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ICE WORLD + The Least Sea Ice In 800 Years 
Copenhagen, Denmark (SPX) Jul 03, 2009 -
New research, which reconstructs the extent of ice in the sea between Greenland and Svalbard from the 13th century to the present indicates that there has never been so little sea ice as there is now. The research results from the Niels Bohr Institute, among others, are published in the scientific journal, Climate Dynamics. There are of course neither satellite images nor instrumental ... moreFARM NEWS + Agroforestry Comes Of Age 
Madison WI (SPX) Jul 03, 2009 -
Creating consumer markets for forest-grown products, reducing nonpoint source pollution, protecting waterfowl habitat, diversifying farm operations-these are just a few of the ways agroforestry is moving to the forefront of the land-use discussion in North America. A new edition of "North American Agroforestry: An Integrated Science and Practice," published by the American Society of ... moreEPIDEMICS + White House to hold swine flu summit 
Washington (AFP) July 2, 2009 -
The White House said Thursday it would hold a high-level meeting next week bringing together top government officials to prepare for the possibility of a more severe outbreak of A(H1N1) flu. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and Education Secretary Arne Duncan will take part in the meeting at the National Institutes of Health ... moreEPIDEMICS + The 90-Year Evolution Of Swine Flu 
Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Jul 03, 2009 -
The current H1N1 swine flu strain has genetic roots in an illness that sickened pigs at the 1918 Cedar Rapids Swine Show in Iowa, report infectious disease experts at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health in the New England Journal of Medicine. Their paper describes H1N1's nearly century-long and often convoluted journey, which may include the accidental ... moreFARM NEWS + Seasonal Hunger Devastating And Under-Recognized 
Washington DC (SPX) Jul 03, 2009 -
Most of the world's acute hunger and undernutrition occurs not in conflicts and natural disasters but in the annual "hunger season," according to an article published this week in open access journal PLoS Medicine. The hunger season is the time of year when the previous year's harvest stocks have dwindled, food prices are high, and jobs are scarce, and is often under recognized. ... more |
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ICE WORLD + Plants Put Limit On Ice Ages 
Palo Alto CA (SPX) Jul 03, 2009 -
When glaciers advanced over much of the Earth's surface during the last ice age, what kept the planet from freezing over entirely? This has been a puzzle to climate scientists because leading models have indicated that over the past 24 million years geological conditions should have caused carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere to plummet, possibly leading to runaway "icehouse" conditions. ... moreCLIMATE SCIENCE + Super-Size Deposits Of Frozen Carbon Threat To Climate Change 
Washington DC (SPX) Jul 03, 2009 -
The vast amount of carbon stored in the arctic and boreal regions of the world is more than double that previously estimated, according to a study published this week. The amount of carbon in frozen soils, sediments and river deltas (permafrost) raises new concerns over the role of the northern regions as future sources of greenhouse gases. "We now estimate the deposits contain ... moreEPIDEMICS + Tamiflu-resistant swine flu patient found in Japan: govt 
Tokyo (AFP) July 3, 2009 -
A genetic mutation of swine flu that is resistant to the anti-viral Tamiflu has been discovered in Japan, the first such case in the country, the health ministry said. It was the second reported case of Tamiflu resistance linked to swine flu in less than a week. The latest case was found in a patient who had been given the drug since first being diagnosed with A(H1N1) around two weeks ... moreFLORA AND FAUNA + Mangrove-Dependent Animals Globally Threatened 
Washington DC (SPX) Jul 03, 2009 -
More than 40 percent of a sample of amphibians, reptiles, mammals, and birds that are restricted to mangrove ecosystems are globally threatened with extinction, according to an assessment published in the July/August issue of BioScience. The study, by David A. Luther of the University of Maryland and Russell Greenberg of the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center, was based on an extensive ... moreCLIMATE SCIENCE + Linking Climate And Habitability 
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Jul 03, 2009 -
From the streets of New York City to the rivers in India to the glaciers in South America, humans are warming the planet by emitting more and more greenhouse gasses. In a study published in Nature last year, scientists for the first time linked the effects of climate change specifically to human activity. "We're beginning to get the picture that climate change, influenced by humans, is ... more |
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WATER WORLD + Australia pledges millions for Great Barrier Reef 
Sydney (AFP) July 2, 2009 -
Australia Thursday pledged 52 million dollars (42 million US) to improve water quality on the Great Barrier Reef, which is coming under increasing threat from toxic chemicals and climate change. Environment Minister Peter Garrett said the money would go to conservation and agriculture groups to help local farmers reduce run-off of pesticides and other chemicals into the World Heritage-listed ... moreEPIDEMICS + Britain facing swine flu upsurge; Argentine govt under fire 
London (AFP) July 2, 2009 -
Britain's health secretary warned Thursday the country could soon face more than 100,000 daily cases of swine flu, while fears linked to the virus soared in Argentina after the death toll nearly doubled. The warning from British Health Secretary Andy Burnham came as a second case of resistance to the key Tamiflu drug in a swine flu patient emerged in less than a week, with the latest in ... moreEPIDEMICS + Economic crisis a 'major threat' to AIDS fight in Africa: UN 
Sirte, Libya (AFP) July 2, 2009 -
The global economic crisis poses a "major threat" to the fight against AIDS in Africa as funding for treatment programmes dries up, a top UN official said Thursday. Michel Sidibe, the head of the UNAIDS agency, told reporters on the sidelines of an African Union summit in Libya that 96 percent of Africans receiving AIDS medications depend on aid from rich countries. "The global economic ... moreDEMOCRACY + Ex-generals crowd Indonesian presidential race 
Jakarta (AFP) July 2, 2009 -
Former generals with murky pasts vying for power in next week's presidential elections are living proof, analysts say, that the ghost of general Suharto is still stalking Indonesian democracy. Each of the three presidential tickets features a former general who earned his stripes under Suharto, who died last year, and benefited from the military's ongoing place of privilege in Indonesian ... moreSINO DAILY + Tight security ahead of China's 60th anniversary 
Beijing (AFP) July 2, 2009 -
Three months before the 60th anniversary of the founding of communist China, tensions are simmering, as Beijing has mobilised its huge security and propaganda apparatus to nip trouble in the bud. Mao Zedong appeared triumphantly in front of a crowd of 100,000 in Tiananmen Square on October 1, 1949, proclaiming victory over the Nationalist enemy. Six decades on, observers say the ... more |
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TECH SPACE + Bridges built from recycled plastic 
Fort Bragg, N.C. (UPI) Jul 2, 2009 -
A New Jersey company has developed a system to make bridges from recycled materials that are strong enough to support a U.S. Army tank.
Axion International Holdings, of Basking Ridge, N.J., said the engineers constructed a pair of bridges made entirely from recycled plastic products at Fort Bragg, N.C., and had M1 Abrams tanks driven across the spans.
The M1 Abrams, manufactured ... moreENERGY TECH + World's Largest LNG/CNG Truck Fueling Station Opens 
Seal Beach CA (SPX) Jul 03, 2009 -
The world's largest natural gas truck fueling station, designed and built by Clean Energy Fuels is now open for business on a 2.9-acre site adjacent to the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles. The new public access station, configured to fuel trucks on a 24/7 basis, features two 25,000-gallon liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage tanks, six LNG dispensers, and two compressed natural gas ... moreENERGY TECH + Nigerian Senate aims to ban 'gas flaring' in 2011 
Abuja (AFP) July 2, 2009 -
The Nigerian Senate passed a bill Thursday to forbid energy firms from burning gas during oil extraction from 2011, ending a practice that harms the environment, a senior senator said. "Any operator who flares gas after 31 December, 2010 shall pay a fine and in addition loses its licence," Senator Osita Izunaso, the chairman of the Senate Committee on Gas, told AFP. The bill stipulates ... moreCIVIL NUCLEAR + SKorea proposes independent plutonium reprocessing 
Seoul (AFP) July 2, 2009 -
South Korea's foreign minister called Thursday for a new nuclear accord with the United States that would allow his country to reprocess plutonium for commercial civilian use. An accord signed by the two close allies in 1974 stops South Korea separating plutonium from spent fuel from its civilian nuclear power plants. The pact expires in 2012. "It's necessary to revise the US-SKorea ... moreTRADE WARS + Rio Tinto seals rights issue with help from Chinalco 
London (AFP) July 2, 2009 -
Miner Rio Tinto said on Thursday that investors led by Chinese aluminium giant Chinalco had snapped up all its new London-listed shares, as it looks to raise 15.2 billion dollars (10.8 billion euros). The Anglo-Australian group had announced plans on June 5 to raise 11.8 billion dollars from the sale of fresh London-listed stock and 3.4 billion dollars from new shares listed in Sydney. ... more |
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