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Whiter Clouds Could Mean Wetter LandPalo Alto CA (SPX) Jul 02, 2010 One proposed emergency fix to halt global warming is to seed clouds over the ocean to make them more reflective, reducing the solar radiation absorbed by the Earth. But the scheme could also change global rainfall patterns, raising concerns of water shortages on land. A new study by the Carnegie Institution, in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Science, suggests that altered atmospheric circulation under the scheme in fact could increase monsoonal rains and cause the continents to become ... read more |
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Hong Kong (AFP) June 29, 2010Agricultural Bank of China on Tuesday confirmed plans to raise a world-record 23.2 billion dollars in a dual initial public offering in Hong Kong and Shanghai. The last of China's "big four" state banks to list said it would raise the money if the monster IPO is fully subscribed when it begins on Wednesday. Major institutional investors including sovereign wealth funds have already expre ... more  
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jun 29, 2010The Earth floats delicately in space, sunlight illuminating the fluid mottling of white clouds suspended over its surface. The scene, the leading sequence in a recent NASA video about ship pollution and clouds, shows our planet from a perspective only a satellite or spacecraft could provide. However, no camera captured that image of the Earth. The reason? It's not one image. Instead, the s ... more 
Bergen, Norway (ESA) Jun 29, 2010More than 1200 scientists from around the world have gathered in Bergen, Norway, for ESA's week-long Living Planet Symposium to present their latest findings on Earth's environment and climate using data from observation satellites. Addressing the participants, the Norwegian Minister of Trade and Industry Trond Giske underscored the importance of Earth observation saying that it is a prior ... more |
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Romanian floods claim sixth victimBucharest (AFP) June 28, 2010 A woman drowned in northern Romania, authorities said Monday, bringing to six the death toll from floods that have submerged parts of the country for the past week. Authorities in the northern department of Suceava found the body of the 54-year-old woman who was swept by waters when she was leading her cows back home from pasture, a spokesman for the emergency situations inspectorate said. Rescuers had been searching for her since Saturday. On Monday, over 1,500 homes and more that 9,500 he ... read more |
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