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  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jun 21, 2019 Snowflakes that cover mountains or linger under tree canopies are a vital freshwater resource for over a billion people around the world. To help determine how much freshwater is stored in snow, a team of NASA-funded researchers is creating a computer-based tool that simulates the best way to detect snow and measure its water content from space. Snow's water content, or snow water equivalent (SWE) is a "holy grail for many hydrologists," said Bart Forman, the project's principal investigator and a ... read more |
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Earth's freshwater future: extremes of flood and droughtGreenbelt MD (SPX) Jun 17, 2019 NASA satellites are a prominent tool for accounting for water, as it constantly cycles from water vapor to rain and snow falling onto soils, and across and beneath the landscape. As Earth's atmosphe ... more  
9,000 years ago, a community with modern urban problemsColumbus OH (SPX) Jun 18, 2019 Some 9,000 years ago, residents of one of the world's first large farming communities were also among the first humans to experience some of the perils of modern urban living. Scientists study ... more  
Rare wolf killed in Bangladesh after first appearance in decadesDhaka (AFP) June 16, 2019 The first Indian grey wolf to be seen in Bangladesh in eight decades has been beaten to death by farmers after preying on their livestock, wildlife experts said Sunday. ... more 
US prosecutor drops charges, starts over in criminal probe of tainted waterChicago (AFP) June 14, 2019 US prosecutors have dropped all charges connected to lead contamination of drinking water in Flint, Michigan and pledged to start the criminal probe over from scratch after expressing concerns over how it has been handled by predecessors. ... 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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Under fire over Monsanto's glyphosate, Bayer vows 'transparency'Berlin (AFP) June 14, 2019 Pharmaceutical giant Bayer announced Friday plans to invest five billion euros ($5.6 billion) over the next decade in a new generation of herbicides and promised more transparency after the Monsanto "watch list" scandal. ... more 
NASA explores our changing freshwater worldGreenbelt 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 th ... more  
W.African farm 'bootcamp' gets green entrepreneurs into shapeTori-Bossito , Benin (AFP) June 9, 2019 Machetes in hand and wearing a straw hat against the sun, the participants of an "agro-bootcamp" in the farmlands of the West African nation of Benin harvest maize, cowpeas and rice. ... more 
Sorghum making a rebound in Europe thanks to climate changeSzeged, Hungary (AFP) June 5, 2019 Ferenc Kardos planted 300 hectares of sorghum instead of corn this year. From the fertile Hungarian plain where he lives all the way to southeastern France, the hot weather cereal is taking root in Europe. ... more 
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 |
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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  |
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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 
American garlic, honey farmers cheer Trump's tariffs on ChinaLos Angeles (AFP) June 5, 2019 As most US farmers feel the brunt of the trade war with China, some, like garlic and honey producers who have struggled for years, are applauding new, higher tariffs on Chinese goods. ... more 
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 |
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 Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jun 17, 2019  A precise understanding of glacier evolution requires knowledge of a glacier's exact mass. This is important in South America, in the tropical regions between Bolivia and Venezuela, where meltwater from glaciers provides drinking water during the dry season.
However, basic data about mass changes in glaciers are not easy to obtain. Mass losses are also contributing to rising sea levels on ... 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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 Libreville (AFP) June 14, 2019 
Here's your new job: You have to protect the country's precious tropical forests. You have to stop illegal logging and fight the entrenched corruption backed by powerful forces which goes with it. By the way, you are a committed environmentalist - and you are foreign-born.
This is the challenge facing Lee White, a green activist born in Britain, who this week was named minister of water and ... more |
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 Golden CO (SPX) Jun 18, 2019 
The energy landscape is evolving, and companies such as ExxonMobil are getting in on the ground floor.
"How do you provide scalable energy to 9 billion people while addressing the risks of climate change?" asked Vijay Swarup, vice president of research and development at ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company.
It is precisely to address this dilemma that ExxonMobil is partnering ... more |
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 Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Jun 18, 2019 
The transition from fossil to renewable fuels is one of the most important challenges of the future. The SUN-to-LIQUID project takes on this challenge by producing renewable transportation fuels from water and carbon dioxide with concentrated sunlight: The project, which is funded by the EU and Switzerland, has now successfully demonstrated the first synthesis of solar kerosene.
"The SUN-t ... 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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 Brussels (AFP) June 20, 2019  European Union leaders will push Thursday "to advance work" towards setting a target of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, according to a draft resolution.
The language in the draft summit conclusion appears to be an attempt to include reference to the 2050 target adopted by some members, without offending the others.
The finely-nuanced text obtained by AFP reflects growing publ ... more |
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 London (AFP) June 18, 2019 
Forced organ harvesting has been carried out "for years throughout China" and members of the Falun Gong spiritual group have "probably" been the main victims, according to a panel of lawyers.
A report by the London-based China Tribunal, released to journalists ahead of a summary to be published online on Wednesday, concluded that "forced organ harvesting continues till today".
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 Washington (UPI) Jun 20, 2019  Robot's still aren't conscious, but now they have blood, thanks to engineers at Cornell University.
Scientists have developed a robotic fish powered by "robot blood." The hydraulic liquid circulatory system allows the robot to use, store and transfer energy.
"In nature we see how long organisms can operate while doing sophisticated tasks. Robots can't perform similar feats for ve ... more |
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 Mohammedia, Morocco (AFP) June 17, 2019 
Beneath an apartment block that looms over Monica beach in the western coastal city of Mohammedia, a sole sand dune has escaped the clutches of Morocco's insatiable construction contractors.
Here, like elsewhere across the North African tourist magnet, sand has been stolen to help feed an industry that is growing at full tilt.
A report last month by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) on ... 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) Jun 17, 2019 
At least one species of dinoflagellate plankton uses its bioluminescence for defensive purposes.
Researchers determined the species Lingulodinium polyedra uses its glow-in-the-dark abilities to scare off copepod grazers, the species' primary predator.
According to the new study - published this week in the journal Current Biology - the bioluminescent cells sense low concentrati ... more |
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 Nasiriyah, Iraq (AFP) June 16, 2019 
Hospital ventilators shut down, football matches with obligatory water breaks and food spoiling in fridges without power: Iraq's notorious summer has arrived.
As one of the hottest countries in the world with around half of its terrain covered in desert, Iraq is no stranger to stiflingly hot summers.
But even by its own standards, this June has been a sizzler - averaging a daily 48 degr ... more |
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 Dhaka (AFP) June 19, 2019 
Hundreds of Chinese and Bangladeshi labourers clashed at the site of power plant being built south of Dhaka, police said Wednesday, leaving a Chinese worker dead and more than a dozen others injured.
Police said the violence was triggered by the death of a Bangladeshi worker at the site of a China-funded 1,320-megawatt plant, prompting locals to accuse the Chinese of trying to cover up the i ... more |
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 London, UK (SPX) Jun 21, 2019 
UK space scientists are working alongside NASA to build a four-spacecraft mission aimed at revolutionising our understanding of the Sun's atmosphere and how it affects the rest of our solar system.
The Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere (PUNCH) mission has been selected by NASA from five mission proposals. It will use pioneering scientific and technological concepts to find ou ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Jun 14, 2019 
By analyzing the makeup of lemurs' gut microbiome, scientists can predict which species are most vulnerable to deforestation.
For a new study, scientists surveyed the microbes found in the guts of 12 different lemur species. The results, published this week in the journal Biology Letters, showed some lemur species have more specialized gut bacteria than others.
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