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Trump voices shock at devastating scale of Texas flood damage
Mob lynches five alleged thieves in quake-hit Guatemalan town Trump in Texas to survey flood damage as scrutiny of response mounts Trump flies to flood-ravaged Texas as scrutiny of response mounts Trump to visit flood-ravaged Texas amid scrutiny Scrutiny over Texas flood response mounts as death toll hits 120 Belgium warned over 'tsunami' of packages from China Scrutiny over Texas flood response mounts as death toll tops 120 Fears grow that Texas floods death toll could surge Guatemala earthquakes leave four dead, houses damaged |
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  Damascus (AFP) Dec 25, 2016 Residents of the Syrian capital were facing their third consecutive day of water shortages on Sunday, with authorities accusing "terrorist groups" of deliberately poisoning water resources. The government cut off water to Damascus on Friday after concerns that rebel groups west of the city had poisoned wells and pipes. A statement by the Damascus City Water Supply and Sewage Authority said it had halted supplies after "terrorist attacks on all water resources feeding into Damascus and its surrou ... read more |
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Iran culls birds after avian flu outbreakIran has killed hundreds of thousands of birds in recent weeks as avian flu spreads across seven provinces of the country, officials have reported. ... more 
China's giant cow farms leave neighbours up milk creekGiant piles of black manure towering over cornfields, while rancid-smelling effluent from thousands of cows spills onto the land - this is the price of a glass of milk in China today. ... more 
Myanmar farmers reap rewards from 3D printingWhizzing across a blue-lit platform with a whirr and a squeak, liquid plastic emanating from its chrome tip, the 3D printer seems a far cry from the muddy, crop-filled fields that fringe Yangon. ... more 
Dust Bowl would obliterate modern cropsIf the conditions of the Dust Bowl were replicated today, modern agriculture would be devastated, according to scientists at the University of Chicago. ... more |
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Taking stock of the world's lakesThe total shoreline of the world's lakes is more than four times longer than the global ocean coastline. And if all the water in those lakes were spread over the Earth's landmass, it would form a la ... more 
Former city managers face criminal charges in Flint water crisisUS prosecutors filed charges Tuesday against high-ranking officials in the contaminated water probe in the Midwestern city of Flint. ... more 
Many GMO studies have financial conflicts of interestFinancial conflicts of interest were found in 40 percent of published research articles on the genetically modified crops, also known as GMO crops, French researchers said this week. ... more 
In Benin, 'Smart-Valleys' bring rice bountyDaniel Aboko proudly shows off the 11 hectares (27 acres) of paddy fields he shares with other farmers - a small spread that produces a bounty of food thanks to smart irrigation and a hardy strain of rice. ... more 
Corn yield modeling towards sustainable agricultureWith an innovative modeling approach, researchers set out to examine corn and soybean yields and optimal nitrogen (N) fertilizer rates. In their study, recently published in Frontiers in Plant Scien ... more |
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 More exact, ethical method to tell the sex of baby chickens 
S. Korea issues top bird flu alertSouth Korea on Friday issued its top bird flu alert for the first time, giving officials extra powers to contain an outbreak that has already triggered the slaughter of more than 10 percent of national poultry stocks. ... more 
Study warns of world's groundwater depletion by 2050Groundwater resources could be depleted in the next few decades in dry areas of the world where people use lots of water for drinking and irrigating crops, researchers said Thursday. ... more |
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Carbon dioxide (CO2) is one of the major greenhouse gases, and causes great concern due to the rapid increase in its atmospheric concentrations. China launched its first minisatellite dedicated to the carbon dioxide detection and monitoring at 15:22 UTC on December 22, 2016.
The Chinese Carbon Dioxide Observation Satellite (TANSAT) was designed to focus on the global observation of CO2. Fo ... more Airbus DS ships payload module for MetOp-C for final assembly Neutron diffraction probes forms of carbon dioxide in extreme environments NOAA's GOES-S Satellite Undergoing Environmental Testing |
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A farmer's cows in western Austria will swap their traditional bells for GPS trackers after the owner of a holiday home complained that the noise was irritating his guests.
Some might think the gentle clonk of cowbells is as much a part of the Alpine landscape as soaring peaks and wooden chalets, but the noise drove landlord Guenter Frick to bring charges against farmer Engelbert Laengle las ... more Russia, China Making Progress in Synchronization of GLONASS, BeiDou Systems Alpha Defence Company To Make Navigation Satellites For ISRO Europe's own satnav Galileo goes live |
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The first mapping of carbon recovery in Amazonian forests following emissions released by commercial logging activities has been published in the journal eLife.
The findings suggest that, in some of the forests disturbed by logging, surviving trees may be more reliable for storing carbon emissions than newly 'recruited' trees (juveniles that naturally regenerate in the logged forests).
... more Warming could slow upslope migration of trees Better road planning could boost food production while protect forests A roadmap for guiding development and conservation in the Amazon |
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Michigan State University scientists have engineered "molecular Velcro" into to cyanobacteria, boosting this microalgae's biofuel viability as well as its potential for other research.
The findings, featured in the current issue of ACS Synthetic Biology, show how MSU researchers have designed a surface display system to attach cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, to yeast and oth ... more Ultrafast lasers reveal light-harvesting secrets of photosynthetic algae People willing to pay more for new biofuelsInvesting in the 'bioeconomy' could create jobs and reduce carbon emissions |
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Blue Oak Energy and Sun Air Solar have completed a 259 kWdc rooftop solar PV system atop a facility occupied by Abbott's diabetes care business and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Located near Oakland International Airport on Bay Farm Island in San Francisco's East Bay, a new 259 kWdc rooftop system complements an on-site 549 kWdc solar PV carport completed earlier this year by Blue O ... more Tesla, Panasonic team up for solar power Tenth Year of Consecutive Global Growth for PV Demand, IHS Markit Says Saudi Vision 2030 Gives Boost to Solar Energy Investors |
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A rule change means consumers in Alberta can have more flexibility when it comes to how they generate their own forms of green electricity, the government said.
The provincial government amended regulations governing low-carbon power sources to allow for more flexibility in grid connectivity and power limits, increasing micro-generation size limits from 1 megawatt to 5 MW.
The go ... more Offshore wind makes U.S. debut Apple invests in China wind farms German energy company plants wind farm seed in Texas |
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Norway's sovereign wealth fund, the world's largest, has barred 15 more companies linked to coal operations, most of them American and Asian, the Norwegian central bank said on Wednesday.
Norway's parliament voted in June 2015 to pull the fund out of coal, requiring it to sell its holdings in mining and power companies that generate more than 30 percent of their output or revenue from the po ... moreBlack coal, thin pickings: China's miners face decline Coal demand shifting to Asia, IEA says China halts North Korean coal imports |
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Nine residents of the Chinese "rebel" village of Wukan have been jailed for "disrupting social order" after September protests against officials turned violent, leading police to shut down the settlement and impose a media blackout.
Wukan, a 13,000-strong fishing village in the southern province of Guangdong, became a symbol of resistance against corruption after a mass uprising over alleged ... more Dalai Lama will not visit Mongolia again: govts Woman sues China public security bureau over propaganda video 'Iron lady' Ip runs for Hong Kong leader |
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Designing a soft robot to move organically - to bend like a finger or twist like a wrist - has always been a process of trial and error. Now, researchers from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering have developed a method to automatically design soft actuators based on the desired movement.
"Rather ... more Marriage and more with robots: science fiction or new reality? NIST device for detecting subatomic-scale motion may aid robotics, homeland security A hardware-based approach for real world collaborative multi-robots |
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  China's smoggiest city closed schools Wednesday as much of the country suffered its sixth day under an oppressive haze, sparking public anger about the slow response to the threat to children's health.
Since Friday a choking miasma has covered a large swathe of northeastern China, leaving more than 460 million gasping for breath.
Shijiazhuang, the capital of Hebei province, was one of mo ... more RIT researchers estimate 10,000 metric tons of plastic enter Great Lakes every year Bacteria control levels of dangerous pollutant in seabirds Planes grounded as smog chokes China for fifth day |
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Hundreds of people were evacuated from an Israeli village near Jerusalem overnight, police said Friday, as firefighters battled wildfires that have forced tens of thousands to flee around the country.
The evacuations in Beit Meir, a cooperative village of religious Jews, came after 60,000 people in Israel's third-largest city Haifa were moved to safety on Thursday because of a spate of fires ... more NASA Sets Space Fire in Second Round of Fire Safety Experiments Indonesian fires exposed 69 million to 'killer haze' Wildfire management or fire suppression |
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  Policymakers and scientists must act quickly and collaboratively to help coastal areas better prepare for rising sea levels globally, say climate change experts from Princeton and Penn State universities.
Recent estimates suggest that global mean sea level rise could exceed two meters by 2100. These projections are higher than previous estimates and are bas ... more Rebels blamed for 'poisoning' Damascus water Pakistan frees 220 Indian fishermen Paris climate deal could save millions of fish, livelihoods |
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A paper published this week during the American Geophysical Union (AGU) fall meeting in San Francisco points to new evidence of human influence on extreme weather events.
Three researchers from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) are among the co-authors on the paper, which is included in "Explaining Extreme Events of 2015 from a Climate Perspective," a special edition of ... more Increasing tornado outbreaks - is climate change responsible? Hurricane kills 9 in Costa Rica Four dead after unprecedented Australia 'thunderstorm asthma' |
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China had "real cause for concern" after US President-elect Donald Trump chose outspoken China critic Peter Navarro for a top trade position, Chinese media reports said Friday, as they warned of a potential trade war.
Trump has picked Navarro to head the White House National Trade Council, a new office that will oversee trade and industrial policy, in the latest sign he is moving ahead with ... more China tycoon moves jobs to US, citing high taxes at home US returns Alibaba website to counterfeits blacklist Trump names critics of China, regulation for economic posts |
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The Space Science Institute was awarded a grant from the Moore Foundation that will provide 1.26 million solar viewing glasses and other resources for 1,500 public libraries across the nation. They will serve as centers for eclipse education and viewing for their communities.
The libraries will be selected through a registration process managed by the STAR Library Education Network (STAR_N ... more Preparing for the August 2017 Total Solar Eclipse Giving the Sun a brake Perspectives on magnetic reconnection |
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Researchers at Utah State University have discovered nine new desert bee species, including two featuring males that look very much like ants.
"It's unclear why these males have this unique form, but it could indicate they spend a lot of time in the nest," entomologist Zach Portman said in a news release. "We may find more information as we learn more about their nesting biology."
... more Cheetahs 'sprinting' towards extinction: wildlife study Scientists decipher meaning in bat calls Baby orangutans rescued in Thai police sting |
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