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January 29, 2016

US monitoring Iraq's largest dam for signs of collapse
Baghdad (AFP) Jan 28, 2016
The United States is monitoring Iraq's largest dam for signs of further deterioration that could point to an impending catastrophic collapse, US army officers said on Thursday. The Islamic State (IS) jihadist group seized the Mosul Dam briefly in 2014, leading to a lapse in maintenance that weakened an already flawed structure, and Baghdad is seeking a company to make repairs. "The likelihood of the dam collapsing is something we are trying to determine right now," Lieutenant General Sean MacFar ... read more

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Angola's chaotic capital chokes under mountains of trash For half an hour, the passenger boat sat stranded off the coast of Angola's seaside capital Luanda. ... more		Acquittals over Hungary toxic spill spark outrage Victims of Hungary's worst ever toxic spill, which killed 10 people and injured 150 in 2010, voiced outrage after the boss of the alumina plant that caused the disaster was cleared of any wrongdoing on Thursday. ... more		Millions in drought-hit Ethiopia facing food shortages: UN Millions of people in drought-hit Ethiopia face dire food shortages, with the United Nations warning Thursday of a break in deliveries that could leave huge numbers without life saving aid. ... more
				Landscape pattern analysis reveals global loss of interior forest Between 2000 and 2012, the world lost more forest area than it gained, according to U.S. Forest Service researchers and partners who estimated a global net loss of 1.71 million square kilometers of ... more		Russia to launch Resurs-P satellite on March 12 The launch of Russia's Resurs-P No. 3 remote sensing satellite has been scheduled for March 12, the Russian Space Systems (RSS) company said Wednesday. "In the current year, another four remot ... more

Replace pipes that 'poisoned' Flint water, lawsuit demands The downtrodden US city of Flint was poisoned in a misguided drive by penny-pinching officials to save money, a lawsuit filed Wednesday claimed, demanding that corroded lead pipes that contaminate its tap water be immediately replaced. ... more		ESA selects Airbus Defence and Space for two new Sentinel-2 satellites Airbus Defence and Space has signed a contract, worth around 285 million euros with the European Space Agency (ESA) to deliver two further optical satellites for the European Copernicus programme. ... more		Rise of the robots: the promise of physical AI Amazon robotics lead casts doubt on eye-catching humanoids 'Western tech dominance fading' at Lisbon's Web Summit		Health concerns in wind energy developments As wind energy development blossoms in Canada and around the world, opposition at the community level is challenging the viability of the industry. A new study with research from the University of W ... more
				Intact nature offers best defense against climate change Worldwide responses to climate change could leave people worse off in the future according to a recent study conducted by CSIRO, Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and the University of Queensland. ... more		Satellites show Florida beaches becoming darker, and that's good for sea turtles Newly published research that started as a high school science project confirms that the density of sea turtle nests on Florida beaches is reduced where artificial lights along the coast deter nesti ... more

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Scientists prove key aspect of evolutionary theory

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Ancient medicinal clay shows promise against today's worst bacterial infections

Descendants of Black Death confirmed as source of repeated European plague outbreaks

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O, no: Ozone levels elevated in presence of wildfire smoke

The magnetic compass of birds is affected by polarized light

Pressure building on global water supply

Climate change: Ocean warming underestimated

Energy harvesting via smart materials

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