Global October temperatures record high for month: US
Washington (AFP) Nov 20, 2014 -
Global temperatures in October, as well as for the entire calendar year so far, were the hottest on average since record-keeping began in 1880, the US government said Thursday.
It was the 38th consecutive October in which global average temperatures were higher than the average for the 20th century, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reported.
"The January-October ...
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Fresh snow hits northeastern US in killer storm
New York (AFP) Nov 20, 2014 -
Fresh snowstorms struck the northeastern US on Thursday, paralyzing communities in a rare mid-autumn blizzard that killed eight people and dumped more than six feet of snow near Buffalo.
The National Weather Service said an extra two to three feet (60 to 90 centimeters) of "lake effect snow," created when frigid air moves over warm lake waters, could fall on Thursday.
It said visibility ...
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Darwin 2.0
Baton Rouge LA (SPX) Nov 21, 2014 -
Birds that are related, such as Darwin's finches, but that vary in beak size and behavior specially evolved to their habitat are examples of a process called speciation. It has long been thought that dramatic changes in a landscape like the formation of the Andes Mountain range or the Amazon River is the main driver that initiates species to diverge.
However, a recent study shows that spec ...
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Lockheed Martin to build 5-megawatt bioenergy facility in Germany
Herten, Germany (UPI) Nov 19, 2014 -
U.S. aerospace and defense giant Lockheed Martin is getting into the bioenergy business, and has signed a contract to build a power generation facility in Germany using green energy company Concord Blue's patented Reformer technology.
The facility, which will be erected in Herten, will be able to generate as much as five megawatts of electricity derived from forestry waste. The waste wi ...
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Iran refuses to give ground on key Arak reactor
Tehran (AFP) Nov 20, 2014 -
Iran's nuclear chief on Thursday ruled out further negotiations on the design of a reactor that the West fears could be used to produce plutonium for an atomic bomb.
The future of the Arak reactor is one of the main issues in talks between Iran and six world powers under way in Vienna aimed at striking a deal on Tehran's nuclear programme by November 24.
Iran insists the unfinished react ...
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BP closer to bringing Azeri natural gas to Europe
Toronto (UPI) Nov 20, 2014 -
A Canadian pipeline company said it secured a $200 million contract from BP to help develop the second phase of the Shah Deniz gas field off the Azeri coast.
ShawCor Ltd., which has headquarters in Toronto, said its pipe coating division secured the contract for work at a plant in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan.
The contract is the second development contract awarded by BP for w ...
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China eyes investments in Slovenia infrastructure
Ljubljana (AFP) Nov 20, 2014 -
China's vice Premier Wang Yang arrived here on Thursday in a visit seen by Slovenia as crucial for attracting Chinese investments in the tiny crisis-hit eurozone country.
"China can provide a huge market and sufficient funds for Slovenia," Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang told journalists during a joint appearance with his Slovenian counterpart Dejan Zidan.
Slovenian state radio said Thurs ...
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