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December 04, 2013
CLIMATE SCIENCE
Ex-NASA expert issues call for climate solutions
Washington (AFP) Dec 02, 2013
Longtime NASA expert James Hansen has issued a call for new approaches to stop global warming, saying solutions are needed and that currently accepted targets are too dangerous. His 26-page paper in the open-access journal PLOS ONE outlines the dangers of climate change and the devastating impact it has already had on the world environment. Global warming of two degrees Celsius would be "far into the dangerous range," he said, referring to the 2009 Copenhagen accord which said deep cuts in emiss ... read more
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EARTH OBSERVATION

NASA iPad app highlights the face of a changing Earth
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DISASTER MANAGEMENT

Late treatment for many Philippine typhoon victims: WHO
Many people who suffered serious injuries when a super typhoon devastated the central Philippines have had to wait nearly a month for treatment, the World Health Organization said Tuesday. ... more
EPIDEMICS

Hong Kong to quarantine 17 people over bird flu case
Hong Kong will quarantine 17 people after the city confirmed its first human case of the deadly H7N9 bird flu, officials said Tuesday. ... more
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FLORA AND FAUNA

African and Asian states vow to crack down on illegal ivory trade
African and Asian nations on Tuesday agreed on urgent measures to tackle the illegal ivory trade, from the slaughter of elephants to the trafficking of their valuable tusks to the Far East. ... more


SINO DAILY

China puts anti-corruption activists on trial: lawyers
Three Chinese anti-corruption activists who unfurled banners calling for government officials to declare their assets stood trial Tuesday for "illegal assembly", a lawyer said, despite an official campaign against graft. ... more
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DEMOCRACY

NATO calls for dialogue in Ukraine
NATO foreign ministers called Tuesday on the Ukraine government and opposition to open a dialogue after President Viktor Yanukovych ditched an EU association pact, sparking violent street protests. ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT

Human trafficking a worry in post-typhoon Philippines: US
Thousands of women and children in the Philippines risk falling prey to human traffickers in the aftermath of last month's catastrophic typhoon, lawmakers and the chief US aid agency warned Tuesday. ... more
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EPIDEMICS

Obama offers up to $5 billion to tackle AIDS
US President Barack Obama on Monday pledged up to $5 billion to fight HIV/AIDS as long as the rest of the world collectively offers double that amount. ... more
ABOUT US

Evidence of funerary meal found at 13,000-year-old gravesite in Israel
Israeli archaeologists say they've uncovered the remains of a prehistoric funeral banquet, the oldest funerary meal discovered to date. ... more
CLIMATE SCIENCE

Australia at risk of severe consequences of climate change
Australia is at risk of severe consequences as a result of climate change, a new book warns. ... more
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SINO DAILY

Wife of China Nobel winner pleads for eased house arrest
The wife of China's jailed dissident Nobel peace laureate is pleading for authorities to ease the conditions of her house arrest, fellow activists said Tuesday, adding her mental state was "very bad". ... more
SINO DAILY

China denies targeting Bloomberg after reporter blocked
Beijing denied Tuesday it had sought to target Bloomberg news agency by blocking one of its reporters from a joint event with British Prime Minister David Cameron and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang. ... more
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WATER WORLD

Malaysia tribe end protest as mega-dam floods their homes
About 100 Malaysian tribespeople were forced to end a three-month blockade of a dam after rising waters threatened to flood their homes in Borneo, activists said Tuesday. ... more
FARM NEWS

Benefit of bees even bigger than thought: food study
Bees have a much greater economic value than is widely known, according to a scientific probe into strawberry-growing published on Wednesday. ... more
EPIDEMICS

A New Weapon in the War Against Superbugs
In the arms race between bacteria and modern medicine, bacteria have gained an edge. In recent decades, bacterial resistance to antibiotics has developed faster than the production of new antibiotic ... more
EPIDEMICS
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Human trafficking a worry in post-typhoon Philippines: US

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EPIDEMICS
Microplastics make marine worms sick

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EPIDEMICS
Arctic study shows key marine food web species at risk from increasing CO2

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ICE WORLD

Arctic study shows key marine food web species at risk from increasing CO2
A research expedition to the Arctic, as part of the Catlin Arctic Survey, has revealed that tiny crustaceans, known as copepods, that live just beneath the ocean surface are likely to battle for sur ... more
WOOD PILE

Researchers identify genetic fingerprints of endangered conifers
In the tropics and subtropics, many evergreen conifers are endangered. Biologists at the Ruhr-Universitat Bochum (RUB) have collected the world's largest Podocarpaceae collection. Together wit ... more
WATER WORLD

Microplastics make marine worms sick
Tiny bits of plastic trash could spell big trouble for marine life, starting with the worms, say a team of researchers from Plymouth University and the University of Exeter who report their evidence ... more
FROTH AND BUBBLE

UCSB researcher shows microplastic transfers chemicals, impacting health
With global production of plastic exceeding 280 metric tons every year, a fair amount of the stuff is bound to make its way to the natural environment. However, until now researchers haven't known w ... more
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FLORA AND FAUNA

Researchers revise Darwin's thinking on invasive species

SHAKE AND BLOW

NASA's HS3 Hurricane Mission Called it a Wrap for 2013

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WATER WORLD

Marine reserves enhance resilience to climate change

FLORA AND FAUNA

Researchers find a missing component in effort to create primitive, synthetic cells

EPIDEMICS

Hong Kong confirms first human case of H7N9 bird flu: report

WEATHER REPORT

More droughts, heavier rains in warmer Europe, study

FLORA AND FAUNA

Africa risks losing 20 pct of elephants in 10 years

FIRE STORM

Italian police hunt factory owner after deadly fire

Thai PM refuses to resign amid growing street protests

Skull find shows women were sacrificed in ancient China

Woman dies in Greek floods

Egypt's draft constitution consolidates army power

Hong Kong's illegal cancer drug trade driven by mainland buyers

Iran warns of soaring AIDS cases

Water decontamination system in trouble at Japan's Fukushima

Romania sees opportunity in China's new taste for meat

UN to seek more aid for Philippines typhoon displaced

Is S.Africa's HIV treatment success breeding complacency?

Showdown looms for lucrative tuna industry

Heavy rains, flooding leave two dead in Cuba

Nine killed in Indonesian landslide

Weaker than expected Atlantic hurricane season ends

Somalis struggle after devastating cyclone: aid agencies

Philippine typhoon survivors flee false tsunami alert

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Iran will 'immediately' export more oil once sanctions lifted

India assures 'stable' environment to energy investors

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