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April 2010 the hottest April on record: WMOGeneva (AFP) May 18, 2010 April 2010 was the hottest April ever recorded, with an average temperature of 14.5 degrees celsius (58.1 degrees Fahrenheit), the UN weather agency said Tuesday. Citing data from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the World Meteorological Organisation said that the average temperature on both land and ocean this April reached 0.76 degrees Celsius above that of the 20th century average of 13.7 degree Celsius. A statement from the US agency noted that warmer-than-normal condi ... read more |
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The Hague (AFP) May 18, 2010Greenpeace accused Tuesday the Swiss-based multinational company Trafigura of bribing truck drivers into giving false testimonies, in the toxic waste dumping case in Ivory Coast in 2006. "Trafigura asked them to say that the waste was not dangerous, that it had not had any impact on their lives," a spokeswoman for the environmental organisation said. In August 2006, the Probo Koala ship, ... more  
San Jose (AFP) May 18, 2010Latin American countries opposed to whaling began a three-day meeting here Tuesday to hammer out a common position ahead of the next International Whaling Commission meeting in June. The IWC meets in Agadir, Morocco to consider a controversial "peace plan" proposed on April 22 by Cristian Maquieira, the chairman of the 88-nation commission, to legitimize but reduce whaling. Under the dra ... more  
Washington DC (SPX) May 18, 2010Researchers have found evidence that "marine snow"--aggregates of organic material floating in water bodies--may act as microscopic, island-like refuges for pathogens, or disease-causing organisms. This detritus may skew water sampling procedures and mathematical models used to predict the transmission of waterborne diseases to humans. The scientists responsible for these findings, funded ... more |
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Norwegian peat moss could be used to soak up Gulf oil: companyOslo (AFP) May 18, 2010 A small Norwegian company said Tuesday it had developed a peat moss mixture that could protect parts of the US coast from giant plumes of oil gushing from the wreckage of the BP-leased Deepwater Horizon platform in the Gulf of Mexico. The company, Kallak Torvstroefabrikk, says one kilo (2.2 pounds) of its peat moss can absorb the equivalent of five times its weight in oil. "This makes it possible to protect fragile stretches of the coast: a beach, a swamp, a nesting ground for birds," said Rag ... read more |
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