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  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jun 13, 2019 Water is so commonplace that we often take it for granted. But too much - or too little of it - makes NASA explores our changing freshwater worlds. Catastrophic flooding in the U.S. Midwest this spring has caused billions of dollars in damage and wreaked havoc with crops, after rain tipped off a mass melting of snow. Seven years of California drought so debilitating that it led to water rationing came to a close after a wet and snowy winter capped off several years of slow rebound and replenished ... read more |
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Water tankers prove a lifeline for India's parched villagesShahapur, India (AFP) June 12, 2019 As Gajanand Dukre parks the water tanker in a drought-stricken Indian village, dozens of locals - mostly women in saris - come running with jerry cans, buckets and stainless steel pots. ... more  
Locust swarm decimates crops in SardiniaRome (AFP) June 10, 2019 Millions of locusts have devastated at least 2,000 hectares of crops in Sardinia, Italian farmers union Coldiretti said Monday, with experts calling the invasion the worst in six decades. ... more 
Ancient Roman grape seeds reveal genetic origins of French winemakingWashington (UPI) Jun 10, 2019 Scientists have traced the genetic origins of a popular grape variety, still used in French wines today, back 900 years to a single ancestral plant. ... more 
Agriculture began in Eurasia earlier than scientists thoughtWashington (UPI) Jun 10, 2019 According to a new survey of isotopic data from Eurasia, agriculture began in the region earlier than scientists thought. ... 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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Alternative meat seen as potentially juicy businessNew York (AFP) June 9, 2019 No longer at the food fringes, plant-based meats are selling well in supermarkets and emerging as a hot commodity for fast food chains, industrial food companies and Wall Street investors. ... more 
Man killed in fight over water in India amid deadly dust stormChennai, India (AFP) June 7, 2019 A 33-year-old man died after a fight over water in southern India, police said Friday, as the country gasped from extreme heat and storms that killed 24 in the north. ... more
The real future food is lab-grown insect meatWashington DC (SPX) Jun 03, 2019 Livestock farming is destroying our planet. It is a major cause of land and water degradation, biodiversity loss, acid rain, coral reef degeneration, deforestation - and of course, climate change. P ... more 
Earth's rotation is helping mix the water in Italy's Lake GardaWashington (UPI) Jun 5, 2019 The rotation of the Earth is encouraging the mixing of water in Italy's picturesque Lake Garda, according to the findings of a new study. ... more 
Striking French workers block world's biggest Nutella plantRouen, France (AFP) June 3, 2019 A factory in northern France that makes a quarter of the world's Nutella has been blockaded for a week by workers striking for more pay, causing key ingredients to run low, unions said Monday. ... more |
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 Despite culls, import bans, swine fever to hit pork market for years 
Brazil suspends beef exports to China over 'atypical' mad cow caseRio De Janeiro (AFP) June 4, 2019 Brazil's government said Monday it had suspended beef exports to China after an "atypical" case of mad cow disease was identified in the state of Mato Grosso, an agricultural hub. ... more  |
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Ancient DNA tells the story of the first herders and farmers in east AfricaSt. Louis MO (SPX) Jun 03, 2019 A collaborative study led by archaeologists, geneticists and museum curators is providing answers to previously unsolved questions about life in sub-Saharan Africa thousands of years ago. The result ... more  
Adaptations inspired by cultural change common in the animal kingdomWashington (UPI) Jun 3, 2019 According to a new survey, cultural lifestyle changes inspire evolutionary adaptations more often than previously thought. ... more 
A rose inspires smart way to collect and purify waterAustin TX (SPX) Jun 03, 2019 The rose may be one of the most iconic symbols of the fragility of love in popular culture, but now the flower could hold more than just symbolic value. A new device for collecting and purifying wat ... more 
In Nigeria's Lagos, aquatic weed plagues waterwaysLagos (AFP) June 1, 2019 Traffic jams on the snarled up roads of Nigeria's megacity of Lagos are legendary, but a growing problem is also clogging up the waterways of Africa's biggest city - water hyacinths. ... more 
North Korea swine flu outbreak puts South on edgeSeoul (AFP) June 1, 2019 South Korean troops stationed along the world's last Cold War frontier have been put on high alert in the face of a new infiltration threat from the nuclear-armed North - fever-stricken wild boar. ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Jun 13, 2019 
As of yesterday, 11 June 2019, measurements from ESA's SMOS mission are being fully integrated into ECMWF's forecasting system, allowing for a more accurate description of water content in soil.
Since its launch in 2009, ESA's Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) mission has been providing global observations of emissions from Earth's surface, particularly soil moisture and ocean salini ... more |
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 Denver CO (SPX) Jun 12, 2019 
The next step in modernizing the Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite constellation with new technology and capabilities is happening from the ground up!
On May 22, Lockheed Martin delivered the GPS III Contingency Operations (COps) software upgrade to the U.S. Air Force's current GPS ground control system. The upgrade will enable the Air Force to start commanding the new, next-genera ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) June 11, 2019 
A rainforest area the size of Spain will be destroyed by firms growing consumer staples like palm oil in the decade to 2020, industry's self-imposed deadline to end deforestation, Greenpeace said Tuesday.
Some of the world's largest consumer brands - including Nestle and Unilever - had pledged in 2010 to reach net zero deforestation within a decade through "responsible sourcing" of cattle, ... more |
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 Upton NY (SPX) Jun 10, 2019 
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory and the University of Arkansas have developed a highly efficient catalyst for extracting electrical energy from ethanol, an easy-to-store liquid fuel that can be generated from renewable resources. The catalyst, described in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, steers the electro-oxidation of ethanol down ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jun 12, 2019 
According to an analysis by the SUN DAY Campaign of data just released by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), U.S. electrical generating capacity by renewable energy sources (i.e., biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar, wind) has now - for the first time - surpassed that of coal.
FERC's latest monthly "Energy Infrastructure Update" report (with data through April 30, 2019) no ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) May 23, 2019 
Every year, bald and golden eagles are killed when they inadvertently fly into wind turbine blades. One possible way to prevent these deaths is to chase the birds away with acoustic signals - sound. To determine what types of sounds are most effective in deterring the birds, researchers at the University of Minnesota and their colleagues tested the behavioral responses of bald eagles to a batter ... more |
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 Nairobi (AFP) June 12, 2019 
Scores of Kenyans on Wednesday protested against a project to build a coal power station near the Lamu archipelago, a popular tourist spot that includes a UNESCO World Heritage site and boasts vibrant marine life.
The power station, which has been in the planning stages for about six years, has faced fierce resistance from activists and local communities, and the National Environmental Tribu ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) June 12, 2019  President Donald Trump said Wednesday he understands Hong Kong protesters who have risen up against plans to allow extraditions to China, but hopes they can "work it out" with Beijing.
"I hope they're going to be able to work it out with China," Trump told reporters at the White House, as Hong Kong was rocked by the worst political violence since its handover to China.
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jun 12, 2019 
Robotically surveying lunar craters in record time and mining resources in space could help NASA establish a sustained human presence at the Moon - part of the agency's broader Moon to Mars exploration approach. Two mission concepts to explore these capabilities have been selected as the first-ever Phase III studies within the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program.
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 Washington (UPI) Jun 12, 2019 
The highly potent pesticide DDT was banned more than a half-century ago, but the toxic chemical persists in lake ecosystems and continues to impact freshwater food chains, according to a new study.
"What was considered yesterday's environmental crisis in the 1950s through 1970s remains today's problem," Josh Kurek, an assistant professor in the department of geography and environment at ... 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 DC (SPX) Jun 13, 2019 
Scientists have, for the first time, used satellites to track the bioluminescent plankton responsible for producing "blue tears" in China's coastal waters and found the sparkly creatures have become more abundant in recent years.
Red Noctiluca scintillans are single-celled organisms found in coastal waters all over the world. Commonly known as sea sparkles, at night the organisms glow a br ... more |
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 New Delhi (AFP) June 11, 2019  Four people died in 'unbearable' heat while travelling by train in northern India, which has been in the grip of a heatwave for two weeks, officials and passengers said Tuesday.
The four died Monday while travelling from Agra - the city of the Taj Mahal - to Coimbatore in the country's south.
"Heat seems to be a factor," Indian Railways spokesman Ajit Kumar Singh told AFP, "it is rea ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) June 11, 2019  China on Tuesday did not confirm a planned face-to-face meeting between President Xi Jinping and his American counterpart Donald Trump, after the US leader threatened new tariffs against Beijing amid an escalating trade war.
Trump said a meeting with Xi has been "scheduled" during the G20 summit in Japan later this month, and that he expected the Chinese leader to attend.
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 Moffett Field CA (SPX) Jun 13, 2019 
The last astronauts of the Apollo program were lucky. Not just because they were chosen to fly to the Moon, but because they missed some really bad weather en route. This wasn't a hurricane or heat wave, but space weather - the term for radiation in the solar system, much of which is released by the Sun.
In August 1972, right in between the Apollo 16 and Apollo 17 missions, a solar storm o ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Jun 3, 2019 
The island of New Guinea in the Indonesian archipelago remains one of the last refuges free of chytrid fungus, a deadly frog infection that has already wiped out 90 frog species around the world.
The authors of a new study, published this week in the journal Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, have a plan to keep New Guinea disease free and its frog population healthy, but they sa ... more |
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