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'Prophets of doom' say crisis warnings unheeded Washington (AFP) Oct 2, 2008 
The so-called "doomsday" economists long derided by the mainstream say the current financial maelstrom was inevitable, but debate is still raging on how the US economy will emerge from the crisis. The analysts who had sounded warnings about economic imbalances for at least the past two years argue that their forecasts are now coming true, and that things could get worse, despite reassurances ... read moreWetlands Restoration Not A Panacea For Louisiana Coast 
Boulder CO (SPX) Oct 03, 2008Counting on wetlands restoration projects to protect storm buffeted infrastructure along the Louisiana Coast is likely to be a "losing battle" that provides "false hope" and prevents endangered communities from clearly planning for their future, says a researcher from Western Carolina University (WCU). As hurricanes have pounded the Gulf of Mexico this fall, the media has been filled with ... more |
Airbus acknowledges slow progress on hydrogen plane
Trump slams paper straws, vows 'back to plastic' Iran schools, offices close in cold snap Rare otter 'disappeared' in Kyrgyzstan, experts warn UK MPs warn billions spent on carbon capture may hit bills UK engineers warn on AI risks to environment A stream turns blood red in Argentina, residents blame pollution Indonesia halts development of estate hosting Trump properties COP30 president urges most 'ambitious' emissions targets possible Fighting global warming in nations' self-interest: UN climate chief 
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Water Table Depth Tied To Droughts
Livermore CA (SPX) Oct 03, 2008Will there be another "dust bowl" in the Great Plains similar to the one that swept the region in the 1930s? It depends on water storage underground. Groundwater depth has a significant effect on whether the Great Plains will have a drought or bountiful year. Recent modeling results show that the depth of the water table, which results from lateral water ... more Atmosphere And Ocean Warming Thinning Out Greenland Icecap 
New York NY (SPX) Oct 03, 2008The sudden thinning in 1997 of Jakobshavn Isbrae, one of Greenland's largest glaciers, was caused by subsurface ocean warming, according to research published in the journal Nature Geoscience. The research team traces these oceanic shifts back to changes in the atmospheric circulation in the North Atlantic region. The study, whose lead author was David Holland, director of the Center for ... more Smog Blog For Central America And Caribbean Debuts 
Washington DC (SPX) Oct 03, 2008NASA and its partners have unveiled a new way to connect satellite air quality data with communities in Central America and the Caribbean. The MesoAmerican and Caribbean Smog Blog, a Web site interpreting local and regional air quality, was introduced at a news conference in Panama City in conjunction with a Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS) in the Americas symposium. ... more  |
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Pirates shine spotlight on Ukraine's arms-trafficking trade
Kiev (AFP) Oct 2, 2008The pirate hijacking of a Ukrainian cargo ship loaded with tanks off Somalia has refocused attention on arms-trafficking by the former Soviet republic, one of the world's 10 biggest arms exporters. Experts say Ukraine has greatly improved arms-export controls after a string of scandals but remains a potential source of weapons for pariah states and rebel groups worldwide, in an embarrassment ... more Nigeria's jobless eke a living from garbage heaps 
Katagua, Nigeria (AFP) Oct 2, 2008As a rickety garbage truck rattled to a halt and discharged its contents Francis Adigwe, an unemployed textile engineer turned scavenger, rushed over and emerged with his find of the day, a piece of metal he estimated will bring in more than two dollars. Adigwe is haunted by two concerns, the toll that the job he has done since he was laid off five years ago is taking on his health and his ... more Melamine found in Nestle milk products: minister 
Taipei (AFP) Oct 2, 2008Taiwan's health minister said Thursday six Nestle milk products were banned from sale after they were found to contain melamine. "The products from (the Chinese province of) Heilongjiang tested positive for very low levels of melamine and (were) removed from the shelves," said the minister, Yeh Ching-chuan. The tainted items, manufactured by Heilongjiang-based Shuangcheng Nestle Co and ... more Land Use In The Light Of Climate Change 
Bonn, Germany (SPX) Oct 03, 2008The future use of land space worldwide and of natural resources in the light of climate change is the topic of a high level German-American scientific conference organised by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation), the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and the National Science Foundation (NSF), taking place in Berlin this week. The conference ... more |
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