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Managing Future Forests for WaterAsheville, NC (SPX) Sep 30, 2011 Forest Service Southern Research Station (SRS) scientists recently used long-term data from the Coweeta Hydrological Laboratory (Coweeta) in Western North Carolina to examine the feasibility of managing forests for water supply under the changing weather conditions forecast for the future. Published in the September issue of the journal Ecological Applications, the analysis examines the interactions among changing weather conditions, forest management, and streamflow using long-term data from pair ... read more |
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  Climate change will show which animals can take the heat Species' ability to overcome adversity goes beyond Darwin's survival of the fittest. Climate change has made sure of that. In a new study based on simulations examining species and their projected r ... more | .. |
 Physicists consider their own carbon footprint In October's issue of Physics World, Phil Marshall, an astrophysicist at the University of Oxford, calls on physicists to pull their weight when it comes to climate change, drawing on his own resear ... more | .. |
  New analysis confirms sharks are in trouble Sharks are in big trouble on the Great Barrier Reef and worldwide, according to an Australian-based team who have developed a world-first way to measure rates of decline in shark populations. ... more | .. |
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 Illusion of Plenty Masking Collapse of Two Key Southern California Fisheries The two most important recreational fisheries off Southern California have collapsed, according to a new study led by a researcher from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego. Scr ... more | .. |
  Japan eases evacuation advisory for zones near nuclear plant Japan on Friday lifted evacuation advisories for five areas near the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant as it looks to convince tens of thousands of residents that it is safe to return home. ... more | .. |
 Dead Sea researchers discover freshwater springs and numerous micro-organisms Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers have discovered deep freshwater springs on the Dead Sea floor that feed into this rapidly dwindling body of water. In the first-ever Dead S ... more | .. |
 World-first discovery 'can help save coral reefs' An international team of scientists has achieved a major breakthrough in fishing sustainability on coral reefs which could play a vital role in preventing their collapse. "Fishermen and scient ... more |
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Leaders warn race for minerals could turn seabed into 'wild west'
China carefully assembling a deep-sea mining strategy
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  Weeds are vital to the existence of farmland species Weeds, which are widely deemed as a nuisance plant, are vital to the existence of many farmland species according to a new University of Hull study published in the journal Biological Conservation W ... more | .. |
 New report reveals the impact of global crises on international development Global crises and the slow burn of climate change are having a profound impact on the lives and livelihoods of poor people around the world, and bringing into question core ideas about what developm ... more | .. |
  Thai troops mobilised to help flood victims Thailand deployed about 10,000 soldiers on Friday to help victims of floods that have killed 188 people and left vast swathes of the country under water. ... more | .. |
 Hurricane Ophelia strengthens in Atlantic Hurricane Ophelia strengthened to a category two storm early Friday and was expected to bring heavy winds and rain to the Atlantic island of Bermuda, US forecasters said. ... more |
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 Vietnam, China lashed by tropical storm Thousands of people in Vietnam sheltered from a powerful tropical storm that lashed its northern coast on Friday after slamming into southeast China and killing 43 people in the Philippines. ... more | .. |
  Berkeley Lab Tests Cookstoves for Haiti The developers of the fuel-efficient Berkeley-Darfur Stove for refugee camps in central Africa are at it once again, this time evaluating inexpensive metal cookstoves for the displaced survivors of ... more | .. |
  Chinese city hikes taxi fares after strike Rattled authorities in China's eastern city of Hangzhou have heeded the demands of thousands of angry drivers by hiking taxi fares as concerns grow over social unrest caused by rising prices. ... more | .. |
 Myanmar suspends dam project after rare outcry Myanmar's president on Friday ordered a halt to construction of a controversial $3.6 billion mega dam following rare public opposition to the Chinese-backed hydropower project. ... more |
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Iran says has intel to strike Israel in response to 'any' attack on nuclear sites
Iran says to submit own nuclear proposal to US soon
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 Haiti still needs world's help: UN aid chief The United Nations aid chief called for continued humanitarian assistance to Haiti on Thursday, stressing the crisis in a country still reeling from last year's monster earthquake. ... more | .. |
 Flood-ravaged Philippines braces for new typhoon Philippine authorities warned Friday that at least a million people living in flooded villages and farmland were set to be pounded by more devastating rain from a second typhoon. ... more | .. |
 Young Indonesians paint the town green Young Indonesians are breathing new life into their polluted concrete capital city with little more than buckets of soil and seeds. ... more | .. |
 Myanmar suspends dam project after rare outcry Myanmar's new army-backed government has suspended a controversial $3.6 billion hydroelectric power project following rare public opposition, a government official said Friday. ... more |
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 S.Africa Dalai Lama ban will be bow to China: rights group A refusal by South Africa of the Dalai Lama to take part in Desmond Tutu's 80th birthday next Friday will be to please China and a denial of its struggle for democracy, said Human Rights Watch. ... more | .. |
 China critic fears 'thousands' will vanish under new law Prominent Chinese activist Hu Jia, who was released from prison three months ago, said he feared "tens of thousands of people" could disappear under a proposed new law on secret detentions. ... more | .. |
Judiciary, Rousseff on collision course Brazil's judiciary and government are on a collision course as debate over a multibillion-dollar giant dam heats up. ... more | .. |
 Indonesia pledges forest conservation Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono says he will dedicate the final three years of his presidency to protect his country's rainforest. ... more |
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Axiom private mission to ISS delayed because of weather
Trump-Musk showdown threatens US space plans
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 Famed Armenia lake under threat: activists Environmentalists in Armenia warned on Thursday that the country's largest lake was in peril despite government efforts to save the Caucasus republic's most important water source. ... more | .. |
 Canada faces huge global warming costs The economic impact of climate change on Canada could climb to billions of dollars per year, according to a study published Thursday by a policy group that advises the Canadian government. ... more | .. |
  Warning of second Hungarian toxic mud spill Greenpeace staged Thursday a protest against the storage of dangerous substances at a red mud reservoir in Hungary like the one where a massive spill killed 10 people last year. ... more | .. |
  Egypt army warns against threats to democracy Egypt's military rulers warned Thursday against any threat to democracy and national security on the eve of planned protests calling for reform, in a statement on their Facebook page. ... more |
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 EU warns Italy: clean up trash or face fine With six million tonnes of trash piled up in temporary storage sites in the Naples area, the European Commission is giving Italy an ultimatum - clean up your act or face a major fine. ... more | .. |
 China orders safety drive after environment protests China on Thursday ordered manufacturers of potentially toxic products to conduct safety and environmental checks after a recent spate of major anti-pollution protests triggered fears of more unrest. ... more | .. |
 Cambodian flood toll tops 100: disaster official More than 100 Cambodians, nearly half of them children, have died in the country's worst flooding in a decade, a disaster official said Thursday. ... more | .. |
 Typhoon shuts down Hong Kong, hits China A powerful typhoon brought Hong Kong to a shutdown Thursday, with financial markets and businesses forced to close as it swept past before slamming into the Chinese island of Hainan. ... more |
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