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  Cairo (AFP) Jan 8, 2018 Egypt is building a major water treatment and desalination plant, the president said Monday, as the Nile-dependent nation plans for any fallout from an upstream dam being built by Ethiopia. The North African country is constructing "the largest wastewater treatment and desalination plant", President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said live on state television. "We are only doing what we need to do so we can solve a potential problem," he added, speaking during the inauguration of infrastructure and housin ... read more |
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Poisonous and running out: Pakistan's water crisisIslamabad (AFP) Jan 8, 2018 Barely 15 days old, Kinza whimpers at an Islamabad hospital where she is suffering from diarrhoea and a blood infection, a tiny victim among thousands afflicted by Pakistan's severely polluted and decreasing water supplies. ... more 
US rivers and streams are compromised by increasing salt loadsMillbrook, NY (SPX) Jan 09, 2018 Human activities are exposing US rivers and streams to a cocktail of salts, with consequences for infrastructure and drinking water supplies. So reports a new study in the Proceedings of the Nationa ... more 
Florida takes on Georgia in US Supreme Court over waterWashington (AFP) Jan 8, 2018 The US Supreme Court heard arguments on Monday in a bitter fight over water pitting two American states against each other. ... more  
Rice U.'s one-step catalyst turns nitrates into water and airHouston TX (SPX) Jan 09, 2018 Engineers at Rice University's Nanotechnology Enabled Water Treatment (NEWT) Center have found a catalyst that cleans toxic nitrates from drinking water by converting them into air and water. ... more |
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IMF approves $206 mn aid to Sri Lanka after Cyclone Ditwah
Flights cancelled, roads flooded as rare storm soaks UAE Sri Lanka plans $1.6 bn in cyclone recovery spending in 2026 Brazil megacity Sao Paulo struck by fresh water crisis Indonesians reeling from flood devastation plea for global help Levee break near Seattle prompts evacuation order Flash flood kills dozens in Morocco town At least 20 dead in eastern Bolivia floods Press Release from Business Wire: Textron Inc. Flash floods kill 37 in Moroccan coastal town |
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Warming to force winemakers, growers to plant different varieties(UPI) Jan 2, 2018 Global warming is likely to force many winemakers and winegrowers to cultivate new grape varieties, according to a new study. ... more 
Speed breeding technique sows seeds of new green revolutionNorwich UK (SPX) Jan 02, 2018 Speed breeding technique sows seeds of new green revolution Pioneering new technology is set to accelerate the global quest for crop improvement in a development which echoes the Green Revolut ... more 
Speed breeding breakthrough to boost crop research(UPI) Jan 2, 2018 Scientists in Britain and Australia have developed a new technique for speed breeding crops. The breakthrough could accelerate the pace of crop research and help scientists find more productive, resilient and adaptive varietals and hybrids. ... more 
Sao Tome: Rainforests, chocolate and millionairesSao Tome (AFP) Jan 4, 2018 Key facts on Sao Tome and Principe: ... more 
UK to continue farm subsidies for five years after BrexitLondon (AFP) Jan 4, 2018 The British government said Thursday it will match European Union subsidies for farmers for around five years after Brexit until it puts in place a new system focusing more on environmental protection. ... more  
Global warming could leave 25 percent of the planet in permanent drought(UPI) Jan 2, 2018 New research suggests roughly a quarter of the globe could be left in permanent drought if efforts to curb global warming fail to meet the targets set by the Paris agreement. ... more |
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 Farmers in Kenya willing, able to ramp up croton nut output for biofuel 
Study shows streams are reliable indicators of a region's environmental healthWashington (UPI) Dec 29, 2017 New research shows streams are stable and reliable indicators of a region's ecological and environmental health. ... more 
Droughts and ecosystems are determined by the interaction of two climate phenomenaBilbao, Spain (SPX) Jan 02, 2018 What is causing the droughts that the Iberian Peninsula regularly endures? Why are the winters sometimes mild and rainy and other times cold and dry or cold and damp? Is climate change of anthropoge ... more 
Natural therapy: Hong Kong's mountain warriorsHong Kong (AFP) Jan 2, 2018 Wooded hillsides, craggy ridges and wheeling birds of prey are a world away from Hong Kong's famous skyscrapers but the city's country parks are a necessary balm for its stressed out residents. ... more 
Soil science adds many complexities to climate modelingLeipzig, Germany (SPX) Dec 28, 2017 When the soil warms up, it releases more carbon dioxide (CO2) - an effect that further fuels climate change. Until now, it had been assumed that the reason for this was mainly due to the presence of ... more |
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  New Delhi, India (SPX) Jan 02, 2018  India, with nearly 3.3 million sq.km. geographical area, is endowed with natural resources such as forests, crop lands, water resources, minerals, wetlands, snow and glaciers etc. The accurate information on the availability of natural resources and their optimal management is vital for sustainable development and overall socio-economic growth of the country.
Resourcesat series of satellit ... more Pasadena CA (SPX) Dec 28, 2017Scientists discover unexpected side effect to cleaning up urban air  Washington (UPI) Jan 3, 2018Earth passes perigee, its closest point to the sun  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jan 09, 2018ICON and GOLD teaming up to explore Earth's interface to space |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jan 03, 2018  Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated that quantum physics might enable communications and mapping in locations where GPS and ordinary cellphones and radios don't work reliably or even at all, such as indoors, in urban canyons, underwater and underground.
The technology may help mariners, soldiers and surveyors, among others. GPS signals ... more Washington (UPI) Dec 28, 2017Raytheon to provide GPS-guided artillery shells  Washington DC (SPX) Dec 26, 2017DARPA Subterranean Challenge Aims to Revolutionize Underground Capabilities  Geneva, Switzerland (SPX) Dec 19, 2017New satellite tracking of in-flight aircraft to improve safety |
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 Washington (UPI) Dec 20, 2017 
Trees synchronize their reproductive schedule with the North Atlantic Oscillation, a climate pattern that influences zonal winds and the strength of storms.
The NAO describes fluctuations in the region's air pressure differences. Shifts in the region's pressure gradients affect atmospheric circulation and Europe's climate patterns.
And according to the latest analysis, the oscill ... more New Haven CT (SPX) Dec 14, 2017African deforestation not as great as feared  Munich, Germany (SPX) Dec 14, 2017Cascading use is also beneficial for wood  New York NY (SPX) Dec 14, 2017New maps show shrinking wilderness being ignored at our peril |
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 Houston TX (SPX) Jan 09, 2018 
Engineers at Rice University's Nanotechnology Enabled Water Treatment (NEWT) Center have found a catalyst that cleans toxic nitrates from drinking water by converting them into air and water.
The research is available online in the American Chemical Society journal ACS Catalysis.
"Nitrates come mainly from agricultural runoff, which affects farming communities all over the world," sa ... more Harpenden UK (SPX) Jan 09, 2018Less chewing the cud, more greening the fuel  Ulsan, South Korea (SPX) Jan 02, 2018A new strategy for efficient hydrogen production  Lemont, IL (SPX) Jan 02, 2018A catalytic balancing act |
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 Lausanne, Switzerland (SPX) Jan 03, 2018 
Perovskite solar cells are an alternative to conventional silicon solar cells, and are poised to overtake the market with their high power-conversion efficiencies (over 22% now) and lower capital expenditure and manufacturing costs.
But one of the greatest obstacles on this road is stability: to be commercially viable, perovskite solar cells must also be able to maintain their efficiency o ... more Alamogordo NM (SPX) Jan 09, 2018New Mexico coop signs record-low contract for distributed solar energy  Durham NC (SPX) Jan 03, 2018Laser Evaporation Technology to Create New Solar Materials  Los Alamos NM (SPX) Jan 03, 2018Tweaking quantum dots powers-up double-pane solar windows |
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 Bilbao, Spain (SPX) Jan 03, 2018 
The offshore power plant or wave farm at Mutriku is the only commercial facility (it is not a prototype) in the world that operates by regularly feeding the grid with electrical power produced by waves. It has been operating since 2011 and the study by the UPV/EHU's EOLO group analysed its behaviour during the 2014-2016 period.
"It is important to find out how the wave power farm is actual ... more Washington (UPI) Dec 28, 2017Turkey gets European loan for renewable energy  Washington (UPI) Dec 14, 2017Oil-rich Alberta sees momentum for wind energy  Canberra, Australia (SPX) Dec 13, 2017Construction to start on $160 million Kennedy Energy Park in North Queensland |
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 Warsaw (AFP) Dec 19, 2017 
Polish state-controlled energy company Enea on Tuesday inaugurated Europe's largest coal-fired power unit, at a time when other nations want to shift away from greenhouse gas-emitting fossil fuels.
Enea opened a 1,075 MW capacity unit built by Japan's Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems at its Kozienice plant to join a dozen other units in the 250-300 MW range at the site.
"The B11 section ... more Sydney (AFP) Dec 19, 2017BHP to exit global coal body over climate change policy  Washington (UPI) Dec 18, 2017Coal demand falling, IEA says  Sydney (AFP) Dec 18, 2017Adani drops contractor for contentious Australia mega mine |
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 Beijing (AFP) Jan 4, 2018 
A Tibetan who has waged a campaign to preserve his region's ancestral language was put on trial in China for inciting separatism Thursday in a case Amnesty International denounced as "ludicrously unjust".
Tashi Wangchuk was featured in a New York Times documentary that followed him on a trip to Beijing, where he attempted to get Chinese state media and courts to address what he describes as ... more Beijing (AFP) Jan 4, 2018Migrant worker evictions tear at Beijing's backbone  Hong Kong (AFP) Jan 1, 2018Anti-Beijing protesters march in Hong Kong  Beijing (AFP) Jan 2, 2018French President Macron to visit China next week |
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 Las Vegas (AFP) Jan 9, 2018  Virtual aides battled to rule "smart homes" on the eve of the official opening of the Consumer Electronics show gadget gala here.
Samsung, LG Electronics, Panasonic and others touted a future in which homes, cars and pockets brim with technology that collaborates to make lives easier.
Google and Amazon are key players in the trend, with their rival Assistant and Alexa voice-commanded vir ... more Las Vegas (AFP) Jan 8, 2018Virtual aide market a "wildfire" at CES gadget show  Washington (UPI) Jan 4, 2018Scientists design muscles for shape-shifting, cell-sized robots  Beijing, China (SPX) Jan 02, 2018Scientists teach robots how to respect personal space |
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 New Delhi (AFP) Jan 9, 2018 
Political apathy over the poisonous smog choking India's capital has led many like businessman Kamal Meattle to take matters into their own hands, with an office building he says pumps air as fresh as from the Swiss Alps.
From the outside, the Paharpur Business Centre looks like any modern office block. But inside it is a virtual jungle where rooms and corridors are lined with more than 7,00 ... more Manila (AFP) Jan 6, 2018Suspect in murder of Philippine environmentalist freed  Belgrade (AFP) Dec 30, 201725 tonnes of toxic waste found dumped near Belgrade  Beijing (AFP) Jan 3, 2018Beijing records best air quality in five years in 2017 |
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 Sapporo, Japan (SPX) Jan 02, 2018 
Charcoal remains after a forest fire help decompose fine roots in the soil, potentially accelerating CO2 emissions in boreal forests.
Boreal forests are a huge carbon sink. The fine roots, not only the leaves, stems and branches of trees, largely contribute to carbon accumulation. The Russian Far East has had an increasing number of forest fires, many of which are believed to be caused by ... more Washington DC (SPX) Dec 27, 2017Wet winters may not dampen small wildfires  Los Angeles (AFP) Dec 20, 2017Returning winds churn up heightened alert in fire-hit California  Los Angeles (AFP) Dec 21, 2017Thomas fire mostly contained in charred |
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 Cairo (AFP) Jan 8, 2018 
Egypt is building a major water treatment and desalination plant, the president said Monday, as the Nile-dependent nation plans for any fallout from an upstream dam being built by Ethiopia.
The North African country is constructing "the largest wastewater treatment and desalination plant", President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said live on state television.
"We are only doing what we need to do ... more San Diego CA (SPX) Jan 04, 2018New study identifies thermometer for global ocean  Kandal, Cambodia (AFP) Jan 8, 2018Power stacked against SE Asia's poor as China dams Mekong  Washington (UPI) Jan 5, 2018Ocean acidification altering the architecture of California mussel shells |
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 Sydney (AFP) Jan 7, 2018 
Sydney sweltered through one of its hottest days on record Sunday as temperatures soared in southern Australia and authorities imposed a fire ban in a sizzling start to summer.
Australia's largest city recorded its hottest day since 1939 as the mercury rose to 47.3 degree Celsius (117.14 degrees Fahrenheit) in the western suburb of Penrith.
More than 200 weather records were broken natio ... more Sydney (AFP) Jan 9, 2018Bats' brains boil in Australia heatwave  Manila (AFP) Jan 2, 2018Two dead, thousands flee in storm-weary Philippines  Manila (AFP) Dec 19, 2017Philippine storm toll rises to 43 as hopes fade for dozens missing |
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 Xian, China (AFP) Jan 8, 2018 
French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday launched a state visit to China at the starting point of the ancient Silk Road, a nod to his Chinese counterpart's scheme to revive the famous trading route.
Along with his wife Brigitte, Macron visited the famous terracotta warriors in the northern city of Xian, a centuries-old Big Wild Goose Pagoda - a Buddhist site - as well as the city's mosqu ... more Xian, China (AFP) Jan 8, 2018Macron bets on horse diplomacy in China  Islamabad (AFP) Jan 3, 2018Pakistan allows use of Chinese yuan for trade, investment  Paris (AFP) Jan 7, 2018Europe casts a wary eye on China's Silk Road plans |
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 Berkeley CA (SPX) Jan 08, 2018 
Although August's total solar eclipse was over in minutes, analysis of the 50,000 photos uploaded to the Eclipse Megamovie website is a time-consuming job, so team leaders are asking citizen scientists for help.
The images have been put online at Zooniverse so that the public can scan and categorize them, a project dubbed Megamovie Maestros I.
Initially, volunteers are being asked to ... more Aarhus, Denmark (SPX) Jan 08, 2018Special star is a Rosetta Stone for understanding the sun's variability and climate effect  Washington (UPI) Dec 27, 2017August eclipse left a wake in ionosphere, researchers reveal  Silver Spring, MD (SPX) Dec 21, 2017Report Highlights Social and Economic Impacts of Space Weather |
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 Banda Aceh, Indonesia (AFP) Dec 27, 2017 
A pregnant elephant has been found dead in a palm oil plantation on Indonesia's Sumatra island, in what authorities suspect was a deliberate poisoning, an official said Wednesday.
The animal's body was found near the remote Seuneubok Bayu village in Aceh on December 22, after authorities received a tip off from locals, Aceh conservation centre head Sapto Aji Prabowo told AFP.
"The 25-yea ... more (UPI) Jan 2, 2018UV light could foil the fungus causing white-nose syndrome in bats  Beijing (AFP) Dec 31, 2017Chinese ban on ivory sales goes into effect  Washington (UPI) Dec 26, 2017Study: Golden-crowned manakins are 'exceedingly rare' hybrid |
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