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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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Munich, Germany (SPX) Sep 13, 2010Water is a valuable resource, which is why the Fraunhofer Alliance SysWasser is demonstrating how we can extract precious drinking water from air, discover a leak in pipeline systems and even effectively clean sewage water at the IFAT/Entsorga fair. As the General Assembly of the UN resolved on July 28 of this year, clean drinking water and basic sanitary provision are human rights. Unfort ... more  
Chicago IL (SPX) Sep 13, 2010Scientists have identified the microscopic shrapnel of a nearby star that exploded just before or during the birth of the solar system 4.5 billion years ago. Faint traces of the supernova, found in a meteorite, account for the mysterious variations in the chemical fingerprint of chromium found from one planet and meteorite to another. University of Chicago cosmochemist Nicolas Dauphas and ... more  
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 |
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If The Water Looks And Smells Bad, It May Be ToxicReston, VA (SPX) Sep 14, 2010 Earthy or musty odors, along with visual evidence of blue-green algae, also known as cyanobacteria, may serve as a warning that harmful cyanotoxins are present in lakes or reservoirs. In a newly published USGS study of cyanobacterial blooms in Midwest lakes, taste-and-odor compounds were found almost every time cyanotoxins were found, indicating odor may serve as a warning that harmful toxins are present. "It is commonly believed that there are no health risks associated with taste-and-odor compou ... read more |
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