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  Princeton NJ (SPX) Oct 10, 2017 Researchers have struggled to accurately model the changes to the abundant summer rains that sweep across the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, known to scientists as the "North American monsoon." In a report published Oct. 9 in the journal Nature Climate Change, a team of Princeton and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) researchers have applied a key factor in improving climate models - correcting for sea surface temperatures - to the monsoon. The repor ... read more |
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Genetically boosting the nutritional value of corn could benefit millionsBrunswick NJ (SPX) Oct 10, 2017 Rutgers scientists have found an efficient way to enhance the nutritional value of corn - the world's largest commodity crop - by inserting a bacterial gene that causes it to produce a key nutrient ... more 
Sustainable irrigation may harm other development goalsWashington DC (SPX) Oct 10, 2017 Pursuing sustainable irrigation without significant irrigation efficiency gains could negatively impact environmental and development goals in many areas of the world, a new study has found. O ... more 
Pesticide poisoning kills 20 farmers in Indian stateMumbai (AFP) Oct 9, 2017 Twenty Indian farmers have died and hundreds of others are in hospital after inhaling poisonous pesticides while spraying crops, officials said Monday, highlighting lax safety standards in the country. ... more 
Climate change, population growth may lead to open ocean aquacultureCorvallis OR (SPX) Oct 06, 2017 A new analysis suggests that open-ocean aquaculture for three species of finfish is a viable option for industry expansion under most climate change scenarios - an option that may provide a new sour ... more |
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6.1-magnitude quake hits Indonesia's Central Papua: USGS
Strong quake off Russia Far East, tsunami alert issued Europe, Mediterranean coast saw record drought in August: AFP analysis of EU data Philippine lawmaker quits top job as graft probe moves forward Floods devastate India's breadbasket of Punjab Landslides kill 12 after eastern Malaysia deluges Philippines president says corruption scandal protests justified Philippines commission to probe widening flood project scandal Magnitude 7.4 quake strikes off Russian Far East, tsunami warning lifted Magnitude 7.4 quake strikes off Russian Far East, tsunami warning issued |
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Are we at a tipping point with weed control?Urbana IL (SPX) Oct 09, 2017 Imagine walking the cereal aisle at your favorite grocery store. Are you reading labels? Scanning prices? Thinking about weeds? If you're like most American consumers, weeds probably aren't at the f ... more 
Climate solution in soilStanford CA (SPX) Oct 09, 2017 If you want to do something about global warming, look under your feet. Managed well, soil's ability to trap carbon dioxide is potentially much greater than previously estimated, according to Stanfo ... more 
Bee-harming pesticides in 75 percent of honey worldwide: studyMiami (AFP) Oct 5, 2017 Traces of pesticides that act as nerve agents on bees have been found in 75 percent of honey worldwide, raising concern about the survival of these crucial crop pollinators, researchers said Thursday. ... more 
Win-win strategies for climate and food securityVienna, Austria (SPX) Oct 05, 2017 Climate policies that target agriculture and forests could lead to increased food prices, but reducing deforestation and increasing soil carbon sequestration in agriculture could significantly reduc ... more 
Earliest evidence for a native African cultigen discovered in Eastern SudanChicago IL (SPX) Oct 05, 2017 Archaeologists examining plant impressions within broken pottery have discovered the earliest evidence for domesticated sorghum in Africa. The evidence comes from an archaeological site (known ... more 
Setback for EU deal on hormone-disrupting chemicalsStrasbourg, France (AFP) Oct 4, 2017 The EU's efforts to regulate chemicals which can potentially disrupt the body's hormones suffered a setback on Wednesday when MEPs blocked a key proposal. ... more |
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Land grabs cause lingering SE Asia conflicts: reportStockholm (AFP) Oct 3, 2017 Three-quarters of around 50 conflicts that have erupted in Southeast Asia since 2001 pitting mining, logging or agribusiness giants against indigenous peoples protesting land grabs are still lingering today, researchers reported Tuesday. ... more 
Big rainy season leaves dozens dead in Central AmericaGuatemala City (AFP) Oct 3, 2017 An unusually intense rainy season in Central America has left dozens dead and thousands more affected by damaged or destroyed homes and roads. ... more 
EU battle heats up over controversial weedkillerBrussels (AFP) Oct 1, 2017 A battle is heating up over whether the European Union will renew at year-end the licence for glyphosate, one of the world's most widely used weedkillers that some fear causes cancer. ... more 
First global pact backing indigenous land rights launchedStockholm (AFP) Oct 3, 2017 Indigenous peoples could soon regain some control of their native forests with the creation of a new global institution dedicated to securing their land rights. ... more |
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  Plesetsk, Russia (ESA) Oct 16, 2017 
The first Copernicus mission dedicated to monitoring our atmosphere, Sentinel-5P, has been launched from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia. The 820 kg satellite was carried into orbit on a Rockot launcher at 09:27 GMT (11:27 CEST) today.
The first stage separated 2 min 16 sec after liftoff, followed by the fairing and second stage at 3 min 3 sec and 5 min 19 sec, respectively. The ... more Beijing (XNA) Oct 10, 2017China launches remote sensing satellite for Venezuela  Paris (ESA) Oct 10, 2017Sentinel-5P poised for liftoff  Paris (AFP) Oct 11, 2017Europe set to launch atmosphere-probing satellite |
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 Washington (UPI) Oct 10, 2017 
The U.S. Air Force has given their final acceptance approval to Lockheed Martin's GPS III satellite, the company announced on Tuesday.
The available for launch designation, or AFL, from the Air Force is the final stage in accepting new technology under Department of Defense regulations. Lockheed Martin's first GPS III Space Vehicle or GPS III SV01 is expected to deploy in 2018, accordin ... more Cambridge, Canada (SPX) Sep 26, 2017exactEarth Announces Agreement with Alltek Marine to Expand Small Vessel Tracking Service Offering  Beijing (XNA) Sep 15, 2017BeiDou navigation to cover Belt and Road countries by 2018 Beijing (XNA) Sep 19, 2017China's BeiDou-3 satellites get new chips |
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 Burlington VT (SPX) Oct 10, 2017 
A University of Vermont-led study of 300,000 children in 35 nations says kids whose watersheds have greater tree cover are less likely to experience diarrheal disease, the second leading cause of death for children under the age of five.
Published in Nature Communications, the study is the first to quantify the connection between watershed quality and individual health outcomes of children ... more Milan (AFP) Oct 8, 2017Italy's high-rise forests take root around the world  Woods Hole MA (SPX) Oct 09, 2017Carbon feedback from forest soils will accelerate global warming  Annapolis, MD (SPX) Oct 09, 2017Predicting insect feeding preferences after deforestation |
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 Berlin (AFP) Oct 9, 2017 
Nearly 100 environmental and poverty fighting groups jointly released a letter Tuesday slamming a UN proposal that backs large-scale use of biofuels in commercial planes.
Extensive burning of biofuels would vastly expand the production of palm oil, which critics say drives deforestation, higher CO2 emissions and conflicts with indigenous peoples displaced from their land.
The UN's Intern ... more Liverpool UK (SPX) Oct 09, 2017Breakthrough in direct activation of CO2 and CH4 into liquid fuels and chemicals  Ames IA (SPX) Oct 06, 2017Surrounded by potential: New science in converting biomass  Washington DC (SPX) Oct 09, 2017A key step in synthetic fuel production from seawater patented by NRL |
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 Ituxi Extractive Reserve, Brazil (AFP) Oct 11, 2017 
In the darkest reaches of Brazil's Amazon, solar panels are bringing light - and could help save the rainforest.
Aurelio Souza is working to install solar panels in villages along the remote Purus and Ituxi rivers in the western Amazonas state.
"The Amazon is the last big frontier for electricity in the country," says the consultant for a joint program of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) a ... more Washington (UPI) Oct 11, 2017Total moves deeper into solar energy market  Adelaide, Australia (AFP) Oct 12, 2017Flying Dutch win world solar car race in Australia  Washington (UPI) Oct 5, 2017Statoil taps solar market in Brazil |
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 Stockholm, Sweden (SPX) Oct 10, 2017 
In December 2015, IKEA Finland signed a purchase agreement with OX2 for 13 wind turbines in Kemi, northern Finland. All the terms of the agreement have now been met and IKEA Finland has taken ownership.
"The renewal of the Kemi Ajos wind farm has been an important project for us on our path to gain energy independence. The IKEA vision is to create a better everyday life for the many people ... more Washington DC (SPX) Oct 10, 2017Huge energy potential in open ocean wind farms in the North Atlantic  Miami (AFP) Oct 9, 2017Wind farms in Atlantic could power the world: study  Washington (UPI) Sep 22, 2017Germany gets economic lift with wind energy |
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 Sydney (AFP) Sept 22, 2017 
Rio Tinto will return $2.5 billion to shareholders in a buyback after selling most of its Australian coal assets to China-backed Yancoal, the mining giant said Friday.
The world's second-largest miner sold Coal & Allied to Yancoal, majority-controlled by China's Yanzhou Coal, earlier this month in a divestment drive analysts expect will lead to a complete exit from the sector.
The buybac ... more Washington (UPI) Sep 15, 2017First-ever U.S. coal shipment arrives in Ukraine  Sydney (AFP) Sept 1, 2017Rio completes Australia coal mines sale to China's Yancoal  Washington (UPI) Aug 22, 2017In a first, U.S. ships coal to Ukraine |
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 Nanjie , China (AFP) Oct 13, 2017 
Disneyland has "Main Street, USA", a monorail and Mickey Mouse. China's Nanjie village has "East is Red Square", red trams and Mao Zedong.
Every year, hundreds of thousands of visitors flock to the hamlet in central Henan province which has become an attraction with its idealised vision of village life right out of the Communist past.
While the Communist Party prepares to give a second t ... more Beijing (AFP) Oct 15, 2017China's People's Daily launches English app in soft power push  Beijing (AFP) Oct 15, 2017Xi to tighten clutch on power at Communist conclave  Beijing (AFP) Oct 15, 2017Five things to know about China's Communist congress |
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 Miami (AFP) Oct 5, 2017 
Two NASA astronauts wrapped up a successful spacewalk Thursday to repair the International Space Station's aging robotic arm, the US space agency said.
The outing by Americans Randy Bresnik and Mark Vande Hei ended at 3 pm (1900 GMT), marking a "very successful day," a NASA spokesman said.
The spacewalk lasted six hours and 55 minutes, almost a half hour longer than planned because the p ... more Raleigh NC (SPX) Oct 09, 2017Sensitivity to time improves performance at remotely controlling devices  Washington (AFP) Oct 5, 2017Mattel scraps plan for digital assistant for kids  Hong Kong (SPX) Oct 03, 2017Servosila introduces Mobile Robots equipped with Software Defined Radio payloads |
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 Copenhagen (AFP) Oct 11, 2017  Air pollution causes more than 500,000 premature deaths across Europe each year despite "slowly" improving air quality on the continent, the EU's environment authority said Wednesday.
Although data from the Copenhagen-based European Environment Agency (EEA) reveals some encouraging signs, in large part the result of new technologies, air pollution remains the leading environmental cause of ... more Washington (UPI) Oct 11, 2017Scientists trace path of inland plastic pollution from rivers to oceanw/ll  Tipitapa, Nicaragua (AFP) Oct 5, 2017Polluted lake is poor Nicaraguans' lifeline  Tokyo (AFP) Oct 4, 2017Olympics: Tokyo 2020 water venue polluted |
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 Madrid (AFP) Oct 16, 2017 
Three people have been killed in Portugal as the country is hit by a record number of forest fires, and three more have died in Spain where blazes sparked by arsonists have been fanned by strong winds from Hurricane Ophelia.
In total, some 440 fires were burning across Portugal Sunday, which is "the worst day since the beginning of the year," according to a spokeswoman for the national civil ... more Santa Rosa, United States (AFP) Oct 11, 2017Flames turn Coffey Park to ashes  Sydney (AFP) Sept 25, 2017Papua New Guinea supermarket fire kills 10: reports  Lisbon (AFP) Sept 12, 2017Portuguese ex-firefighter jailed for starting 2016 forest fires |
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 Princeton NJ (SPX) Oct 10, 2017 
Researchers have struggled to accurately model the changes to the abundant summer rains that sweep across the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, known to scientists as the "North American monsoon."
In a report published Oct. 9 in the journal Nature Climate Change, a team of Princeton and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) researchers have applied a key ... more La Ciotat, France (AFP) Oct 11, 2017Underwater nurseries help revive Mediterranean fish stocks  Washington (UPI) Oct 11, 2017ERAPSCO awarded $219M contract for underwater sonobuoys  Paris (AFP) Oct 7, 2017Expanded bluefin tuna quotas could reverse recovery: scientists |
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 Beijing (AFP) Oct 9, 2017 
Twenty-three people have been killed as rainstorms battered China over the past week, destroying more than 5,200 homes and forcing the evacuation of nearly 34,000 people, authorities said Monday.
Heavy rainfall since October 1 has caused widespread damage in southwestern Sichuan province and Chongqing municipality, the central provinces of Anhui, Henan and Hubei and in northwest Shaanxi prov ... more Berlin (AFP) Oct 6, 2017Germany reels from deadly storm; Severe train disruptions  Sydney (AFP) Oct 4, 2017Sydney, Melbourne warned to prepare for 50-degree days Paris (AFP) Sept 27, 2017Searing summers becoming the new normal in Europe: study |
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 Thessaloniki, Greece (AFP) Oct 11, 2017  A tug-of-war between the US and Russia over the extradition of a Russian national suspected of bitcoin-related fraud went into a new round on Wednesday when a Greek court backed Russia's claim.
Alexander Vinnik, who headed BTC-e, an exchange he operated for the cyber currency, was indicted by a US court in July on 21 charges ranging from identity theft and facilitating drug trafficking to mo ... more Shanghai (AFP) Oct 12, 2017Evergrande boss is wealthiest as China's rich get richer  Washington (AFP) Oct 11, 2017US, Turkish military relations good amid diplo spat: Mattis  New York (AFP) Oct 11, 2017With a gilded cage visible from Trump Tower, Ai Weiwei honors pro-migrant New York |
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 Washington (UPI) Oct 3, 2017 
Scientists have modeled the extreme storm that triggered a vibrant red aurora atop Kyoto, Japan, in 1770. Researchers used historic accounts of the electromagnetic light show to estimate the storm's strength.
Recently, scientists at Tokyo's National Institute of Japanese Literature and National Institute for Polar Research got the opportunity to analyze an ancient painting of a red auro ... more Greenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 03, 2017A RAVAN in the sun  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Sep 27, 2017Parker Solar Probe Gets Its Revolutionary Heat Shield  Paris (ESA) Sep 21, 2017Solar antics |
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 Oxford UK (SPX) Oct 10, 2017 
An international team of scientists have completed the 'atlas of life' - the first global review and map of every vertebrate on Earth.
Led by researchers at the University of Oxford and Tel Aviv University, the 39 scientists have produced a catalogue and atlas of the world's reptiles. By linking this atlas with existing maps for birds, mammals and amphibians, the team have found many new a ... more Washington (UPI) Oct 11, 2017Scientists discover remains of an ancient bobcat-sized predator in Tanzania  Accra (AFP) Oct 12, 2017Pangolin trade forces Ghana to look at new wildlife laws  Washington (UPI) Oct 11, 2017Pumas are surprisingly social, study says |
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