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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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  Copenhagen, Denmark (SPX) Jan 24, 2017 There are about 400,000 species of plants in the world. Humans use approximately 10-15% of them to cover our basic needs, such as food, medicine and shelter, as well as other needs, such as recreation, art, and craft. But why and how have humans selected only a small fraction of all plants to utilize? A new study published in Nature Plants sheds new light on these questions by investigating how people use palms in South America. The overall conclusion is that people are very selective when it come ... read more |
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Intense industrial fishingChina, the world's largest seafood producer, has done something extraordinary. For the past 20 years, despite minimal management and some of the most intense industrial fishing in the world, it has ... more  
How water can split into two liquids below zeroDid you know that water can still remain liquid below zero degrees Celsius? It is called supercooled water and is present in refrigerators. At even smaller temperatures, supercooled water could exis ... more 
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  
Trees supplement income for rural farmers in AfricaTrees 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 a ... more |
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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 
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 |
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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 |
  
When Michelle Stokes and Stacie Bender look out across the snow-capped mountains of Utah and Colorado, they see more than just a majestic landscape. They see millions of gallons of water that will eventually flow into the Colorado River. The water stored as snowpack there will make its way to some 33 million people across seven western states, irrigating acres of lettuce, fruits and nuts in Cali ... more NOAA's GOES-16 Satellite Sends First Images to Earth How satellite data changed chimpanzee conservation efforts Doubt over Everest's true height spurs fresh expedition |
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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 New project to boost Sat Nav positioning accuracy anywhere in world Clocks 'failed' onboard Europe's navigation satellites: ESA Russia, China Work on Joint High-Precision Satellite Navigation 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 Risk of tree species disappearing in central Africa 'a major concern,' say researchers Trees supplement income for rural farmers in Africa How much drought can a forest take? |
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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 France issues first 'green bonds' with record 7 bln euro sale A big nano boost for solar cells Xinhua: U.S. wasting opportunity in clean energy |
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  Local authorities approved the largest offshore wind farm in the United States on Wednesday, to be located near Long Island and capable of powering some 50,000 households.
Construction on the site, which could begin by 2019, is set to install an initial 15 turbines with a capacity of 90 megawatts.
The South Fork Wind Farm will be located some 30 miles (50 kilometers) southeast of the tip ... more Renewables a big boost for GE's profits Essen, Germany wins greenest city honors Obama puts offshore North Carolina on wind energy map |
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  Rio Tinto has sold most of its underperforming Australian coal assets to China-backed Yancoal in a deal worth up to US$2.45 billion as part of a divestment drive analysts expect will lead to a complete exit from the sector.
In the face of tumbling prices and wild volatility in commodities markets the Anglo-Australian firm, the world's number-two miner, has embarked on a cost-cutting programm ... more IEA urges Poland to curb reliance on coal People aren't the only beneficiaries of power plant carbon standards China to cut coal capacity by 800 million tonnes by 2020 |
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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 Hong Kong leadership favourite testifies in corruption trial 2016 baby bump after China relaxes one-child ruleHong Kong's 'Mr Pringles' announces leadership bid |
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NASA is developing technology which could enable autonomous navigation of future underwater drones studying subsurface oceans on icy moons like Jupiter's Europa. The agency is working on artificial intelligence (AI) that would allow submersibles to make their own decisions during exploration of extraterrestrial water worlds.
Space exploration missions and astronomical observations in recen ... more Swarm of underwater robots mimics ocean life Making AI systems that see the world as humans do Researches replicate ocean life with swarm of underwater robots |
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Despite a steady rise in the manufacture and release of synthetic chemicals, research on the ecological effects of pharmaceuticals, pesticides, and industrial chemicals is severely lacking. This blind spot undermines efforts to address global change and achieve sustainability goals. So reports a new study in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment.
Emma J. Rosi, a freshwater ecologist at ... more Cookware made with scrap metal contaminates food Research targets cookstove pollution using supercomputers and NASA satellites How India's 'Garden City' became garbage city |
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Raging forest fires in central Chile have killed 10 people, displaced thousands and destroyed entire villages, the government said Thursday.
Multiple blazes fueled by strong wind and drought conditions have ravaged 273,000 hectares (680,000 acres) in just over a week.
The latest fatality was a fireman killed when a tree fell on his truck in the Biobio region 550 kilometers (340 miles) so ... more Chile orders extra funds to fight fire 'catastrophe'Chile fires cause 'worst forestry disaster' in its history'Catastrophe' declared as wildfires rage in central Chile |
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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 Super El Nino and the 2015 extreme summer drought over North China Researchers discover greenhouse bypass for nitrogen Oceanographic analysis offers potential crash site of MH370 |
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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 Japan posts first annual trade surplus since Fukushima EU envoy says China must open market to match soaring wordsTrump trade moves chilling, could hurt US business: trade experts |
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The dynamic space environment that surrounds Earth - the space our astronauts and spacecraft travel through - can be rattled by huge solar eruptions from the sun, which spew giant clouds of magnetic energy and plasma, a hot gas of electrically charged particles, out into space. The magnetic field of these solar eruptions are difficult to predict and can interact with Earth's magnetic fields, cau ... more Extreme space weather-induced blackouts could cost US more than $40 billion daily ALMA starts observing the sun Next-generation optics offer the widest real-time views of vast regions of the sun |
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Life's genetic code has only ever contained four natural bases. These bases pair up to form two "base pairs" - the rungs of the DNA ladder - and they have simply been rearranged to create bacteria and butterflies, penguins and people. Four bases make up all life as we know it.
Until now. Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have announced the development of the first stable ... more In African 'fairy circles,' a template for nature's many patterns Moving up the food chain can beat being on top Interpol opens new front in war against wildlife crimes |
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