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Science daily: Earth Science News

admin /21 February, 2012

ScienceDaily: Earth Science News 300-million-year-old forest discovered preserved in volanic ash Global permafrost zones in high-resolution images on Google Earth Building blocks of early Earth survived collision that created moon 300-million-year-old forest discovered preserved in volanic ash Posted: 20 Feb 2012 01:13 PM PST Pompeii-like, a 300-million-year-old tropical forest was preserved in ash when a Continue Reading →

Car- free plan for George St.

admin /21 February, 2012

Car-free plan for George St From:The Daily Telegraph February 21, 201212:00AM 13 comments 0 Artist’s impression …George St looking north from Park St with light rail. Source: The Daily Telegraph A CAR-free main street for Sydney will cost $400,000 even before a stone is laid. Sydney City Council last night voted to spend $150,000 to Continue Reading →

Drought declared in south-east England

admin /21 February, 2012

Ironic isn’t it with Europe and Australia awash with floodwaters. Drought declared in south-east England Drought status confirmed by Defra at summit of water firms, farmers and wildlife groups Share44 reddit this Fiona Harvey, environment correspondent guardian.co.uk, Monday 20 February 2012 14.55 GMT Article history Drought is affecting not just south-east and eastern England. In Continue Reading →

Farms face worst feed shortage in years

admin /20 February, 2012

In a country which is only 6 % arable this is shocking, Could this be due to the Murray-Darling basin issues? Farms face worst feed shortage in years ABCFebruary 21, 2012, 9:54 am ABC © Enlarge photo Farmers in the south-east of South Australia and western Victoria are facing their worst shortage of livestock feed Continue Reading →

We are all Syrians now (AVAAZ)

admin /20 February, 2012

We are all Syrians now Inbox x Ian Bassin – Avaaz.org avaaz@avaaz.org 7:34 AM (2 hours ago) to me Dear friends, Assad’s ruthless massacre of civilians in his attempt to crush the Syrian Spring is escalating. But a new international coalition led by Arab League members is meeting in 4 days and is our best Continue Reading →

Ice smashes boats apart on Danube

admin /20 February, 2012

Ice smashes boats apart on Danube Save this story to read later From: AFP February 21, 2012 2:12AM Icy river: A man climbs on big chunks of melting ice moving on the Danube River in Belgrade, Serbia. Picture: AFP Source: AFP Start of sidebar. Skip to end of sidebar. Related Coverage Kosovo avalanche adds to Continue Reading →