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Mumbai's original inhabitants fear world's tallest statue![]() ![]() Mumbai (AFP) Feb 23, 2017 A fitting tribute to a local legend or a grotesque misuse of money? The decision to build the world's tallest statue just off Mumbai's coast has divided the city. But the traditional Koli community, who depend on fishing for their livelihoods, fear they will be worst hit by the construction, warning that it threatens their centuries-old existence. India will spend 36 billion rupees ($530 million) on the controversial memorial to 17th century Hindu warrior king Chhatrapati Shivaji. Prime Ministe ... read more |
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![]() Burlington VT (SPX) Feb 22, 2017 The first-ever study to map U.S. wild bees suggests they are disappearing in the country's most important farmlands - from California's Central Valley to the Midwest's corn belt and the Mississippi ... more ![]() ![]() Quixeramobim, Brazil (AFP) Feb 21, 2017 A cow's skull lies baking in the sun and nearby another dead cow rots, symbols of the desolation gripping northeastern Brazil during its worst drought in a century. ... more ![]() ![]() Columbia MO (SPX) Feb 14, 2017 Invisible to the naked eye, cyst nematodes are a major threat to agriculture, causing billions of dollars in global crop losses every year. A group of plant scientists, led by University of Missouri ... more ![]() ![]() Vancouver, Canada (SPX) Feb 17, 2017 Every year for the past 60 years, an average of 20 million tonnes of fish caught in the global ocean have not been used to nourish people. A new study emerging from the Sea Around Us project at the ... more |
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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 Fears grow that Texas floods death toll could still surge Searching for Grandma Alicia after Texas floods Spain lifts lockdown for thousands as forest fire eases Flash floods kill three in New Mexico |
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![]() Ithaca NY (SPX) Feb 21, 2017 Over many thousands of years, farmers have bred maize varieties so the crops are optimally adapted to local environments. A new study, published in Nature Genetics, analyzed close to 4,500 maize var ... more ![]() ![]() Konstanz, Germany (SPX) Feb 17, 2017 "It had remained unclear whether or not the accumulation of alien species has already reached a point of slow-down", says Dr Hanno Seebens from the Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Cent ... more ![]() ![]() Rio De Janeiro (AFP) Feb 20, 2017 Legislators for financially strapped Rio de Janeiro state voted Monday to approve privatization of the public water utility despite a strike by workers and threats of protests. ... more ![]() ![]() Paris (AFP) Feb 20, 2017 Tiny natural ponds pose an overlooked danger for speeding up global warming, according to a study published Monday in the journal Nature Climate Change. ... more ![]() ![]() Urbana IL (SPX) Feb 17, 2017 More no-till farmers are using cover crops to conserve soil and suppress weeds, but many vegetable producers are reluctant to get on board. That's because many small-seeded vegetable crops struggle ... more ![]() ![]() Edinburgh, UK (SPX) Feb 22, 2017 Almost 20 per cent of the food made available to consumers is lost through over-eating or waste, a study suggests. The world population consumes around 10 per cent more food than it needs, while alm ... more |
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![]() ![]() Mongolia herders reel under dreaded 'dzud' weather ![]() ![]() Managua (AFP) Feb 17, 2017 With climate change threatening crops in many parts of the world, Nicaragua is turning to a robust variety of coffee bean to protect one of its key exports. ... more ![]() ![]() Champaign IL (SPX) Feb 15, 2017 A new study contradicts decades of thought, research and teaching on the history of corn cultivation in the American Bottom, a floodplain of the Mississippi River in Illinois. The study refutes the ... more ![]() ![]() Rome (AFP) Feb 17, 2017 Ten former executives with Italian chemicals firm Montedison were found guilty Friday on appeal of allowing industrial waste to pollute the water supply of 700,000 people in the central eastern region of Pescara. ... more ![]() ![]() Stanford CA (SPX) Feb 14, 2017 Stanford researchers have developed a new way to estimate crop yields from space, using high-res photos snapped by a new wave of compact satellites. The approach, detailed in the February 13 issue o ... more |
![]() Pasadena CA (JPL) Feb 22, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Airbus to develop payload for first Franco-German Earth observation satellite ![]() ![]() Sentinel-2 teams prepare for space ![]() ![]() Earth Science on the Space Station continues to grow |
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![]() Beijing (AFP) Feb 21, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() GLONASS station in India to expedite 'space centric' warfare command ![]() ![]() Australia and Lockheed field 2nd-Gen sat-based augmentation system ![]() ![]() UK may lose access to EU Galileo GPS system after Brexit |
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![]() Syracuse, N.Y. (UPI) Feb 22, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Laissez-faire is not good enough for reforestation ![]() ![]() Myanmar makes record seizures of illegal timber ![]() ![]() How much biomass grows in the savannah |
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![]() Edmonton, Alberta (UPI) Feb 10, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() A better way to farm algae ![]() ![]() DuPont Industrial Biosciences to develop new high-efficiency biogas enzyme method ![]() ![]() Cathay Pacific to cut emissions with switch to biofuel |
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![]() Toronto, Canada (SPX) Feb 17, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Dream of energy-collecting windows is one step closer to reality ![]() ![]() U.S. renewables a job engine, trade groups say ![]() ![]() Trina Solar modules eligible for calls for tenders in France |
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![]() Newark DE (SPX) Feb 22, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Michigan meets renewable energy targets ![]() ![]() British grid drawing power from new offshore wind farm ![]() ![]() Prysmian UK to supply land cable connections for East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm |
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![]() Beijing (AFP) Feb 18, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() EU must shut coal plants by 2030 to meet climate pledge: study ![]() ![]() Do more to advance CCS, BHP Billiton says ![]() ![]() Beijing's mayor vows step away from coal |
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![]() Hong Kong (AFP) Feb 22, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() China jails safety boss who was sacked over huge blast ![]() ![]() China selfie-app leader seeks to 'beautify the world' ![]() ![]() Film depicts crackdown on China labour advocates |
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![]() Lausanne, Switzerland (UPI) Feb 17, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Now you can 'build your own' bio-bot ![]() ![]() How algorithms secretly run the world ![]() ![]() Will androids dream of quantum sheep? |
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![]() Manila (AFP) Feb 23, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Vietnam to punish officials over mass fish deaths ![]() ![]() Underwater seagrass beds dial back polluted seawater ![]() ![]() Tiny plastic particles from clothing, tyres clogging oceans: report |
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![]() Sydney (AFP) Feb 13, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Vegetation resilient to salvage logging after severe wildfire ![]() ![]() Research predicts extreme fires will increasingly be part of our global landscape ![]() ![]() More than 40 detained in Chile for spreading forest fires |
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![]() Paris (AFP) Feb 20, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Cash-strapped Rio de Janeiro to privatize water utility ![]() ![]() Basking sharks seek out winter sun ![]() ![]() Oceans have lost 2 percent of oxygen, says study |
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![]() Los Angeles (AFP) Feb 18, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Extreme heat threatens desert songbirds ![]() ![]() Broader updrafts in severe storms may increase chance of damaging hail ![]() ![]() California state of emergency over storm damage |
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![]() Beijing (AFP) Feb 20, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() HSBC profits plunge as bank navigates political storms ![]() ![]() China outbound investment plunges under new curbs ![]() ![]() Trump trade strategy 'doomed to failure:' US trade expert |
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![]() Paris (ESA) Feb 17, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() What happened to the sun over 7,000 years ago? ![]() ![]() NASA Scientist Studies Whether Solar Storms Cause Animal Beachings ![]() ![]() Friday Night's Deep Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |
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![]() Tokyo (AFP) Feb 21, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Bye Bye, Bao Bao: Panda leaves Washington for China ![]() ![]() Decline of grass threatens world's most endangered antelope ![]() ![]() Those who help each other can invade harsher environments |
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