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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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  Libreville (AFP) Dec 28, 2016 Its lower cost has made it popular in commercial food production, but after being blamed for deforestation in Asia, palm oil plantations are now getting a similar rap in Africa. The sheer scale of land required is having an impact in Gabon, Cameroon and the Congo Basin, environmentalists say. With financing coming from American, European and Asian agri-businesses, palm bunches are cultivated then cut from trees and sent to factories where oil is extracted by hot pressing. But the production ... read more |
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Research reveals movement and evolution of potato famine pathogenThe pathogen responsible for the Irish potato famine that killed more than a million people may have originated in South America. That's the conclusion of a team of scientists from North Carolina State University who recently analyzed the movement and evolution of the potato pathogen. ... more 
China's Sichuan cannot get enough spicy marinated rabbit headsChinese diners greedily crack open delicate rabbit skulls and slurp down their contents, tucking into a delicacy so popular in one province that it has to import supplies from France. ... more  
Rebels blamed for 'poisoning' Damascus waterResidents 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. ... more 
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 |
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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  
Austrian cows swap bells from 'hell' for GPSA 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. ... 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 
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 |
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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 |
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We would normally associate jet streams with the weather but, thanks to ESA's magnetic field mission, scientists have discovered a jet stream deep below Earth's surface - and it's speeding up.
Launched in 2013, the trio of Swarm satellites are measuring and untangling the different magnetic fields that stem from Earth's core, mantle, crust, oceans, ionosphere and magnetosphere.
Toget ... more exactEarth to study Small Vessel Tracking for UK Space Agency China launches TanSat to study atmospheric carbon dioxide processes Airbus DS ships payload module for MetOp-C for final assembly |
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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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President Barack Obama has created two new US national monuments, bringing vast desert areas under federal protection.
Bears Ears and Gold Butte National Monuments protect over one million acres (0.4 million hectares) of sacred sites, spectacular scenery, and important natural and cultural resources in the desert landscapes of Utah and southern Nevada, the White House said Wednesday.
Oba ... more Amazonia's best and worst areas for carbon recovery revealed Warming could slow upslope migration of trees Better road planning could boost food production while protect forests |
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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 Biomass operations aren't currently feasible in rural communities Ultrafast lasers reveal light-harvesting secrets of photosynthetic algae People willing to pay more for new biofuels |
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Japanese electronics corporation Panasonic and energy storage company Tesla announced plans to start producing solar power components at a factory in New York.
Buffalo, N.Y., will serve as a manufacturing base for the production of solar components that will first service sectors outside Tesla's solar-roof products.
"When production of the solar roof begins, Tesla will also incor ... more Ohio keeps renewable energy standards Blue Oak Energy and Sun Air Solar complete additional 808kW PV System Tenth Year of Consecutive Global Growth for PV Demand, IHS Markit Says |
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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 Hong Kong's ousted anti-China lawmakers make final appeal over ban Born again: baby boom after China ends one-child rule Dalai Lama will not visit Mongolia again: govts |
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  A giant South Korean-built manned robot that walks like a human but makes the ground shake under its weight has taken its first baby steps.
Designed by a veteran of science fiction blockbusters, the four-metre-tall (13-foot), 1.5 ton Method-2 towers over a room on the outskirts of Seoul.
The hulking human-like creation bears a striking resemblance to the military robots starring in the m ... more Mimicking biological movements with soft robots Marriage and more with robots: science fiction or new reality? NIST device for detecting subatomic-scale motion may aid robotics, homeland security |
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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 In Spain first, Madrid bans half of cars to fight smog RIT researchers estimate 10,000 metric tons of plastic enter Great Lakes every year 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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Last spring, researchers made Newly discovered 'Casper' octopod at risk from deep-sea minings with the discovery of what was surely a new species of octopod, crawling along the seafloor at a record-breaking ocean depth of more than 4,000 meters (about 2.5 miles) off Necker Island near Hawaii. The octopod's colorless and squishy appearance immediately inspired the nickname "Casper."
Now, a ... more Rising sea level estimates require collaborative response Bangladeshi fishermen claim Myanmar navy attacked trawler Rebels blamed for 'poisoning' Damascus water |
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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 US returns Alibaba website to counterfeits blacklist Trump names critics of China, regulation for economic posts Toshiba shares fall 20% after it flags one-off loss |
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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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