2015年3月2日 星期一

2015-03-03 South Africa Science


PBS NewsHour
   
World's tropical forests vanishing more rapidly than previously thought   
PBS NewsHour
A view is seen from the Amazon Tall Tower Observatory (ATTO) in Sao Sebastiao do Uatuma in the middle of the Amazon forest in Amazonas state January 8, 2015. Photo by Bruno Kelly/Reuters. From the Amazon to the Philippines, world's tropical forests are ...

Satellite data suggests forest loss is accelerating - TRFN   Reuters Africa
Satellite data suggests forest loss is accelerating   Reuters UK
Tropical Turn   Financial Express

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gulfnews.com
   
Reaching for Mars on a one-way trip   
gulfnews.com
Dubai: Ready to embark on a one-way trip to Mars, Mikolaj Zielinski is looking to explore the possibility of life on Mars. The Mars One, which is a non-profit Dutch foundation, is set to depart in 2024 with crews of four taking off every two years. The missions ...

Life on Mars is harder than you think   NEWS.com.au
Mars One: Drama queens not welcome   Computerworld
Ticket to adventure – or madness?   Independent Online
Cyprus Mail   
Zawya (registration)   
Labmate Online   
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Livemint
   
Deforestation could shift monsoons, leaving India high and dry, study finds   
The Age
Large-scale deforestation could cause monsoon rains to shift south, cutting rainfall in India by nearly a fifth, scientists say. Deforestation has long been known to cause temperature increases in local areas, but new research published on Tuesday shows a ...

Precipitation over India sees 18% fall due to deforestation: report   Livemint
Deforestation could shift monsoons, leaving India high and dry   GlobalPost

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eco-business.com
   
PH may seek int'l aid to address climate change   
ABS CBN News
MANILA - The Philippines may tap foreign funding to help address the effects of climate change, especially in vulnerable areas, as the Department of Budget and Management has released P1.15 billion to the Department of Public Works and Highways to ...

Philippines and France, climate change allies   Manila Standard Today
PHL urged to explore grants before taking climate loan from France   GMA News
Governments of France, Philippines Launch Manila Call to Action on Climate ...   IISD Reporting Services
Rappler   
InterAksyon   
eco-business.com   
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Latam Products Tenders Summary-Petroperu seeking ULSD for April   
Reuters Africa
HOUSTON, Mar 2 (Reuters) - Peru's state-run Petroperu is offering to buy two 290,000 barrel cargoes of ultra low-sulfur diesel (ULSD) for April delivery, after buying cracked naphtha, high octane gasoline blend stock (HOGBS) and biodiesel on the open ...


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SFGate
   
Climatechange warmth driving drought, Stanford scientists say   
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Researchers Link Syrian Conflict to a Drought Made Worse by Climate Change   New York Times
Studies: Climate Change a Factor in Disasters in Syria and California   Voice of America
How climate change brought Syria to the brink of chaos   Toronto Star
Wired   
VICE News   
Live Science   
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BBC News
   
Bright spotlight on Dawn mission to Ceres   
BBC News
Scientists say they are hugely excited to learn the origin of two bright spots on the surface of Ceres. The US space agency's Dawn probe is bearing down on the dwarf planet and on Friday will be captured by its gravity. That will allow the satellite to spiral down ...

US Science Probe Nears Unexplored Dwarf Planet   Voice of America
NASA spacecraft nearing mysterious dwarf planet Ceres   CNN International
What are those bright spots? As Dawn nears Ceres, mystery remains   Los Angeles Times
New Straits Times Online   
MSNBC   
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NEWS.com.au
   
Emperor penguins are now living a life of luxury   
NEWS.com.au
TEMPERATURES regularly drop below -30C, it is dark, and they only have ice to stand on while they raise their families. But for Antarctica's emperor penguins that's luxury, according to Jane Younger, a University of Tasmania PhD student who is a lead ...

Only three lucky groups of emperor penguins survived the last ice age   Washington Post
Ice age emperor penguins hit hard by cold - study   News24
Last ice age almost too cold for emperor penguins   ABC Online
Daily Caller   
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The Nation
   
SpaceX launches two satellites   
The Nation
US space transportation company SpaceX launched two commercial communications satellites atop a Falcon 9 rocket Sunday evening. The rocket, carrying an Eutelsat and Asia Broadcast (ABS) satellite, lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida on schedule at ...

SpaceX Successfully Launches Falcon 9   Clapway
SpaceX lofts two all-electric ion-drive comsats to Clarke orbit   The Register
SpaceX launches electric satellites   BBC News
Telegraph.co.uk   
Forbes   
Spaceflight Now   
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The Inquisitr
   
An American Military Satellite Has Exploded In Space, Creating Potentially ...   
The Inquisitr
An American satellite under the Navy's jurisdiction experienced a “catastrophic” explosion today and now, is a whole bunch of space junk hurtling at breakneck speed. A satellite in the low orbit (500 Km above earth), belonging to the United States Navy ...

USAF Weather Satellite Explodes After Thermal Spike   Aviation Week
Air Force weather satellite explodes in orbit   Defense Systems
U.S. weather satellite explodes into 43 pieces   UPI.com
Sputnik UK   
International Business Times UK   
Telegraph.co.uk   
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