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 December 21, 2013 |
Tribal war fears in South Sudan as rival army units clash  Juba, South Sudan (UPI) Dec 19, 2013 - Fighting between rival army units has spread to towns around the capital South Sudan's capital, with reports of 500 dead since Sunday, underlining the fragility of the world's youngest state and fears the violence will ignite a potentially disastrous tribal conflict. The fighting is primarily between followers of President Salva Kiir Mayardit and his longtime main political rival, Riek ... more Pollution shrouds Tibetan capital, grounding flights  Beijing (AFP) Dec 20, 2013 - China's pollution reached new heights on Friday, as the Tibetan capital of Lhasa was shrouded in a cloud of dust that halted flights and rendered one of its most-recognisable landmarks nearly invisible. Lhasa, which at 3,700 metres (12,000 feet) above sea level is one of the highest cities on the world, was named by China's Ministry of Environmental Protection last month as one of 10 cities ... more New volcanic island off Japan could be permanent, scientists say  Greenbelt, Md. (UPI) Dec 19, 2013 - NASA says satellite photos of a brand new volcanic island that sprang from the ocean near Japan show it has grown in size and may survive for a long period. The tiny island dubbed Niijima breached the surface of the Pacific Ocean in a volcanic eruption in late November about 600 miles south of Tokyo in waters considered part of Japanese territory. Cameras on NASA's Earth Observin ... more Cells from the eye are inkjet printed for the first time  London, UK (SPX) Dec 19, 2013 - A group of researchers from the UK have used inkjet printing technology to successfully print cells taken from the eye for the very first time. The breakthrough, which has been detailed in a paper published today, 18 December, in IOP Publishing's journal Biofabrication, could lead to the production of artificial tissue grafts made from the variety of cells found in the human retina and may ... more Drought and climate change: An uncertain future?  London, UK (SPX) Dec 19, 2013 - Drought frequency may increase by more than 20% in some regions of the globe by the end of the 21st century, but it is difficult to be more precise as we don't know yet how changes in climate will impact on the world's rivers. The results come from a study, published today in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), which examined computer simulations from an ensemble of sta ... more Stunned Kerry says US won't abandon typhoon-hit Philippines  Tacloban, Philippines (AFP) Dec 18, 2013 - A stunned Secretary of State John Kerry toured a typhoon-devastated Philippine city on Wednesday, pledging more US aid as its Asian ally appealed for international help to fund an $8.17 billion rebuilding plan. "This is a devastation unlike anything that I have ever seen at this scale," Kerry said while visiting a temporary US aid supply depot for survivors of Super Typhoon Haiyan in the cen ... more Philippines launches $8.17 bn Haiyan rebuilding plan  Manila (AFP) Dec 18, 2013 - The Philippines launched an $8.17 billion plan on Wednesday to rebuild the lives of millions made homeless by Super Typhoon Haiyan and strengthen the disaster-prone nation's defences against future tempests. A day after the nation ended its 40-day mourning period for thousands of typhoon dead, President Benigno Aquino appealed for more foreign aid and private-sector pledges to revive hundred ... more China confirms human death from new bird flu type  Shanghai (AFP) Dec 18, 2013 - A 73-year-old Chinese woman has died of a type of bird flu new in humans, health officials say, but experts believe the risk of it spreading between people is low. The woman died of the H10N8 strain in the southeastern city of Nanchang on December 6, the Jiangxi provincial health department said in a statement on its website. Biologists say the strain has never been detected in humans be ... more Germany, Britain help with logistics in C. Africa: French minister  Paris (AFP) Dec 18, 2013 - Germany and Britain are providing logistical support to a military force in the Central African Republic, a French minister said Wednesday, amending comments made earlier indicating they were considering sending troops. Speaking on RTL radio earlier Wednesday, European Affairs Minister Thierry Repentin said that Belgium could send troops at the end of January to prop up a 1,600-strong French ... more 'Superbugs' found breeding in sewage plants  Houston TX (SPX) Dec 17, 2013 - Tests at two wastewater treatment plants in northern China revealed antibiotic-resistant bacteria were not only escaping purification but also breeding and spreading their dangerous cargo. Joint research by scientists from Rice, Nankai and Tianjin universities found "superbugs" carrying New Delhi Metallo-beta-lactamase (NDM-1), a multidrug-resistant gene first identified in India in 2010, in was ... more Saving the Great Plains water supply  East Lansing MI (SPX) Dec 17, 2013 - Significant portions of the Ogallala Aquifer, one of the largest bodies of water in the United States, are at risk of drying up if it continues to be drained at its current rate. In the current issue of Earth's Future, a journal of the American Geophysical Union, Michigan State University scientists are proposing alternatives that will halt and hopefully reverse the unsustainable use of water dr ... more Climate change puts 40 percent more people at risk of absolute water scarcity  Potsdam, Germany (SPX) Dec 17, 2013 - Water scarcity impacts people's lives in many countries already today. Future population growth will increase the demand for freshwater even further. Yet in addition to this, on the supply side, water resources will be affected by projected changes in rainfall and evaporation. Climate change due to unabated greenhouse-gas emissions within our century is likely to put 40 percent more people ... more Stanford researchers take a step toward developing a 'universal' flu vaccine  Stanford CA (SPX) Dec 17, 2013 - Every year the approach of flu season sets off a medical guessing game with life or death consequences. There are many different strains of flu and they vary from year to year. So each season authorities must make an educated guess and tell manufacturers which variants of the flu they should produce vaccines against. Even when this system works, flu-related illnesses can kill 3,000 to 49,0 ... more South Sudan manhunt on for ex-vice president after 'attempted coup' Juba, South Sudan (UPI) Dec 17, 2013 - Presidential Guard troops stormed the compound of former Vice President Riek Machar Tuesday after President Salva Kiir Mayardit accused him of masterminding an attempted coup in the fledgling state's capital, Juba, a clash that could affect the country's oil industry, its economic lifeline. The oil fields are some distance to the north of the ramshackle capital of a country that became ... more Australia gives environmental nod to $5.7 bln coal project  Sydney, Australia (AFP) Dec 21, 2013 - Waratah Coal on Saturday welcomed the Australian government's approval of its $6.4 billion (US$5.7 billion) Galilee coal project, as conservationists warned the decision threatened the environment. The proposed coal mine, rail and infrastructure development in Queensland received approval for its environmental impact statement on Friday. "The project has been approved subject to 49 stric ... more Japan to boost financial support for Fukushima operator  Tokyo (AFP) Dec 20, 2013 - Japan will nearly double financial support for the operator of Fukushima to $86 billion, as the government vowed to speed up the removal of contaminated soil and compensation for victims. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his ministers Friday held a meeting of the nuclear emergency response headquarters and adopted new guidelines they hope will speed up recovery from the disaster more than two-a ... more Fukushima's last two reactors to be decommissioned  Tokyo (UPI) Dec 19, 2013 - Tokyo Electric Power Company, operator of Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant, will decommission the facility's two remaining reactors, Units 5 and 6. Reactors 1 to 4 were declared defunct in April, 2012, 13 months after the devastating 2011 earthquake and tsunami. That leaves Japan with just 48 operable nuclear reactors, all of which remain offline, pending safety ch ... more | . | MORE DISASTER NEWS Brussels opens probe into UK state aid for new nuclear plant TEPCO to decommission surviving Fukushima reactors Johns Hopkins APL Will Launch RAVAN to Help Solve an Earth Science Mystery NASA Finds Reducing Salt Is Bad For Glacial Health UNH Scientists Launch "CubeSats" into Radiation Belts Rising mountains dried out Central Asia Raytheon BBN Technologies and GrammaTech collaborate to help U.S. government prevent malware in IT devices IT industries set to lose billions because of privacy concerns Santa takes gourmet dinner to Japan nuclear evacuees Italy volcano eruption dies down, airport re-opens UN supplies seeds for typhoon-hit Philippine farmers 'Smart' snowplows sense winter road conditions for effective cleanup Six die in Brazil landslides: firefighters Note from 1959 asks far north visitors to measure glacier distance Good news for Arctic, as sea ice volume up by half Top German court throws out suit over giant coal mine NASA Reveals New Results From Inside the Ozone Hole Deep-sea study reveals cause of 2011 tsunami Johns Hopkins APL Will Launch RAVAN Cubesat to Help Solve an Earth Science Mystery US Air Force has secretly built a new stealth drone Where water is limited, researchers determine how much water is enough Upper Rio Grande Impact Assessment Reveals Potential Growing Gap in Water Supply and Demand Volcanic eruption shuts Italy airport |
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