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• Millions Fed: some solutions close at hand

  
  Africa Blog — Authority: 504
  More than a billion people go hungry each day -- about the same number as did in the late 1950s. Thats both a "tragedy on a grand scale" and an "astounding success," according to a new report called " Millions Fed ," produced by the International Food Policy Research Institute and the Bill and Melinda Gates ...
  5 hours ago

• Selecting Plants

  
  start-a-garden.com — Authority: 121
  One of the first things to consider when choosing a plant for your garden is to determine if it is suitable for your area. Cold hardiness, heat tolerance, and drought tolerance all factor in to successful choices for gardening in your location. The USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) has put together what ...
  8 hours ago

• Trevor Manuel on … water? Worth a read – full text

  
  The Wild Frontier — Authority: 120
  I am extremely privileged to extend the warmest welcome on behalf of His Excellency President Zuma and all South Africans. We appreciate your decision to hold the second Africa Water Week in South Africa. I would hazard that each time you convene as AMCOW; the issues at hand are more pressing and much more demanding ...
  11 hours ago

• Water Meters

  
  UrbanWorkbench — Authority: 413
  Where I grew up, water meters were a fact of life. I remember sitting under the Liquidambar tree in the front yard playing in the dirt listening to the tick-tick-tick of the water meter down by the front fence. My parents had paid for water in this way since before I was born. Despite this fact, and the knowledge ...
  14 hours ago

• Environment Minister rejects Traveston Dam

  
  eco media — Authority: 422
  Environment Minister Peter Garrett has proposed rejecting the Traveston Crossing Dam project, after deciding the impacts on threatened species would be too great. The decision has been welcomed by conservation groups .
  17 hours ago

• Drought resistance explained (Google / Lab Spaces)

  
  Desertification — Authority: 148
  Read at : Google Alert – droughthttp://www.labspaces.net/100532/Drought_resistance_explainedDrought resistance explainedMuch as adrenaline coursing through our veins drives our body’s reactions to stress, the plant hormone abscisic acid (ABA) is behind plants’ responses to stressful situations such as drought, ...
  19 hours ago

• Over 20 million people need food aid in East Africa: U.N (Google / Reuters)

  
  Desertification — Authority: 148
  Read at : Google Alert – droughthttp://www.reuters.com/article/newsMaps/idUSTRE5A92TV20091110Over 20 million people need food aid in east Africa: U.NBy Silvia AloisiROME (Reuters) – Drought and war in eastern Africa have left more than 20 million people in desperate need of emergency food aid, the United Nations ...
  19 hours ago

• ECoast water crisis critical!

  
  Dispatch Now 24/7 — Authority: 485
  Some resorts on the East Coast have only two weeks of water left less than a month before the festive season rush begins, writes Babalo Ndenze.The problem is so acute in some parts that owners are reportedly draining their swimming pools in desperation.In July the drought in the Amathole District Municipality (ADM) ...
  21 hours ago

• Boos ring out as Real crash out of Spanish Cup

  
  Soccer News Info — Authority: 155
  Real Madrid crashed out of the Spanish Cup on Tuesday as they could only manage a 1-0 victory at the Bernabeu over third division Alcorcon, who went through to the last 16 with a 4-1 aggregate score. The loss extended 17-time winners’ Real’s drought in the competition dating back to 1993. The Real supporters ...
  1 day ago

• The Perks Of Sexual Dry Spells

  
  YourTango | The Latest Smart Talk About Love — Authority: 587
  Almost every dry-speller we spoke to said that celibacy -- voluntary or not -- was a valuable growth experience, helping some feel more confident while others relished the surplus of "me time." And surely thats worth more than, say, sleeping with one of these dudes.We discovered three main types of dry spells and ...
  1 day ago

• Zhuhai Takes Measures For Water Conservation

  
  ChinaCSR.com — Authority: 431
  Zhuhai in Guangdong province has initiated a new measure for water conservation.Zhuhais water affairs department has said that if a company or individual uses more water in November than in October, then their water supply will be stopped.According to the measure, each household is encouraged to save about 1 cubic ...
  1 day ago

• Nations vulnerable to global warming present demands: carbon levels below 350ppm and billions in aid

  
  Mongabay.com News — Authority: 137
  A group of nations especially vulnerable to the effects of climate change have released a declaration calling for developed countries to keep CO2 emission below 350 parts per million (ppm) and to give 1.5 percent of their gross domestic product to aid developing nations in adapting to the myriad impacts of climate ...
  1 day ago

• Yangtze delta warned to prepare for effects of climate change

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 982
  Delta has been warming faster than global average for a decade, and the impact is already being felt, according to WWF China Chinas most populous river needs massive investment and careful planning to ease the impact of climate change, which is causing floods, droughts and storms to intensify, a new report (pdf) ...
  1 day ago

• BioBytes: Drought Resistant Crops

  
  BIOtech Now — Authority: 114
  Dr. Targan explains how biotechnology is working to create drought resistant crops.  Learn how this agricultural biotech innovation could have a global lifesaving and economic effect for people living in drought plagued areas like sub-Saharan Africa.
  1 day ago

• Better water-management can keep water borne diseases at bay: Trivedi

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 715
  New Delhi, Nov. 10 (ANI): Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Dinesh Trivedi, on Tuesday called for the need to have better water management, as it could help in keeping many water borne diseases like Dengue at bay.“If you don’t do water management then if it’s drought or its floods or it’s ...
  1 day ago

• Drought Season 2 Snippets

  
  The Mixtape Monster Blog — Authority: 141
  Drought Season 2 droppin next Tuesday. Check out some snippets from the album here. Wanted to get these up quick, actually about to peep myself now!
  1 day ago

• A Conference About Water, Part II: Drought and water issues on the big screen

  
  EcoTone — Authority: 415
  Yesterday afternoon at the ESA Millennium Conference on water-ecosystem services, drought, and environmental justice included a varied program of presentations, including two more plenary talks and a reception showcasing case studies on water-ecosystem services, presented in a manner very different for ecological ...
  1 day ago

• 2004 Longview Vineyard Black Crow Nebbiolo - Save it for Later!

  
  WineLife365 — Authority: 116
  From: Adelaide Hills, Australia Price: $40 marked down to $19.99 “Last Call”   Most so-called wine experts will tell you that nearly 95% of the wines made nowadays are meant to be consumed within one to three years of their labels’ “born-on-date”, or vintage.   Unfortunately for wine ...
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• Lil Wayne’s “The Carter” Documentary

  
  Lost In A Supermarket — Authority: 140
  I don’t care if Lil Wayne has Top 10 hits, that dude is anytihng but mainstream. Whether its his Predator-like looks, copious face tattoos, gravelly wheeze or his brilliant metaphor-loaded rhymes, the guy is the antithesis of the brainless saccharine pop star. Who woulda thunk the guy who blew up as one of the Hot ...
  1 day ago

• 13:45 A Queensland-based charity that helps drought-affected farming families, is now hoping to assist homeless people ... (audio)

  
  Collectors — Authority: 812
  Aussie Helpers Founder, Brian Egan speaks with Shon Walker
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