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March 15, 2012
EARTH OBSERVATION
Multi-Agency Satellite Begins Climate and Weather Studies
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 14, 2012
NASA has completed commissioning of the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership satellite (NPP), which is now making global environmental observations. The satellite will provide scientists with critical insight into the dynamics of the entire Earth system, including climate, clouds, oceans, and vegetation. It will also gather enhanced data for improving our nation's weather forecasting system. The mission, launched in October 2011, is the result of a partnership between NASA, the National Ocean ... read more

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WATER WORLD

The Blue Planet's new water budget
Investigating the history of water on Earth is critical to understanding the planet's climate. One central question is whether Earth has always had the same amount of water on and surrounding it, th ... more
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WATER WORLD

Israel says it backs Gaza Strip desalination plant
Israel said Tuesday it backed Palestinian plans to build a desalination plant in the Gaza Strip and was willing if requested to provide its skills for the project. ... more
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WATER WORLD

Small is good in quest to resolve water crisis
Can Peepoo stop the flying toilet? ... more
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FARM NEWS

Auchan supermarkets reports profit rise on action in China
French supermarket giant Auchan said on Tuesday its net profit for 2011 rose by 14.9 percent to 810 million euros ($1.06 billion), largely owing to a restructuring of its business in China. ... more
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WATER WORLD

The disappearing ponds of Kashmir
Thirty years ago, Avend village in the south Kashmir district of Shopian was also called "Talaab Gaam" because of dozens of fresh water ponds surrounding it. All but one of these ponds have now disa ... more
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FARM NEWS

Myanmar soldiers shot dead China farmer: Beijing
China said Tuesday it had lodged an official complaint with Myanmar after two soldiers illegally crossed the border into southwest China and shot dead a local resident earlier this year. ... more
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FARM NEWS

World breakthrough on salt-tolerant wheat
A team of Australian scientists has bred salt tolerance into a variety of durum wheat that shows improved grain yield by 25% on salty soils. Using 'non-GM' crop breeding techniques, scientists from ... more
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Ancient guano drove Chincha coastal power
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FARM NEWS

Commonly used herbicides seen as threat to endangered butterflies
A Washington State University toxicologist has found that three commonly used herbicides can dramatically reduce butterfly populations. The research was aimed at possible effects on the Lange's meta ... more
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WATER WORLD

Time to tackle water crisis, global forum told
A global meeting on water opened in France on Monday with demands to provide billions of poor people with clean water and decent sanitation and address the spiralling demands of the future. ... more
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WATER WORLD

Palestinians campaign for $450m desalination plant in Gaza
The Palestinian Authority on Monday pushed plans at the World Water Forum here for a desalination plant costing more than 350 million euros ($450 million) to ease Gaza's chronic water problems. ... more
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WATER WORLD

Water crunch looms without action on waste: UN report
Water problems in many parts of the world are chronic and without a crackdown on waste will worsen as demand for food rises and climate change intensifies, the UN warned on Sunday. ... more
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FARM NEWS

Salt-loving wheat could help ease food crisis
Plant scientists on Sunday said they had bred a strain of wheat that thrives in saline soils, boosting the quest to feed Earth's growing population at a time of water stress and climate change. ... more
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FARM NEWS

Spanish farmers struggle with lack of rain
When Manuel Montesa takes sheep out to forage in mountains in northern Spain, he must bring water for them because streams near his town have run dry. ... more
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FARM NEWS

Belgian racing pigeons lure rich Chinese aficionados
Rich Chinese pigeon fanciers are offering tens of thousands of euros to buy Belgian champions, to the despair of local pigeon-lovers unable to compete in such sky-high auction bids. ... more
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CLIMATE SCIENCE

New Research Helps to Identify Ancient Droughts in China
Drought events are largely unknown in Earth's history, because reconstruction of ancient hydrological conditions remains difficult due to lack of proxy. New GEOLOGY research supported by China's NNS ... more
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WATER WORLD

UN scientists warn of increased groundwater demands due to climate change
Climate change has been studied extensively, but a new body of research guided by a San Francisco State University hydrologist looks beneath the surface of the phenomenon and finds that climate chan ... more
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DISASTER MANAGEMENT

Nothing stirs in Japan's nuclear ghost town
They used to raise premium beef cattle in Iitate. But a year after Japan's nuclear disaster it is an irradiated ghost town and those who used to call it home have no idea when they will be able to return. ... more
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WATER WORLD

Water Forum to place spotlight on looming crisis
A global gathering of policymakers, corporations and specialists unfolds in this southern French city from Monday to ponder the future of water, fast emerging as one of the century's crunch challenges. ... more
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FARM NEWS

13 million people threatened by food crisis: Oxfam
About 13 million people living in west and central Africa face a major food crisis unless immediate action is taken, humanitarian group Oxfam warned Thursday. ... more
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FARM NEWS

Japan wants cuisine listed as UNESCO heritage
Japan said Friday it was applying to UNESCO to have its cuisine listed as a global cultural treasure as part of a bid to restore global confidence in its food after the Fukushima nuclear disaster. ... more
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WATER WORLD

Contamination of La Selva geothermal system in Girona, Spain
Monitoring the construction of wells, avoid over-exploiting cold groundwater close to hot groundwater, and controlling mineral water extraction. These are the recommendations from the Polytechnic Un ... more
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WATER WORLD

Water shortage a global threat without urgent reform: OECD
Urgent reforms to raise efficiency in the way water is used around the world are needed to avert serious shortages in the next decades, and markets in water can help, the OECD said on Wednesday. ... more
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WOOD PILE

Brazil's Rousseff urged to veto new forestry code
Environmentalists and small farmers marched outside the National Congress Wednesday to urge President Dilma Rousseff to veto changes to the country's forestry code they fear will accelerate deforestation of the Amazon rainforest. ... more
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FARM NEWS

Heavy metal pollution causes severe declines in wild bees
Wild bees are important pollinators and numerous studies dealing with pollination of wild plants and crops underline their vital role in ecosystems functioning. While honey bees can be easily ... more
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FARM NEWS

Should we play hide-and-go-seek with our children's vegetables?
Pass the peas please! How often do we hear our children say this? According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System survey of adolescents, only 21 ... more
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FARM NEWS

Indigenous Peoples Offer Lessons On Conserving And Managing Plant Biodiversity
Humans are frequently blamed for deforestation and the destruction of environments, yet there are also examples of peoples and cultures around the world that have learned to manage and conserve the ... more
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FARM NEWS

How to improve pesticide efficiency
In 2007, a controversial pesticide was approved by the Food and Drug Administration for use on fruit and vegetable crops, mainly in California and Florida. Farm workers and scientists protested the ... more
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FARM NEWS

Canadian farmers trust regulated dairy industry
Canada's response to the "milk wars" in the United States in the 1970s was to establish a supply management system that both protects and restricts the income of its dairy farmers. A University of I ... more
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FARM NEWS

Shortcuts costly when buying conservation from farmers
Farmers in the U.S. and the European Union receive billions of dollars in government subsidies each year to make changes in their operations that will improve the environment. However, a new study b ... more
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FARM NEWS

A Vegetarian Cutlet
It looks like a cutlet, it's juicy and fibrous like a cutlet, and it even chews with the consistency of a real cutlet - but the ingredients are 100 percent vegetable. Researchers are using a new met ... more
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EARTH OBSERVATION

NASA Researchers on the Snow Patrol
The sky is gray. It's cold. Three forecast models predicted snow. It's 9:20 pm. Gail Skofronick-Jackson looks out the window of the operations trailer where she and her colleagues are running the Gl ... more
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