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 Manhattan, Kan. (UPI) Nov 19, 2009 
U.S. scientists say they've studied fecal matter from thousands of cattle across the nation to determine the possible effects of climate change on livestock. Kansas State University Assistant Professor Joseph Craine, Associate Professor K.C. Olson and colleagues compared grasslands and pastureland in different regions in the U.S, gathering data from more than 21,000 different fecal ... read more 
Greenbelt, Md. (UPI) Nov 19, 2009 NASA says its Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission satellite measured last week's heavy rainfall that drenched the U.S. east coast. Space agency meteorologists said the precipitation was caused by Tropical Storm Ida, which moved ashore early Nov. 10 and then quickly weakened to a tropical depression. NASA said a strong pressure gradient then developed between the remnants of Ida and high ... more
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Prisoners used to shovel snow-bound US capital
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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Rome, Italy (SPX) Nov 19, 2009Alarmed by a substantial oversight in the global climate talks leading up to the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen next month, more than 60 of the world's most prominent agricultural scientists and leaders underscored how the almost total absence of agriculture in the agreement could lead to widespread famine and food shortages in the years ahead. Signatories of a ... more 
Srinagar (AFP) Nov 18, 2009Wildlife experts in Indian-controlled Kashmir have fitted black bears with satellite-tracking collars to study their behaviour and help conserve the endangered animals, officials said Wednesday. "This is the first time in India that Himalayan black bears have been fitted with a GPS collar," wildlife warden Rashid Naqash told AFP, adding that there just 300 of the animals in the region. ... more 
Paris (AFP) Nov 18, 2009Due to an 83-year-old error of classification, a species of European skate could become the first marine fish driven to extinction by commercial fishing, according to a study released Wednesday. In the 19th century, scientists identified two separate species of the once-widespread European skate, the flapper skate (Dipturus intermedia) and the blue skate (Dipturus flossada). But an ... more |
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Sao Paulo, Brazil (AFP) Nov 15, 2009Environmentalists on Sunday warned bluefin tuna was on its way to extinction after a international meeting of fishery ministry officials trimmed catch quotas but upheld continued hauls of the fish, prized in sushi dishes. "After meeting for 10 days, the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) refused to end fishing for Atlantic bluefin tuna," the Pew ... more  
Berbera, Somalia (AFP) Nov 16, 2009Somali livestock farmers who have converged massively on the port of Berbera after losing all their animals said that this year's drought is the worst in ten years. "We were in a drought for the past six months. It was very severe. We lost 50 percent of all our livestock. Then it rained and the rain brought other problems -- disease, deaths and flooding," Berbera Governor Ahmed Abdulahi told ... more 
Thar Jath, Sudan (AFP) Nov 16, 2009Oil production in Sudan's Unity state is contaminating water, spreading disease to humans and cattle and threatening the world's largest inland wetlands, according to a survey released Monday. Oil represents 95 percent of Sudan's exports and is both a source of huge tension between between Khartoum and the semi-autonomous south and the last thing forcing the former civil war foes to work ... more |
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