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Fears Of A Decline In Bee Pollination ConfirmedToronto, Canada (SPX) Sep 07, 2010 Widespread reports of a decline in the population of bees and other flower-visiting animals have aroused fear and speculation that pollination is also likely on the decline. A recent University of Toronto study provides the first long-term evidence of a downward trend in pollination, while also pointing to climate change as a possible contributor. "Bee numbers may have declined at our research site, but we suspect that a climate-driven mismatch between the times when flowers open and when bees eme ... read more |
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New Delhi (AFP) Sept 6, 2010An Indian warship on Sunday foiled an attempt by Somalian pirates to hijack merchant vessels off Somalia's coast in in the Gulf of Aden, a navy spokesman said on Monday. P.V.S. Satish said marine commandos on board the destroyer-class warship boarded a high-speed boat after it tried to close in on 12 merchant vessels including an Indian ship in the piracy-infested waters. The vessel depl ... more  
Miami (AFP) Sept 6, 2010Tropical Storm Hermine pushed north in the Gulf of Mexico on Monday, strengthening as it headed toward the US-Mexico border area and threatening storm surges and mudslides, forecasters said. Hermine, the eighth named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, was packing sustained winds of 60 miles (95 kilometers) per hour at 2100 GMT after picking up strength during the day, the National Hurri ... more 
Addis Ababa (AFP) Sept 6, 2010Floodwaters have displaced nearly 16,000 people in north-eastern Ethiopia, the UN said Monday, weeks after thousands of others were affected in the country's central region. "Flooding in Afar, caused by the overflow of the Logia River and the Tendaho dam ... on 27 August, resulted in the displacement of approximately 15,600 people," the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs sai ... more |
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Sceptical green urges smart billions to fight warmingCopenhagen (AFP) Sept 5, 2010 Bjoern Lomborg, the bad boy of the climate debate who has rejected for years "alarmist" prophecies from environmentalists, stresses in a new book the need to invest billions to fight global warming. In "Smart Solutions to Climate Change," Lomborg lashes out at current policies to curb greenhouse gas emissions but also highlights the need to spend 100 billion dollars a year on intelligent research and green technologies. By spending billions in a smart way, the world could essentially resolve th ... read more |
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