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  Santa Barbara CA (SPX) Oct 18, 2017 The Colorado River tumbles through varied landscapes, draining watersheds from seven western states. This 1,450-mile-long system is a critical water supply for agriculture, industry and municipalities from Denver to Tijuana. In the drylands of the Colorado's lower basin, formed by Nevada, Arizona and California, thunderstorms - known in meteorological parlance as convective precipitation - typically control runoff, stream flow, water supply and flood risk to human populations in addition to water ... read more |
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Little growth observed in India's methane emissionsBristol UK (SPX) Oct 18, 2017 Methane is the second most powerful greenhouse gas and concentrations are rising in the atmosphere. Because of its potency and quick decay in the atmosphere, countries have recognised that reduction ... more 
Toward efficient high-pressure desalinationBoston MA (SPX) Oct 18, 2017 today use a process called reverse osmosis (RO), which forces water through huge rolls of membranes, leaving the salt behind. One of the most expensive operational challenges for such plants is the ... more  
More trees, better farming could slash carbon emissions: studyMiami (AFP) Oct 16, 2017 Planting more trees, farming more sustainably and conserving wetlands could significantly slash the amount of carbon emissions that humanity spews into the atmosphere through fossil fuel use, researchers said Monday. ... more 
'Thirsty protests' hit Morocco over water shortagesRabat (AFP) Oct 15, 2017 Residents angered by persistent water shortages in southern Morocco have taken to the streets in a series of "thirsty protests" that has grabbed the attention of the country's king. ... 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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India to close colonial-era military farms Allahabad, India (AFP) Oct 15, 2017 Under a hot afternoon sun workers scrub down cows at the Allahabad Military Farm, the latest hangover of India's colonial past being forced into the 21st century. ... more 
Smallscale farmers try to solve Amazon's big problemsMedio Purus Extractive Reserve, Brazil (AFP) Oct 15, 2017 In western Brazil's Amazon, the very people tasked with looking after the world's greatest rainforest are themselves wondering if they have a future. ... 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 
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 
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 |
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 Pesticide poisoning kills 20 farmers in Indian state 
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 
How global warming is drying up the North American monsoonPrinceton 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 Am ... 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 |
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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 Sydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 16, 2017Watching plant photosynthesis from space  Moscow (AFP) Oct 13, 2017Russia launches European satellite to monitor Earth's atmosphere  Cardiff, UK (SPX) Oct 16, 2017Baltic clams and worms release as much greenhouse gas as 20,000 dairy cows |
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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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 Miami (AFP) Oct 16, 2017 
Planting more trees, farming more sustainably and conserving wetlands could significantly slash the amount of carbon emissions that humanity spews into the atmosphere through fossil fuel use, researchers said Monday.
Better land use could reduce carbon dioxide 37 percent, enough to hold global warming below two degrees Celsius by 2030, as called for by the 2015 Paris Agreement, according to ... more Medio Purus Extractive Reserve, Brazil (AFP) Oct 13, 2017Conservation cutbacks put Brazil's Amazon animals at risk  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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 Styria, Austria (SPX) Oct 16, 2017 
Biofuels obtained from biomass are becoming increasingly important. Apart from biomethane, however, they cannot be produced efficiently, cheaply and sustainably since the current technological complexity and costs are still too high. Partly to blame is cellulose, a polysaccharide and plant constituent which is not water soluble and thus difficult to process.
Typically, biorefineries use a ... more Liverpool UK (SPX) Oct 09, 2017Breakthrough in direct activation of CO2 and CH4 into liquid fuels and chemicals  Berlin (AFP) Oct 9, 2017NGOs slam UN aviation agency plan for biofuels  Ames IA (SPX) Oct 06, 2017Surrounded by potential: New science in converting biomass |
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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 16, 2017Rooftop solar carving out a niche in China  Thuwal, Saudi Arabia (SPX) Oct 18, 2017Think laterally to sidestep production problems  Almeria, Spain (SPX) Oct 16, 2017Sandia scientists find the optimal way to mop up surplus solar flux on CSP towers |
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 Washington (UPI) Oct 17, 2017 
An $8.6 million investment commitment through 2019 could lead to the development of as much as 10 new wind projects for Scotland, joint venture partners said.
Canadian renewable energy developer Boralex and Britain's Infinergy committed through a joint venture agreed to invest in a network of onshore wind farms with a combined design capacity of 325 megawatts. Loosely speaking, that's e ... more Stockholm, Sweden (SPX) Oct 10, 2017OX2 hands over Ajos wind farm to IKEA Finland  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 |
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 Washington (UPI) Oct 17, 2017 
U.S. coal production in the first half of the year is slightly lower than last year, but still holds an edge as an electricity source, the government said.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration reported total U.S. coal production during the first half of the year was slightly lower than the same time last year, but higher than the first half 2016. The EIA's report said declines in ... more Sydney (AFP) Sept 22, 2017Rio in massive share buyback after coal mines sale  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 |
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 Beijing (AFP) Oct 18, 2017  Chinese leader Xi Jinping urged the Communist Party on Wednesday to "resolutely oppose" any actions that undermine its leadership as he opened a congress expected to enhance his already formidable power.
Xi told some 2,300 delegates at the imposing Great Hall of the People that the country was entering a "new era" as the party pursues "socialism with Chinese characteristics".
"The prospe ... more Beijing (AFP) Oct 18, 2017Xi declares 'new era' for China as party congress opens  Beijing (AFP) Oct 18, 2017China's Jiang rises from the 'dead' for Communist meeting  Hong Kong (AFP) Oct 16, 2017Hong Kong skyscraper sold for record $5.15 billion: report |
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 Singapore (AFP) Oct 13, 2017 
A robot masseuse named Emma is offering Singaporeans high-tech back rubs with a gigantic metal arm and warm silicone tips which its creators say perfectly mimic the human touch.
The robot, the brainchild of local startup AiTreat, began work at a clinic in the city-state this week and performs "tui na", a type of massage practised in traditional Chinese medicine.
Emma, which stands for Ex ... more Miami (AFP) Oct 5, 2017US spacewalkers repair aging ISS robotic arm  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 |
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 Washington (UPI) Oct 11, 2017 
The problem of plastic pollution in the ocean is much talked about. But where does all that garbage come from? How do plastics from inland cities make their way into the ocean?
In setting out to answer those questions, a team of researchers decided to identify 10 rivers around the world where plastic waste mismanagement is most severe. The scientists detailed the 10 biggest plastic poll ... more Copenhagen (AFP) Oct 11, 2017Air pollution kills over 500,000 Europeans a year: report  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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 Yucaipa, United States (AFP) Oct 13, 2017 
Fresh out of prison, Alejandro Rangel longs to keep doing the job he did as an inmate for one dollar an hour: fight forest fires.
For more than two years, he worked with one of some 200 crews of inmate-firefighters who in summer and fall spend more time battling blazes in the forests of California than sitting behind bars.
This week, for instance, 553 inmates were sent to help take on th ... more Ventosa, Portugal (AFP) Oct 16, 2017'Hurricane of flames' ravages a Portuguese village; Scores deads  Madrid (AFP) Oct 16, 2017Six killed in Spain, Portugal as wildfires fanned by hurricane  Santa Rosa, United States (AFP) Oct 11, 2017Flames turn Coffey Park to ashes |
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 Santa Barbara CA (SPX) Oct 18, 2017 
The Colorado River tumbles through varied landscapes, draining watersheds from seven western states. This 1,450-mile-long system is a critical water supply for agriculture, industry and municipalities from Denver to Tijuana.
In the drylands of the Colorado's lower basin, formed by Nevada, Arizona and California, thunderstorms - known in meteorological parlance as convective precipitation - ... moreBoston MA (SPX) Oct 18, 2017Toward efficient high-pressure desalination  Miami (AFP) Oct 13, 2017Huge spike in global carbon emissions linked to El Nino Rabat (AFP) Oct 15, 2017'Thirsty protests' hit Morocco over water shortages |
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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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 Laguna Beach, United States (AFP) Oct 17, 2017 
Alibaba executive vice chairman Joseph Tsai said Tuesday he expects to boost US jobs by expanding the Chinese firm's e-commerce platform - not by hiring American workers.
Tsai, speaking at a California tech conference, made the comments to follow up on a headline-grabbing pledge earlier this year by Alibaba founder Jack Ma and US President Donald Trump that the Chinese internet firm would c ... more Washington (AFP) Oct 13, 2017US inflation jumps in the wake of Hurricane Harvey  Beijing (AFP) Oct 18, 2017Xi says China 'will not close its doors to the world'  Washington (UPI) Oct 13, 2017Energy-hungry China takes step to buffer against economic shocks |
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 Washington (UPI) Oct 5, 2017 
If governments and their space agencies are serious about protecting Earth from solar storms, one team of researchers argues a giant space shield is the most logical solution.
Much attention is paid to the threat of comets and asteroids. In the past, violent collisions have triggered mass extinctions. Solar storms - intense waves of high energy particles flung into space during coronal ... more Washington (UPI) Oct 3, 2017Scientists model magnetic storm that inspired red aurora over Kyoto  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 03, 2017A RAVAN in the sun  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Sep 27, 2017Parker Solar Probe Gets Its Revolutionary Heat Shield |
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 La Higuera, Chile (AFP) Oct 13, 2017 
They may be less than a meter tall but they have conquered a Goliath: Chile's vulnerable Humboldt penguins have thwarted - for now at least - a billion dollar mining project in one of the country's most depressed regions.
The rare species is only found on the coasts of Peru and Chile, which has created the National Humboldt Penguin Reserve - but it's also an area rich in natural resources ... more Washington (UPI) Oct 13, 2017Study reveals secrets of planet formation  Moscow (AFP) Oct 16, 2017'Hungry bear' crisis grips far east Russian region  Oxford UK (SPX) Oct 10, 2017Scientists complete conservation puzzle, shaping understanding of life on earth |
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