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Asia's woes in spotlight at World Water Forum
Istanbul (AFP) March 20, 2009Burgeoning population growth, poor resource management and floods and droughts amplified by climate change hamper efforts by Asian countries to provide clean water and decent sanitation, the World Water Forum heard Friday. Ministers from major Asian nations, in a side event at the seven-day arena in Istanbul, admitted they faced a major challenge in trying to meet surging demand for freshwat ... more Province supplying Beijing water drying up: state media 
Beijing (AFP) March 22, 2009A province in north China that supplies Beijing with much needed water is itself facing serious shortages of the resource, state media reported ahead of World Water Day on Sunday. Li Qinglin, director of Hebei's water conservation department, said water shortages had become a big problem for the province's social and economic development, the official Xinhua news agency reported late Saturda ... more Water: Diplomacy key to defusing row over 'Blue Gold' 
Istanbul (AFP) March 20, 2009From South Asia and to the Middle East, from Australia to California, rivers and aquifers that cross boundaries have become potent sources of friction. Farmers squabble with city dwellers over irrigation rights while countries in river basins complain about pollution or water theft from upstream, as their neighbours build dams to siphon off flow from the watershed. "Conflicts about water ... more World water forum pledges action, but rift over statement 
Istanbul (AFP) March 22, 2009A seven-day focus on the world's water crunch wound up Sunday with a pledge by more than 100 countries to strive for clean water and sanitation for billions in need and fight drought and flood. But some countries criticised the cornerstone outcome of the fifth World Water Forum as flawed while activists dismissed the event itself as a "trade show." The declaration, coinciding with World ... more India Set To Launch Imaging Satellite With Israeli Support 
Bangalore, India (PTI) Mar 23, 2009India is all set to launch a radar imaging satellite (RISAT) built with "substantial inputs" from the Israel aerospace industry from Sriharikota spaceport, an ISRO official said. Israel has supplied Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), which is in fact "heart" of the 1780-kg remote sensing satellite, the official told PTI on condition of anonymity. "Israel has supplied substantial systems," the ... more |
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Rochester NY (SPX) Mar 20, 2009Nyiragongo, an active African volcano, possesses lava unlike any other in the world, which may point toward its source being a new mantle plume says a University of Rochester geochemist. The lava composition indicates that a mantle plume-an upwelling of intense heat from near the core of the Earth-may be bubbling to life beneath the soil of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The finding ... more GE, Singapore to set up water research facility 
Singapore (AFP) March 19, 2009US conglomerate General Electric (GE) and a Singapore university said Thursday they will invest 100 million US dollars in a research facility aimed at helping solve the world's water problems. GE Water, a unit of GE Energy, signed an agreement with National University of Singapore to establish the Singapore Water Technology Centre at the school's campus, a GE statement said. The facility ... more Analysis: International river water woes 
Istanbul, Turkey (UPI) Mar 19, 2009 The scale of issues being discussed at the fifth World Water Forum in Istanbul is vast, ranging from basic sanitation in Third World countries to massive international hydroelectric projects. The event has attracted heads of state, including Turkish President Abdullah Gul, Iraq's Jalal Talabani and Tajikistan's Emomalii Rahmon, five prime ministers and the crown prince of Japan, Naruhito Kotai ... more African freshwater species risk extinction 
Washington (UPI) Mar 19, 2009 An international conservation group says many freshwater fish, crabs, dragonflies, mollusks and aquatic plants are at risk of extinction in southern Africa. The International Union for Conservation of Nature said a study conducted with the South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity shows 7 percent of species are known to be regionally threatened or extinct and that figure is expec ... more SciSys Software Sees Cyber Model Of GOCE Turn Into Orbital Model 
Reading, UK (SPX) Mar 19, 2009The European Space Agency (ESA) has launched the most sophisticated mission ever to investigate the Earth's gravitational field and to map the reference shape of our planet - the geoid - with unprecedented resolution and accuracy. The launch was applauded by staff at SciSys' offices in the UK and Germany where they have been responsible for the design and implementation of the mission's ... more |
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Verona, Italy (SPX) Mar 19, 2009Tobacco isn't famous for its health benefits. But now scientists have succeeded in using genetically modified tobacco plants to produce medicines for several autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, including diabetes. The research is published in the open access journal BMC Biotechnology. A large team of scientists from several European research organizations have participated in the study ... more From a loo to you: Recycled sewage struggles with yuk factor 
Istanbul (AFP) March 19, 2009One day, when you read on a drink bottle "this water has been passed by the minister of health," the message may be open to interpretation in more ways than one. To a corps of hydrologists, the only way that parched regions of the world can meet the surging demand for water is to recycle -- and use -- the stuff that has already been through the human body. Rather than throwing away water ... more Female Mammals Follow Their Noses To The Right Mates 
Chicage IL (SPX) Mar 19, 2009Female birds often choose their mates based on fancy feathers. Female mammals, on the other hand, may be more likely to follow their noses to the right mate. That's one conclusion of Cambridge zoologist Tim Clutton-Brock and Harvard researcher Katherine McAuliffe, whose review of evidence for female mate choice is published in the March 2009 issue of The Quarterly Review of Biology. ... more Poor Face Economic Chill As Planet Heats Up 
Boston MA (SPX) Mar 19, 2009A rising tide is said to lift all boats. Rising global temperatures, however, may lead to increased disparities between rich and poor countries, according to a recent MIT economic analysis of the impact of climate change on growth. After examining worldwide climate and economic data from 1950 to 2003, Benjamin A. Olken, associate professor in the Department of Economics, concludes that ... more Frankincense Oil - A Wise Man's Remedy For Bladder Cancer 
Washington DC (SPX) Mar 19, 2009Originating from Africa, India, and the Middle East, frankincense oil has been found to have many medicinal benefits. Now, an enriched extract of the Somalian Frankincense herb Boswellia carteri has been shown to kill off bladder cancer cells. Research presented in the open access journal, BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, demonstrates that this herb has the potential for an alte ... more
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