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March 18, 2016

Governor insists there's blame to share on Flint water crisis
Washington (AFP) March 17, 2016
Michigan's governor faced blistering criticism from US lawmakers Thursday over his role in the Flint water scandal that saw sky-high levels of toxic lead enter the city's water supply, but insisted he was not the only one to blame. At a congressional hearing, Governor Rick Snyder - flanked by the head of the federal Environmental Protection Agency, Gina McCarthy - was grilled over the handling of the crisis. Both officials faced calls to step aside. More than 8,000 children are believed to hav ... read more

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Global temps soar in Feb, setting new heat record Temperatures across the planet soared again last month, setting a new heat record for the warmest February since modern records began, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday. ... more		Network of germ sleuths heads off nearly 276,000 foodborne illnesses a year An elderly woman in Phoenix. A Toledo toddler. An accountant in Indianapolis. All poisoned by food. Quickly uncovering that their illnesses are connected can make all the difference in halting a dea ... more		Huron's Chinook salmon fishery unlikely to recover due to food shortage Lake Huron's Chinook salmon fishery will likely never return to its glory days because the lake can no longer support the predatory fish's main food source, the herring-like alewife, according to a ... more
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Fertilizer applied to fields today will pollute water for decades Dangerous nitrate levels in drinking water could persist for decades, increasing the risk for blue baby syndrome and other serious health concerns, according to a new study published by researchers ... more		Zimbabwe faces worst malnutrition in 15 years: UNICEF Zimbabwe faces its worst malnutrition crisis in 15 years, with tens of thousands of children requiring urgent treatment, UNICEF said Tuesday as the government announced four million people need food aid. ... more		Trump administration expected to say greenhouse gases aren't harmful MicroCarb satellite launches to map global carbon dioxide emissions from space Rollable solar array by GalaxySpace redefines satellite compactness and power efficiency		US gives tentative OK to testing genetically modified mosquitoes US regulators tentatively agreed on Friday to permit a field test of genetically modified mosquitoes that are designed to help limit the spread of Zika virus and other infectious diseases. ... more
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Colorado River flows reduced by warmer spring temperatures Warmer-than-average spring temperatures reduce upper Colorado River flows more than previously recognized, according to a new report from a University of Arizona-led team. Although climate mod ... more		Impact of climate change on agriculture may be underestimated One of the most critical questions surrounding climate change is how it might affect the food supply for a growing global population. A new study by researchers from Brown and Tufts universities sug ... more		Global warming increases rain in world's driest areas Global warming will increase rainfall in some of the world's driest areas over land, with not only the wet getting wetter but the dry getting wetter as well. New research published in Nature C ... more		First tomatoes, peas harvested from mock Martian farm Round two of the Martian farming experiment at Wageningen University and Research Centre in the Netherlands has proven more successful than the last. ... more

	Urgent need to transform key food producing regions in Africa by 2025 Agriculture in parts of sub-Saharan Africa must undergo significant transformation if it is to continue to produce key food crops, according to a new study published in Nature Climate Change. The st ... more		South Africa says drought cost farmers $1 billion South Africa's agriculture sector lost a billion dollars over the past year due to the worst drought in a century, the government announced on Tuesday. ... more

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S.Africa's economy slows as record drought hits farming

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El Nino prolongs longest global coral bleaching event

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