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US heartland suffers under killer heat, humidityChicago (AFP) July 19, 2011 A searing heatwave brought summer misery to the American heartland and caused more than a dozen deaths as it blanketed up to 17 US states in soaring temperatures and oppressive humidity. The weather is responsible for at least 13 deaths in the central United States, which has seen a string of days with temperatures topping 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37.7 Celsius), according to officials. The heat has been coupled with near record humidity - a miserable combination that forecasters said would persi ... read more |
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  Summer's superfruit challenged: Latin American blueberries found to be 'extreme superfruits' One of the treats of summer-fresh, antioxidant-rich blueberries-has new competition for the title of "superfruit." But at least the contenders are keeping the title in the family. Researchers ... more | .. |
 Soil microbes accelerate global warming More carbon dioxide in the atmosphere causes soil to release the potent greenhouse gases methane and nitrous oxide, new research published in this week's edition of Nature reveals. "This feedb ... more | .. |
 Dry onion skin has a use More than 500,000 tonnes of onion waste are thrown away in the European Union each year. However, scientists say this could have a use as food ingredients. The brown skin and external layers are ric ... more | .. |
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 Millions facing misery in Somalia famine Struggling through parched bush and baking heat, Rahmo Mohammed brought her severely malnourished son Saeed to Ethiopia's Kobe refugee camp to save him. ... more | .. |
 Fukushima cattle farmers despair over beef ban Using a special permit, beef rancher Masami Yoshizawa makes a weekly trip inside Japan's nuclear no-go zone around a crippled atomic plant to feed 300 of his cows that still live in the area. ... more | .. |
UN declares famine in southern Somalia The UN officially declared famine Wednesday in two southern Somalia regions as the world slowly mobilised to save the 12 million people battling hunger in the region's worst drought in 60 years. ... more | .. |
 Chile is more dangerous for Argentina than vice versa Invasive plant species in Chile pose a higher threat to its neighbour, Argentina, than vice versa. This was concluded by scientists from the University of Concepcion in Chile and the Helmholtz Centr ... more |
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Helping farmers, boosting biofuels
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 Link found between increased crops and deforestation in Amazon, but issue not so cut and dry A Kansas State University geographer is part of a research team out to prove what environmental scientists have suspected for years: Increasing the production of soybean and biofuel crops in Brazil ... more | .. |
  Sierra Leone launches $61 million water project Authorities in Sierra Leone on Tuesday launched a $61 million (43 million euro) project to revamp three water stations and supply pipeborne water to three main cities. ... more | .. |
 Japan bans Fukushima beef shipments over radiation Japan on Tuesday suspended cattle shipments from Fukushima prefecture on fears of radiation-tainted beef in the country's meat distribution chain, four months after a nuclear accident in the region. ... more | .. |
 Somali refugee death rate at 15 times above norm: UNHCR The death rate among drought-stricken Somalis arriving at refugee camps has reached several times above levels seen in emergency situations, the UN refugees agency said Tuesday. ... more |
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 US urges Somalia rebels to let in aid The United States on Tuesday urged Somalia's Shebab rebels to let humanitarian workers operate unhindered, saying that the Al-Qaeda-inspired movement was a major reason for the country's hunger crisis. ... more | .. |
 EU tightens nuclear waste disposal rules The European Union on Tuesday tightened rules on the disposal of radioactive waste with strict conditions on exporting it outside EU borders, but the move did not please environmentalists. ... more | .. |
 After PCs, Bill Gates sets out to reinvent WCs The man who reinvented computers and made PCs a household item in most wealthy nations, Microsoft tycoon turned philanthropist Bill Gates, is now focusing his attention on recasting the WC. ... more | .. |
US urges Eritrea to reveal scope of drought The United States on Tuesday urged Eritrea to reveal how severely it has been hit by the Horn of Africa's drought, warning that people may be at risk inside the authoritarian country. ... more |
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EU says drone defences not 'optional' in push to face Russia
Sateliot and ESA collaborate on system to remove GPS reliance in satellite IoT
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UN makes first aid airlift to rebel-held Somalia region The UN said Sunday it had made its first delivery of aid to a rebel-held Somalia region in two years, as calls mounted for more international help to deal with the devastating drought in the Horn of Africa. ... more | .. |
 More radioactive beef found in Japan A scare in Japan over radioactive beef spread on Sunday with more parts of the country reporting contaminated meat, four months after March's quake and tsunami triggered a nuclear disaster. ... more | .. |
UN to host crisis Horn of Africa talks in Rome UN agencies said they were hoping for hundreds of millions of dollars in aid pledges for the drought-stricken Horn of Africa region at a high-level emergency conference to be held in Rome next Monday. ... more | .. |
Somalia cries for help as world steps up response Somalis stranded in war-ravaged Mogadishu pleaded for drought relief Monday, as the UN called an emergency meeting to tackle what Britain's premier described as the region's worst catastrophe in a generation. ... more |
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Japan scare over radiation-tainted beef widens A scare over radiation-tainted beef in Japan spread on Monday as more cows from seven farms in the Fukushima region were found to have been trucked across the country after eating contaminated straw. ... more | .. |
  Tsunami airglow signature could lead to early detection system Researchers at the University of Illinois have become the first to record an airglow signature in the upper atmosphere produced by a tsunami using a camera system based in Maui, Hawaii. The si ... more | .. |
Texas cattle ranchers feel burn of record drought A record drought is forcing Texas cattle ranchers to send their cows to slaughter because it's too costly to keep buying feed for herds finding little forage in parched pastures. ... more | .. |
Survival struggle against Somalia's drought Dying children, hunger and overcrowded camps - Somalis describe the extreme drought threatening famine and death on a massive scale in the Horn of Africa. ... more |
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US soliciting new bids for Moon mission amid SpaceX delays: NASA chief
Asteroid with Second-Fastest Orbit Discovered Hidden in Sunlight
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 Canada reservations need better water systems: study Three fourths of water systems on Canadian Indian reservations pose a risk to water quality and health, Canada said Thursday, citing the first large-scale study on the subject. ... more | .. |
 California groundwater management trickles up from local sources In a typical year, California gets about 30 percent of its water from groundwater wells. Yet when it comes to managing this precious resource, the state of California relies on a mixed bag of more t ... more | .. |
Eco-activists destroy Australia GM wheat crop Environmental activists broke into an Australian government research farm Thursday and destroyed an experimental crop of genetically-modified wheat protesting against what they said were safety issues. ... more | .. |
E. Africa drought needs long-term solution: experts A widespread drought in East Africa has left millions of facing starvation, but experts argue that while dry spells are cyclical the humanitarian catastrophes they are causing are avoidable. ... more |
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 Eco-activists destroy Australia GM wheat crop Environmental activists broke into an Australian government research farm Thursday and destroyed an experimental crop of genetically-modified wheat in protest at the project's safety. ... more | .. |
 Texas cattle ranchers feel burn of record drought A record drought is forcing Texas cattle ranchers to send their cows to slaughter because it's too costly to keep buying feed for herds finding little forage in parched pastures. ... more | .. |
 Evolution and domestication of seed structure shown to use same genetic mutation For the first time, scientists have identified a mutation in plants that was selected twice - during both natural evolution and domestication. The mutation has been identified as the source of varia ... more | .. |
 TUM researchers discover a new switch in resistance to plant diseases Plants, too, have an immune system that protects them against diseases. The early detection of pathogens and the subsequent immune response, in particular at the cell wall, work as a protective shie ... more |
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