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Flooding in a Kenyan Natural Reserve Forces Tourist Evacuation

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The Telek River lies across the “ Great Migration ” route from the Serengeti in Tanzania to the Masai Mara, and from July to October, over a million wildebeests and zebras cross over — an event that attracts thousands of tourists from all over the world. The floods were particularly deadly in neighboring Tanzania.

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Researchers castigate planning bodies for ill-conceived Jatropha programs

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According to the authors: In India the provisions of mandatory blending could not be enforced as seed production fell far short of the expectation. China is seeing very little production of biodiesel from Jatropha seeds. A recent study has reported discontinuance by 85% of the Jatropha farmers.

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Researchers Finds Lake Tanganyika Has Experienced Unprecedented Warming Over Last Century

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Our data show a consistent relationship between lake surface temperature and productivity [such as fish stocks]. As the lake gets warmer, we expect productivity to decline, and we expect that it will affect the [fishing] industry. —Jessica Tierney, lead author. —Andrew Cohen.

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Perspective: Why Carbon Emissions Should Not Have Been the Focus of the UN Climate Change Summit and Why the 15th Conference of the Parties Should Have Focused on Technology Transfer

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Oceans, already expanding from warmth and melting glaciers, would rise, increasing coastal flooding; a chain reaction of climate changes is projected to lead to harsher, more widespread droughts and more powerful storms. Lomborg estimates that for every dollar spent, the world will avoid only about two cents of climate damage.