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A New York biologist has found a bacterium that kills invasive zebra and quagga mussels but leaves other mollusks unharmed.

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Britain facing ‘unparalleled’ natural disaster as hurricane-force winds cause damage and transport chaos around the country, while heavy rains bring further flooding misery

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It is a tale of too much and too little right now in the Northern Hemisphere.  Communities are suffering weather-induced miseries.  Crop production is way off, and the future of food production in the region is looking worse.  Ecosystems are under stress and so too the animals that depend on them.  Experts are unable to…

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The chief scientist at the Met Office, Julia Slingo, has said that the extreme weather that has hit Britain over the winter of 2013/14 is linked to climate change

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Nothing besides a national policy shift on how we create and consume energy will keep our mountains white.

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Protection of mangroves and organic shrimp go hand in hand FIS The project focuses on a group of about 2,700 farmers who use an integrated shrimp farming model in mangrove forests, in which each family has to invest 60 per cent of the land for the…

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A group of researchers in Israel have reportedly grown genetically engineered plants that can live longer and resist long periods without water and can yield more produce. Read more at http://www.appleballa.com/2013/08/103067/israelis-create-super-plants-resist-drought#LslJwo5fhszCJ3xj.99

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See images of one of the worst droughts in recent memory in New Zealand.

Dairy farmer John Rose has sent more than 100 of his cows to the slaughterhouse over recent weeks as a severe drought browned pastures in New Zealand’s normally verdant North Island.

He had to thin his herd so the remaining 550 cows have enough to eat, and he’s supplementing their diet with ground palm kernel as the grass in his fields withers.

“We try and make sure they’ve got water and shade during the day and do the best we can for them,” he said. “It’s very hard to remember when the last rainfall was… (click title for more)

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Rising sea levels prompt relocations in Fiji
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Locals say rising tides were flowing into the village, damaging houses and destroying crops.

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Crack down on mangroves’ destruction: HC to cops Times of India MUMBAI: The Bombay high court on Friday directed the director general of police (DGP) to instruct police stations on taking prompt action, including identifying persons responsible for…

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