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Australia swamped by camel orders as numbers soarSydney (AFP) Feb 1, 2010 Australian producers are being swamped with requests for live camels and camel meat, especially from the Middle East, after a soaring wild population prompted a government cull, companies said on Monday. Garry Dann, managing director of Territory Camel, said he had received more than 100 enquiries from Middle Eastern countries and the United States in the last couple of months. "There's been hundreds of requests like that but at the end of the day, they've got to come up with a boat to ship them ... read more |
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Rosetta, Egypt (AFP) Jan 28, 2010The Nile Delta, Egypt's bread basket since antiquity, is being turned into a salty wasteland by rising seawaters, forcing some farmers off their lands and others to import sand in a desperate bid to turn back the tide. Experts warn that global warming will have a major impact in the delta on agriculture resources, tourism and human migration besides shaking the region's fragile ecosystems. ... more 
Patna (AFP) Jan 28, 2010Demonstrators in poverty-hit eastern India burnt tyres and blocked roads on Thursday to protest against sky-rocketing food prices, piling pressure on authorities to crack down on inflation. Police in Bihar state rounded up scores of demonstrators including protest leader Lalu Prasad Yadav, head of the main state opposition party Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and a prominent figure nationally. ... more 
Manila (AFP) Jan 28, 2010The Philippines, the world's largest rice importer, said Thursday it feared global food prices would spike this year as India suffers its worst drought in nearly four decades. "There's been a big drought in India which affected half of her territory and which may affect global food prices," Economic Planning Undersecretary Dennis Arroyo told reporters. Arroyo listed the Indian dry spell ... more |
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Himalayas Key To South Asian MonsoonsCambridge MA (SPX) Jan 26, 2010 Harvard climate scientists suggest that the Tibetan Plateau-thought to be the primary source of heat that drives the South Asian monsoon-may have far less of an effect than the Himalayas and other surrounding mountains. As the monsoon brings needed rainfall and water to billions of people each year, understanding its proper origin, especially in the context of global climate change, is crucial for the future sustainability of the region. The researchers say the their findings, published in the Jan ... read more |
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