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East Africa, Arab world face food crisisMogadishu, Somalia (UPI) Sep 8, 2011 The United Nations warns that the famine in war-wracked Somalia is spreading and that 750,000 people could die in the next six months if international aid isn't increased. In famine-struck East Africa a cow costs $1,000 these days. The Arab world, buffeted by political upheaval triggered in January in large part by rising food prices, is facing a new round of food shortages. In strife-torn Yemen, the poorest country in the Middle East, 7 million people, one-third of the population, go hu ... read more |
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  Ultrafast substorm auroras explained From time to time, sudden releases of energy in Earth's magnetosphere lead to major disturbances that result in bright auroral displays over the planet's polar regions. These auroras are caused by a ... more | .. |
  Almost 90% of Tripoli now has water: NTC Nearly all of Tripoli has regained access to running water after nearly two weeks of shortages, the head of a prime ministerial task force told AFP on Thursday. ... more | .. |
 Europe's anti-GM nations warned against unilateral action US biotech giant Monsanto scored points Thursday in a battle with GM sceptics in the EU, when Europe's highest court warned against fresh unilateral action against genetically-modified crops. ... more | .. |
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 Sustainable development world's top issue: UN chief United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon on Thursday singled out sustainable development as the top issue facing the planet with the world's seven billionth person expected to be born next month. ... more | .. |
 Study finds crop performance matters when evaluating greenhouse gas emissions Measuring the emission of greenhouse gases from croplands should take into account the crops themselves. That's the conclusion of a study in the Sept.-Oct. issue of the Journal of Environmental Qual ... more | .. |
  Record drought keeps grip on U.S. states The percentage of land suffering from exceptional drought reached record levels in August in Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas, scientists said. ... more | .. |
 Date palm decline: Iraq looks to rebuild Iraqi officials are pushing re-planting programmes for the country's date palms, which are famed across the Middle East as the region's best but have suffered terrible losses in past decades. ... 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 | .. |
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 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 |
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 Poor outlook for water quality in Germany 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 D ... more | .. |
 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 | .. |
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 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 | .. |
 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 |
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 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 | .. |
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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 |
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 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 Orbital Wins ICESat-2 Earth Science Satellite Program Contract NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) has selected Orbital Sciences to design, build and test the Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) Earth science satellite. Scheduled for laun ... more |
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