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Thousands rally to mark 'death' of Australian river
Sydney (AFP) Aug 10, 2008Thousands of people rallied in southern Australia Sunday to protest the dwindling water levels in one of the country's greatest rivers, claiming the loss was causing an environmental disaster. The 5,000-strong crowd gathered near the mouth of the 2,530 kilometre (1,569 mile) Murray to hold two minute's silence to mark the 'death' of the river, which forms part of Australia's most important ... more Purdue Researcher Identifies Climate Change Hotspots 
West Lafayette IN (SPX) Aug 14, 2008A study using one of the most complete climate modeling systems in the world points to southern California, northern Mexico and western Texas as climate change hotspots for the 21st century. The research team, led by Purdue University associate professor of earth and atmospheric sciences Noah S. Diffenbaugh, developed a new technique to identify hotspots based on the magnitude of ... more Hurricanes And Climate Change: A Sharper View 
Virginia Key FL (SPX) Aug 14, 2008In a study published in the July 2008 issue of Geophysical Research Letters, Drs. David S. Nolan and Eric D. Rappin from the University of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science describe a new method for evaluating the frequency of hurricane formation in present and future tropical climates. While current thinking about changes in hurricane frequency comes mostly from ... more Humpback whale less under threat from extinction 
Geneva (AFP) Aug 12, 2008Two whale species, the humpback and the southern right, are less under threat from becoming extinct, a new study released on Tuesday showed. However, smaller cetaceans, including a species of porpoise, were facing a greater risk of extinction, said the study, which was carried out by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). "Humpbacks and southern right whales are ... more Prince Charles warns of 'disaster' on GM food 
London (AFP) Aug 13, 2008The widespread development of genetically modified crops risks leading to the worst environmental "disaster" ever, Prince Charles said in an interview published Wednesday. Speaking to The Daily Telegraph, the Prince of Wales added that relying on "gigantic corporations" for food production, rather than small farmers, would lead to an "absolute disaster". "What we should be talking about ... more |
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Canberra, Australia (SPX) Aug 14, 2008Cornell University in the United States, with funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Global Development Program, has subcontracted CSIRO to undertake the research as part of the Durable Rust Resistance in Wheat project to tackle Ug99 - a strain of the fungus, wheat stem rust. World leaders in rust research - Dr Evans Lagudah and Dr Michael Ayliffe from CSIRO Plant Industry in ... more 40 dead in southwest China floods, landslides: state media 
Beijing (AFP) Aug 13, 2008Landslides and flash floods have killed at least 40 people in southwest China, and 16,000 have been forced to evacuate their homes, state media reported Wednesday. In addition to those killed in Yunnan province between Thursday and Monday, at least six people were missing, Xinhua news agency said. Tropical storm Kammuri has affected 1.25 million people in Yunnan, according to civil affair ... more 148 dead, missing after storms hit northern Vietnam 
Hanoi (AFP) Aug 11, 2008Vietnamese emergency services were Monday seeking to reach isolated and flood-hit northern communities after tropical storm Kammuri left at least 98 people dead and 50 missing over the weekend. Flash-floods and landslides since Friday have cut major highway and rail links to the mountainous region bordering southern China. The heavy downpours have also knocked over trees and telephone and ... more Finnish nuclear agency probes safety procedures at new reactor 
Helsinki (AFP) Aug 13, 2008Finnish nuclear safety agency STUK said Wednesday it was probing whether safety procedures were respected at the site of a new reactor being built in Finland. The news came after Greenpeace had called for an immediate halt to construction based on confidential documents it had obtained which said that there were no qualified personnel supervising the welding and that the quality of the welding ... more HLS Systems Enters China's Wind Market 
Hangzhou, China (SPX) Aug 14, 2008HLS Systems International has announced that it is in late stage discussions with some of the largest wind turbine producers in China to provide their critical automation control systems. HLS expects to solidify a formal relationship with one or more of these companies in the next few months and expects to begin producing wind power control systems later this year. Dr. Wang Changli, HLS' ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) Aug 12, 2008China's inflation rate eased for the third consecutive month in July, giving the government more leeway to pursue policies to boost growth, economists said Tuesday. Growth in the consumer price index was 6.3 percent in July, down from June's 7.1 percent and May's 7.7 percent, the National Bureau of Statistics said in its monthly release. "Both inflation and economic activity in general ... more Australia to back US-India nuclear pact with suppliers: Rudd 
Singapore (AFP) Aug 12, 2008Australia will support a civilian atomic energy deal between India and the United States at a meeting of key nuclear supplier states, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said here Tuesday. Rudd's statement comes ahead of an August 21 meeting in Vienna of the 45-member Nuclear Suppliers Group on the deal, under which the United States will provide energy-starved India with nuclear fuel and technology. ... more Spacenet ION Makes Rapid Deploy Satellite Communications Easier 
Mclean VA (SPX) Aug 13, 2008Spacenet has introduced its new ION instant VSAT communications solution. The self-contained and ruggedized field kit enables rapid deployment of complete converged communications via satellite (VSAT) for emergency response teams and remote industrial operations such as oil rigs, mines, or construction sites. ION is available immediately with Spacenet's commercial grade Connexstar service ... more Apisphere Expands With Navit Innovations Acquisiton 
Berkeley CA (SPX) Aug 13, 2008Apisphere has announced its intentions to acquire Navit Innovations, a San-Francisco-based developer of location-based technologies and solutions for business and consumer markets. The acquisition will enable Apisphere to leverage Navit's extensive Global Positioning System (GPS) technology and industry experience to enhance the scope and reach of the location-aware mobility solutions it ... more Strange Molecule In The Sky Cleans Acid Rain 
West Lafayette IN (SPX) Aug 13, 2008Researchers have discovered an unusual molecule that is essential to the atmosphere's ability to break down pollutants, especially the compounds that cause acid rain. It's the unusual chemistry facilitated by this molecule, however, that will attract the most attention from scientists. Marsha Lester, the University of Pennsylvania's Edmund J. Kahn Distinguished Professor, and Joseph ... more
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