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Washington DC (SPX) May 08, 2008Computer analyses of global climate have consistently overstated warming in Antarctica, concludes a new study. The findings can help scientists improve computer models and determine if the southernmost continent will warm significantly this century, a major research question because of Antarctica's potential impact on global sea-level rise. "We can now compare computer simulations with ob ... more Study: U.S. honey bees in dramatic decline 
State College, Pa. (UPI) May 7, 2008 The Apiary Inspectors of America says the United States has seen a dramatic decline in the number of managed honey bee colonies since 1980. Dennis vanEngelsdorp of Pennsylvania State University, president of the AIA, said nationwide colony numbers have dropped from 4.5 million managed colonies in 1980 to 2.4 million in 2005. To quantify the degree and extent of losses in U.S. bee ... more Cleaner air to worsen droughts in Amazon: study 
Paris (AFP) May 7, 2008Curbing a notorious form of industrial pollution may ironically harm Amazonia, one of the world's natural treasures and a key buffer against global warming, a study released Wednesday has found. Its authors see a strong link between a decrease in sulphur dioxide emissions from coal-fired power plants and a rise in sea temperature in the northern Atlantic that was blamed for wreaking a devast ... more China urges authorities to step up education of deadly disease 
Beijing (AFP) May 7, 2008China on Wednesday urged local health authorities to step up public education of a highly contagious disease that has led to the deaths of 28 children. Despite the numbers of infections surging by thousands more, the Health Ministry and the World Health Organisation insisted there was little cause for alarm, saying the disease would have no impact on the Beijing Olympics. Hand, foot and ... more Analysis: Cyclone shows nature's power 
Washington (UPI) May 6, 2008 The cyclone tragedy that has devastated the South Asian nation of Myanmar, formerly Burma, has taken at least 22,000 lives -- a figure that looks certain to climb further as relief operations discover more victims. And it once again teaches the sobering lesson that the wrath of Nature can dwarf the worst excesses of Man. The Indian Ocean has been a focus point for nature's wrath in rece ... more |
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Tokyo (AFP) May 8, 2008A series of strong earthquakes including one with a magnitude of 6.7 hit the Tokyo area early Thursday, cutting off power to more than 2,000 homes and causing light injuries, officials and reports said. Japan's meteorological agency warned that more moderate aftershocks could strike, although there were no fears of a tsunami. The strongest earthquake hit at 1:45 am (1645 GMT) in the Paci ... more Myanmar's generals shun US aid, see risk to political power 
Washington (AFP) May 6, 2008Tsunami-hit Indonesia and earthquake-jolted Pakistan once risked a backlash from their predominantly Muslim populations and allowed in US military forces to help in relief operations. But cyclone-ravaged Myanmar's ruling military junta is suspicious of any US aid. As the cyclone's official death toll soared to 22,000, two US Navy ships are standing by off Thailand awaiting the green light fr ... more UN denies slow response to Myanmar cyclone 
United Nations (AFP) May 7, 2008UN humanitarian chief John Holmes on Wednesday defended the world body's response to the cyclone disaster in Myanmar, saying foreign aid efforts were moving ahead despite delays. "Our reaction has been reasonable in the circumstances. We need to do better ... It's the beginning," he said in response to charges that the UN response to the devastating weekend cyclone had been inadequate. ... more Rice says Myanmar crisis 'not a matter of politics' 
Washington (AFP) May 7, 2008US Secretary of State Condolezza Rice on Wednesday urged cyclone-hit Myanmar to admit international disaster relief, saying it was a humanitarian crisis rather than a political issue. "What remains is for the Burmese (Myanmar) government to allow the international community to help its people," Rice told reporters in Washington. "It should be a simple matter. It's not a matter of politic ... more Mangrove destruction partly to blame for Myanmar toll: ASEAN chief 
Singapore (AFP) May 6, 2008The destruction of mangrove forests that served as a buffer from the sea is partly to blame for the massive death toll from a cyclone in Myanmar, the head of the ASEAN regional bloc said Tuesday. More than 15,000 people have died after the cyclone swept through the Irrawaddy river delta over the weekend and pounded Myanmar's main city of Yangon, the country's state media reported. ... more |
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Washington (UPI) May 7, 2008 The U.S. Department of Energy says it has awarded more than $126.6 million for its fifth and sixth large-scale carbon sequestration projects. The awards went to the West Coast Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership, or WESTCARB, and the Midwest Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership, MRCSP. The Energy Department said the projects in California and Ohio will demonstrate the ability ... more EU still far from agreeing biofuel standards: diplomats 
Brussels (AFP) May 7, 2008The European Union remains far from agreeing on how to tighten its rules for using biofuels, diplomats said Wednesday amid growing opposition towards such forms of energy. The EU committed last year to ramp up its use of biofuels in the coming years but has since had to consider ways to ensure their use does not have unintended consequences such as environmental damage and higher food prices ... more Analysis: Reps. revisit ethanol policy 
Washington DC (SPX) May 08, 2008Five months after passing a new alternative fuel mandate, U.S. policymakers are questioning the legislation's wisdom in the face of skyrocketing food prices. The food versus fuel debate erupted Tuesday at a House hearing on the 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act, which established a progressive renewable fuels standard. The RFS requires that U.S. biofuels production increase almo ... more Analysis: Venezuela, China near oil deal 
Miami (UPI) May 7, 2008 China is reportedly preparing to sign a new petroleum deal with Venezuela, this time pledging to invest $2 billion in Venezuela's oil industry. As part of the deal, China's largest oil producer, PetroChina Co., and Venezuela's state-run PDVSA will work together to build a refinery in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong. Further details about when the refinery would likely go onli ... more China officials hike wages, threatening boost to inflation: economists 
Beijing (AFP) May 7, 2008South China's Guangdong province is the latest area in the nation to unveil plans to raise wages, state media said Wednesday, a move economists worry runs counter to efforts to rein in inflation. Guangdong provincial labour authorities said in a 2008 plan that they aimed to establish a regular salary increase system and raise wages of all employees in the region by 12 percent or more this ye ... more
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