Thursday, August 13, 2009

The Coming Drought in India/Asia and More for Thursday, August 13, 2009


World population to hit 7 billion in 2011

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/08/12/world.population/index.html


Lasting benefits seen in gene therapy for blindness (Reuters)

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre57b5pn-us-blindness-genetherapy/

India's water use 'unsustainable'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8197287.stm

Australia emissions plan rejected

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8198690.stm

Atlantic hurricanes 'at 1,000-year high'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8197191.stm

Wikipedia List of Atlantic Hurricane Seasons

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_hurricane_season

Conserving Big Cats Works: South African Leopard Field Study Yields Encouraging Results

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090811143838.htm

Panthera pardus

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopard

Panthera pardus pardus (EOL Link)

http://www.eol.org/pages/1270484



Australia camel cull sparks woe

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8198701.stm

Camelus

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camelus

Breeding like...Rise in rabbit numbers

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8198790.stm

Have scientists solved mystery of why flamingos stand on one leg?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8197000/8197932.stm

Phoenicopterus

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flamingo

Radio tags reveal secrets of roadrunners

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32374535/ns/technology_and_science-science/

Geococcyx

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roadrunner

Synthetic Derivative Of Kudzu Vine Can Reduce Drinking And Prevent Relapse

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090811161255.htm

Daidzin (Unsponsored link to Chemblink site)

http://www.chemblink.com/products/552-66-9.htm

GMA: Tainted Fruit - Produce and Pesticide Residue

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=8315670&page=1



Anthrax Bacteria Conspire With Viruses To Stay Alive

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090812035445.htm

Bacillus anthracis

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacillus_anthracis

Martian Methane: Red Planet Not So Dormant

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090810085308.htm

Martian life appears less likely, study reveals

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32394763/ns/technology_and_science-science/

Mars

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars

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