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 BANGLADESH: Population pressure, climate change drive search for new rice varieties
web | NAOGAON, 6 September 2010 (IRIN) - Like many farmers in Bangladesh, Abdul Aziz from Naogaon District in northwestern Bangladesh has had to adapt his plantings to increasingly erratic weather: â€... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba) IRINnews
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 In a changing climate, erratic rainfall poses growing threat to rural poor, new report says
--> | Against a backdrop of extreme weather wreaking havoc around the world, a new report warns that increasingly erratic rainfall related to climate change will pose a major threat to food security a... (photo: WN / Trigedia) PhysOrg
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 Erratic global weather threatens food security
Stockholm: The drought in Russia and floods in Pakistan are part of a global trend of unpredictable weather patterns and rainfall that threaten food security, experts gat... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) Zeenews
Crop Food Photos Weather Wikipedia: Food security |
 Indonesian volcano erupts again; strongest one yet
| TANAH KARO, Indonesia-An Indonesian volcano shot a towering cloud of black ash high into the air Tuesday, dusting villages 15 miles (25 kilometers) away in its most pow... (photo: AP / Binsar Bakkara) The Boston Globe
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 PM edits out all doubts
NEW DELHI: In the ‘environment versus development’ debate, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh opted to take the middle path. Addressing environmental concerns was importan... (photo: PIB of India) The Times Of India
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 Guatemala resumes flood rescue work
| Rescue efforts have resumed in flood-stricken Guatemala, while forecasters predict more rain which officials say may hamper search and rescue operations.... (photo: AP / Moises Castillo) Al Jazeera
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 More time for West Bengal farmers to repay bank loans
| Indrani Dutta | Govt. awaiting 1,100-crore Central aid for drought-hit State | Government focusing on saving standing crop and finding alternative crops to sow | Centra... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick) The Hindu
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 Shivalik Hills to be notified as inter-State biosphere reserve
| Staff Reporter | Union Minister for Environment and Forests | CHANDIGARH: Union Minister for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh on Monday said that Shivalik Hills wo... (photo: PIB of India) The Hindu
Environment India Photos Politics Wikipedia: Sivalik Hills |
 Cockroaches could help fight deadly infections, say UK scientists
| COCKROACHES could be more of a health benefit than a health hazard, as their brains contain powerful antibiotic properties which could lead to new treatments against su... (photo: Public Domain) The Daily Telegraph Australia
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 Climate shifts 'not to blame' for African civil wars
By Mark Kinver Science and environment reporter, BBC News Continue reading the main story | The Darfur conflict in Sudan was linked to climate shifts Climate 'drives Afri... (photo: AP / Jerome Delay) BBC News
Africa Civil War Climate Change Photos Wikipedia: Global warming |
