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Pastoralism offer best hope for combating African dryland droughtsNairobi, Kenya (SPX) Aug 24, 2011 As hunger spreads among more than 12 million people in the Horn of Africa, a study by the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) of the response to Kenya's last devastating drought, in 2008-2009, finds that investments aimed at increasing the mobility of livestock herders - a way of life often viewed as "backward" despite being the most economical and productive use of Kenya's drylands - could be the key to averting future food crises in arid lands. The report, "An Assessment of the Res ... read more |
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 Comparing soybean production methods In the Mid-South, twin-row soybean production is becoming a popular growing technique for soybean producers. An estimated 80% of the total hectares grown in the Mississippi Delta are planted in this ... more | .. |
 Mekong's rice production at risk Vietnam's Mekong Delta is at risk from rising sea levels due to climate change, experts warn. ... more | .. |
Peru goes slow on uprooting coca crops Peru is going slow on uprooting coca plantations as part of a revived government plan to restore the thumb-shaped green leaf its historical role in Inca times, even if that opens the country to risks of uncontrolled cocaine production. ... more | .. |
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  African leaders to pledge funds for Horn drought crisis African leaders will meet Thursday to pledge funds to tackle the famine in Somalia and extreme drought across the Horn of Africa which are putting millions of people at risk of starvation. ... more | .. |
 Nitrogen in the soil cleans the air Eutrophication harms the environment in many ways. Unexpectedly, nitrogen fertilizer may also be positive for the environment. And even acidic soils, promoting the destruction of forests, can have a ... more | .. |
  e2v supply the imaging sensor focal plane to SSTL UK for the NigeriaSat-2 Earth observation satellite On 17th August 2011, e2v high performance image sensors were launched into space on NigeriaSat-2, the Earth observation satellite which has been developed for the National Space Research and Develop ... more | .. |
  Water Week starts with calls for better urban water World Water Week opened in Stockholm on Monday with calls for greater, more resilient water management in cities to ensure better food and water security in a rapidly urbanising world. ... more |
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Beyond Gravity boosts Swiss production of solar array mechanisms
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  Suicides stalk Japan disaster zone When Japanese farmer Hisashi Tarukawa watched the local nuclear plant blow up on television, he uttered a sentence that will forever chill his family: "Oh, no. It's over." ... more | .. |
Toxic vinegar suspected of killing 11 in China Eleven people in China have died and about 140 have fallen ill after consuming vinegar stored in plastic barrels that once contained antifreeze, officials and state media said Monday. ... more | .. |
On militia patrol in Somalia's war-torn capital Sprinting through the bombed out buildings in Somalia's famine-stricken capital, gunmen chase a man suspected of belonging to Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab rebels. ... more | .. |
Water crisis, population surge prompt rethink on food: UN Population growth and water stress are driving Earth to a food and environmental crunch that only better farming techniques and smarter use of the ecosystem will avert, a UN report issued on Monday said. ... more |
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 NASA Research Leads to First Complete Map of Antarctic Ice Flow NASA-funded researchers have created the first complete map of the speed and direction of ice flow in Antarctica. The map, which shows glaciers flowing thousands of miles from the continent's deep i ... more | .. |
 Watching the ice sheet of Antarctica flow A huge network of glaciers, carrying ice thousands of kilometres across Antarctica, has been discovered as a result of space agencies' efforts to focus their satellites on Earth's icy regions during ... more | .. |
 Airborne Sensor Helps Firefighters Battle Flames As the summer blazes on, NASA-developed infrared imaging technology will once again be used to support wildfire incident commanders in California. Beginning in September and continuing through ... more | .. |
Gunmen threaten sister of killed Amazon activist: lawyer In an apparent bid of intimidation, gunmen fired at the home of the sister of an environmental activist who was killed in May amid violent land disputes in Brazil's Amazon region, a monitoring body's lawyer said Friday. ... more |
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Zelensky urges allies against appeasing Russia after US trip
Pakistan, Afghanistan agree to 'immediate ceasefire' in Qatar talks
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Somalia's drought 'problem for all humanity': Turkish PM Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan toured famine-hit Mogadishu Friday on the first visit by a major leader in almost 20 years, calling the extreme drought ravaging Somalia "a problem for all humanity." ... more | .. |
Famine-struck babies in Somalia lose fight to live With a ragged breath soft as the beat of a butterfly's wing, two-year old Mahmud Mohamed sighed, rolled his eyes upwards towards his mother, and died, succumbing to the effects of the extreme drought ravaging the Horn of Africa. ... more | .. |
 Google Maps taking armchair explorers to the Amazon Two women washed clothes in the dark water of the Rio Negro as a boat glided past with a camera-laden Google tricycle strapped to the roof, destined to give the world a window into the Amazon rain forest. ... more | .. |
 SSTL successfully launches two further Earth observation satellites SSTL's NigeriaSat-2 and NigeriaSat-X satellites were successfully launched Wednesday at 07:12:20 UTC onboard a Dnepr rocket from Yasny in southern Russia. The highly advanced Earth observation satel ... more |
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 Rapid evolution within single crop-growing season increases insect pest numbers New research by scientists at the University of California, Riverside shows that evolution - genetic changes in populations over time - can occur so rapidly in organisms that its impact on populatio ... more | .. |
 Making a bee-line for the best rewards Bumblebees use complex problem solving skills to minimise the energy they use when flying to collect food, according to new research from Queen Mary, University of London. For the bumblebee (B ... more | .. |
Emergency aid trickles out to famine-hit Somalis In the days before Somalia descended into decades of war, people would queue outside Cinema Hodan for the latest screening at the elegant open air film house and theatre beloved by youth. ... more | .. |
Chinese food maker fakes sell-by date: Xinhua A Chinese manufacturer has been faking the production date on its food to make it appear fresher than it really is, state media said Thursday, in the latest safety scare to hit China's food industry. ... more |
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 UBC researchers discover key mechanism that regulates shape and growth of plants UBC researchers have discovered a key mechanism that - much like a construction site foreperson - controls the direction of plant growth as well as the physical properties of the biopolymers that pl ... more | .. |
OIC meets on Somalia in Istanbul The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation was to hold an emergency meeting of foreign ministers in Istanbul on Wednesday on the drought and famine ravaging the Horn of Africa. ... more | .. |
OIC members vow to donate $350 million to Somalia Members of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, at an emergency meeting in Istanbul Wednesday, vowed to donate 350 million dollars for famine relief in Somalia. ... more | .. |
 Banana peels purify contaminated water topic of the latest episode in the American Chemical Society's (ACS) award-winning "Global Challenges/Chemistry Solutions" podcast series. It actually points out that minced banana peel perfor ... more |
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 The Flight of the Bumble Bee: Why Are They Disappearing A U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientist is trying to learn what is causing the decline in bumble bee populations and also is searching for a species that can serve as the next generation o ... more | .. |
 Corn Silage Hybrids and Seeding Rates Recent studies report that corn hybrids released in the late 2000s, especially Bt hybrids, require higher seeding rates than commercial hybrids released in the 1990s to reach maximum yields. Expecte ... more | .. |
 Urban Impacts on Phosphorus in Streams Although phosphorus is an essential nutrient for all life forms, essential amounts of the chemical element can cause water quality problems in rivers, lakes, and coastal zones. High concentrations o ... more | .. |
 New technology could capture ammonia from liquid manure Though it may not sound very glamorous, a new method of extracting ammonium from liquid animal manure could be exciting news for both confined animal operations and environmental groups, according t ... more |
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