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Record Low Arctic Sea Ice Extent for JanuaryGreenbelt MD (SPX) Feb 11, 2011 During the Northern Hemisphere winter of 2010-2011, unusually cold temperatures and heavy snowstorms plagued North America and Europe, while conditions were unusually warm farther north. Now the U.S. National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) has reported that Arctic sea ice was at its lowest extent ever recorded for January (since satellite records began). This image shows the average Arctic sea ice concentration for January 2011, based on observations from the Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiomet ... read more |
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  China to spur rice output as drought shrivels wheat China called Wednesday for higher rice output to offset damage to its wheat crop in the drought-stricken north and pledged $1 billion in spending to battle a problem the UN warned could be "very serious". ... more | .. |
  ESA Has Sharp Eyes On Coastal Waters Our growing reliance on coastal waters for food, trade and tourism means that these delicate ecosystems need to be more closely monitored to guarantee their future sustainability. ESA's CoastC ... more | .. |
  CALIPSO Spies Polar Stratospheric Clouds NASA's Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observation (CALIPSO) satellite was in the right place at the right time in early 2011. On January 4, while flying past the east coast of ... more | .. |
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  Digimorph: Bringing Fossils To Life For hundreds of years, scientists who wanted to examine a rare fossil might have had to travel halfway around the world. And that is not the only challenge when viewing a small, unique or priceless ... more | .. |
  S. Korea ship sails on after pirate seizure A South Korean fishing boat released after four months of being held by Somali pirates linked up with a European Union warship on Thursday and all crew members were confirmed safe, Seoul said. ... more | .. |
 A La Nina Like No Other Or Just A Big One 1. What is La Nina and why does it matter? La Nina, "little girl" in Spanish, is the cool part of a naturally-occurring climate cycle called the El Nino/Southern Oscillation. El Nino is the wa ... more | .. |
  Video of blind activist surfaces in China A blind Chinese activist under house arrest since his release from prison in September has appeared in a video accusing the authorities of using "hooligan methods" to silence rights campaigners. ... more |
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China emissions flat in third quarter as solar surges: study
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  Armenia asks hunters to kill off wolf threat The authorities in Armenia on Thursday issued a call to hunt down and kill wolves after increasing reports of attacks on rural villages. ... more | .. |
 Chile drought looms as La Nina takes toll Chile has ordered nationwide contingency planning to prepare for damaging effects of a drought triggered by La Nina weather phenomenon, already seen behind low rainfall and poor agricultural harvests in Argentina. ... more | .. |
US trade chief urges Europe to open market to GM foods A top US trade official said she will bang down the door of the European Commission Thursday in a bid to break a longstanding impasse blocking the march of genetically-modified foods. ... more | .. |
  S.Leone anti-graft agency stops illegal timber exports Sierra Leone's anti-graft agency said Thursday it had intercepted more containers of timber for shipment, despite a ban on exports meant to end rampant plunder of the country's forests. ... more |
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 Water shortages to force Mideast cooperation: study A report for the Swiss and Swedish governments warned on Thursday that water shortages in the Middle East were so alarming that opposing camps in the region would have little choice but to cooperate. ... more | .. |
  Egypt army says to take 'measures to protect nation' Egypt's armed forces said on Thursday they will start taking "necessary measures to protect the nation" and "support the legitimate demands of the people." ... more | .. |
  China's foreign minister visits 'good brother' Zimbabwe Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi arrived in Zimbabwe on Thursday for a two-day visit to bolster ties with a country he described as a "good brother." ... more | .. |
China PM vows to keep prices stable despite drought Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said Thursday his government was confident it could maintain grain supplies and keep prices stable as a severe dry spell in wheat-growing regions imperils the winter crop. ... more |
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Geopolitical instability and AI drive transformation in EO market
'Western tech dominance fading' at Lisbon's Web Summit
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 NOAA releases aquaculture draft policy The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has released a draft policy on aquaculture in U.S. waters, saying it balances economics and the environment. ... more | .. |
  Snows fall in north China, but drought to persist Light snow covered much of drought-hit north China on Thursday, but the welcome respite was unlikely to signal the end of a severe dry spell that has sparked UN warnings about the impact on crops. ... more | .. |
Community volunteers take on Nepal's rhino poachers Warden Narendra Man Pradhan has an entire battalion of soldiers helping him combat rhino poaching in Nepal's biggest national park. ... more | .. |
  Australia PM introduces contentious floods tax Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard on Thursday introduced contentious legislation for a one-off tax to help pay for devastating floods which killed 35 people and swamped thousands of homes. ... more |
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China blog spotlights missing-child problem An Internet campaign to help parents in China find their missing children has become a sensation, shining a light on child abductions and the growing power of the country's Twitter-like web services. ... more | .. |
 Russia, Norway sign Barents agreement Global climate change warming has opened possibilities for nations with arctic coastlines to exploit offshore energy resources in the usually ice-bound region. ... more | .. |
  Fear of infection drove AIDS decline in Zimbabwe Fear of infection helped drive a 50 percent decline in new cases of HIV in Zimbabwe from 1997 to 2007, said an international study published Tuesday in the United States. ... more | .. |
  US Midwest braces for new round of snow A large swathe of the US South and Midwest still digging out from last week's huge snowfall faced more wintry weather Wednesday as the fifth major storm of the season forced several states to close schools and kept many residents homebound. ... more |
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Tiangong hosts dual crews after debris impact delays Shenzhou-20 return
Dust and Sand Movements Reshape Martian Slopes
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 Prince Charles decries 'reckless roulette' over climate Britain's Prince Charles hit out Wednesday at climate change doubters for playing a "reckless game of roulette" with Earth's future and urged Europe to take ambitious action against global warming. ... more | .. |
  Spanish prosecutors, ecologists urge action on pollution Spain's public prosecutors joined environmental groups Wednesday in demanding emergency measures to clear a thick layer of smog lingering over Madrid that medics warned could have grave health effects. ... more | .. |
Chad military still using child soldiers: Amnesty Boys as young as 13 are still being used as soldiers by the Chadian national army and armed groups on the border with Sudan, Amnesty International said in a report. ... more | .. |
  UN's Sri Lanka flood appeal falling short International aid for 1.2 million Sri Lankans affected by monsoon flooding has fallen far short of the immediate humanitarian needs, United Nations figures showed Wednesday. ... more |
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 X-Rays Reveal Hidden Leg Of An Ancient Snake A novel X-ray imaging technology is helping scientists better understand how in the course of evolution snakes have lost their legs. The researchers hope the new data will help resolve a heated deba ... more | .. |
  Bone indicates our ancestor walked upright U.S. researchers say fossil evidence suggests a key human ancestor could walk upright consistently, a major advance in human evolution. ... more | .. |
  NASA's Earth Data System Earns Praise If you're distributing 412 million data products in a year to more than 1.1 million users, how do you ever make sure people are getting what they want? The Earth Observing System Data and Informatio ... more | .. |
Drilling may kill Mediterranean ecosystem: WWF A rush to drill in the gas-rich Mediterranean may do permanent damage to the sea's wildlife as it takes at least a millennium for an ecosystem to grow, the World Wildlife Fund warned Wednesday. ... more |
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