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'Acoustic smog' is major threat to whales, say researchers Barcelona (AFP) Oct 9, 2008 
Underwater cacophony caused by commercial and military ships has become so intense that it is killing whales, scientists at the World Conservation Congress here say. Sounds ranging from the hum of yacht motors to sonar blasts strong enough to destroy a whale's inner ear are wreaking havoc on the ability of these cetaceans to migrate, feed and breed, they said on Thursday as a historic case ... read moreMost Alaskan Glaciers Retreating, Thinning, And Stagnating 
Menlo Park CA (SPX) Oct 10, 2008Most glaciers in every mountain range and island group in Alaska are experiencing significant retreat, thinning or stagnation, especially glaciers at lower elevations, according to a new book published by the U.S. Geological Survey. In places, these changes began as early as the middle of the 18th century. Although more than 99 percent of Alaska's large glaciers are retreating, a handful ... more |
Venezuelan lawmakers advance mining reforms sought by US
UN warns of environmental hazards from Middle East war Antarctic sea ice improves after four years of extreme lows: US scientists Water emerges as a dangerous new war target Indonesia landfill collapse kills five Indonesia landfill collapse kills four Swiss vote down proposal for massive 'climate fund' Philippines' 'Cockroach Lord' goes to bat for misunderstood bugs 'Significant' acceleration of global warming since 2015: study Eight dead as tornados surge across central US 
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Outside View: U.S. North African policy
Washington (UPI) Oct 9, 2008 U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is expected to appoint seasoned U.S. diplomat and former U.S. Ambassador to Algeria and Syria Christopher Ross as his personal envoy for Western Sahara. This appointment hopefully will continue the momentum of the current negotiations process to end the three-decades-old conflict between Morocco and the Polisario Front, an Algerian-backed rebel movement that ... more North Greenland had record summer snowmelt 
New York (UPI) Oct 9, 2008 U.S. atmospheric scientists say satellite data indicates northern Greenland experienced a record number of melting days this summer. City College of New York Assistant Professor Marco Tedesco said the northern part of the Greenland ice sheet experienced extreme snowmelt during this summer, with large portions of the area subject to record melting days. Tedesco and his team said ... more New Tropical Science Research Hub For Queensland 
Townsville, Australia (SPX) Oct 10, 2008Tropical research in Queensland received a boost with a ceremony to mark the start of construction of the A$32 million Australian Tropical Science and Innovation Precinct (ATSIP) at James Cook University in Townsville. Following the 'turning of the first sod' on the site by Queensland's Tourism, Regional Development and Industry Minister, Desley Boyle, CSIRO's Agribusiness Group Leader ... more  |
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NATO to send ships within two weeks to combat Somalia pirates
Budapest (AFP) Oct 9, 2008NATO defence ministers agreed Thursday to send seven war ships this month to help combat piracy off Somalia, as attacks on vessels in Horn of Africa waters spiral, an alliance spokesman said. "Ministers agreed that NATO should play a role. NATO will have its standing maritime naval group, which is composed of seven ships, in the region within two weeks," said the spokesman, James Appathurai. ... more Mexico prepares shelters ahead of Hurricane Norbert 
Mexico City (AFP) Oct 9, 2008The Mexican State of Baja California prepared evacuation shelters as Hurricane Norbert churned through the Pacific Ocean toward the narrow strip of western Mexico Thursday. The storm, category three on the five-point Saffir-Simpson scale, is "still a major hurricane," the US National Hurricane Center said in its latest report, after it dropped down from category four. "All precautions ... more Six dead in China landslide: state media 
Beijing (AFP) Oct 9, 2008Six people died in a landslide early on Thursday in north China's Shanxi Province, state media reported. The slide occurred at about 8:00am (0000 GMT) at a farm in Zaolin Village, Liulin County, burying the six people, Xinhua news agency said, quoting the county government. Rescuers pulled the victims from the rubble and sent them to hospital, but all died despite doctors' efforts, the ... more Horizons '08 - Agriculture's Future: Value Or Volume 
Canberra, Australia (SPX) Oct 10, 2008Australasia's major science and agribusiness conference, being held in Christchurch, New Zealand, from 28-30 October 2008, is expected to generate strong debate on the future for Trans-Tasman animal industries, in light of increasing global concern about food security. The fifth in the Horizons in Livestock Sciences conference series will be hosted by Australia's CSIRO Livestock industries ... more |
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