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Breaking News Sun, 25 Aug 2013
In this undated photo provided by the U.S. Forest Service, the Rim Fire burns near Yosemite National Park, Calif. The wildfire outside Yosemite National Park  one of more than 50 major brush blazes burning across the western U.S.  more than tripled in size overnight and still threatens about 2,500 homes, hotels and camp buildings. Fire officials said the blaze burning in remote, steep terrain had grown to more than 84 square miles and was only 2 percent contained on Thursday, down from 5 percent a day earlier.
Disaster   Firefighter   Photos   Wikipedia: Yosemite National Park   Wildfires  
 Belfast Telegraph 
US wildfires reach Yosemite park
A giant wildfire raging out of control has grown to nearly 200 square miles and spread into Yosemite National Park, as California Governor Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency for the city of San... (photo: AP / US Forest Service)
Huge Calif. wildfire reverberates in 2 states
Firefighters   Forest   Photos   Wikipedia: Wildfire suppression equipment and personnel   Wildfire in California  
 Herald Tribune 
Huge Calif. wildfire reverberates in 2 states
FRESNO, Calif. - After burning for nearly a week on the edges of California's Yosemite National Park, a massive wildfire of nearly 200 square miles has now crossed into it, and firefighters have barel... (photo: US Army / Richard Goldenberg)
Ban urges greater action in Africa to meeting anti-poverty, sustainability goals  United Nations 
Ban urges greater action in Africa to meeting anti-poverty, sustainability goals
Print | 23 August 2013 – Now is the time for African countries, development partners and the international community to boost action towards achieving the anti-poverty targets known as the Millenn... (photo: UN / Evan Schneider)
Africa   Photos   Poverty   UNMillennium Development Goals   Wikipedia: Millennium Development Goals  
Lake - water resource - fresh water  The Hindu 
Saving lakes from exploitation
Appearances, it is said, could be deceptive. Most people believe Karnataka to be a water-rich State, given the early and high precipitation during monsoons on the areas skirting the Western Ghats. But... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
Environment   Karnataka   Photos   Water   Wikipedia: Lake  
Top Stories
A bumblebee on a red leaf. Belfast Telegraph
Bumblebees fly 'a mile' for food
Hungry bumblebees travel more than a mile to find food, a study has found. | Ecologists took samples from more than 3,000 living bees from five different species and mapp... (photo: WN / RTayco)
Food   Insect   Photos   Travel   Wikipedia: Bumblebee  
Gourd vegetable plant in vegetable farm The Examiner
Farm mom gives advice for healthy school lunches
The return to school in fast approaching. If you are not planning to do so, seriously consider packing lunches for your children rather than purchasing school lunches. In... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
Children   Farm   Photos   Vegetable   Wikipedia: School meal  
A trio of Red Sex Link hens venture out in to the snow, USA. Swissinfo
China bird flu analysis finds more virus threats lurking
  | Reuters | August 21, 2013 - 18:01 | By Kate Kelland | LONDON (Reuters) - A deadly new bird flu virus in China evolved from migratory birds via waterfowl to poult... (photo: Creative Commons / Linda)
Birds   China   London   Photos   Virus   Wikipedia: Influenza A virus subtype H5N1  
A group of workers wearing protective suits and masks stand next to the No. 4 reactor at Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO)'s tsunami-crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in Okuma, Fukushima prefecture Wednesday, March 6, 2013, ahead of the second anniversary of the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami. The Guardian
Fukushima danger level jumps to 'serious'
Japan's nuclear agency dramatically raises status after saying a day earlier that radioactive water leak was only an 'anomaly' | A Fukushima worker near water storage tan... (photo: AP / Issei Kato)
Fukushima Nuclear Plant   International Atomic Energy Agency   Photos   Radioactive Water   Wikipedia: Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster  
Pollens of a hibiscus flower Scoop
Pollen season delivers yellow sludge
Wednesday, 21 August 2013, 4:49 pm | Press Release: | Media Release | Wednesday 21 August, 2013 | For immediate release | Pollen season delivers yellow sludge | A fine du... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
Photos   Trees   Water   Weather   Wikipedia: Pollen  
Drinking Water The Times Of India
How much water should you drink every day?
It's important to drink water according to your lifestyle rather than follow the 8-glass water rule, say nutritionists. | Water is your body's principal chemical componen... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc)
Health   Photos   Science   Water   Wikipedia: Drinking water  
Climate Change Environment and Nature
- Can UN scientists revive drive against climate change?
- David Cameron must heed the experts, not the sceptics, on cl
- City report: changing climate requires drainage upgrades
- Al Gore hurricane hubbub and climate change
A bird tern flying in the sky - nature - wildlife
Coastal wildlife species 'at risk due to climate change'
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- Dreamers work to create huge new park in Delhi
- Senator: Louisiana sinkhole a catastrophic Lake Peigneur gen
- Risk at Coast From Fire at Yosemite
- Making Some Effort, but North Texas Continues to Run the Wat
Lake - water resource - fresh water
Saving lakes from exploitation
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Desalination Hydrology
- DRDO proposes more research centre
- Wonder Material Ignites Scientific Gold Rush
- Tunisia's Sonede Gets 60 Million Euro Loan to Fund Sea W
- A full-blown crisis
Water tap in the kitchen of home
Water meters will put up bills but won’t stop the huge waste through leaks
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- Why Doesn't NASA Just Look for Life?
- Oil companies & environmentalists ask for changes in fe
- India, Iraq to cooperate in energy, water management
- India, Iraq to cooperate in energy, water management
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Hydropower Oceans and Seas
- Robert Losasso, New Jersey Man, Accused Of Shooting, Killing
- Vienna: Waltz music for San Diego?
- Gezhouba Group wins Argentinean hydropower pacts
- Question mark hangs over completion date
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- US-Philippine military pact aims to preserve freedom of the
- US, PH vow freedom of navigation in SEA
- RP, US vow freedom of navigation amid sea rows
- US, Philippines vow freedom of navigation amid Asia sea rows
US, PH vow freedom of navigation in SEA
US, PH vow freedom of navigation in SEA
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Global Warming Water Pollution
- Al Gore: Change in global-warming conversation like that of
- UN Climate Panel Cites 95 Percent Certainty that Humans are
- Fears for seabirds as global warming affects coastline
- Coffman Thinks 'Radical Environmentalists' Control A
Global warming, Arctic ice loss, and armchair scientists
Global warming, Arctic ice loss, and armchair scientists
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- For new Duke CEO, 2 busy months of merger, regulators
- For new Duke CEO, 2 busy months of merger, regulators
- Coal contributors target Ohio GOP legislators, gov
- Dwindling Apostle lifers treasure time remaining
Pollens of a hibiscus flower
Pollen season delivers yellow sludge
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