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January 25, 2013
WATER WORLD
Melting glaciers threaten water resources
Lima (UPI) Jan 24, 2013
Melting glaciers in Latin America's southern Andean range expose the region to risk of future water shortages, new data indicated. A new study in The Cryosphere journal said climate change caused the glaciers to melt and shrink 30-50 percent since the 1970s and could eventually melt many of them away in coming years. Peru's glaciers were cited in the study among those severely affected. The Andean glaciers are a vital source of fresh water for tens of millions of people in the reg ... read more
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FARM NEWS

15,000 crocs escape from South African farm
South Africa's army and police were called in Thursday to rescue residents from thousands of crocodiles that escaped from a farm whose floodgates were opened due to torrential rains. ... more
FARM NEWS

Pesticides killing amphibians, says study
A plunge in the world's population of frogs and toads may be blamed, at least in part, on farm pesticides, researchers in Germany said on Thursday. ... more
FARM NEWS

Bacterial supplement could help young pigs fight disease
In a study of 36 weanling-age pigs, researchers found that a dose of lipid-producing Rhodococcus opacus bacteria increased circulating triglycerides. Triglycerides are a crucial source of energy for ... more
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WATER WORLD

Water restored in Chile capital after day-long cut
Water has been restored in Chile's capital Santiago after a 24-hour pollution-related outage that affected more than two million people, the water utility said Wednesday. ... more


FARM NEWS

Cotton could be desert water source
Cotton with a special coating that collects water from fog is a potential solution to provide water in desert regions, Dutch researchers say. ... more
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China rights lawyer gets rare prison visit: wife
China has allowed relatives to visit imprisoned human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng in the first confirmation in months that the prominent dissident is alive, his wife said Wednesday. ... more
FARM NEWS

EU freezes approval of GM crops to 2014
The European Commission has decided to freeze the approval process for genetically modified food crops through the end of its mandate next year while it works towards an agreement with EU member states. ... more
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FARM NEWS

First Global Assessment of Land and Water 'Grabbing'
As world food and energy demands grow, nations and some corporations increasingly are looking to acquire quality agricultural land for food production. Some nations are gaining land by buying up pro ... more
FARM NEWS

USDA Studies Confirm Plant Water Demands Shift with Water Availability
Plants can adapt to extreme shifts in water availability, such as drought and flooding, but their ability to withstand these extreme patterns will be tested by future climate change, according to a ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION

RapidEye Commits to Data Continuity; Discusses System Health and Life Span
RapidEye has announced a positive update on the health and lifespan of its satellites. In addition, Michael Oxfort has been appointed to lead the development of the company's data continuity strateg ... more
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WATER WORLD

Antibacterial agent used in common soaps found in increasing amounts in freshwater lakes
When people wash their hands with antibacterial soap, most don't think about where the chemicals contained in that soap end up. University of Minnesota engineering researchers do. A new University o ... more
WATER WORLD

Cotton with special coating collects water from fogs in desert
Researchers at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) together with researchers at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), have developed a special treatment for cotton fabric that allows t ... more
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FARM NEWS

Warmer soils release additional CO2 into atmosphere; Effect stabilizes over longer term
Warmer temperatures due to climate change could cause soils to release additional carbon into the atmosphere, thereby enhancing climate change - but that effect diminishes over the long term, finds ... more
WATER WORLD

Water shut off to Chilean capital: official
More than two million people in the Chilean capital were without drinking water Tuesday because of contamination in a river that supplies the city with water, officials said. ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION

Pleiades 1B captures its first images using e2v sensors
Pleiades 1B, the Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES) Earth observation satellite, has captured its first images using e2v high performance imaging sensors. Two types of e2v sensors (for ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
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Pleiades 1B captures its first images using e2v sensors

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EARTH OBSERVATION
AFRL Selects Surrey Satellite US to Evaluate Small Satellite Approach to GPS

Lockheed Martin Awarded Contract to Sustain Ground Station for Global Positioning System

China promotes Beidou technology on transport vehicles


EARTH OBSERVATION
Prosecutors take issue with Brazil's new forestry code

Climate change's effects on temperate rain forests surprisingly complex

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EARTH OBSERVATION
Wind in the willows boosts biofuel production

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Photovoltaics beat biofuels at converting sun's energy to miles driven

FARM NEWS

British mackerel no longer sustainable fish: conservationists
Mackerel has been struck off a list of sustainable fish by British conversationists who warn that overfishing is depleting stocks. ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION

NASA's Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph Mission Satellite Completed
The spacecraft and science instrument integration for the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) - NASA's next Small Explorer (SMEX) Mission - has been completed, and final testing is underway ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION

Landsat Senses a Disturbance in the Forest
A new way of studying and visualizing Earth science data from a NASA and U.S. Geological Survey satellite program is resulting in, for the first time, the ability to tease out the small events that ... more
CLIMATE SCIENCE

Study Provides New Insights on Drought Predictions in East Africa
With more than 40 million people living under exceptional drought conditions in East Africa, the ability to make accurate predictions of drought has never been more important. In the aftermath of wi ... more
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BIO FUEL

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FARM NEWS

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WATER WORLD

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FARM NEWS

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EARTH OBSERVATION

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EARTH OBSERVATION

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