Globalization threatens benefits of an African 'green revolution'
Vancouver, Canada (SPX) Sep 11, 2014 -
A prospective "green revolution" in Africa could boost land use and carbon emissions globally, according to a study co-authored by a University of British Columbia researcher.
The term "green revolution" typically describes the use of agricultural innovations - such as the development of new seeds - to increase yields, particularly in developing countries.
Past green revolutions in A ...
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Mexico probes governor over dam amid political clash
Mexico City (AFP) Sept 11, 2014 -
Mexico's federal authorities opened an investigation Wednesday into whether a governor illegally built a river dam on his family's ranch property that may have affected local water supplies.
The accusations came amid a clash between federal officials and Sonora Governor Guillermo Padres, who said the allegations were a bid to discredit him over his complaints that authorities mishandled a de ...
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Female baboons with guy pals live longer
Nairobi, Kenya (UPI) Sep 11, 2014 -
Research has shown strong social relationships - both with friends and significant others - to be good for human health. Now a new study shows the same holds true for baboons.
Previous studies have shown same-sex social interaction to have positive impacts on the longevity of rats and dolphins, but the latest research out of Duke University showed the health and life expectancy of fem ...
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ADB, World Bank and others back climate financing
Manila (UPI) Sep 11, 2014 -
The World Bank, the Asian Development Bank and four other international institutions said Thursday they reinforced their commitment to climate financing.
ADB Vice President for Sustainable Development Bindi Lohani said the six banks - the African Development Bank, Asian Development Bank, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, European Investment Bank, Inter-American Developm ...
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Earth's ozone layer is recovering, scientists say
Washington (UPI) Sep 11, 2014 -
Nearly a half-century after scientists first realized something wasn't quite right with the Earth's ozone layer, the protective layer of the Earth's stratosphere is showing signs of recovery.
According to a new report released by the United Nations, the hole in the ozone layer that appears every year above Antarctica has stopped growing and the layer is beginning to repair its vulnerabi ...
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Istanbul likely to experience major earthquake in the future
Istanbul, Turkey (UPI) Sep 11, 2014 -
A significant section of the North Anatolian Fault - the seismic fault line that runs beneath the Sea of Marmara, off the coast of Turkey - has grown eerily quiet in recent years, scientists say. And that could mean one of two things.
The less worrisome of the possibilities is that the two tectonic plates are gliding slowly, safely by. The other, more catastrophic option, is that a ha ...
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Study maps 15 years of carbon dioxide emissions on Earth
Tempe AZ (SPX) Sep 12, 2014 -
World leaders face multiple barriers in their efforts to reach agreement on greenhouse gas emission policies. And, according to Arizona State University researchers, without globally consistent, independent emissions assessments, climate agreements will remain burdened by errors, self-reporting, and the inability to verify emissions progress.
Now, an international research team led by ASU ...
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