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  Washington (AFP) May 14, 2019 President Donald Trump vowed Tuesday to help hard-hit American farmers caught in the middle of the escalating trade war between Washington and Beijing. China on Monday hit back against the United States, announcing it will sharply increase duties on thousands of US agricultural and manufactured goods to retaliate against Trump's decision last week to more than double the punitive duties on hundreds of billions of dollars in Chinese merchandise. "Our great Patriot Farmers will be one of the bigge ... read more |
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What we've learned from water in motionPasadena CA (JPL) May 14, 2019 When you hear news about ice loss from Greenland or Antarctica, an aquifer in California that is getting depleted, or a new explanation for a wobble in Earth's rotation, you might not realize that a ... more  
Trump tells farmers victory awaits in trade war ; Just a little squabbleWashington (AFP) May 14, 2019 US farmers who are major exporters of pork and soy, are caught in the middle of President Donald Trump's trade wars. ... more 
Hong Kong to cull 6,000 pigs as first swine fever case foundHong Kong (AFP) May 11, 2019 Hong Kong will cull 6,000 pigs after African swine fever was detected in an animal at a slaughterhouse close to the border with China, the first case of the disease in the densely populated financial hub. ... more 
France probes alleged Monsanto lists on opinion-makersParis (AFP) May 11, 2019 France has opened a preliminary enquiry into allegations that US pesticides maker Monsanto had information illegally collected on the views and pliability of hundreds of high-profile figures and media outlets. ... 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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Smart tech the new tool for African farmersDakar (AFP) May 5, 2019 How do you manage the trick of feeding school children better and at a lower cost? ... more 
Climate extremes explain global crop yield variationsSydney, Australia (SPX) May 06, 2019 Researchers from Australia, Germany and the US have quantified the effect of climate extremes, such as droughts or heatwaves, on the yield variability of staple crops around the world. Overall ... more 
Field experiment finds a simple change that could boost agricultural productivityMilan, Italy (SPX) May 07, 2019 Raising tenants' share in crop-sharing contracts between landlords and tenants in developing countries can boost agricultural output, by providing tenants with the right incentive to raise agricultu ... more  
Millions hungry as drought grips Somalia: charityNairobi (AFP) May 6, 2019 Drought has left nearly two million Somalis in desperate need of food, a humanitarian agency warned Monday, as poor rainfall pushes communities to the brink across East Africa. ... more 
NASA Study: Human Influence on Global Droughts Goes Back 100 YearsNew York NY (SPX) May 02, 2019 Human-generated greenhouse gases and atmospheric particles were affecting global drought risk as far back as the early 20th century, according to a study from NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Stud ... more |
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 Canada ups loans to farmers after China blocks canola 
When apple trees blossom, worker bees rockChevreville, France (AFP) May 2, 2019 In an apple orchard outside Paris, a constant hum among the blossoming trees bears witness to thousands of worker bees pollinating millions of flowers in just three weeks. ... more  |
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Biologists warn of peril from biological invasions as White House cuts fundingProvidence RI (SPX) May 02, 2019 As the Trump Administration prepares to cut in half the budget for the National Invasive Species Council, a group of invasive species experts led by a University of Rhode Island professor has issued ... more 
Do additives help the soil?Kelowna, Canada (SPX) May 02, 2019 A UBC researcher is using her latest study to question whether soil additives are worth their salt. Miranda Hart, who teaches biology at UBC's Okanagan campus, says despite a decades-long prac ... more 
US says glyphosate not carcinogenic, poses environmental risksWashington (AFP) April 30, 2019 The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said Tuesday that the weed killer glyphosate is unlikely to cause cancer in humans, but recommended new measures to prevent potential ecological risks, especially to monarch butterflies and other pollinators. ... more 
Despite full reservoirs, Iraq water woes far from overAl-Mashahada, Iraq (AFP) May 1, 2019 After plentiful winter rains, Iraq is heading into summer with overflowing reservoirs and lush marshes. But don't be fooled, observers warn: its water woes and related protests are not over. ... more 
How to purify water with grapheneMoscow, Russia (SPX) Apr 30, 2019 Scientists from the National University of Science and Technology "MISIS" together with their colleagues from Derzhavin Tambov State University and Saratov Chernyshevsky State University have figure ... more |
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 New Haven CT (SPX) May 08, 2019 
A Yale-led team of scientists may have found a new factor to help explain the ebb and flow of Earth's magnetic field - and it's something familiar to anyone who has made a vinaigrette for their salad.
Earth's magnetic field, produced near the center of the planet, has long acted as a buffer from the harmful radiation of solar winds emanating from the Sun. Without that protection, life on E ... more |
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 Paris (SPX) May 06, 2019 
The GSA is launching a new testing campaign for receiver manufacturers: The machine guidance testing campaign for agriculture receivers.
Within this testing campaign, receivers usually used for machine guidance tasks will be thoroughly tested for their performance in various test cases, looking at multi-constellation and multi-frequency combinations and using several augmenting techniques. ... more |
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 Helsinki, Finland (SPX) May 14, 2019 
In 2017, the group from the Optics of Photosynthesis Lab (OPL) developed a new method to measure a small but important signal produced by all plants, and in this case trees. This signal is a called chlorophyll fluorescence and it is an emission of radiation at the visible and near-infrared wavelengths.
Chlorophyll fluorescence relates to photosynthesis and the health status of plants, and ... more |
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 Houghton MI (SPX) May 09, 2019 
What is the genetic basis for eucalyptus trees to produce that fragrant oil many of us associate with trips to the spa? Carsten Kulheim, associate professor in Michigan Technological University's School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science, has spent the past 10 years of his career studying eucalyptus.
They are diverse, fast-growing species that includes scrubby bushes and 300-foo ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) May 13, 2019  The addition of a small amount of fluoride, the same chemical added to municipal water to prevent tooth decay, increases the stability of perovskite solar cells.
Perovskite is the cheapest solar cell material available, and its efficiency has been rapidly improving. Unfortunately, it's not all that durable. Perovskite degrades quickly, undermining its long-term reliability.
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 London (AFP) May 8, 2019 
Britain has managed a week of powering electricity without using coal for the first time since 1882, it revealed Wednesday as the country targets zero carbon emissions.
"Great Britain has now officially gone a full week without coal!!!," tweeted the National Grid Electricity System Operator.
"This is the first time since the original coal power station launched back in 1882 #zerocoal." ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) May 9, 2019 
Fifty coal-fired power plants have shut in the United States since President Donald Trump came to office two years ago, an environmental organization said Thursday.
The Sierra Club counted 50 closures, along with 51 announcements of closure, since Trump was sworn into office in January 2017.
The numbers are distinct because it sometimes takes years between an announcement and the actual ... more |
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 Kathmandu (AFP) May 14, 2019 
Three Nepali journalists are being probed for circulating a news item on the Dalai Lama, officials said Tuesday, in a sign of growing Chinese influence on its small Himalayan neighbour.
The journalists, who work with Nepal's national news agency Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS), were asked for clarifications after translating a wire report about the Dalai Lama's discharge from a hospital and h ... more |
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 London, UK (SPX) May 07, 2019 
According to a new research report by the market research and strategy consulting firm, Global Market Insights, Inc, the Space Robotics Market worth over $3.5bn by 2025. The space robotics market is experiencing a rapid technical development owing to the integration of AI technologies into the systems developed for space exploration. Several companies are developing AI-based robots that provide ... more |
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 Mexico City (AFP) May 14, 2019 
Mexico City declared an environmental alert Tuesday, ordering vehicles off the road and postponing the semi-finals of the first-division football league as a blanket of smog enveloped the sprawling capital.
A series of wildfires on the city's outskirts have combined with stagnant weather conditions to cloak the metropolitan area of more than 20 million people in a gray cloud of air pollution ... more |
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 Portland OR (SPX) May 07, 2019 
Forest fires are causing snow to melt earlier in the season, a trend occurring across the western U.S. that may affect water supplies and trigger even more fires, according to a new study by a team of researchers at Portland State University (PSU) , the Desert Research Institute (DRI), and the University of Nevada, Reno.
It's a cycle that will only be exacerbated as the frequency, duration ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) May 13, 2019  To better protect coral reefs, scientists suggest an improved understanding of the coral-algae relationship is necessary.
During coral bleaching events, environmental stress triggers a breakup of the symbiotic relationship between coral and algae.
In a new study published in the journal Trends in Ecology and Evolution, scientists argue most of the research into coral bleaching ha ... more |
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 Chicago (AFP) May 8, 2019 
Flooding caused by heavy rains on Wednesday claimed one life and led to evacuations and travel disruptions in the central United States.
From Texas to Wisconsin, flooding affected various communities along a north-south path more than 1,000 miles (1,600 kilometers) in length.
Evacuations were reported in Kansas and one person was killed by floodwaters in Austin, Texas.
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 Washington (AFP) May 14, 2019  US farmers who are major exporters of pork and soy, are caught in the middle of President Donald Trump's trade wars.
And farmers along with the industries that support them, are also key voters. So with 18 months to go before the presidential election, Trump is hoping to put them at ease and keep their support.
But as trade barriers continue to bite deeper into an industry that was alrea ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) May 15, 2019 
A NASA expert in space-weather phenomena has won a patent for an idea that, if fully implemented, would create the world's largest scientific instrument for detecting a condition that has caused power outages in the past.
Antti Pulkkinen, a scientist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, and his team have started implementing the idea. They've installed scientific s ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) May 14, 2019 
Food rewards may actually prevent researchers from appreciating the true intelligence of animals.
According to a new study, when animals are given treats for learning and completing tasks, differentiating between a test subject's knowledge and performance, as well as how each are influenced by the environment, becomes more difficult.
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