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Brazil judge orders work on huge Amazon dam halted
Oct 28, 2013 (AFP)
A Brazilian judge has ordered that work on the controversial Belo Monte dam in the Amazon be halted on grounds that environmental commitments were not met, the ...
Swelling lakes in Hol Xil pose railway threat
Oct 28, 2013 (XNA)
Swelling lakes on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, a notable sign of global warming, are threatening the safety of the world's highest railway, according to climate a...
China's water megaproject threatens flood of problems
Oct 28, 2013 (AFP)
China is looking to rework nature itself with a gargantuan project to divert water from its lush south to the parched and populous north which will take half a ...
Japan, Pacific leaders to hold summit near Fukushima
Oct 26, 2013 (AFP)
Top leaders from Japan and Pacific island nations will hold a summit in a city near the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant in 2015, Japanese Foreign Ministe...
How climate change affects microbial life below the seafloor
Oct 25, 2013 (SPX)
Traces of past microbial life in sediments off the coast of Peru document how the microbial ecosystem under the seafloor has responded to climate change over hu...
Study tries to anticipate sea-level rise for the next 100 years
Oct 25, 2013 (UPI)
Researchers in Britain say they've developed a new method to help the world's coasts adapt to global sea-level rises over the next 100 years. While future sea-l...
New research illustrates Mississippi River's role
Oct 25, 2013 (SPX)
A new study led by scientists at the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science showed that the complex circulation from the M...
Malaysian tribes protest mega-dam
Oct 24, 2013 (AFP)
Hundreds of Malaysian tribespeople blockaded the construction site of a new dam Thursday which is set to force them from their homes in Sarawak on the island of...
Study puts freshwater biodiversity on the map for planners and policymakers
Oct 24, 2013 (SPX)
When it comes to economic growth and environmental impacts, it can seem like Newton's third law of motion is the rule - for every action, there is an equal and ...
China creates 50 bln tonnes of rain annually
Oct 23, 2013 (XNA)
A report submitted to China's top legislature on Monday said the country creates about 50 billion tonnes of artificial rain each year, but extra efforts are nee...
Africa faces water crisis despite discovery of huge aquifers
Oct 23, 2013 (UPI)
The recent discovery of two vast aquifers in northern Kenya and Namibia has given weight to scientists' claims the African continent is sitting on immense under...
Two dead, one missing after Malaysia dam water floods river
Oct 23, 2013 (AFP)
Water released from a dam caused a river to flood in a Malaysian highland region Wednesday, leaving two foreigners dead with another missing and destroying 80 h...
Tiny sea creatures are heading for extinction, and could take local fisheries with them
Oct 22, 2013 (SPX)
A species of one of the world's tiniest creatures, ocean plankton, is heading for extinction as it struggles to adapt to changes in sea temperature. And it may ...
Palestinians, Israeli discuss water in latest peace talks
Oct 22, 2013 (AFP)
Palestinian and Israeli negotiators have held a new round of peace talks in Jerusalem, a Palestinian official said, saying it had focused on the issue of water ...
A bad break for fake pearls
Oct 22, 2013 (SPX)
For a long time, it was thought impossible to isolate a pearl's genetic material. Now, a Swiss research team has achieved this elusive goal. Scientists Joana Me...
Jellyfish energy consumption inspires robotic designs for Navy
Oct 22, 2013 (SPX)
Virginia Tech College of Engineering researchers are part of a national study that has cracked how jellyfish move with the lowest cost of transport of any anima...
13 Vietnamese arrested in Philippines over sea turtles
Oct 21, 2013 (AFP)
Thirteen Vietnamese fishermen were arrested after being found in Philippine waters with a haul of protected sea turtles, police said Monday. The fishermen were ...
Pacific ocean temperature influences tornado activity in US, MU study finds
Oct 21, 2013 (SPX)
Meteorologists often use information about warm and cold fronts to determine whether a tornado will occur in a particular area. Now, a University of Missouri re...
Next-gen gene sequencing tech can identify invasive carp species in Chicago area waterways
Oct 21, 2013 (SPX)
A project to map the microbes present in the digestive systems of fish species holds promise for monitoring the presence of Asian carp in Chicago area waterways...
Climate change effects on ocean plankton said threat to fisheries
Oct 18, 2013 (UPI)
A species of ocean plankton vital to the food chain is facing extinction with rising sea temperatures and may take fisheries with it, Australian scientists say....
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