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Saudi king orders prosecutions in Jeddah flood disasterRiyadh (AFP) May 10, 2010 Saudi King Abdullah on Monday called for the prosecution of an unstated number of officials and businessmen after a flood in Jeddah last year killed at least 123 people and sparked a rare outburst of public anger. Abdullah said in a royal order that justice ministry prosecutors should take action on cases of alleged corruption and malfeasance in managing city construction and land which may have exacerbated the November 25 disaster. Citing "the magnitude of this calamity and its tragic aftermath ... read more |
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Paris, France (ESA) May 06, 2010As fears grow that the Loop Current in the Gulf of Mexico could soon catch the oil slick and drag it south towards coral reefs in the Florida Keys, scientists are monitoring the situation closely with ESA's Envisat radar data. By combining surface roughness and current flow information with Envisat Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar (ASAR) data of the spill, SAR image analysts are able to d ... more 
Paris, France (ESA) May 05, 2010The small but powerful camera of ESA's Proba-V mission can fit on a single laboratory table for testing. But when it reaches orbit, this compact sensor will deliver a daily overview of virtually all vegetation growth across Earth. Daily global monitoring is an ambitious enough goal for a full-sized mission, but Proba is ESA's smallest satellite platform - smaller than a cubic metre. ... more  
Biloxi, Mississippi (AFP) May 3, 2010Violent thunderstorms unleashed tornados and flash floods over the southern United States over the weekend killing at least 22 people and forcing the Kentucky governor to declare a state of emergency. Governor Steve Beshear said Monday four people died in weather-related accidents in his state and requested federal assistance to deal with storm damage. "I urge individuals who encounter h ... more |
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Over Seven Million Under Threat In NigerNew York NY (SPX) May 05, 2010 Millet is the crop that keeps most people alive in Niger. This small nation's population of 15.2 million is largely comprises farmers and pastoralists who depend on rain to sustain the crops and livestock that are their sole sources of income and food. But rains last year were erratic, when they came at all. Millet and other staple crops have failed all over the country. The government of Niger began sounding alarms in January 2010, and the United Nations now warns that food supplies are now dange ... read more |
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