In Climate Puzzle for Crops, Anciend Tree Offers Clues

Fri, 19 Oct 2012 19:44:00 +0200scientificamerican (en)

By Alister Doyle FULUFJALLET, Sweden (Reuters) - On a windswept Swedish mountain, a 10,000-year-old spruce with a claim to be the world's oldest tree is getting a new lease of life thanks to global warming, even as many plants are struggling. Scientists are finding that the drift of growing areas....

REFILE-In climate puzzle for crops, ancient tree offers clues

Fri, 19 Oct 2012 15:39:00 +0200trust (en)

Fri, 19 Oct 2012 12:48 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters * Tree, 9,550 years old, aided by global warming * Unpredictable weather harms other plants as ranges change * Spruce's survival may offer clues for cash crop pioneers By Alister Doyle FULUFJALLET, Sweden, Oct 19 (Reuters) - On a windswept....

Nigeria: Managing the Impending Hunger and Malnutrition

Fri, 12 Oct 2012 15:31:00 +0200allafrica (en)

[This Day]The cost of a measure or 'mudu' of beans reached a never-before-seen price of N500 a week ago. For most Nigerians families, beans and its derivatives like 'akara' and 'moi-moi' are the richest source of nutrients and very often the only source of proteins - meat, fish, milk and eggs - having disappeared from their menus long ago.

Managing the Impending Hunger and Malnutrition

Fri, 12 Oct 2012 01:45:00 +0200thisdayonline (en)

Nasir El-rufai : Email: nasir.elrufai@thisdaylive.com The cost of a measure or 'mudu’ of beans reached a never-before-seen price of N500 a week ago. For most Nigerians families, beans and its derivatives like 'akara' and 'moi-moi' are the richest source of nutrients and very often the only source of....

Six Killed In Daghestan Mudslide

Wed, 10 Oct 2012 10:33:00 +0200rferl (en)

Reports from Russia 's North Caucasus region of Daghestan say a mudslide caused by torrential rains has killed six people in the city of Derbent.

Fossil-fuel industry a grim reaper

Fri, 05 Oct 2012 00:16:00 +0200mg (en)

Fifteen thousand South Africans are dying every year because of an economy based on burning fossil fuels.

Pakistan: Thousands displaced in Pakistan as monsoon floods strike again

Thu, 04 Oct 2012 21:06:00 +0200reliefWeb (en)

Source: Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre Country: Pakistan , World To see this news alert with links to the sources click here Over 402,000 houses have been damaged or destroyed, with approximately 4.8 people million people estimated to have been affected by severe monsoon flooding in Pakistan this month.