In the news September 3rd - 7th: APEC agrees on global warming statement, Answers fournd to mysterious honeybee killer, Sea ice loss confirmed by science, Africa to be hit hardest by climate change, and much more.
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In the news September 3rd - 7th: APEC agrees on global warming statement, Answers found to mysterious honeybee killer, Sea ice loss confirmed by science, Africa to be hit hardest by climate change, and much more.
1.APEC officials agree on global warming statement
Pacific Rim nations on Friday reached agreement on a joint statement on global warming, overcoming bickering between rich and poor nations about whether to include targets on emissions, two Asian officials said.
2.Virus May Be Cause of Honeybees' Deaths
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Scientific sleuths have a new suspect for a mysterious affliction that has killed off honeybees by the billions: a virus previously unknown in the United States.
3.NOAA study backs up predictions of sea ice loss
Sea ice loss in regions of the Arctic is likely to exceed 40 percent by 2050 compared with the 1980s, according to an analysis of ice computer models by researchers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
4.Scientists Say Global Warming To Hit Africa Hardest
Africa will suffer the most if the world fails to reduce global warming, with parts of the impoverished continent becoming uncultivable or uninhabitable, top British government scientists said on Wednesday.
5.U.S. and China to hold product safety talks
Chinese officials will visit Washington next week for product safety talks with their U.S. counterparts, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Wednesday as Americans faced another recall of Chinese-made toys.
6.Mattel Recalls 800,000 Lead-Tainted Toys
Mattel Inc.'s reputation took another hit after the world's largest toy maker announced a third major recall of Chinese-made toys in little more than a month because of excessive amounts of lead paint.
7.Hurricanes Felix, Henriette, Set Records, Wreak Havoc
Felix walloped Central America's remote Miskito coastline and Henriette slammed into resorts on the tip of Baja California as a record-setting hurricane season got even wilder Tuesday with twin storms making landfall on the same day.
8.One man's genes show DNA is still a mystery
The first detailed map of a man's genes shows the genetic code is even more complex than anyone thought. For instance, science still cannot pinpoint what makes a person's eyes blue.
9.Argentina shuts Shell refinery, citing pollution
Argentina's government on Wednesday ordered the closure of Royal Dutch Shell's 100,000 barrels per day (bpd) refinery, citing environmental concerns.
10.Report: African, Asian, Latin American Farm Animals Face Extinction
With the world’s first global inventory of farm animals showing many breeds of African, Asian, and Latin American livestock at risk of extinction, scientists from the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) today called for the rapid establishment of genebanks to conserve the sperm and ovaries of key animals critical for the global population’s future survival.
