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  Oxford UK (SPX) Nov 30, 2017 Research led by Oxford University highlights the accelerating pressure on measuring, monitoring and managing water locally and globally. A new four-part framework is proposed to value water for sustainable development to guide better policy and practice. The value of water for people, the environment, industry, agriculture and cultures has been long-recognised, not least because achieving safely-managed drinking water is essential for human life. The scale of the investment for universal and safel ... read more |
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Gene discovery may halt worldwide wheat epidemicDavis CA (SPX) Nov 28, 2017 University of California, Davis, researchers have identified a gene that enables resistance to a new devastating strain of stem rust, a fungal disease that is hampering wheat production throughout A ... more 
Getting a better handle on methane emissions from livestockWashington DC (SPX) Nov 30, 2017 Cattle, swine and poultry contribute a hefty portion to the average American's diet, but raising all this livestock comes at a cost to the environment: The industry produces a lot of methane, a pote ... more 
Genome of wheat ancestor sequencedDavis CA (SPX) Nov 30, 2017 Sequencing the bread wheat genome has long been considered an almost insurmountable task, due to its enormous size and complexity. Yet it is vitally important for the global food supply, providing m ... more  
German judges agree to hear Peruvian's climate case against RWEBerlin (AFP) Nov 30, 2017 A German court ruled Thursday that it would hear a Peruvian farmer's case against energy giant RWE over climate change damage in the Andes, a decision labelled by campaigners as a "historic breakthrough". ... more |
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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 S.Sudan flooding displaces 100,000 in matter of weeks: UN Afghan deputy PM visits earthquake hit area |
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Istanbul anglers keep up tradition despite stocks alarmIstanbul (AFP) Nov 29, 2017 After half a century of fishing, 65-year-old Fuat, a retired Turkish civil servant, is nostalgic for the good old days when the Bosphorus Strait in Istanbul teemed with fish. ... more 
Japan, China dominate list of world's top restaurantsParis (AFP) Nov 29, 2017 Japan and China have more of the world's best restaurants than anywhere else, according to the La Liste ranking, which will be published next week. ... more 
Fighting plant disease at warm temperatures keeps food on the tableEast Lansing (SPX) Nov 29, 2017 An issue of global concern is the anticipated shortage of agricultural output to meet the steady rise in human population. Michigan State University scientists understand that overcoming crop loss d ... more
Istanbul anglers keep up tradition despite stocks alarmIstanbul (AFP) Nov 29, 2017 After half a century of fishing, 65-year-old Fuat, a retired Turkish civil servant, is nostalgic for the good old days when the Bosphorus Strait in Istanbul teemed with fish. ... more 
France to monitor air-borne farm chemicalsParis (AFP) Nov 28, 2017 French air quality experts will begin monitoring the presence of air-borne pesticides and other chemicals at around 50 sites across France next year, their umbrella group ATMO France said Tuesday. ... more  
Cleaning Okinawan pig farm wastewater with microbial fuel cellsOnna, Japan (SPX) Nov 22, 2017 One of the greatest threats to the environment today is wastewater left over from production activities. Agricultural practices, such as pig farming, produce a large amount of wastewater containing ... more |
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 To address hunger effectively, first check the weather 
EU deadlock over weedkiller goes to appealBrussels (AFP) Nov 28, 2017 The European Union will on Monday attempt to determine the future of glyphosate, a controversial weedkiller hugely relied on by farmers but which critics say causes cancer and whose use has been thrown into doubt. ... more 
EU breaks stalemate to renew licence on controversial weedkillerBrussels (AFP) Nov 27, 2017 EU countries broke months of deadlock on Monday when they voted to renew the licence for the controversial weedkiller glyphosate for five years after heavyweight Germany surprisingly voted in favour despite health concerns. ... more 
Scientists turn tofu whey into 'tasty' alcoholic drinkWashington (UPI) Nov 27, 2017 Meet sachi, the first alcoholic drink made from tofu whey. ... more 
Children who avoid tap water have lower lead levels but more tooth decayWashington (UPI) Nov 27, 2017 For American children, tap water's health benefits come with risks. ... more |
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  Beijing, China (SPX) Nov 30, 2017 
It is very important to observe and study cloud properties because clouds play an important role in weather, climate, and the Earth's energy balance. Satellite remote sensing is commonly used to obtain a variety of cloud properties. Haze pollution can reduce human's vision, but will it also affect the accuracy of satellite cloud detection?
In a paper published in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sc ... more Washington DC (SPX) Nov 30, 2017OGC seeks public comment on CDB Multi-spectral Imagery Extension  Paris (ESA) Nov 29, 2017Forty years of Meteosat  Beijing (XNA) Nov 27, 2017China launches remote sensing satellites in multiple launches |
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 Denver CO (SPX) Nov 30, 2017 
The U.S. Air Force's third GPS III satellite in production flow at Lockheed Martin's advanced satellite manufacturing facility here is now fully integrated into a complete space vehicle.
GPS III Space Vehicle 03 (GPS III SV03) followed the first two GPS III satellites on a streamlined assembly and test production line. Technicians successfully integrated the satellite's major components - ... more Washington DC (SPX) Nov 29, 2017DARPA digging for ideas to revolutionize subterranean mapping  Beijing (XNA) Nov 27, 2017China's GPS network Beidou joins global rescue data network  Paris (ESA) Nov 22, 2017Galileo quartet fuelled and ready to fly |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 29, 2017 
The equivalent of 85 billion tons of carbon dioxide - a huge amount equal to three-quarters of the carbon stored in forests across the contiguous United States - is locked in the living vegetation of one African country that holds much of the second largest tropical rainforest in the world, according to new research.
The study conducted by NASA, UCLA and the World Wide Fund for Nature-Germ ... more Jakarta (AFP) Nov 28, 2017Greenpeace slams Indonesia palm oil industry on deforestation  Edinburgh UK (SPX) Nov 22, 2017Amazon's recovery from forest losses limited by climate change  Warsaw (AFP) Nov 21, 2017Poland says compliant with EU court order against ancient forest logging |
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 Santa Barbara CA (SPX) Nov 28, 2017 
As we work to toward more sustainable ways of powering our lifestyles, there is a quest to bridge the gap between the carbon dioxide-emitting fossil fuels we rely on for our most basic needs, and the cleaner, but not yet economically feasible alternative technologies.
To that end, a group at UC Santa Barbara has explored methods by which currently cheap and abundant methane (CH4) can be re ... moreOnna, Japan (SPX) Nov 22, 2017Cleaning Okinawan pig farm wastewater with microbial fuel cells  Sao Paulo, Brazil (SPX) Nov 29, 2017Brazilian ethanol can replace 13 percent of global crude oil consumption  St. Louis MI (SPX) Nov 22, 2017The water world of ancient photosynthetic organisms |
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 Zagtouli, Burkina Faso (AFP) Nov 29, 2017 
Burkina Faso and France on Wednesday launched West Africa's biggest solar farm, a 33-megawatt facility designed to power tens of thousands of households and ease dependence on imported energy.
The 55-hectare (135-acre) outside the Burkinabe capital Ouagadougou, has an annual capacity equivalent to five percent of national production, according to the national power firm SONABEL.
Its 47.5 ... more San Diego CA (SPX) Nov 28, 2017Improving solar cells by watching atoms move in hybrid perovskite crystals  Toronto, Canada (SPX) Nov 22, 2017Artificial photosynthesis gets big boost from new catalyst  Saint Petersburg, Russia (SPX) Nov 21, 2017Glass microparticles enhance solar cells efficiency |
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 Washington (UPI) Nov 30, 2017 
U.S. federal data show installed wind turbines are taller and more efficient than in the past, though hydroelectric power still holds a slight edge.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration found that the average height and power generating capacity for wind turbines installed in the country are taller and more efficient that in years past.
"Since 2012, the average height of wi ... more Washington (UPI) Nov 22, 2017New wind farm in service off the British coast  Washington (UPI) Nov 15, 2017End tax credits for wind energy, Tennessee Republican says  Washington (UPI) Oct 26, 2017New York sets high bar for wind energy |
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 Bonn (AFP) Nov 16, 2017 
A score of mostly wealthy nations banded together at UN climate talks Thursday to swear off coal-fired power, a key driver of global warming and air pollution.
To cap global warming at "well under" two degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) - the planet-saving target in the 196-nation Paris Agreement - coal must be phased out in developed countries by 2030, and "by no later than 2050 in ... more Bonn (AFP) Nov 16, 2017Anti-coal drive at UN climate talks stalked by pro-coal White House  Hambach Coal Mine, Near Niederzier, Germany (AFP) Nov 5, 2017Protest at open-pit coal mine near Bonn ahead of UN climate talks Washington (UPI) Oct 17, 2017Coal still holds a slight edge as U.S. power source |
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 Beijing (AFP) Dec 1, 2017 
A 63-year-old Tibetan monk has self-immolated in southwest China in protest against Beijing's presence in Tibet, campaigners said, the fifth person to do so this year.
Tenga, a popular monk and volunteer teacher of village children, died after setting himself ablaze Sunday in Sichuan province's Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, said the International Campaign for Tibet (ICT), headquarter ... more Shanghai (AFP) Nov 28, 2017Shanghai schools fly the flag for China's next generation  Beijing (AFP) Nov 28, 2017Chinese general kills himself after facing graft probe  Taipei (AFP) Nov 27, 2017Different strokes: Taiwan's creative campaign for traditional characters |
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 Corvallis OR (SPX) Nov 30, 2017 
Robots as inconspicuous as they are ubiquitous represent the vision of researchers in the new and burgeoning field of material robotics.
In an invited perspective paper published in Science Robotics, Oregon State University researcher Yi?it Menguc and three co-authors argue against looking at robotics as a "dichotomy of brain versus body."
Menguc and collaborators from the University ... more Washington (AFP) Nov 30, 2017Amazon brings Alexa from the home to the office in a new AI push  San Francisco (AFP) Nov 27, 2017Facebook trains artificial intelligence to spot suicidal signs  San Diego CA (SPX) Nov 22, 2017Speedy collision detector could make robots better human assistants |
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 Warwick UK (SPX) Nov 29, 2017 
The smallest microplastics in our oceans - which go largely undetected and are potentially harmful - could be more effectively identified using an innovative and inexpensive new method, developed by researchers at the University of Warwick.
New research, led by Gabriel Erni-Cassola and Dr. Joseph A. Christie-Oleza from Warwick's School of Life Sciences, has established a pioneering way to ... more Hanoi (AFP) Nov 27, 2017Vietnam jails activist for 7 years over toxic leak protests  Tabarja, Lebanon (AFP) Nov 26, 2017Clean-up dives, recycling: Lebanese respond to garbage crisis  Omoa, Honduras (AFP) Nov 24, 2017'Trash islands' off Central America indicate ocean pollution problem |
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 Lisbon (AFP) Oct 30, 2017 
The European Union is re-thinking civil protection assistance, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said Monday, after a request from Portugal which this year suffered several deadly forest fires.
"We will consider, at Portugal's request, the reorganisation of civil protection in Europe," Juncker said at a press conference alongside Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa. ... more Lisbon (AFP) Oct 24, 2017Portuguese govt survives no confidence vote over forest fires Lisbon (AFP) Oct 18, 2017Portugal interior minister resigns after deadly wildfires Lisbon (AFP) Oct 19, 2017Portugal forest fires death toll rises to 43 |
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 Gainesville FL (SPX) Nov 30, 2017 
Sea snakes are an evolutionary success story. With about 70 species, they're the most diverse reptile group in the ocean, outnumbering sea turtle species 10-to-1.
They sport a range of physical adaptations for life at sea, including a flattened oar-like tail for paddling and the abilities to smell underwater, hold their breath for hours and go for months without a drink. And although they' ... more Oxford UK (SPX) Nov 30, 2017The world needs to rethink the value of water  Miami (AFP) Nov 28, 2017Scientists discover resilient 'heart' of Great Barrier Reef Washington (UPI) Nov 27, 2017Children who avoid tap water have lower lead levels but more tooth decay |
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 Jakarta (AFP) Nov 28, 2017 
At least 11 people have died in severe floods and landslides in the east of Indonesia's main island of Java, an official said Tuesday.
A landslide killed nine people at Pacitan in East Java province and two people died in floods triggered by heavy rain in the same area.
Thousands of homes were flooded and 4,000 people forced to evacuate them, said a spokesman for the national disaster ... more London, Canada (SPX) Nov 29, 2017High-altitude turbulence data could add 20-minute warning window to tornados  Los Angeles (AFP) Nov 22, 2017US southwest sizzles as experts predict record Thanksgiving  Honolulu HI (SPX) Nov 14, 2017Heatwaves have at least 27 ways to kill you |
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 Beijing (AFP) Nov 29, 2017 
China on Wednesday warned it would take the "necessary measures" to protect its businesses after the United States launched a new trade probe into China's possible aluminium dumping.
The investigation into imports of aluminium sheet worth hundreds of millions of dollars a year was an unusually aggressive move by the United States.
For the first time since 1991, the US Commerce Department ... more Beijing (AFP) Nov 30, 2017China factory activity accelerates in November  Belfast (AFP) Nov 28, 2017In Ireland, Brexit border risk awakens ghosts of the Troubles  Washington (AFP) Nov 28, 2017Fresh US probe of Chinese aluminum imports ups ante with Beijing |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 30, 2017 
Scientists have been studying the near-Earth environment for the better part of a century, but many mysteries - like where the energetic particles that pervade the area originate and become energized - still remain.
In a new type of collaborative study, scientists combined data from 16 separate NASA and Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) spacecraft to understand how a particle phenomeno ... more Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 30, 2017New NASA instrument continues measuring solar energy input to Earth  Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 22, 2017Solar minimum surprisingly constant  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 20, 2017NASA detects solar flare pulses at Sun and Earth |
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 Washington (UPI) Nov 29, 2017 
New genetic analysis suggests Asian bears help explain the myth of the Yeti.
Several museums and private collections hold what is claimed to be physical evidence of the Yeti, or Abominable Snowman, the mythical human-like creature believed to lurk among the peaks of the Himalayas. Recently, scientists collected and analyzed DNA from the evidence, which included bone, tooth, skin, hair a ... more Exeter UK (SPX) Nov 27, 2017Plant respiration could become a bigger feedback on climate than expected  Washington (UPI) Nov 27, 2017New butterfly species with 46 chromosomes discovered in Russia  Jamestown (AFP) Nov 26, 2017Jonathan, St. Helena's ancient tortoise, awaits visitors |
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