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2015-06-20 South Africa Science


Wall Street Journal
   
The Pope's Solution for Warming: Pray   
Wall Street Journal
With unintended sacrilege one news-service headline this week credited the pope with “finding religion on climate change.” Maybe it would be truer to say Pope Francis has tried to annex one of the newer religions, that of global warming, to Catholic liturgy, ...

The Pope's Landmark Call on Climate Change   New York Times
Pope Francis and the environment   Irish Times
Pope Francis' environmental encyclical is even more radical than it appears ...   Washington Post
The Globe and Mail   
Los Angeles Times   
Mashable   
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International Business Times
   
German 'Death Star' Deploys Lasers To Shoot Drones Down From Miles Away ...   
International Business Times
Laser technology first employed by the "Star Wars" Death Star could soon be used by the German military to shoot down drones. StarWars.Wikia.com. A German arms company has developed a laser capable of knocking drones out of the sky from nearly 2 ...

MBDA Deutschland uses laser against mini UAV   defenceWeb
German Lasers Hit Moving Drone   Popular Science

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India West
   
India Worst Hit in Groundwater Depletion: NASA   
India West
Washington: Groundwater is disappearing fast from the world and India is among the worst hit, data from NASA's Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment satellites show. Among the world's largest groundwater basins, the Indus Basin aquifer of India and ...

Depletion of world's groundwater raises alarms   HamiltonNews (press release) (registration)
A third of big groundwater basins in distress   Namibia Economist

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Irish Times
   
Why solar panels won't solve climate change   
Irish Times
Bill McKibben had the first hybrid electric car in Vermont. His home in the countryside of the American state is covered in solar panels, and has all the “right” lights, but, he says, “I don't try to fool myself that's how we'll solve climate change.” Described by Time ...

Mark Altgelt: The only way on our climate   Vallejo Times Herald
Climate Change and Moral Responsibility   New York Times
Why we must listen to the pope on climate change   The Guardian
Center For American Progress   
Vibe Ghana   
Ghana Broadcasting Corporation   
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CBC.ca
   
FAO Director-General Welcomes Papal Encyclical   
AllAfrica.com
FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva has welcomed the Papal Encyclical Laudato Si on Climate Change and Environment, released today by Pope Francis. Graziano da Silva said in a statement: "The Pope adds a strong moral voice to the need to ...

Bishops' group briefs 'respectful' bipartisan Hill staffers on papal letter   Environment & Energy Publishing
Letter: Impact depends on public's receptiveness   SouthCoastToday.com
Papal directive on climate change welcomed by Bishop Fred Henry   CBC.ca
WTRF   
Swindon Advertiser   
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NDTV
   
Cars Threaten World's Most Endangered Feline   
NDTV
Mazarambroz: The world's most endangered feline species, the Iberian lynx, is making a comeback in Spain after being pushed to the brink of extinction. But the costly efforts to reintroduce the spotted cat into the wild face an unexpected enemy, cars.
Cars threaten world's most endangered feline- Iberian lynx   News24

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Ethiopia - Strong Advocate for Green Economy   
AllAfrica.com
Though Ethiopia didn't cause climate change it is confronted by the threat the challenge poses. It should also recognize the opportunity that the change presents.Climate change isn't a future possibility for Ethiopia but it is already a present reality. Like much of ...

Administration's climate services for resilient development a smart move   The Hill (blog)

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Telegraph.co.uk
   
The World at Night: Earth and Sky Photo Contest   
Telegraph.co.uk
The winners of the 6th International Earth and Sky Photo Contest on Dark Skies Importance have been announced. Organized by international program The World at Night, the photos were judged in two categories: "Beauty of The Night Sky" and "Against The ...

TWAN announces winners of International Earth and Sky Photo Contest   West Texas News
Eric Nathan wins International Earth and Sky Photo Contest of 2015   Northern Californian
Table Mountain photo wins International Earth and Sky Photo Contest   TheSouthAfrican
Business Insider   
News24   
Quartz   
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News24
   
Climate change pushing poor farmer insurance   
News24
Barcelona - Efforts to insure vulnerable people such as poor farmers against extreme weather and other climate risks are picking up pace, following a recent G7 commitment to extend cover in developing nations and a global insurance industry forum this ...

Insurance gains clout as climate change solution for the poor   Reuters Africa

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Uncover California
   
Scientists Undertake DNA Mapping to Crackdown on Illegal Ivory Trade in Africa   
Uncover California
In a bid to piece together the puzzle of origin of ivory, which is subjected to illegal international trade, scientists from the University of Washington have conducted DNA mapping, wherein they have matched DNA from elephant dung with DNA extracted from ...

How elephant tusks, dung, and DNA research can help preserve the species   Christian Science Monitor
DNA Tracking Of Ivory Helps Biologists Find Poaching Hotspots   KNPR
Elephant DNA to help end illegal ivory trade   Deutsche Welle
ABC Online   
BBC News   
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