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14 dead, thousands evacuated in central Europe floodsGoerlitz, Germany (AFP) Aug 8, 2010 Floods caused by torrential rain left 14 people dead and several others missing in central Europe over the weekend, with residents rescued from rising waters in boats, buses and helicopters. While rivers burst their banks and dykes were breached in Poland, Germany the Czech Republic and Lithuania, in western Europe about 500 firefighters tackled wildfires in Portugal. Three people drowned in southwestern Poland, near the border with Germany and the Czech Republic, Polish Interior Minister Jerzy ... read more |
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Columbia MO (SPX) Aug 06, 2010When the Missouri River flooded in 1993 and 1995, it left a deep layer of sandy silt that covered thousands of acres of rich farmland. Now, MU forestry researchers may have found a crop that can survive a flood and act as a sustainable source of biomass. During the 1993 flood, Gene Garrett, forestry professor and former director of the Center for Agroforestry, observed that cottonwood tree ... more  
Bonn, Germany (SPX) Aug 04, 2010Bonn, Germany (SPX) Aug 04, 2010 If an oil spill wasn't responsible for the formations in these TerraSAR-X images, they might seem like the work of an artist. The images were acquired over the Gulf of Mexico on 9 July 2010. For researchers, such imagery is key in forecasting the distribution of the oil slick. TerraSAR-X mapped the oil-polluted area in the Gulf of Mexico in a series of ima ... more 
Washington (UPI) Aug 4, 2010 Human-tended "bee pastures" of wildflowers are an environmentally friendly way to produce generations of healthy bees to aid agriculture, U.S. researchers say. Researchers at the U.S. Department of Agriculture say pesticide-free human-tended pastures of a half-acre each can be easily established and would be easy to maintain, a department release said Wednesday. Bee pasturing isn ... more |
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Relief critical for flood-ravaged PakistanIslamabad, Pakistan (UPI) Aug 4, 2010 International aid agencies warned of disease outbreaks in Pakistan. UNICEF said at least 3 million people, more than one-third of whom are children, have been affected by the country's flooding, the worst in 80 years. Children are the most vulnerable and face a great threat from hunger, cholera and scabies, Dr. Muhammad Rafiq of UNICEF told London's Daily Mirror from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the hardest-hit province. "Our biggest concern is places we haven't been able to reach. It's a ... read more |
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