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California readies for earthquake drill, conference Los Angeles (AFP) Nov 10, 2008 
Millions of people across Southern California are to take part in an earthquake drill later this week aimed at preparing the state for a devastating seismic disaster, officials said Monday. An estimated five million people will participate in the voluntary drill scheduled for Thursday which is believed to be the biggest event of its kind in the US. The drill, dubbed "The Great Southern ... read moreStrong quake hits northwest China 
Beijing (AFP) Nov 10, 2008A powerful 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck northwest China's Qinghai province on Monday, shaking buildings hundreds of kilometres away and sending people running into the streets, officials said. The quake hit at 9:22 am (0122 GMT) in a sparsely populated area about 150 kilometres (100 miles) northeast of the major Qinghai city of Golmud, the US Geological Survey said. The quake occurred ... more |
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 Four dead, at least 12 injured after tornados hit Michigan: US media 
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Life's Boiling Point
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Nov 11, 2008Heat-loving organisms live where the water is hot but the gene pool is shallow. Genetic analysis has shown that so-called thermophiles have fewer mutations in their protein-coding genes than do their microbial cousins that live at room temperature. This seems to imply that the opportunities to evolve decrease as temperature increases. To confirm this, Jonathan Silberg of Rice University ... more Farmers Still No Closer To Understanding CPRS Impacts On Agriculture 
Canberra, Australia (SPX) Nov 11, 2008Australian farmers are still no closer to understanding the full impacts of the Government's proposed Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) on the agriculture sector following the release of the Treasury modelling, according to the National Farmers' Federation (NFF). While farmers hope that the Treasury forecasts of Australia's economy continuing to prosper under the CPRS are correct ... more EU nations want cooperation with China on Africa: ministers 
Brussels (AFP) Nov 10, 2008EU foreign ministers on Monday backed proposals for cooperation with China on Africa, where Beijing's growing economic clout has caused unease in Europe. "It would seem advantageous to coordinate the EU's and China's efforts more closely around priorities which reflect Africa's needs," the ministers said in a joint statement released as they met in Brussels. "This trilateral dialogue ... more  |
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Pollinator Decline Not Reducing Crop Yields Just Yet
Canberra, Australia (SPX) Nov 11, 2008The well-documented worldwide decline in the number of bees and other pollinators is not, at this stage, limiting global crop yields, according to the results of an international study published in the latest edition of the respected science journal, Current Biology. Co-author, CSIRO Entomology's Dr Saul Cunningham, says however that the study detected warning signs that demand for ... more Farm Aid Promoting Sustainable Farm And Food Vision 
Somerville MA (SPX) Nov 11, 2008Farm Aid President Willie Nelson has sent an open letter to President-elect Barack Obama, congratulating him on his victory and offering Farm Aid as a resource for a new farm and food policy that supports a sustainable, family farm system of agriculture. By way of introduction, Nelson explained, "I started Farm Aid in 1985 when family farmers were being forced off their land as a result of ... more EU makes pitch for 'unified' Arctic research 
Monaco (AFP) Nov 10, 2008The European Union (EU) called here Monday for countries to pool data from scientific research in the Arctic to help give the world a barometer of global warming. French Ecology Minister Jean-Louis Borloo, whose country is current president of the EU, said it was time for a "unified" research effort to find out what was happening in the northern polar regions. "Research is not being ... more Atlantic sharks at risk as fishing bites: study 
Geneva (AFP) Nov 10, 2008More than a quarter of sharks in the northeast Atlantic Ocean face extinction with some species already wiped out in certain areas due to over-fishing, a conservation group said on Monday. Twenty-six percent of sharks, rays and chimaeras are threatened with extinction and another 20 percent are in the 'near threatened' category, the Switzerland-based International Union for the Conservation ... more |
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