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CALIPSO Finds Smoke At High Altitudes Down Under
Hampton VA (SPX) Mar 14, 2009As smoke plumes from powerful bushfires clouded the Australian skies in early February, satellites orbiting the Earth captured the rapid dispersal of smoke in real-time. One particular satellite, however, saw the occurrence from a different perspective than the rest and uncovered a rare phenomenon. The NASA Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observation (CALIPSO), using ... more Satellite Spies On Tree-Eating Bugs 
Salt Lake City UT (SPX) Mar 14, 2009More than 150 years after a small Eurasian tree named tamarisk or saltcedar started taking over riverbanks throughout the U.S. Southwest, saltcedar leaf beetles were unleashed to defoliate the exotic invader. Now, University of Utah scientists say their new study shows it is feasible to use satellite data to monitor the extent of the beetle's attack on tamarisk, and whether use of the beet ... more 'Water tribunal' condemns Turkish dam projects 
Istanbul (AFP) March 14, 2009A symbolic environmental tribunal slammed Turkey Saturday over three dam projects on grounds that their construction would destroy natural and historical riches and displace thousands of people. The international tribunal - made up of academics and environmental activists - convened as part of an initiave to raise awareness on water resources management ahead of the fifth World Water Foru ... more Seed germination control process revealed 
West Lafayette, Ind. (UPI) Mar 12, 2009 U.S. researchers say they have identified a process involved in regulating seed germination, preventing crops from germinating in adverse conditions. Purdue University scientists led by Professor Mike Hasegawa and former postdoctoral student Kenji Miura discovered the step involved in keeping seeds from germinating in freezing conditions or during a drought. The work is part of o ... more Liberia invaded by crop-eating caterpillars again: ministry 
Monrovia (AFP) March 12, 2009Liberia has been hit by a second invasion of crop-destroying caterpillars which have wreaked havoc in the west African nation, agriculture ministry officials said Thursday. "We have two weeks maximum to react. We have our teams out on the field preparing to contain the situation," Moses Subah, head of the agriculture ministry's technical team, said. "We have mobilised experts from the s ... more |
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Tehachapi CA (SPX) Mar 13, 2009Green St. Energy has announced that a recently completed sale of the Alta Wind Project in Tehachapi, located in the County of Kern, California, a prolific area for the production of energy from wind, validates the Company's decision to enter into an option agreement that provides it a three-year option to acquire 4,840 areas of land located in Tehachapi to develop a wind farm. Green St. pr ... more Satellites track leaf beetle infestation 
Salt Lake City (UPI) Mar 10, 2009 University of Utah scientists say they have successfully used satellite data to monitor saltcedar leaf beetle defoliation along the Colorado River. The scientists said thousands of the beetles (Diorhabda elongate) were brought to Utah from Kazakhstan and were released during the summers of 2004, 2005 and 2006 to help eradicate a small Eurasian tree named tamarisk or saltcedar. The trees ... more NASA presents a Webcam view of Earth 
Houston (UPI) Mar 10, 2009 The U.S. space agency says it has started streaming live video views of the Earth from the International Space Station at an altitude of 220 miles. The streaming video of Earth and the exterior structure of the space station are from cameras mounted outside the laboratory complex that is orbiting Earth at 17,500 miles an hour. The video is transmitted to Internet viewers primarily while ... more Population growth, climate change sparking water crisis: UN 
Paris (AFP) March 12, 2009Surging population growth, climate change, reckless irrigation and chronic waste are placing the world's water supplies at threat, a landmark UN report said on Thursday. Compiled by 24 UN agencies, the 348-page document gave a grim assessment of the state of the planet's freshwater, especially in developing countries, and described the outlook for coming generations as deeply worrying. ... more Analysis: Water complicates CO2 laws 
Washington DC (UPI) Mar 10, 2009Policies that cut carbon emissions may be counterproductive if they strain dwindling water supplies -- a problem that has already stemmed from some poorly crafted laws, experts said. Water and energy systems are intertwined throughout the world. Forty percent of the United States' freshwater withdrawals are used to produce energy, and 18 percent of the nation's electricity goes to treat ... more |
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Tel Aviv, Israel (SPX) Mar 09, 2009Netafim has entered into an EPC agreement with Maple, under which Netafim will provide engineering, procurement and construction of a drip irrigation system and become the exclusive supplier of smart irrigation solutions for Maple's sugar cane project to be constructed and operated in Peru. The project, spanning close to 8,000 hectares of land in Northern Peru, will include cultivation of ... more Mars Rover Spirit Faces Circuitous Route 
Pasadena CA (SPX) Mar 06, 2009Loose soil piled against the northern edge of a low plateau called "Home Plate" has blocked NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit from taking the shortest route toward its southward destinations for the upcoming Martian summer and following winter. The rover has begun a trek skirting at least partway around the plateau instead of directly over it. However, Spirit has also gotten a jum ... more US demands al-Marri Supreme Court case be dropped 
Washington (AFP) March 5, 2009The new US administration has pressed the Supreme Court in papers filed this week to set aside a constitutional challenge in a case that could determine whether "enemy combatants" can be held indefinitely on US soil. The case involves Ali Saleh Kahlah al-Marri, an alleged Al-Qaeda sleeper agent who has been held as an "enemy combatant" in the United States since 2003 but was formally charged ... more Wild birds likely caused HK H5N1 outbreak: official 
Hong Kong (AFP) March 5, 2009An outbreak of the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus at a Hong Kong farm last year which led to the slaughter of 90,000 chickens was likely spread by wild birds, an investigation found Thursday. The December outbreak was the first discovered at a Hong Kong poultry farm in six years, and raised fears about the city's biosecurity measures and whether the deadly H5N1 virus had mutated. "As with ma ... more Raytheon Technology Protects Crops From Frost 
Tewksbury MA (SPX) Mar 06, 2009Raytheon Company is taking the fight to the frost with a new system using radio frequency technology. Raytheon's Tempwave radiant heating system offers a more efficient way to warm crops and avoid the adverse effects of frost on the growing season. The Tempwave system delivers energy directly to a crop without heating the intervening air. It works to prevent freeze damage in both radiatio ... more
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