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Ethiopia's 'green famine' takes its toll Sodo, Ethiopia (AFP) Oct 15, 2008 
Okume Ochubo's tiny plot of land in southern Ethiopia is lush with waist-high maize sprouts and other crops, but she and her seven young children are struggling to feed themselves. "We cannot survive without food aid, we collect assistance whenever it is available," she said, as two of her children jostled under the shadows of giant eucalyptus trees. "We are praying to God for a better ... read moreSimplifying Data Management For Farmers 
Munich, Germany (SPX) Oct 16, 2008Hiring temporary workers and machines for the harvest, sending soil samples to the laboratory for analysis, ordering seed: Farming today involves a great deal of administrative work. A new Internet-based platform will soon make this task easier. Plowing, sowing, spreading fertilizer, harvesting - The days are gone when farmers labored from dawn to dusk in the fields. Today's modern farmer ... more |
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 In Finland, kids take hovercraft to school over frozen Baltic Sea 
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NATO warships Somalia bound on piracy mission
Brussels (AFP) Oct 15, 2008NATO warships were steaming through the Suez Canal Wednesday en-route to Somalia to help combat piracy off the largely lawless African country's coast, an alliance spokesman said. "Seven ships from six NATO navies ... are transiting the Suez Canal today on their way to conduct both anti-piracy duties and to visit NATO partner nations in the Gulf region," spokesman James Appathurai said. ... more Italy, Poland threaten to veto EU climate change plans 
Brussels (AFP) Oct 15, 2008Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi threatened Thursday to torpedo the European Union's climate change plans, branding them too big a burden for business amid the global financial crisis. Berlusconi's announcement, at an EU summit in Brussels, came despite pleas from fellow leaders not to abandon the targets in the face of growing financial pressure, although Poland also appeared ready ... more Future Risk Of Hurricanes: The Role Of Climate Change 
Washington DC (SPX) Oct 16, 2008Researchers are homing in on the hurricane-prone Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea to assess the likely changes, between now and the middle of the century, in the frequency, intensity, and tracks of these powerful storms. Initial results are expected early next year. The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colo., working with federal agencies as well as the insurance ... more  |
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Green Party leader defeated in Canada's election
Ottawa (AFP) Oct 14, 2008Green Party leader Elizabeth May failed in her bid to unseat Conservative Defense Minister Peter MacKay in Canadian elections Tuesday, dashing her party's best hope of getting its first MP into the House. May lost by more than 5,000 votes in a campaign that saw her go head to head with the key cabinet minister, as the main opposition Liberals chose not to enter this particular race. ... more Earliest Known Human TB Found In 9,000 Year-Old Skeletons 
London, UK (SPX) Oct 16, 2008The discovery of the earliest known cases of human tuberculosis (TB) in bones found submerged off the coast of Israel shows that the disease is 3000 years older than previously thought. Direct examination of this ancient DNA confirms the latest theory that bovine TB evolved later than human TB. The new research, led by scientists from UCL (University College London) and Tel-Aviv University ... more Did Termites Help Katrina Destroy New Orleans Floodwalls 
Lanham MD (SPX) Oct 16, 2008Three years after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, people still speculate over causes of the destruction of the city's floodwall system. A new article in the fall issue of American Entomologist suggests that Formosan subterranean termites played a large role. Author Gregg Henderson, a professor at the Louisiana State University AgCenter, discovered Formosan subterranean termites ... more China broadens dairy product recall amid health scandal 
Beijing (AFP) Oct 15, 2008China on Wednesday pulled all dairy products more than a month old from shops across the country in one of the biggest steps taken by authorities to end a deadly scandal over contaminated milk. All dairy products made before September 14 will be tested for a chemical blamed for killing four babies and leaving more than 53,000 others sick, according to a notice posted on the product-safety ... more |
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