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Poor outlook for water quality in GermanyKoblenz, Germany (SPX) Sep 07, 2011 Good quality status of water bodies required in EU by 2015 unlikely to be attained, reveals study The good chemical and ecological status of water bodies as defined by the EU Water Framework Directive is unlikely to be attained in Germany by 2015. This is the conclusion of a study in which data from the four largest rivers in northern Germany - the Elbe, Weser, Aller and Ems - were analysed over ten years. The study was carried out by the University of Koblenz-Landau, the Helmholtz Centre fo ... read more |
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  Digital Cameras Open New View of America's West A U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) aerial photography survey of 38,000 wildfire-burned acres in Idaho provided what is believed to be the first evidence that the invasive leafy spurge weed is d ... more | .. |
 Scientists make turfgrass safer for animals, deadly for insects The right combination of compounds produced by a beneficial fungus could lead to grasses that require fewer pesticides and are safer for wildlife and grazing animals, according to Purdue University ... more | .. |
 EU court backs angry honeymaker in GM pollen row The presence of pollen from GM maize in honey, even in minuscule quantities, renders farm produce commercially void in the European Union, the bloc's top court said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
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  Malnutrition taking its toll on Somali children Nearly too weak to cry, Masteha Jama Mohamed's three-month-old daughter is barely the length of her forearm, as the severely malnourished baby struggles for survival in famine-hit Somalia. ... more | .. |
  Philippines catches 'largest crocodile on record' A monster 21-foot (6.4-metre) saltwater crocodile, believed to be the biggest ever captured, has been trapped in the southern Philippines after a spate of fatal attacks, officials said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Chinese haute cuisine comes to Paris The opening this week of Shang Palace restaurant will at long last answer an unresolved question: Is Paris ready for truly gourmet Chinese cuisine and the prices that come with it? ... more | .. |
 Feeding cows natural plant extracts can reduce dairy farm odors and feed costs With citizens' groups seeking government regulation of foul-smelling ammonia emissions from large dairy farms, scientists have reported that adding natural plant extracts to cow feed can reduce leve ... more |
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 Manipulating plants circadian clock may make all-season crops possible Yale University researchers have identified a key genetic gear that keeps the circadian clock of plants ticking, a finding that could have broad implications for global agriculture. The resear ... more | .. |
 Protecting wild species may require growing more food on less land In parts of the world still rich in biodiversity, separating natural habitats from high-yielding farmland could be a more effective way to conserve wild species than trying to grow crops and conserv ... more | .. |
 Economic analysis reveals organic farming profitable long-term Organic farming is known to be environmentally sustainable, but can it be economically sustainable, as well? The answer is yes, according to new research in the Sept.-Oct. issue of Agronomy Jo ... more | .. |
 Engaging land-use stakeholders is model behavior Taking land-use models out of the lab for a test drive with the people who live the models gives scientists a new way to develop possible future scenarios. James Millington, a former post-doct ... more |
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 '750,000 facing death' as Somalia famine spreads: UN Three-quarters of a million people are facing death by starvation in Somalia, the UN said Monday as it reported that famine had spread to a sixth southern region of the beleaguered Horn of Africa state. ... more | .. |
 Greece to airlift water to Tripoli: foreign ministry Greece will airlift 48,000 bottles of water to Tripoli where thousands of inhabitants are facing serious shortages, the foreign ministry said on Monday. ... more | .. |
 Famine likely to spread in southern Somalia: UN Famine-hit areas of southern Somalia will likely spread in coming days, with the situation continuing to worsen despite massive international aid efforts, the United Nations has warned. ... more | .. |
 Iran accuses protesters of politicising dying lake: report The drying up of Iran's largest saltwater lake is an "environmental issue" but some people seek to politicise it, media on Monday quoted the vice president for environmental affairs as charging. ... more |
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 Famine declared in new Somalia region, likely to spread: UN Famine spread to a sixth southern Somali region and will likely extend further in the coming four months with 750,000 people at risk of death, the United Nations said Monday. ... more | .. |
  TerraSAR-X monitors gas storage centre all the way from space When a series of images acquired with the German radar satellite TerraSAR-X - operated by the German Aerospace Center - are combined into a sequence, the result is truly amazing; even gas storage ta ... more | .. |
 Aquarius Makes First Ocean Salt Measurements NASA's Aquarius instrument has successfully completed its commissioning phase and is now "tasting" the saltiness of Earth's ocean surface, making measurements from its perch in near-polar orbit. ... more | .. |
 Last-ditch efforts to save dying Iran lake turn political Efforts to stem the rapid drying up of Iran's largest lake took a political turn this week after arrests were made in a local protest against the governments inaction on the ecological disaster. ... more |
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 UN dismisses fears of Tripoli water crisis Water shortages in Tripoli are "serious" but not "critical", the United Nations' humanitarian coordinator in Libya said Friday, dismissing fears of a looming disaster. ... more | .. |
 Next NASA Earth-Observing Satellite Arrives in California for Launch On Tuesday, Aug. 30, NASA's next earth-observing research satellite arrived at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California to begin preparations for an October launch. The National Polar-orbiting ... more | .. |
 Raytheon Next-Gen Weather Sensor Nears Launch A NASA spacecraft carrying a Raytheon climate and weather monitoring sensor has been shipped to Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., in preparation for launch. Data provided by the Visible Infra ... more |
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 Rainwater harvesting systems combine new technology with old social habits As a crippling drought grips much of the Southern and Southwestern United States, the population continues to grow and water resources become scarcer. One way to address the water problem is by a co ... more | .. |
 Satellite Observes Unusually Hot July in the Great Plains Much of the United States sweated through an unusually humid heat wave during July, a month that brought record-breaking temperatures to many areas across the Great Plains. As temperatures soared, N ... more | .. |
 Using Ground Covers in Organic Production Studies by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists indicate that organic farmers who need to periodically amend their soils with compost after planting can still control weeds-and hold down ... more | .. |
Starving Somalis make new life in war-torn Mogadishu Exhausted and hungry in Somalia's famine-struck capital after fleeing drought and conflict, Fadumo Shamon is determined not to leave until she gets food for her starving children. ... more |
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Huge migration impedes Somali children education: UNICEF Famine and drought have impaired education chances for more than 60 percent of Somali children as families flee their homes to seek assistance, a UNICEF official said Thursday. ... more | .. |
  Farming commercial miscanthus An article in the current issue of Global Change Biology Bioenergy examines the carbon sequestration potential of Miscanthus plantations on commercial farms. Researchers evaluated Miscanthus p ... more | .. |
 Jupiter-Bound Space Probe Captures Earth and Moon On its way to the biggest planet in the solar system - Jupiter, NASA's Juno spacecraft took time to capture its home planet and its natural satellite - the moon. "This is a remarkable sight pe ... more | .. |
 Extreme 2010 Russian Fires and Pakistan Floods Linked Meteorologically Two of the most destructive natural disasters of 2010 were closely linked by a single meteorological event, even though they occurred 1,500 miles (2,414 km) apart and were of completely different na ... more |
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