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 Paris (AFP) Oct 7, 2009 
Feeding Earth's expected population of nine billion by 2050 will need a switch in eating habits and farming practices if inequalities and environmental overload are to be avoided, French researchers said on Wednesday. Teams from two institutes sketched projections for what could happen over the next four decades as the world's population swells by around 2.5 billion. The statistical ... read more
Washington DC (SPX) Oct 08, 2009"In early 2008, Saudi Arabia announced that, after being self-sufficient in wheat for over 20 years, the non-replenishable aquifer it had been pumping for irrigation was largely depleted," writes Lester R. Brown in his new book, Plan B 4.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization (W.W. Norton and Company). "In response, officials said they would reduce their wheat harvest by one eighth each year ... more
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Heavy rain, snow disrupts transport in Spain Washington slaps fee on plastic shopping bags Vietnam says parched Red River at record low Philippine volcano darkens New Year for 50,000 villagers Shocked residents survey Australia wildfire wreckage Honduras declares state of emergency amid drought Residents flee terrifying Australian wildfires Sarkozy scrambles to salvage carbon tax Thrill-seeking tourists flock to Philippine volcano 
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Burdipadu, India (AFP) Oct 7, 2009The death toll from the worst floods to hit southern India in decades passed 300, officials said Wednesday, as relief efforts struggled to help survivors. At least 1.5 million people have been displaced in the states of Karnataka, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh after days of torrential rain. More than 200 people have been killed in Karnataka alone, said H.V. Parashwanath, secretary of ... more 
Hong Kong (AFP) Oct 6, 2009Hong Kong has overtaken New York and London as the largest wine market for Sotheby's, the auction house said Tuesday, after it sold 7.9 million dollars of rare vintage to Asian buyers over the weekend. Sotheby's recorded total wine sales of 14.3 million dollars in the southern Chinese city this year. The figure surpassed those of New York and London, which respectively fetched a total ... more 
Manila (AFP) Oct 6, 2009Thousands of rice farmers in the northern Philippines are facing hardship and going further into debt after a typhoon mowed down stalks a week before harvest, officials said. Swathes of rice farms were laid to waste or heavily flooded after Typhoon Parma scythed through the farming provinces of Cagayan, Isabela and Ilocos with hurricane-force winds and heavy rains. "No amount of ... more |
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Galkayo, Somalia (AFP) Oct 4, 2009Living in twig and cloth shelters after fleeing raging violence in Mogadishu, a severe drought has worsened the misery of thousands of Somalis settled outside the central town of Galkayo. The prolonged drought affecting millions across war-ravaged Somalia is forcing more people into Margaga camp, which was initially set up to cater for those driven out by the country's relentless clashes. ... more  
Pasadena CA (SPX) Oct 02, 2009NASA and Argentina's Comision Nacional de Actividades Espaciales (CONAE), with support from the Argentine Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovative Production (MinCyT), have selected additional members of the international scientific investigating team for the Aquarius/Satelite de Aplicaciones Cient�ficas (SAC)-D mission, scheduled to launch in 2010. The new team members include two from NA ... more 
Madrid (AFP) Sept 29, 2009Environmentalists dressed as giant ears of corn Tuesday asked for "agricultural asylum" in the French embassy in Madrid in a protest over genetically modified crops. The environmental organisation Friends of the Earth organised the symbolic act to protest Spain's "large-scale" production of genetically modified corn, which is banned in France. Around 20 protesters from several European ... more |
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