennedy Space Center, Sept. 25, 1997: Standing outside the Launch Control Center, Shelley Harrison peers into the Florida evening sky. Four miles away the space shuttle Atlantis is bathed in a blaz...

Fortune: MANAGING WITH ELECTRONIC MAPS They can help you sell soft drinks, produce oil, and break up traffic jams. As the systems get cheupdated: Mon Apr 24 1989 00:01:00

IT WAS AN AWFUL MESS,'' recalls Gene Wirsig, a technical services manager for the western division of Potlatch Corp. The FORTUNE 500 forest products company ^ owns 600,000 acres of timberland in no...

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