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  Maiduguri, Nigeria (AFP) March 13, 2017 Tens of thousands of people who fled Boko Haram in northeast Nigeria are facing a severe lack of water, compounding widespread food shortages and security fears, aid workers said Monday. For the past week supplies have been low at the Muna camp for internally displaced people (IDPs) in the city of Maiduguri after one of its five solar-powered water pumps broke down. "We are facing a serious water shortage in the camp," said camp coordinator Tijjani Lumani, adding that the four other pumps on the ... read more |
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More salt water in Egypt's Nile Delta putting millions at grave riskCairo (UPI) Mar 13, 2017 Increased human activity over the last few decades has slowly created a fresh water crisis that now looms for nearly 100 million people in Egypt, a scenario that scientists say could ultimately make the entire region uninhabitable by the end of this century. ... more  
This small molecule could have a big future in global food securityTucson AZ (SPX) Mar 13, 2017 Researchers at the University of Arizona have found a promising way to prevent the loss of millions of tons of crops to a fungus each year, offering the potential to dramatically improve food securi ... more  
Niger drought leaves schools closedNiamey (AFP) March 10, 2017 More than half of schoolchildren have quit class in some parts of Niger due to drought which is forcing entire families of farmers to move to seek better pastures, the UN said Friday. ... more 
More intense and frequent severe rainstorms likely; no drop off expectedStorrs CT (SPX) Mar 09, 2017 A University of Connecticut climate scientist confirms that more intense and more frequent severe rainstorms will likely continue as temperatures rise due to global warming, despite some observation ... more |
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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 Five missing in landslide as rain lashes China's south and east Two killed in Guatemala earthquakes More than 160 people still missing days after deadly Texas floods |
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Why did rainfall over Asian inland plateau region undergo abrupt decrease around 1999Beijing, China (SPX) Mar 09, 2017 The Asian inland plateau (AIP) is located in the East Asian monsoon marginal areas and mainly includes Mongolia and part of northern China. Covering arid and semi-arid regions, the climate variabili ... more 
Researchers develop equation that helps to explain plant growthLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 09, 2017 It is rare in biology that a single trait can answer questions spanning several fields of research. One such trait is plant biology's "leaf mass per area," a simple measurement calculated by weighin ... more 
Future climate change will affect plants and soil differentlyLondon, UK (SPX) Mar 09, 2017 A new European study has found that soil carbon loss is more sensitive to climate change compared to carbon taken up by plants. In drier regions, soil carbon loss decreased but in wetter regions soi ... more 
France's Jarre to play Israel in aid of Dead SeaJerusalem (AFP) March 9, 2017 Electronic music pioneer Jean-Michel Jarre says he will perform in Israel next month in a concert to publicise the plight of the shrinking Dead Sea. ... more 
'Traveling' droughts bring new possibilities for predictionVienna, Austria (SPX) Mar 09, 2017 A small subset of the most intense droughts move across continents in predictable patterns, according a new study published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters by researchers in Austria and ... more 
Stabilizing soils with sulfates to improve their constructional propertiesLeioa, Spain (SPX) Mar 09, 2017 The journal Applied Clay Science has recently published the paper 'Sulfate soils stabilization with magnesium-based bindersa', a piece of research led by Dr Andres Seco-Meneses on the stabilizing of ... more |
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General Electric sells water business to French utilityParis (AFP) March 8, 2017 French utility Suez said Wednesday it had teamed up with a Canadian investment fund to buy General Electric unit GE Water, building an "unparalleled" new business at a time of worsening global water scarcity. ... more 
Chicago waterways still flowing after over 100 yearsUrbana IL (SPX) Mar 09, 2017 As the city of Chicago has grown in population and industry since it was established more than 180 years ago, so has its need for clean water. Meeting that growing need has presented many challenges ... more  
Uproar as Norway paves way for hunting wolvesOslo (AFP) March 3, 2017 Norway's government on Friday paved the way for recreational hunting of wolves, a policy reversal that incensed green campaigners seeking to protect the endangered species. ... more 
Hand-picked specialty crops 'ripe' for precision agriculture techniquesChampaign IL (SPX) Mar 06, 2017 Timing the harvest and transport of highly perishable, hand-picked crops such as strawberries so these delicate products reach consumers at peak flavor and freshness is an intricate dance that partn ... more |
  Cape Cod MA (SPX) Mar 03, 2017 
The temperature of Earth's interior affects everything from the movement of tectonic plates to the formation of the planet. A new study led by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) suggests the mantle - the mostly solid, rocky part of Earth's interior that lies between its super-heated core and its outer crustal layer - may be hotter than previously believed. The new finding, published Mar ... more Washington (UPI) Mar 10, 2017How Arctic weather can improve mid-latitude forecasts  Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Mar 13, 2017Additional Arctic weather data raises forecast accuracy of Japan cold waves  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 07, 2017NASA examines deadly spring-like weather with GPM satellite |
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Scientists studying the Northern Lights say they think their research will lead to new technology to reduce outages from satellite navigation systems.
Researchers at the University of Bath in England found for the first time that turbulence does not take place within the Northern Lights and instead that unknown mechanisms are responsible for the outages of Global Navigation Satellite Sy ... more Los Angeles CA (UPI) Mar 07, 2017DevOps process reduces GPS OCX development time for Raytheon  Beijing (AFP) Feb 21, 2017Police in China's restive Xinjiang to track cars by GPS  New Delhi (Sputnik) Feb 15, 2017GLONASS station in India to expedite 'space centric' warfare command |
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 Sydney (AFP) March 13, 2017 
Thousands of hectares of mangroves in Australia's remote north "died of thirst" last year, scientists said Tuesday, in the largest climate-related incident of its kind ever recorded.
Some 7,400 hectares (18,000 acres), stretching 1,000 kilometres across the semi-arid Gulf of Carpentaria, perished, according to researchers from Australia's James Cook University.
The so-called die-back - ... more Vienna, Austria (SPX) Mar 07, 2017How nature creates forest diversity  Bangkok (AFP) March 2, 2017The battle to save Bangkok's 'Green Lung'  Washington DC (SPX) Mar 03, 2017Ancient peoples shaped the Amazon rainforest |
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 Gothenburg, Sweden (SPX) Mar 13, 2017 
There have been many attempts to modify this stubborn little enzyme, but none have succeeded. Until now. With new findings from Chalmers University of Technology, the fatty acid synthase (FAS) enzyme has started to produce sustainable chemicals for biofuels. The results were recently published in the journal Nature Chemical Biology.
We are in great need of sustainable and clean alternative ... more University Park PA (SPX) Mar 13, 2017Energy crop production on conservation lands may not boost greenhouse gases  Pullman WA (SPX) Mar 07, 2017Tree growth model assists breeding for more wood  Washington (UPI) Mar 8, 2017Yeast cell factories make gas, jet fuel alternatives |
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 Lappeenranta, Finland (SPX) Mar 13, 2017 
Iran can transition to a fully renewable electricity system and financially benefit from it by 2030. Researchers at Lappeenranta University of Technology (LUT) show that major oil-producing countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region could turn their abundant renewable energy resources into lucrative business opportunities in less than two decades.
According to the study, a ... more Baton Rouge LA (SPX) Mar 09, 2017New study shines light on photosynthesis  Los Alamos NM (SPX) Mar 13, 2017Perovskite edges can be tuned for optoelectronic performance  Johannesburg, South Africa (SPX) Mar 09, 2017SolarReserve Helps Netcare Lower Their Energy Costs |
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 London (UPI) Mar 13, 2017 
The first turbines for the English Channel's Rampion wind farm, which will meet the demands of nearly 347,000 homes, are installed, a German company said.
German energy company E.ON said the first of the 116 turbines were installed off the coast of Sussex during the weekend. With a peak capacity of 400 megawatts, the Rampion wind farm will meet the average demands of nearly 347,000 aver ... more Paris (UPI) Mar 06, 2017French, Spanish companies set for more wind power off coast of France  Washington DC (UPI) Mar 07, 2017Wind energy gaining traction, U.S. trade group says  Essen, Germany (UPI) Mar 3, 2017German company to store US wind energy in batteries in Texas |
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 Beijing (AFP) March 14, 2017 
Seventeen Chinese coal miners were killed when a lift used to move workers fell down a shaft, state media reported, the latest deadly mishap in the country's accident-prone coal-mining industry.
The accident occurred Thursday when a cable supporting a mining cage caught fire, causing the rig to tumble down into a state-operated coal mine in northeast China's Heilongjiang province, Xinhua new ... more Beijing (AFP) Feb 28, 2017China says coal consumption falls for third year  Beijing (AFP) Feb 18, 2017China halts N. Korea coal imports after missile test  Brussels (AFP) Feb 9, 2017EU must shut coal plants by 2030 to meet climate pledge: study |
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 Washington (AFP) March 13, 2017 
With North Korea's drive to field a nuclear-armed missile rapidly emerging as President Donald Trump's first foreign crisis, his top diplomat is heading to a nervous region.
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, a former oil executive with no government experience, has yet to make an impact in Washington, where he has not even appointed a senior staff.
But this week he will head as emissa ... more Beijing (AFP) March 12, 2017Punishment of rights lawyers top 2016 achievement: China  Beijing (AFP) March 13, 2017China lawmakers draft rules against defaming 'heroes'  Sanya, China (AFP) March 13, 2017Sun-seeking retirees flock to 'China's Florida' |
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 Osaka, Japan (SPX) Mar 13, 2017 
Music, more than any art, is a beautiful mix of science and emotion. It follows a set of patterns almost mathematically to extract feelings from its audience. Machines that make music focus on these patterns, but give little consideration to the emotional response of their audience. An international research team led by Osaka University together with Tokyo Metropolitan University, imec in Belgiu ... more Bethesda MD (SPX) Mar 07, 2017DARPA robotic servicing program has become stalled  Tel Aviv (UPI) Mar 8, 2017Rafael completes test firing with Protector USV  Providence RI (SPX) Mar 07, 2017Robot uses social feedback to fetch objects intelligently |
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 Addis Ababa (AFP) March 13, 2017 
At least 65 people were killed in a giant landslide at Ethiopia's largest rubbish dump this weekend, officials said Monday, in a tragedy that saw entire families including children buried alive.
"The rescue operation is still ongoing, security personnel and rescuers are trying their level best" to locate any possible survivors, while searching for the dead, Communication Minister Negeri Lenc ... more Geneva (AFP) March 6, 2017Environmental risks kill 1.7mn kids under 5 a year: WHO  Paris (AFP) March 3, 2017City noise linked to hearing loss: study  Dhaka (AFP) March 6, 2017Bangladesh orders shutdown of city tanneries |
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 Santiago (AFP) March 13, 2017 
Some 6,000 people began returning home Monday after a forest fire forced their evacuation over the weekend, sweeping through central Chile and destroying more than a dozen dwellings, local authorities said.
The blaze began in forested areas of Vina del Mar, a popular resort area in the Valparaiso region, about 120 kilometers (75 miles) west of Santiago, where hundreds of poor families live i ... more Boulder CO (SPX) Feb 28, 2017Humans sparked 84 percent of US wildfires, increased fire season over 2 decades  Beijing (AFP) Feb 26, 2017China detains 24 after deadly hotel fire  Sydney (AFP) Feb 13, 2017Australia fires ease as damage mounts after record heat |
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 Beijing, China (SPX) Mar 09, 2017  The Asian inland plateau (AIP) is located in the East Asian monsoon marginal areas and mainly includes Mongolia and part of northern China. Covering arid and semi-arid regions, the climate variability of the AIP is complex and can have profound impacts on economic and social activities.
Recently, scientists from the Institute of Atmospheric Physics worked with Korean and Russian scientists ... more Hobart, Australia (UPI) Mar 13, 2017Boaty McBoatface prepares for first Antarctic mission  Sydney (AFP) March 10, 2017Australia sees second year of Barrier Reef bleaching  Maiduguri, Nigeria (AFP) March 13, 2017Nigeria water shortages hit Boko Haram displaced |
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 Paris (AFP) March 6, 2017 
Winds gusting up to hurricane force battered west and central France on Monday, leaving two people dead and 600,000 homes without electricity, authorities said.
Storm Zeus - named after the paramount god in Greek mythology - hit the Atlantic coast before sweeping across to the centre and southeast of the country.
Weather experts said they measured gusts of up to 193 kilometres (120 mil ... more London (AFP) Feb 23, 2017One dead as Storm Doris hits British Isles  Los Angeles (AFP) Feb 18, 2017Four dead as 'worse storm in years' buffets California  Albuquerque (UPI) Feb 14, 2017Extreme heat threatens desert songbirds |
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 St. Louis MO (SPX) Mar 09, 2017 
Nearly 5,000 years ago, long before the vast east-west trade routes of the Great Silk Road were traversed by Marco Polo, the foundations for these trans-Asian interaction networks were being carved by nomads moving herds to lush mountain pastures, suggests new research from Washington University in St. Louis.
"Our model shows that long-term strategies of mobility by highland nomadic herder ... more Beijing (AFP) March 11, 2017China says industrial policy not aimed at foreign firms  Washington (AFP) March 14, 2017Family of Trump son-in-law in $4 bn deal with Chinese company  Beijing (AFP) March 14, 2017China industrial output offers fresh sign of stability |
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 Copenhagen, Denmark (SPX) Mar 07, 2017 
Eruptions on the Sun's surface send clouds of electrically charged particles towards Earth, producing solar storms that - among other things - can trigger the beautiful Northern Lights over the Arctic regions. But the storms may also have a strong impact on the efficiency of communication and navigation systems at high latitudes. It is therefore important to study the phenomena.
New resear ... more Greenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 13, 2017Studying magnetic space explosions with NASA missions  Copenhagen, Denmark (UPI) Mar 3, 2017Solar storms remove electrons from large portions of Earth's atmosphere  Washington DC (SPX) Mar 01, 2017First Solar Images from NOAA's GOES-16 Satellite |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Mar 09, 2017 
A good rain can have a cleansing effect on the land. But an MIT study published this week in Nature Communications reports that, under just the right conditions, rain can also be a means of spreading bacteria.
Using high-resolution imaging, researchers from MIT's Department of Mechanical Engineering observed the effect of raindrops falling on dry soil laden with bacteria. When falling at s ... more Mainz, Germany (SPX) Mar 09, 2017A backup copy in the central brain  Washington DC (SPX) Mar 13, 2017How big brains evolved could be revealed by new mathematical model  Vienna (UPI) Mar 13, 2017Stressed seabirds not concerned with offspring, study says |
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