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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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  Potsdam, Germany (SPX) Jan 20, 2017 Some of the most important crops risk substantial damage from rising temperatures. To better assess how climate change caused by human greenhouse gas emissions will likely impact wheat, maize and soybean, an international team of scientists now ran an unprecedentedly comprehensive set of computer simulations of US crop yields. The simulations were shown to reproduce the observed strong reduction in past crop yields induced by high temperatures, thereby confirming that they capture one main mechani ... read more |
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Mighty river, mighty filterHuckleberry Finn wouldn't recognize today's lower Mississippi River. Massive walls separate the river from low-lying lands along the bank, an area called the floodplain. Floodplains were once the sp ... more 
Common crop chemical leaves bees susceptible to deadly virusesA chemical that is thought to be safe and is, therefore, widely used on crops - such as almonds, wine grapes and tree fruits - to boost the performance of pesticides, makes honey bee larvae signific ... more 
New plant opens in bid to head off Gaza water crisisThe largest desalination plant in the Gaza Strip partially opened Thursday with international help as the impoverished and blockaded Palestinian enclave seeks to prevent a water crisis. ... more 
Syria regime encircles rebel area supplying Damascus waterSyrian government forces encircled a key rebel area northwest of Damascus on Thursday that serves as the capital's main water supply, a monitoring group said. ... more |
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Norway spurs $400mn rainforest fund at DavosNorway on Thursday said it will raise $400 million to encourage Brazil's farmers to stop destroying the rainforests, launching a fund also backed by food giants Unilever and Nestle. ... more  
Nothing to eat but cactus in Madagascar's hunger capitalA black ribbon is strapped around Karaniteny's straw hat: a symbol of mourning after she lost her 10-year-old daughter Vahana to the devastation of severe drought in October. ... more 
Drought may add famine to Somalia's humanitarian woesA serious drought has left parts of Somalia at risk of famine and 320,000 children are already severely malnourished and in need of care, the UN humanitarian agency said Tuesday. ... more 
Bay Area methane emissions may be double what we thoughtEmissions of methane - a potent climate-warming gas - may be roughly twice as high as officially estimated for the San Francisco Bay Area. Most of the emissions come from biological sources, such as ... more 
Tiny plants with huge potentialWolffia globosa, a tiny, rootless duckweed, or water lens, apparently has what it takes to achieve great things. Researchers at the University of Jena (Germany), together with colleagues in In ... more |
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Can the 'greening' be greener?The EU introduced the new "greening" instrument into the Common Agricultural Policy in 2015, with the intention to slow the rapid loss of biodiversity in agricultural areas. The idea is quite simple ... more 
Affordable water in the US: A burgeoning crisisIf water rates continue rising at projected amounts, the number of U.S. households unable to afford water could triple in five years, to nearly 36 percent, finds new research by a Michigan State Uni ... more |
  
When NASA's Terra satellite passed over Alaska's erupting Bogoslof Volcano the MODIS instrument aboard captured an image of a large ash plume surrounded by clouds making it appear to be wrapped in white.
The Bogoslof Volcano is located on Bogoslof Island at 53 55'38" north latitude and 168 2'4" west longitude, along the southern edge of the Bering Sea. It is about 35 miles northwest of Una ... more World's First Weather-Cracking Wind Satellite Aeolus to Improve Future Forecasts China to launch electromagnetic monitoring satellite for earthquake study Study tracks 'memory' of soil moisture |
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  Europe's beleaguered Galileo satnav has suffered another setback, with clocks failing onboard a number of satellites in space, the European Space Agency said Wednesday. Designed to render Europe independent from America's GPS, the 10 billion-euro ($11 billion) project may experience further delays as the cause of the failure is investigated, ESA director general Jan Woerner told journalists in Paris. ... more Russia, China Work on Joint High-Precision Satellite Navigation System Raytheon completes qualification testing of next-gen GPS Launch and Checkout System Oregon deploys DT Research Rugged Tablets for Construction Projects |
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  Green groups said Thursday that one of the world's biggest pulp mills which started production on Indonesia's Sumatra island last month was causing enormous environmental damage.
The groups said the $3 billion mill belonging to industry giant Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) was sourcing raw materials mostly from trees grown on drained peatlands, where haze-belching fires occur every year.
The ... more How much drought can a forest take? Norway spurs $400mn rainforest fund at Davos Trade-offs between economic growth and deforestation |
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Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have released the largest-ever single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) dataset of genetic variations in poplar trees, information useful to plant scientists as well as researchers in the fields of biofuels, materials science, and secondary plant metabolism.
For nearly 10 years, researchers with DOE's BioEnergy Scie ... more Handheld Sensor Unit Determines Biofuel Content Of Diesel Blends Dual-purpose biofuel crops could extend production, increase profits Iowa State engineer helps journal highlight how pyrolysis can advance the bioeconomy |
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It will be the economies in the Asia Pacific region that could gain the global edge in clean energy technology in the age of protectionism, a consultant said.
Donald Trump vowed to make the United States energy independent by unraveling what his advisors see as burdensome regulations enacted by his predecessor, Barak Obama. While making reference to a need for alternative options, most ... more Rooftop Solar in the Spotlight at the World Future Energy Summit Solar Expo Astronergy receives licence to import 100 MW of solar modules to Turkey Report details how renewables can decarbonise the energy sector |
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Thousands of acres offshore North Carolina are set aside for potential wind energy in one of the final moves under the Obama presidency, the government said.
"This is a significant milestone for North Carolina and our country as we continue to make progress on diversifying our nation's energy portfolio," Walter Cruickshank, the acting director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, s ... more Renewables a big boost for GE's profits Essen, Germany wins greenest city honors DNV GL certifies new prototype of Siemens' 8 MW Offshore Wind Turbine |
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When the Environmental Protection Agency finalized the Clean Power Plan in 2015 it exercised its authority to regulate carbon dioxide emissions to protect public welfare. The Plan, now the focus of escalating debate, also put the nation on course to meet its goals under the Paris Climate Agreement. Given that other pollutants are emitted from power plants - along with carbon dioxide - research h ... more China to cut coal capacity by 800 million tonnes by 2020Norway fund blacklists more coal groups over climate concernsBlack coal, thin pickings: China's miners face decline |
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Hong Kong's unpopular pro-Beijing leader Leung Chun-ying faced protests Wednesday as he spoke out against the city's independence movement in his final policy address.
Leung will step down in July after a four-year term marked by anti-Beijing rallies as fears grow that Chinese authorities are squeezing Hong Kong's freedoms.
Frustration at lack of political reform has sparked movements s ... more Hong Kong's 'Mr Pringles' announces leadership bid Robert Chow: Hong Kong's pro-Beijing firebrandHong Kong activists declare 'war' after appeal bid snub |
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If your job involves inputting reams of data for a company, you might want to think about retraining in a more specialised field. Or as a plumber.
After industrial robots and international trade put paid to many manufacturing jobs in the West, millions of white-collar workers could now be under threat from new technology such as artificial intelligence (AI).
The issue of how best to fa ... more Scientists proposed a novel regional path tracking scheme for autonomous ground vehicles Cheery robots may make creepy companions, but could be intelligent assistants Robots need 'kill switches', warn Euro MPs |
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Researchers from North Carolina State University and the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine have found that while advanced wood-burning cookstoves can provide benefits to the environment and climate, these benefits are less than expected due to higher emissions measured in the field compared to laboratory settings. The study, conducted in rural Malawi, found that pollutant emissions from thes ... more China tells local meteorological bureaus to stop smog alerts Trump could enact sweeping changes to environment policy Researchers develop environmentally friendly soy air filter |
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Authorities declared a state of catastrophe in central Chile as crews Saturday fought vast forest fires described as the worst in decades.
More than 450 square kilometers (175 square miles) were ablaze in the O'Higgins region - an area roughly the size of Vienna or Tel Aviv.
As fire and emergency crews were brought in, officials evacuated 200 people from the mostly rural area south of t ... more Chile forest fire ravages 50 hectares, destroys homes Satellite photo reveals multiple fires burning in Argentina Hundreds flee wildfires near Jerusalem |
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Sea level in the Northeast and in some other U.S. regions will rise significantly faster than the global average, according to a report released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Moreover, in a worst-case scenario, global sea level could rise by about 8 feet by 2100. Robert E. Kopp, an associate professor in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Rut ... more U.S., Cuba sign maritime border treaty Mighty river, mighty filter Ex-leader of Maldives plans return to save sinking nation |
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Lightning killed six people at a funeral wake in Zimbabwe as they sheltered under a tree to escape torrential rain, police said Wednesday.
Heavy rains have deluged Zimbabwe in recent days, causing floods and killing people who attempted to cross rivers that had burst their banks.
The lightning struck the mourners Sunday in Binga in northwest Zimbabwe, near the border with Zambia.
"T ... more It's freezing inside... that tornado? Beaches packed as Sydney swelters through heatwave Large-scale tornado outbreaks increasing in frequency |
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Chinese growth hit its weakest rate for more than a quarter-century last year but while Friday's data pointed to stability in the world's number two economy, Beijing faces an uncertain outlook that could see a trade stand-off with Donald Trump.
After a tumultuous start to 2016, a flood of stimulus ensured the government hit its annual growth target and even recorded a quarterly pick-up for t ... more Alibaba's Ma makes star turn as Davos pivots to China New UN chief at Davos seeks allies in business China-backed trade pact gains as Trump threatens to ditch TPP |
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The daily U.S. economic cost from solar storm-induced electricity blackouts could be in the tens of billions of dollars, with more than half the loss from indirect costs outside the blackout zone, according to a new study.
Previous studies have focused on direct economic costs within the blackout zone, failing to take into account indirect domestic and international supply chain loss from ... more ALMA starts observing the sun Next-generation optics offer the widest real-time views of vast regions of the sun NASA moon data provides more accurate 2017 eclipse path |
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International police body Interpol announced a new project Friday that will identify and dismantle origanised crime networks between Africa and Asia that have devastated wildlife and made ivory a sought-after luxury.
Interpol, headquartered in the eastern French city of Lyon, said the initiative will focus on providing increased resources to countries linked to the illegal wildlife trade - ... more Limpets repair their damaged shells with biological materials Humans, not climate, killed off Australia's big beasts How ants navigate homeward - forward, backward, or sideward |
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