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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 Deadly China-Nepal flood caused by glacial lake: experts |
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  Urbana IL (SPX) Jan 24, 2017 Trees may be easy to spot on the plains of Africa but they are often overlooked as a source of income for farmers. A University of Illinois study shows trees on farms may help reduce rural poverty and maintain biodiversity. "Trees on farms in Africa often fall through the cracks - they're not forests and they're not agriculture," says U of I's Daniel Miller, who studies environmental politics and policy. "In our study, we found about one third of all rural farmers across five study countries have ... read more |
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Wheat virus crosses over, harms native grassesOnce upon a time, it was thought that crop diseases affected only crops. New research shows, however, that a common wheat virus can spread and harm perennial native grasses. In the current iss ... more 
Harvests in the US to suffer from climate changeSome 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 so ... more  
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 
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 |
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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 
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 
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  
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 |
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 Bay Area methane emissions may be double what we thought 
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 
Anthropogenic groundwater extraction impacts climateAnthropogenic groundwater exploitation changes soil moisture and land-atmosphere water and energy fluxes, and essentially affects the ecohydrological processes and the climate system. In over-exploi ... more |
  
Approximately 345,000 or fewer chimpanzees remain in the wild, according to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, a substantial decline from the more than two million that existed a hundred years ago. Humans' closest genetic cousins, chimpanzees are an endangered species, and scientists and conservationists are turning to the NASA-U.S. Geological Survey Landsat satellites to he ... more NASA's Terra Satellite Sees Alaskan Volcanic Eruption Wrapped in White World's First Weather-Cracking Wind Satellite Aeolus to Improve Future Forecasts China to launch electromagnetic monitoring satellite for earthquake study |
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Experts from the Russian Central Research Institute of Machine Building (TsNIIMash) will construct a ground Glonass satellite navigation tracking station in Nicaragua, the TsNIIMash's press service said Monday.
"The TsNIIMash's specialists will construct a station for tracking data of the Glonass and other global satellite navigation systems in Nicaragua," the press release reads.
Ac ... more Clocks 'failed' onboard Europe's navigation satellites: ESA Russia, China Work on Joint High-Precision Satellite Navigation System Raytheon completes qualification testing of next-gen GPS Launch and Checkout System |
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Global forest ecosystems, widely considered to act as the lungs of the planet, 'held their breath' during the most recent occurrence of a warming hiatus, new research has shown. The international study examined the full extent to which these vital ecosystems performed as a carbon sink from 1998-2012 - the most recent recorded period of global warming slowdown.
The researchers, including Pr ... more Trees supplement income for rural farmers in Africa How much drought can a forest take? Activists slam giant Indonesian mill for environmental damage |
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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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An interdisciplinary team of researchers has laid the foundations for an entirely new type of photovoltaic cell. In this new method, infrared radiation is converted into electrical energy using a different mechanism from that found in conventional solar cells. The mechanism behind the new solid-state solar cell made of the mineral perovskite relies on so-called polaron excitations, which combine ... more Asia Pacific to gain edge in low-carbon growth A big nano boost for solar cells Xinhua: U.S. wasting opportunity in clean energy |
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  Gains in the renewable energy sector and deals in exploration and production helped boost fourth quarter profits substantially, General Electric said Friday.
GE said its earnings during the fourth quarter increased to about $3.5 billion, against the $2.6 billion reported during the same period last year. By sector, the company's renewable energy sector saw total revenues increase 29 per ... more Essen, Germany wins greenest city honors Obama puts offshore North Carolina on wind energy map 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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  US president Donald Trump will strut through the Year of the Rooster, thriving as Hong Kong geomancers predict 2017 will be marked by the arguments and aggression that are characteristic of the animal.
With Trump at the top of the pecking order, the volatile traits of the rooster - combined with the year's signature element of fire - mean rocky times ahead, particularly in the western wor ... more 2016 baby bump after China relaxes one-child rule Hong Kong's 'Mr Pringles' announces leadership bid Hong Kong leader slams independence movement in final speech |
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A Northwestern University team developed a new computational model that performs at human levels on a standard intelligence test. This work is an important step toward making artificial intelligence systems that see and understand the world as humans do.
"The model performs in the 75th percentile for American adults, making it better than average," said Northwestern Engineering's Ken Forbu ... more NASA develops AI for future exploration of extraterrestrial subsurface oceans For white-collar staff, AI threatens new workplace revolution Swarm of underwater robots mimics ocean life |
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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 Cookware made with scrap metal contaminates food Indonesian province declares alert as haze fears grow Europe chokes under freezing smog |
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Vast woodland fires in the center and south of Chile have caused "the biggest forestry disaster in our history," President Michelle Bachelet said Monday, canceling a trip abroad to supervise the emergency.
A total of 130 square kilometers (500 square miles) have been charred, mainly in sparsely populated rural areas, according to the National Emergency Office.
Although most of 150 fires ... more Chile orders extra funds to fight fire 'catastrophe''Catastrophe' declared as wildfires rage in central Chile Chile forest fire ravages 50 hectares, destroys homes |
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If you've visited North Carolina's Outer Banks or other barrier islands, you've likely experienced their split personalities - places where high waves can pound the sandy ocean shore while herons stalk placid saltmarsh waters just a short distance landward.
New research by a team from William and Mary and its Virginia Institute of Marine Science shows that these seemingly disparate ecosyst ... more Ex-leader of Maldives plans return to save sinking nation Oceanographic analysis offers potential crash site of MH370 Regional sea-level scenarios will help Northeast plan for faster-than-global rise |
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  Governor Jerry Brown late Monday declared a state of emergency for counties across California to help deal with damage from powerful December and January storms.
Drought-stricken California was hard-hit by rainstorms that struck in early December, and high winds and heavy rains from a storm that began in early January and continued through the weekend.
"I find that conditions of extreme ... more Bangladesh plants million trees to cut lightning toll Powerful storms kill at least 16 in southeast US It's freezing inside... that tornado? |
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  Australia said Tuesday it was working to recast the Trans-Pacific Partnership without the United States and opened the door for China to sign up after President Donald Trump ditched the huge trade pact.
The deal included a dozen Asia-Pacific nations which together account for 40 percent of the global economy, but Trump declared Monday he had "terminated" it in line with election pledges to s ... more Chinese growth slows in 2016 with outlook uncertainTrump trade moves chilling, could hurt US business: trade expertsChina-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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The Venus flytrap captures insects for more than just nutritional purposes: A research team lead by Prof. Dr. Heinz Rennenberg and Lukas Fasbender from the Institute of Forest Sciences at the University of Freiburg has proven the carnivorous plant extracts also energy from its prey. The scientists recently presented their findings in the scientific journal New Phytologist.
The Venus flytra ... more From tiny phytoplankton to massive tuna Moving up the food chain can beat being on top Interpol opens new front in war against wildlife crimes |
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