Trees are dying in the Sahel, a region in Africa south of the Sahara Desert, and human-caused climate change is to blame, according to a new study led by a scientist at the University of California, Berkeley.
Environment
Dec 12, 2011
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(AP) -- Nigeria launched two observation satellites into orbit Wednesday, and authorities said they hoped to use the equipment to monitor weather in a region seasonally ravaged by disasters.
Space Exploration
Aug 17, 2011
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(AP) -- Its decades-long mission accomplished, space shuttle Discovery headed home to retirement after undocking from the International Space Station on Monday for the last time.
Space Exploration
Mar 7, 2011
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A change in the Earth’s orbit, many scientists believe, transformed the “Green Sahara” into what is now the largest desert on the planet. While scientists are still trying to find out if the slow shift in orbit ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 21, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A joint project by universities in Algeria and Japan is planning to turn the Sahara desert, the largest desert in the world, into a breeding ground for solar power plants that could supply half the world’s ...
One in ten Finnish plants and animals is now threatened as climate change plays a role in speeding up extinctions, the Finnish environment ministry said Wednesday.
Ecology
Dec 1, 2010
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Using data from several research satellites, scientists will spend the next three years trying to understand the climate impacts of about 770 million tons of dust carried into the atmosphere every year from the Sahara Desert.
Earth Sciences
Oct 8, 2010
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Every day, millions of microorganisms reach Spain from the Sahara Desert and the Sahel region - by flying.
Earth Sciences
Jul 30, 2010
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An industrial consortium launched preparations on Monday for a possible future power grid under the Mediterranean that would carry solar energy from Africa to Europe.
Energy & Green Tech
Jul 5, 2010
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(AP) -- As masked Nigerian environmental experts examined a communal well in a village where more than 60 children were killed by lead poisoning, barefoot kids streaked with dust sat on the contaminated ground, running their ...
Environment
Jun 11, 2010
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