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  Cape Town (AFP) Jan 24, 2018 For some residents of drought-stricken Cape Town, the prospect of the taps running dry is almost too much to bear. For others, the thought of queueing under the scorching summer sun for a meagre daily water ration will be a necessary evil to keep their businesses solvent. But the day, currently forecast for April 12, has been creeping closer - brought forward by the city's excessive consumption despite repeated public warnings from increasingly panicked officials. On "Day Zero", as it is ca ... read more |
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Satellite and global model estimates vary for land water storageAustin TX (SPX) Jan 25, 2018 Research led by The University of Texas at Austin has found that calculations of water storage in many river basins from commonly used global computer models differ markedly from independent storage ... more  
Cape Town now faces dry taps by April 12Cape Town (AFP) Jan 23, 2018 As Cape Town suffers its worst drought in a century, residents were warned Tuesday that they face losing piped water to their homes on April 12 - a whole nine days earlier than predicted. ... more  
Ancient rice heralds a new future for rice productionBrisbane, Australia (SPX) Jan 25, 2018 Wild rice growing in northern Australia's crocodile-infested waters could help boost global food security, say University of Queensland researchers who have mapped its genetic family tree. Val ... more 
Researchers reveal how microbes cope in phosphorus-deficient tropical soilOak Ridge TN (SPX) Jan 25, 2018 A team led by the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory has uncovered how certain soil microbes cope in a phosphorus-poor environment to survive in a tropical ecosystem. Their novel a ... more |
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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 Death toll from Indonesia flooding rises to 23 |
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Root discovery may lead to crops that need less fertilizerUniversity Park PA (SPX) Jan 25, 2018 Bean plants that suppress secondary root growth in favor of boosting primary root growth forage greater soil volume to acquire phosphorus, according to Penn State researchers, who say their recent f ... more  
NOAA research helps predict snowpack before the snow even fallsWashington DC (SPX) Jan 24, 2018 As farmers in the American West decide what, when and where to plant, and urban water managers plan for water needs in the next year, they want to know how much water their community will get from m ... more  
Malaysia protest against EU push to ban palm oil in biofuelsKuala Lumpur (AFP) Jan 16, 2018 Hundreds of Malaysian palm oil farmers protested Tuesday against a push by the European Parliament to ban the use of the commodity in biofuels, saying it would devastate rural people's livelihoods. ... more 
New 'Buck' naked barley: Food, feed, brewWashington DC (SPX) Jan 19, 2018 Researchers at Oregon State University (OSU) are giving an ancient grain a new life: this barley is naked, but not in an indecent way. Most barley grains are covered rather than naked. Covered ... more 
Egypt, Ethiopia united against 'conflict' over Nile watersCairo (AFP) Jan 18, 2018 Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn said Thursday at talks in Cairo they were opposed to any "conflict" over the sharing of Nile waters. ... more 
Clean and green: A moss that removes lead from waterTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 19, 2018 Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science (CSRS) in Japan have demonstrated that that moss can be a green alternative for decontaminating polluted water and soil. Published in ... more 
Drought-stricken Cape Town faces dry taps by April 21Cape Town (AFP) Jan 16, 2018 As Cape Town suffers its worst drought in a century, residents were warned by the mayor on Tuesday that they face losing piped water to their homes by April 21. ... more |
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Grazing dangerously: The Romanian sheep nibbling away at US securityStoenesti, Romania (AFP) Jan 16, 2018 One of the most important strategic sites in Europe for the US military has come under threat from a rather unexpected enemy: a flock of sheep. ... more 
Setback for Romanian farmer's bid to graze sheep near NATO baseBucharest (AFP) Jan 17, 2018 A Romanian farmer who has waged a years-long legal battle against the state to graze his sheep near a NATO military base suffered as setback Wednesday when he was denied a permit for a structure housing the animals. ... more 
In sweet corn, workhorses winUrbana, IL (SPX) Jan 17, 2018 When deciding which sweet corn hybrids to plant, vegetable processors need to consider whether they want their contract growers using a workhorse or a racehorse. Is it better to choose a hybrid with ... more |
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New process could slash energy needs of fertilizer, nitrogen-based chemicalsPrinceton NJ (SPX) Jan 17, 2018 Nitrogen-based synthetic fertilizer forms the backbone of the world food supply, but its manufacture requires a tremendous amount of energy. Now, computer modeling at Princeton University points to ... more 
'World's ugliest pig' spotted in IndonesiaJakarta (AFP) Jan 5, 2018 Rare images of the "world's ugliest pig" have been captured in Indonesia, researchers said Friday, offering a window into a little-known species believed to be on the brink of extinction. ... more 
Genetic mechanism that could enhance yield in cereal cropsSt. Louis MO (SPX) Jan 09, 2018 Solving the world's food, feed and bioenergy challenges requires integration of multiple approaches and diverse skills. Andrea Eveland, Ph.D., assistant member at the Donald Danforth Plant Science C ... more 
Wearable sensors for plants enable measurements of water use in cropsAmes IA (SPX) Jan 09, 2018 Iowa State University plant scientist Patrick Schnable quickly described how he measured the time it takes for two kinds of corn plants to move water from their roots, to their lower leaves and then ... more 
Lightening Up Soybean Leaves May Boost Food SupplyPasadena CA (JPL) Jan 05, 2018 A new university-led study has shown that lightening the color of soybean leaves may increase the growth and yield of this major world food crop. The finding offers a strategy to help address Earth' ... more 
Annual forage crops offset losses from alfalfa winterkillWashington DC (SPX) Jan 09, 2018 Meet alfalfa, a perennial legume used mainly as high-quality feed for dairy cattle. Alfalfa is also used as feed for beef cattle, horses, sheep, and goats. It's high in protein (16-20% crude protein ... more 
Predicting the effect of climate change on crop yieldsUrbana IL (SPX) Jan 09, 2018 Scientists now have a new tool to predict the future effects of climate change on crop yields. Researchers from University of Illinois are attempting to bridge two types of computational crop ... more |
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 New research reveals how gardeners can dig for health, not injury 
Self-defense for plantsLa Jolla CA (SPX) Jan 09, 2018 When you see brown spots on otherwise healthy green leaves, you may be witnessing a plant's immune response as it tries to keep a bacterial infection from spreading. Some plants are more resistant t ... more 
Did ancient irrigation technology travel Silk Road?St. Louis MO (SPX) Jan 09, 2018 Using satellite imaging and drone reconnaissance, archaeologists from Washington University in St. Louis have discovered an ancient irrigation system that allowed a farming community in arid northwe ... more 
Sisi vows to protect Egypt's water supplyCairo (AFP) Jan 15, 2018 President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi vowed Monday to protect Egypt's water supply while striving for peace with the Nile upstream countries of Sudan and Ethiopia, which is building a controversial dam. ... more |
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 New York (AFP) Jan 10, 2018  New York announced plans Wednesday to sell off $5 billion in fossil fuel investments from city pension funds after suing for billions of dollars in damages from oil companies to help fund protection against climate change.
While other cities in Europe and the United States have already taken similar steps, New York hailed its move as significant as it is the biggest metropolis in the country ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Jan 23, 2018 
Rights campaigners slammed as "appalling" Tuesday reports that dissident publisher Gui Minhai has been snatched again in mainland China, the latest person ensnared in Beijing's crackdown on civil society.
Civil rights have come under increasing pressure since President Xi Jinping took power in 2012, with widespread arrests of lawyers and activists.
Gui, a Swedish citizen, was one of fiv ... more |
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 Berlin (AFP) Jan 19, 2018  German insurers estimated Friday that ferocious gales that battered Germany caused 500 million euros ($614 million) in damages, as the number of dead across the country rose to eight.
Trains on Germany's intercity lines gradually resumed operation a day after they were suspended due to the hurricane-force winds which caused transport chaos across northern Europe.
Two more people were re ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Jan 23, 2018 
President Donald Trump begins 2018 making good on his aggressive "America First" trade agenda, with China as a primary target.
As he prepares to mingle this week with global leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, a traditional cheerleader of free trade, Trump has again ruffled feathers from Beijing to Berlin after imposing steep tariffs on imported washing machines and so ... more |
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