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Potent Greenhouse Gas More Prevalent Than Assumed Washington DC (SPX) Oct 24, 2008 
A powerful greenhouse gas is at least four times more prevalent in the atmosphere than previously estimated, scientists report. Using new analytical techniques, a research team in California has made the first atmospheric measurements of nitrogen trifluoride, which is thousands of times more effective at warming the atmosphere than an equal mass of carbon dioxide. The amount of the ... read moreMcCain invokes boogiemen of socialism and nuclear war 
Ormond, Florida (AFP) Oct 23, 2008John McCain invoked the boogiemen of socialism and nuclear war during a blitz through the battleground state of Florida Thursday as he struggled to overtake rival Barack Obama's lead in the polls with just 12 days left in the epic US presidential election. For the second week since Obama's chance encounter with an Ohio plumber who was worried about the Democrat's tax plans, the Arizona senat ... 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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French navy arrests suspected Somali pirates
Mogadishu (AFP) Oct 23, 2008The French navy has arrested nine suspected pirates and handed them over to authorities in the breakaway Somali region of Puntland, French officials said Thursday. French marines in the Gulf of Aden arrested the men when their patrol intercepted two boats on Wednesday in international waters about 100 nautical miles (185 kilometres) off the Somali coast, Paris and local Puntland officials ea ... more Research Around The North Pole 
Bremerhaven, Germany (SPX) Oct 24, 2008The German research vessel Polarstern has returned to Bremerhaven from the Arctic Sea. It has cruised as the first research vessel ever both the Northeast and the Northwest Passages and thereby circled the North Pole. The third part of the research vessel's 23rd Arctic expedition, operated by the Alfred Wegener Institute in the Helmholtz Association, started its journey on August 12th in ... more Lawyers blast verdict in Ivory Coast toxic waste case 
Abidjan (AFP) Oct 23, 2008Lawyers for two men jailed for dumping deadly toxic waste in Abidjan in 2006 criticised the sentences Thursday, saying many of those who bore responsibility for the scandal had walked free. "They didn't want the truth to come out," said lawyer Bambaoule Diabete, whose client Salomon Ugborugbo was sentenced to 20 years. "They want national and international opinion to believe that the gui ... more  |
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ICSU Launches Major Research Programme On Natural Disasters
Maputo, Mozambique (SPX) Oct 24, 2008In response to the urgent need to reduce the impacts of natural disasters, the International Council for Science (ICSU) has launched a new, 10-year, international research programme designed to address the gaps in the knowledge and methods that are preventing the effective application of science to averting disasters and reducing risk. The programme was announced at the 29th ICSU General ... more Fertilizers: A Growing Threat To Sea Life 
Baltimore MD (SPX) Oct 24, 2008A rise in carbon emissions is not the only threat to the planet. Changes to the nitrogen cycle, caused in large part by the widespread use of fertilizers, are also damaging both water quality and aquatic life. These concerns are highlighted by Professor Grace Brush, from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, USA, in her historical review1 of landscape changes around Chesapeake Bay ... more Chinese policeman executed for killing: state media 
Beijing (AFP) Oct 24, 2008A policeman in central China's Henan Province was executed Thursday after being accused of killing a man by throwing him from the third storey of a police office building, state media said. Li Litian, of Zhoukou City, was executed over the killing of a laid-off worker in September 2004 after Li and five other police allegedly beat the man at the station after a dispute with the family of ... more China debates tighter food safety law spurred by milk scandal 
Beijing (AFP) Oct 23, 2008China's parliament began debating a bill Thursday aimed at improving food safety, as the government said more than 3,600 babies made sick in the country's tainted milk scandal remained in hospital. The draft law before the National People's Congress aims to prevent any cover-ups by health authorities and would make them directly responsible for approving additives in processed foods, Xinhua ... more |
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