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May 20, 2014

The State of Rain
Santa Barbara CA (SPX) May 20, 2014
Using modern weather satellites to monitor rainfall has become a robust, widely practiced technique. However, establishing a reliable context for relating space-based rainfall observations to current and historical ground-based rainfall data has been difficult. A new dataset developed in partnership between UC Santa Barbara and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) can be used for environmental monitoring and drought early warning. The Climate Hazards Group Infrared Precipitation with Stations (CHIRPS ... read more

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Madagascar unleashes poisoned rain to break locust plague The choppers swoop in, dumping insecticide over a plague-stricken village in Madagascar's stunning central highlands. ... more		US acts to fight disease harming 'fair trade' coffee The US government announced Monday a new $5 million effort to fight a disease savaging Central America's "fair trade" coffee bean harvest and pressuring the price of a morning cup. ... more		Drought sounds alarm, fuels hunger fears for indigenous Guyana Thousands of indigenous people near Guyana's border with Brazil are battling drought so persistent they fear crop failure and hunger. ... more
				EU tackles massive food wasting 'best before' labelling Several EU countries pressed Monday to change 'best before' food labelling, blamed for millions of tons of food being thrown away when getting a square meal is a daily struggle for many. ... more		Colorado River reaches Sea of Cortez for first time nearly two decades The Colorado River Delta once again features flowing water, as the river and Gulf of California, also known as the Sea of Cortez, became reconnected after 16 years of separation. ... more

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Ban condemns water cuts in Syria's Aleppo United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned rebels Friday for cutting water supplies to the besieged northern Syrian city of Aleppo, calling for services to be restored immediately. ... more		Asian consortium lifts bid for Australian food manufacturer Australian food manufacturer Goodman Fielder was considering a sweetened bid from an Asian consortium on Friday that values the company at Aus$1.37 billion (US$1.28 billion) after rejecting an earlier offer. ... more		AALTO plans Zephyr stratospheric hub in northern Australia and seeks local payload partners Ancient guano drove Chincha coastal power UAH lands first DARPA award for biological sciences department		Novel ORNL technique enables air-stable water droplet networks A simple new technique to form interlocking beads of water in ambient conditions could prove valuable for applications in biological sensing, membrane research and harvesting water from fog. Researc ... more
				Corn dwarfed by temperature dip suitable for growing in caves, mines Lowering temperatures for two hours each day reduces the height of corn without affecting its seed yield, a Purdue study shows, a technique that could be used to grow crops in controlled-environment ... more		Growing Camelina and Safflower in the Pacific Northwest A recent study published in Agronomy Journal provides information important to farmers growing oilseed crops. In the study, camelina and safflower were grown in three-year rotations with winter whea ... more

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International Conference on Protection of Materials and Structures From Space Environment

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Tempur-Pedic Mattress Comparison & Memory Foam Mattress Review

Indonesian island hopes to spark green power revolution An Indonesian family of farmers eat cobs of corn outside their hut under the glow of a light bulb, as the women weave and young men play with mobile phones. ... more		Winners and losers in cereal production from El Nino Food experts on Thursday drew up the first global map of how the El Nino weather phenomenon affects production of four key cereals. ... more		Sidekick autonomy software guides YFQ-42A test mission for CCA program Infleqtion lists shares on NYSE as neutral atom quantum firm Top Chinese gaming companies continue to challenge		Eight dead, hundreds ill from 'tainted water' in Philippines Health officials are testing for cholera and other diseases after eight people died and hundreds more fell ill in a remote area in the Philippines, possibly from contaminated water, authorities said Wednesday. ... more
				Bee biodiversity boosts crop yields Research from North Carolina State University shows that blueberries produce more seeds and larger berries if they are visited by more diverse bee species, allowing farmers to harvest significantly ... more		Study says pesticides to blame for honeybee colony collapse Though parasitic mites continue to infect and kill honeybees, a new study suggests they are not to blame for colony collapse disorder (CCD), the phenomenon blamed for rapidly depleting the world's honeybee population - pesticides are. ... more

Earth Science Applications Travelogue: Maury Estes

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Experts demonstrate versatility of Sentinel-1

British MoD works on 'quantum compass' technology to replace GPS

Sixth Boeing GPS IIF Spacecraft Reaches Orbit, Sends First Signals

Iran to Host Russian Satellite Navigation Facility

International standards reducing insect stowaways in wood packaging material

Emissions From Forests Influence Very First Stage of Cloud Formation

Emerald ash borers were in US long before first detection

Growing Camelina and Safflower in the Pacific Northwest

Boeing, Embraer team for biofuel use

Ames Lab creates multifunctional nanoparticles for cheaper, cleaner biofuel

	Rising CO2 poses significant threat to human nutrition At the elevated levels of atmospheric CO2 anticipated by around 2050, crops that provide a large share of the global population with most of their dietary zinc and iron will have significantly reduc ... more		As CO2 levels rise, some crop nutrients will fall Researchers have some bad news for future farmers and eaters: As carbon dioxide levels rise this century, some grains and legumes will become significantly less nutritious than they are today. ... more		Native algae species to blame for 'rock snot' blooms in rivers worldwide The recent blooms of the freshwater algae known as "rock snot" on river bottoms worldwide are caused by a native species responding to changing environmental conditions rather than by accidental int ... more		Lebanon faces water crisis after record winter drought Lebanon is bracing for a summer drought, after a record dry winter exacerbated by a massive influx of Syrian refugees and longstanding water management problems. ... more

Small-Body Robot Review Charts Path From Module Design to System-Level Co-Design

Drone Radar Over Alaska and Wyoming Points Way to Buried Ice on Mars

Sub-Neptunes Vanish Around Red Dwarf Stars in McMaster Exoplanet Survey

Alibaba opens fortunes from Wall St to Chinese backwaters		Space brings fresh water to Morocco		Rice or wheat? How grains define cultural identity		Huge strides in global water and sanitation: UN		Economics of high tunnels examined in southwestern United States
Food security increased by new scientific model in agricultural production		History to Blame for Slow Crop Taming		Plantable containers show promise for use in groundcover production, landscaping		Climate: Rising C02 levels to hit grain nutrition		Caracas to begin four months of water rationing

NASA Begins Field Campaign to Measure Rain in Southern Appalachians

Nature's chemical diversity reflected in Swedish lakes

Hot Dogs! Burgers! Babaganoush! An immigrant's restaurant adds new flavor to Rehoboth Beach

France definitively bans GM corn

War, late rains spark Somalia 'crisis' warning

Tree rings reveal nightmare droughts in the West

Study in 'Science' finds missing piece of biogeochemical puzzle in aquifers

U.S. corn yields are increasingly vulnerable to hot, dry weather

NASA Goddard to Bring Satellite Data to African Agriculture

Corn crops increasingly vulnerable to hot, dry weather

Relentless rains drench US East Coast

Danone says will buy New Zealand dairy factories

Optimizing sweetpotato production

Saving Crops and People with Bug Sensors

Brazilian agricultural policy could cut global greenhouse gas emissions

How Brazilian cattle ranching policies can reduce deforestation

Extremes in wet, dry spells increasing for South Asian monsoons

Dutchman at heart of Europe's horse meat scandal charged in France

Scientists pack lab into pill using idea inspired by breath-freshening strips

Nitrogen pollution, climate and land use: why what we eat matters

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