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'Serious omission' in G8 summit climate pledge: IPCC chief
Paris (AFP) July 8, 2008The head of the UN's Nobel-winning panel of climate change scientists said Tuesday that a pledge made by G8 leaders to at least halve global warming emissions by 2050 had a major flaw. The world's wealthiest nations failed to specify a target for cutting greenhouse-gas emissions in the coming decade, a vital stepping stone for meeting the mid-century goal, said Rajendra Pachauri. ... more Senate Resolution Shines Spotlight On The Importance Of Soils 
Washington DC (SPX) Jul 09, 2008The Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) applauds the visionary action taken by Senator Sherrod Brown and his colleagues in the Senate who helped usher in legislation to recognize soils as an "essential" natural resource, placing soil on par with water and air. On June 23, Senator Brown was joined by co-sponsoring Senators Kent Conrad (D-ND), Charles Grassley (R-IA), Russ Feingold (D-WI) ... more Raytheon Submits Proposal For NOAA Environmental Satellite Ground Segment 
Aurora CO (SPX) Jul 09, 2008The Team GOES-R partnership led by Raytheon has submitted its proposal to develop the ground segment for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's next- generation Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite series known as GOES-R. Scheduled for launch in 2015, GOES-R will include significant advancements in technology to provide sustained, reliable collection, analysis a ... more Quarter of Chinese adults are overweight, obese: US study 
Washington (AFP) July 8, 2008Declining physical activity and a shift towards a Western diet are driving up obesity rates in China, with more than 25 percent of adults now considered overweight or obese, a study warned Tuesday. Researchers writing in the July/August issue of the journal Health Affairs predicted these rates would double by 2028 unless the Chinese government took action -- with the rest of the developing ... more Two die in attack on WWF vehicle in DR Congo gorilla reserve 
Kinshasa (AFP) July 8, 2008Two people were killed and three injured when a World Wildlife Fund (WWF) vehicle was attacked in Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), local radio reported Tuesday. The WWF vehicle was travelling with 11 people in the Nord-Kivu sector of the vast territory -- famed for sheltering more than half the world's 700 remaining wild mountain gorillas -- when it was ... more |
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Washington (AFP) July 8, 2008A strong earthquake measuring 6.0 on the moment magnitude scale struck southern Peru near Arequipa early Tuesday, the US Geological Survey reported. The quake struck at a depth of 74 kilometers (46 miles) in a mountainous region 53 kilometers (33 miles) north-northwest of Arequipa and 721 kilometers (448 miles) southeast of Lima, the USGS said. There were no immediate reports of injuries ... more Microchip to aid lung cancer treatments 
Boston (UPI) Jul 8, 2008 U.S. medical scientists say they've found circulating tumor cells reveal genetic signatures of dangerous lung cancers, possibly leading to targeted therapy. Massachusetts General Hospital investigators say a microchip-based device they developed -- called the CTC chip -- can detect and analyze tumor cells in the bloodstream to determine the genetic signature of lung tumors. ... more How Small Can Crop Management Go 
Madison WI (SPX) Jul 09, 2008The use of on-the-go crop and soil sensors has greatly increased the precision with which farmers can manage their crops. Recently released research in Agronomy Journal questions whether more precise management is necessarily more efficient. They discovered that the law of diminishing returns applies to precision agriculture, calculating how large of an application area is optimal for ... more Higher CO2 levels may be good for plants: German scientists 
Berlin (AFP) July 8, 2008The dramatic rise in dangerous greenhouse gases in the atmosphere may be troubling scientists and world leaders but it could prove to be a boon for plants, German researchers said Tuesday. Increasing exposure to carbon dioxide appears to boost crop yields, Hans-Joachim Weigel of the Johann Heinrich von Thuenen Institute for rural areas, forestry and fisheries in the central city of Brunswick ... more Earth Core Zone May Undergo Rapid Changes 
Washington DC (SPX) Jul 09, 2008In a recent paper published in Nature Geoscience, the geophysicist Mioara MANDEA from the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam and her Danish colleague Nils OLSEN from the National Space Institute/DTU Copenhagen, have shown that motions in the fluid in the Earth's core are changing surprisingly fast, and that this, in turn, effects the magnetic field of our Planet. The very ... more |
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Miami (AFP) July 8, 2008Global warming and pollution are decimating coral reefs around the world, with only 25 percent in good health in the Caribbean Sea, US experts warned Tuesday. In other areas of the world such as the Pacific basin, nearly 70 percent of the coral reefs are either thriving or in good condition, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said in a report. NOAA told the 11th ... more Argentine military to protect environment, Antarctica 
Buenos Aires (AFP) July 8, 2008Argentina's military is to take on protecting the environment and interests in Antarctica under a shake-up being proposed by President Cristina Kirchner. The reform aims to assert Argentina's sovereignty over its natural resources, but could also create friction as competition intensifies between countries looking to establish claims on the South Pole, where large oil deposits may lie. ... more Analysis: Controlling Tibet Part Three 
Hong Kong (UPI) Jul 8, 2008 The average load capacity of one Chinese train car is normally 60 tons, with about 20 cars in each cargo train. This would mean each train carrying troops and equipment to Chinese military forces in Tibet could transport 1,200 tons, and thus 11 trains traveling both ways would be enough for each day. In time of war, the actual number of trains running on the railroad could double to roughly 20 ... more China's economy to become world's biggest in 2035: study 
Washington (AFP) July 8, 2008China's economy will overtake that of the United States by 2035 and be twice its size by midcentury, a study released Tuesday by a US research organization concluded. The report by economist Albert Keidel of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace said China's rapid growth is driven by domestic demand more than exports, and will sustain high single-digit growth rates well into the 21st ... more Coalition holds Gulf exercises to protect oil installations 
Manama (AFP) July 8, 2008US and allied navies on Tuesday wound up exercises in the Gulf, the US Fifth Fleet said, as Iran warned it would strike American interests in response to any attack over its nuclear programme. The Bahrain-based Fifth Fleet said the five-day drill was aimed at protecting oil installations in the energy-rich region. Exercise Stake Net, involving ships from Britain, the United States ... more
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