French prosecutor studying toxic algae complaints after horse's death on beachSeptember 25th, 2009 Toxic algae complaints piling up in FrancePARIS — The prosecutor's office is studying up to 300 complaints linked to noxious green algae after the death of a horse this summer on a beach in Brittany, a judicial official said Friday. Suspicions that tons of decaying green algae may be behind illnesses, comas or deaths reported over more than a decade gained credence with the death on July 28 of the thoroughbred on a beach in Saint-Michel-en-Greve.
Demand for crop dusting soars in Midwest with new products to kill late-season diseases, pestsSeptember 21st, 2009 Demand for crop dusting soars with new pesticidesDES MOINES, Iowa — Demand for crop dusting is surging in parts of the U.S., largely because of new products to fight late-season diseases and pests. The Federal Aviation Administration reports that the number of hours flown by crop dusters climbed 29 percent between 2003 and 2007, to more than 1.4 million.
Banana's blue glow attract monkeys, says studySeptember 7th, 2009 VIENNA - Ripe bananas glow blue in ultraviolet light, possibly helping monkeys to spot choice fruit, Austrian researchers have found in a study. "When brown spots develop, blue halos appear around them," said Bernhard Kraeutler, an organic chemist at the University of Innsbruck who published the work of his team in the US journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, Monday.
Severe drought dries Texas aquifer, threatening famed Barton Springs, Austin area water supplySeptember 3rd, 2009 Texas drought drying Austin's famed Barton SpringsAUSTIN, Texas — The most severe drought in the nation is drying up one of Austin's most treasured natural resources, the spring-fed Barton Creek Pool where more than 400,000 visitors from around the world flock each year. The drought is dragging into its third year in parts of central and southern Texas.
Drought affects 4.6 million in ChinaAugust 23rd, 2009 BEIJING - China's anti-drought authority has urged for more efforts to fight drought in the north of the country that is affecting some 4.6 million people, and warned of a possible drought in the south. The drought in the north was threatening 8.67 million hectares of crops, the office of State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters said Saturday.
Bad drought situation in Bihar: Official teamAugust 22nd, 2009 PATNA - An 11-member central team visiting the drought-hit parts of Bihar for the past three days has found the situation in the affected areas to be grim, the team's leader said Saturday. R.K. Tiwari, joint secretary in the agriculture ministry who led the team, said the situation was bad due to the poor monsoon.
NH man snares a rare, cobalt-blue lobster, donates crustacean to science centerAugust 21st, 2009 NH man snares rare, cobalt-blue lobsterPORTSMOUTH, N.H. — At first, New Hampshire lobsterman Bill Marconi thought he had caught a shiny blue beer can in his trap.
After horse's death, French pm says algae pollution endangers health on some Brittany beachesAugust 20th, 2009 French premier: Algae pollution poisoning beachesSAINT-MICHEL-EN-GREVE, France — A French government-sponsored report released Thursday says decomposing algae covering some beaches in Brittany represent a serious health risk and gases that can kill within minutes were detected on a beach where a horse died last month. French Prime Minister Francois Fillon said the state would finance the cleanup of polluted beaches, easing a burden until now placed on local communities.
Andhra government reluctant to declare droughtAugust 18th, 2009 HYDERABAD - With the southwest monsoon triggering heavy rains in parts of Andhra Pradesh and reviving hopes of the farmers, the Congress government is reluctant to declare the state drought hit. Minister for Revenue and Relief D.
Drought is here but no need to panic, says PMAugust 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday said there is no need to panic over the drought situation in many parts of India as the government has a better understanding of how to handle a crisis like this. The prime minister was speaking at a special session devoted to the drought situation during a chief ministers conference on internal security.
Seven more Jharkhand districts declared drought hitJuly 29th, 2009 RANCHI - Jharkhand Wednesday declared seven more districts as drought hit after scanty rainfall affected paddy crop in the state. Earlier, four of Jharkhand's 24 districts were declared drought hit.
Drought looms over parts of Uttar PradeshJuly 24th, 2009 LUCKNOW - With rainfall in Uttar Pradesh nearly 58 percent below average so far this monsoon, the spectre of drought looms large over parts of the state. According to the agriculture department, the yield of paddy is expected to drop by 35-40 percent.
AirTran chief executive says discount carrier not worried about competition in MilwaukeeJuly 22nd, 2009 On the call: AirTran CEO Bob FornaroAirTran Airways sees growth potential in the Midwest, and it has been aggressively expanding service in Milwaukee. But the competition could be stiff, since Southwest Airlines has announced new service to Milwaukee and Republic Airways Holdings says it will buy struggling Midwest Airlines.
Jharkhand declares four districts as drought hitJuly 7th, 2009 RANCHI - Jharkhand Tuesday declared four of its 24 districts as drought hit, an official said. The four districts which have been declared as drought hit are Palamau, Chatra, Latehar and Garhwa.
Manipur declared drought-hit stateJune 27th, 2009 IMPHAL - The Manipur government Saturday declared the state as drought-hit, saying agriculture was badly hit due to scanty monsoon rains, officials said. The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh.
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