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Drought shrinks Amazon River to lowest level in 47 yearsRio De Janeiro (AFP) Sept 15, 2010 A severe drought parching northern Brazil this year has shrunk the mighty Amazon River - the world's longest river - to its lowest level in 47 years, officials said Wednesday. The waterway's depth at Manaus, the main city in the Amazon region, was just 19.34 meters (63.45 feet) - well below its average of 23.25 meters (76.28 feet), the country's Geological Service told AFP. The last time the river was at such a low level was in 1963. Scientists say it appears Brazil is headed for its wors ... read more |
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Champaign IL (SPX) Sep 13, 2010Armed with a decade's worth of satellite data, University of Illinois atmospheric scientists have documented some surprising trends in aerosol pollution concentration, distribution and composition over the Indian subcontinent. In addition to environmental impact, aerosol pollution, or tiny particles suspended in the air, can be detrimental to human health by causing a range of respiratory ... more  
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 14, 2010An unusual wildflower that accumulates metals in its leaves has been found to use them as a kind of 'armor' against bacterial infection. Scientists from Oxford University have shown that when Alpine pennycress (Thlaspi caerulescens) plants accumulate metals in their leaves, they become resistant to attack by the bacterium Pseudomonas syringae pv. maculicola. They report their findings September ... more 
Moscow (AFP) Sept 13, 2010Authorities in southern Russia said Monday they are limiting the sale of vodka in a region ravaged by forest fires in September, eager to keep people from drowning their sorrows in drink. Officials in the Volgograd region banned the sale of beverages containing more than 15 percent alcohol except for between 8:00 am and 9:00 am in five districts until a state of emergency is lifted, accordin ... more |
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Niger food crisis under control: UNNiamey (AFP) Sept 13, 2010 A food shortage that has gripped Niger for months has been "largely stamped out", the United Nations special representative for West Africa Said Djinnit said Monday. "The authorities' response has been quick and the support of the international community has been quick and therefore we can consider that the food crisis has been largely stamped out," he said on public television. Djinnit spoke after meeting with the head of the military junta in power since February, General Salou Djibo. Earl ... read more |
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