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Rising air pollution worsens drought and floodingCollege Park, MD (SPX) Nov 17, 2011 Increases in air pollution and other particulate matter in the atmosphere can strongly affect cloud development in ways that reduce precipitation in dry regions or seasons, while increasing rain, snowfall and the intensity of severe storms in wet regions or seasons, says a new study by a University of Maryland-led team of researchers. The research provides the first clear evidence of how aerosols - soot, dust and other small particles in the atmosphere - can affect weather and climate; and the fin ... read more |
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  Invasive false brome grass is spreading, but Oregon's insects are biting After hiking in Oregon, a University of Oregon plant biologist suggests, people may want to brush off their shoes and comb through their dogs in an effort to curb the spread of an invasive grass tha ... more | .. |
 Bangladesh looks abroad for farmland Bangladesh is looking for farmland outside the country. ... more | .. |
 Climate change driving world towards food crunch: experts Surging population growth and climate change are driving the planet towards episodes of worsening hunger which only an overhaul of the food system will fix, a panel of experts said on Wednesday. ... more | .. |
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  Thai flood run-off threat to marine life As billions of cubic metres of water flow away from Thailand's devastating floods, experts and campaigners are warning that millions of sea creatures could be the next victims of the disaster. ... more | .. |
 Climate change in Africa's river basins could impede continent's farm transformation efforts Climate change could significantly alter water flows in major river basins in Africa, presenting a new barrier to nascent efforts to better manage water for food production and to resolve potential ... more | .. |
 Researchers gain insight into 100-year-old Haber-Bosch process For the past 100 years, the Haber-Bosch process has been used to convert atmospheric nitrogen into ammonia, which is essential in the manufacture of fertilizer. Despite the longstanding reliability ... more | .. |
 EU tightens control of Chinese rice over GM fears The European Union has tightened controls on imports of Chinese rice products after a growing number of shipments were contaminated by unauthorised genetically-modified rice, the EU said Tuesday. ... more |
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 Some land in Japan too radioactive to farm: study Farmland in parts of Japan is no longer safe because of high levels of radiation in the soil, scientists have warned, as the country struggles to recover from the Fukushima atomic disaster. ... more | .. |
 Japan bans Fukushima rice for radiation Japan on Thursday announced its first ban on rice produced near the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant after samples showed radioactive contamination well above legal limits. ... more | .. |
Paraguay under fire over cattle outbreak Impoverished and landlocked Paraguay is under fire after a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in its cattle farms that critics say was not stopped in time or in an effective manner. ... more | .. |
 Fate of bees worries Europe's parliament Bothered by spiking mortality rates for bees, Europe's parliamentarians voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to urge the EU to provide more funding for the beekeeping sector. ... more |
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 Exploring the last white spot on Earth Scientists will soon be exploring matter at temperatures and pressures so extreme it can only be produced for microseconds using powerful pulsed lasers. Matter in such states is present in the Earth ... more | .. |
 NRL's MIGHTI selected by NASA for potential space flight A Naval Research Laboratory instrument designed to study the Earth's thermosphere is part of a future science mission that has been selected by NASA for evaluation for flight. The NRL-develope ... more | .. |
 Researcher provides further evidence that slow eating reduces food intake Two new studies by researchers at the University of Rhode Island are providing additional insights into the role that eating rate plays in the amount of food one consumes. The studies found that men ... more | .. |
 Birds help keep vineyards pest-free Properly functioning ecosystems have their own pest management system - predation - but as new manmade ecosystems develop, these natural maintenance systems are often disrupted. In some cases, ... more |
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Trump says to meet Putin in Budapest after 'great' call
'Wonder weapon'? Five things about US Tomahawks coveted by Ukraine
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 WWF sounds warning on caviar Poaching and illegal trade in sturgeon caviar persist in Romania and Bulgaria, posing a serious risk to the highly threatened species of fish, the environmental group WWF warned Monday. ... more | .. |
  Climate change threatens Nile, Limpopo rivers: study Rising global temperatures and shifting rainfall patterns could affect water flows on Africa's mighty Nile and Limpopo rivers, an agricultural research group said Monday. ... more | .. |
  Award-winning treatment facility uses SPP E-tubes in drying process As part of its plan to reduce its dependence on fossil fuels, the Kent County Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility in Milford, Del., in August launched a pilot program that is using 66 SPP-30A eva ... more | .. |
 Using Biochar to Boost Soil Moisture Scientists at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) are leading the way in learning more about "biochar," the charred biomass created from wood, other plant material, and manure. The studies by ... more |
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 Why cooking counts Next time you're out to dinner, you may want to think twice before ordering your steak rare. In a first-of-its kind study, Harvard researchers have shown that cooked meat provides more energy than r ... more | .. |
 Fast new test for terrible form of food poisoning Takeshi Yasumoto and colleagues explain that 20,000-60,000 people every year come down with ciguatera poisoning from eating fish tainted with a ciguatoxin - the most common source of food poisoning ... more | .. |
 Weird world of water gets a little weirder Strange, stranger, strangest! To the weird nature of one of the simplest chemical compounds - the stuff so familiar that even non-scientists know its chemical formula - add another odd twist. Scient ... more | .. |
 How parasites modify plants to attract insects Pathogens can alter their hosts, for example malaria parasites can make humans more attractive to mosquitoes, but how they do it has remained a mystery. Scientists from the John Innes Centre on Norw ... more |
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Are there living microbes on Mars? Check the ice
Unexpected discovery on Saturn's moon challenges our view on chemistry before life emerged
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 Castles in the desert - satellites reveal lost cities of Libya Satellite imagery has uncovered new evidence of a lost civilization of the Sahara in Libya's south-western desert wastes that will help re-write the history of the country. The fall of Gaddafi has o ... more | .. |
 China launches remote-sensing satellite China successfully launched the remote-sensing satellite Yaogan XII Wednesday from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in the northern Shanxi province, according to a press release from the center. ... more | .. |
 Scientists Prepare for Coming ATTREX Climate Study A consortium of scientists are in the early stages of preparation for a multi-year airborne science campaign to study the humidity and chemical composition of air entering the tropical tropopause la ... more | .. |
 Water dispute threatens last Iraq commercial farm The grass is yellowing, the cows are emaciated and milk production is a fraction of what it once was - Iraq's last major commercial farm is dying a slow death due to a dispute over water. ... more |
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China's grain output in danger China will face yield losses in rice, wheat and corn - the country's three main crops - unless it takes steps to offset the effects of climate change, an expert warns. ... more | .. |
 Regional cooperation off the menu in Dead Sea 7 Wonders bid Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian Authority learned Friday that the Dead Sea had not been voted as one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature. ... more | .. |
 TerraSAR-X image of the month - Tents in the desert Viewed from above, the US 'Burning Man' festival resembles a spider web. The structure laid out on the site for this festival looks very much like a small town. In October and September 2011, the Te ... more | .. |
 Drinking water from plastic pipes - is it harmful? Pipe-in-pipe systems are now commonly used to distribute water in many Norwegian homes. The inner pipe for drinking water is made of a plastic called cross-linked polyethylene (PEX). Are these pipes ... more |
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