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January 11, 2012
CLIMATE SCIENCE
Colorado mountain hail may disappear in a warmer future
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 11, 2012
Summertime hail could all but disappear from the eastern flank of Colorado's Rocky Mountains by 2070, according to a new modeling study by scientists from NOAA and several other institutions. Less hail damage could be good news for gardeners and farmers, said Kelly Mahoney, Ph.D., lead author of the study and a postdoctoral scientist at NOAA's Earth System Research Laboratory in Boulder, Colo. But a shift from hail to rain can also mean more runoff, which could raise the risk of flash floods, she ... read more

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Scientists Refute Greenpeace Claims About GM Corn
An article in the forthcoming issue of the Journal of Integrated Pest Management (JIPM) refutes claims by Greenpeace Germany that the western bean cutworm (WBC), Striacosta albicosta (Smith), is "a ... more
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UF research on newly formed plants could lead to improved crop fertility
A new University of Florida study shows genomes of a recently formed plant species to be highly unstable, a phenomenon that may have far-reaching evolutionary consequences. Published online in ... more
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World's 'most expensive' tea grown in Chinese panda poo
Chinese entrepreneur An Yanshi is convinced he has found the key ingredient to produce the world's most expensive tea - panda poo. ... more
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KFC owner clears final hurdle to buy China food chain
Little Sheep, a Chinese restaurant chain, said Friday its shareholders approved a buy-out bid by the owners of KFC, in what will be one of the first successful foreign takeovers of a major Chinese brand. ... more
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Paraguay emergency tackles cattle crisis
Paraguay's low-key declaration of an emergency over cattle disease outbreaks is keeping officials busy as President Fernando Lugo battles against the odds to save the economy and salvage the landlocked nation's meat export trade. ... more
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Stop abusing insecticides in rice
To prevent devastating insect pest outbreaks in rice that cause millions of dollars of damage, the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) has called for a ban on certain insecticides in rice p ... more
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EARTH OBSERVATION

Ice data at your fingertips
Discover ESA's ice mission, track it in real time and obtain the latest measurements with the new CryoSat application. CryoSat is measuring the thickness of polar sea ice and monitoring changes in t ... more
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Japan plans futuristic farm in disaster zone
Japan is planning a futuristic farm where robots do the lifting in an experimental project on land swamped by the March tsunami, the government said Thursday. ... more
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Thai elephant killed, mutilated 'for restaurants'
Thai wildlife officials on Thursday said body parts from a dead wild elephant found without its tusks, tail and penis were likely destined for restaurants in tourist areas. ... more
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WATER WORLD

Drought shrinks China's largest freshwater lake
China's largest freshwater lake has shrunk to its smallest size in years due to drought, state media and officials said Thursday, endangering the ecology in the area and fishermen's livelihoods. ... more
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Strange crystals said from outer space
It turns out unusual crystals found in Russia weren't formed on Earth, researchers say, but rather came from outer space. ... more
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How to See the Best Meteor Showers of the Year
Whether you're watching from a downtown area or the dark countryside, here are some tips to help you enjoy these celestial shows of shooting stars. Those streaks of light are really caused by tiny s ... more
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CLIMATE SCIENCE

Mali to give 40,000 tonnes of food to drought victims
Mali's government on Tuesday announced a plan to distribute 40,000 tonnes of food in emergency aid to drought victims and those lacking food security. ... more
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Don't put all your eggs in one basket
Winters in the Gobi desert are usually long and very cold but the winter of 2009/2010 was particularly severe, a condition Mongolians refer to as "dzud". Millions of livestock died in Mongolia and t ... more
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New China food safety scandal widens to oil, peanuts
Chinese authorities in a southern boomtown have detected a cancer-causing toxin in peanuts and cooking oil that was only recently discovered in milk, in the nation's latest food safety scandal. ... more
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Quadrantids Will Create Brief, Beautiful Show, Jan. 4
The 2012 Quadrantids, a little-known meteor shower named after an extinct constellation, will present an excellent chance for hardy souls to start the year off with some late-night meteor watching. ... more
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Latest China food safety scandal widens to oil
Chinese authorities have recalled cooking oil products made by three companies after finding they contained the same type of cancer-causing toxin recently found in milk, state media said Thursday. ... more
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EARTH OBSERVATION

First ever direct measurement of the Earth's rotation
The Earth wobbles. Like a spinning top touched in mid-spin, its rotational axis fluctuates in relation to space. This is partly caused by gravitation from the sun and the moon. At the same time, t ... more
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FARM NEWS

Toxin found in Chinese milk
China has discovered excessive levels of a cancer-causing toxin in milk produced by one of the nation's leading dairy companies, the firm said, in the latest in a series of food safety alarms. ... more
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EARTH OBSERVATION

TRMM Satellite Measured Washi's Deadly Rainfall
NASA's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite was providing forecasters with the rate in which rainfall was occurring in Tropical Storm Washi over the last week, and now TRMM data has ... more
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FARM NEWS

China jails six over tainted pork
A court in east China has jailed six butchers for selling pork tainted with the carcinogenic chemical clenbuterol, which is fed to pigs to produce leaner meat, state press reported Wednesday. ... more
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New tool offers unprecedented access for root studies
Plant roots are fascinating plant organs - they not only anchor the plant, but are also the world's most efficient mining companies. Roots live in darkness and direct the activities of the other org ... more
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China to face more Wukan-style protests: official
A senior Communist official who helped defuse a rare revolt by villagers in southern China said the country should be ready for more protests as people demand their rights, state media reported Tuesday. ... more
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NASA Studies Vegetation Canopy Water Content, Soil Moisture
Scientists seeking insight into the role vegetation plays in water fluctuation between soil and the atmosphere recently conducted research using specialized sensors during a series of NASA Airborne ... more
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China launches high-resolution remote-sensing satellite
China successfully launched Ziyuan I-02C Thursday, a high-resolution remote-sensing satellite, from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern Shanxi province. Launched at 11:26 a.m aboar ... more
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Satellites can help to grow the perfect grape
A little water is needed to make wine, but how do you know when enough is enough? ESA's GrapeLook service can give you the answer. GrapeLook uses satellites to help decide how much to water vineyard ... more
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Southampton researchers help to outline world's land and water resources for food and agriculture
Researchers from the University of Southampton have contributed to a major international United Nation's (UN) report into the current status of the world's land and water resources for food and agri ... more
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EARTH OBSERVATION

China to launch country's first high-resolution mapping satellite for civil purposes
China will launch its first-ever high-resolution geological mapping satellite for civil purposes next January, according to official sources. The Ziyuan III satellite will be launched aboard a ... more
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Chinese scientist gets 7 years for stealing US secrets
A Chinese scientist on Wednesday was sentenced to more than seven years in prison for stealing trade secrets of major US agribusiness firms to benefit China. ... more
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A major step forward towards drought tolerance in crops
When a plant encounters drought, it does its best to cope with this stress by activating a set of protein molecules called receptors. These receptors, once activated, turn on processes that help the ... more
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Genome tree of life is largest yet for seed plants
Scientists at the American Museum of Natural History, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, The New York Botanical Garden, and New York University have created the largest genome-based tree of life for see ... more
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