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Australian firefighters battle wild blazeSydney (AFP) March 2, 2010 A wildfire which had towered up to 18 metres (60 feet) high and threatened lives and property in Western Australia was Tuesday under control but could flare again in the hot weather, officials said. The state's Fire and Emergency Services Authority downgraded its warning for residents of Eneabba, a farming town north of Perth, after firefighters worked through the night. "The bushfire is under control, however hot and windy weather conditions are expected later in the day and this could increase ... read more |
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Paris, France (ESA) Feb 24, 2010Since the launch of the first Meteosat in 1977, 33 years of imagery combined with increasing computer power have given meteorologists the tools to improve weather forecasting, with direct benefits for us. Numerical weather prediction is improving with data from operational satellites, like Meteosat Second Generation (MSG). Today, thousands of daily measurements are the basis for numerical ... more  
Funchal, Portugal (AFP) Feb 23, 2010Divers and sniffer-dog teams mounted a last-ditch effort in Madeira on Tuesday to track down 13 people missing and feared dead following flash floods on the Portuguese tourist island. Killer mudslides ripped through the Atlantic island at the weekend, claiming 42 lives as they gutted buildings and overturned cars with the top regional official warning the final death toll could rise "dramati ... more  
Beijing (UPI) Feb 23, 2009 China's poisonous jatropha shrub is showing promise as biofuel and could boost the country's efforts to reduce dependency on imported crude oil. In the past, farmers planted the poisonous perennial only as a barrier to ward off animals from their fields. But Hong Kong-invested Shenyu New Energy Co. Ltd. sees the lush green shrub as a great moneymaker, with the potential to generate $59 ... more |
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Fears for motorists in flooded Madeira carparkFunchal, Portugal (AFP) Feb 22, 2010 For more than 30 hours, rescuers have pumped millions of litres of water and mud from an underground car park in Madeira's main town Funchal, fearing motorists were trapped there during flash floods that have devastated the Portuguese island. "There are people down there for sure. I escaped in time but I heard cries and saw people carried away by the waters," Norberto Vieira, a motorist whose car was still stuck in the Anadia shopping centre car park, told AFP Monday. Vieira had a lucky escape: ... read more |
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