Natural Disasters

Strong quake of 6.9 magnitude hits Russia's far east - USGS

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 struck near Komandorskiye Ostrava in Russia's far east on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

Publication Date: 
29/03/2017
Reuters
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Natural Disasters, Earthquakes, Russia
Agriculture

Morocco’s Imports of Russian Wheat Increase by 300%

Casablanca – Morocco’s imports of wheat from Russia has increased by 300 percent over the last season, indicating a new level of economic cooperation between Morocco and Russia.

Publication Date: 
02/03/2017
Morocco World News (Morocco)
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Agriculture, Imports, Wheat, Russia, Morocco, Droughts, Africa
Energy

Rosatom to build center for nuclear science in Zambia

Russia’s state-run nuclear agency, Rosatom and the Zambian government on Thursday signed an intergovernmental agreement on construction of a Nuclear Science and Technologies Center.

Publication Date: 
20/02/2017
Lusaka Times (Zambia)
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Energy, Nuclear Power, Zambia, Electricity, Russia, International Cooperation, Africa
Energy

Shaker will present to Al-Sisi results of Dabaa nuclear plant negotiations with Russia

In a statement following the signing of El-Dabaa nuclear station agreement, President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi stressed that establishing El-Dabaa nuclear station for peaceful uses is hopeful and a mes

Publication Date: 
20/02/2017
Daily News (Egypt)
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Energy, Nuclear Power, Egypt, Russia, International Cooperation, Electricity, Africa
Climate Change

Bottom-up simulations of methane and ethane emissions from global oil and gas systems 1980 to 2012

Existing bottom-up emission inventories of methane from global oil and gas systems do not satisfactorily explain year-on-year variation in atmospheric methane estimated by top-down models. Using a novel bottom-up approach this study quantifies and attributes methane and ethane emissions from global oil and gas production from 1980 to 2012.

Publication Date: 
01/02/2017
Lena Höglund-Isaksson
Environmental Research Letters
1-10
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Methane, Fossil Fuels, Canada, Natural Gas, Russia, China, Global, Climate Change
Agriculture

Agriculture for space: People and places paving the way

Agricultural systems for space have been discussed since the works of Tsiolkovsky in the early 20th century. Central to the concept is the use of photosynthetic organisms and light to generate oxygen and food. Research in the area started in 1950s and 60s through the works of Jack Myers and others, who studied algae for O2 production and CO2 removal for the US Air Force and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

Publication Date: 
01/02/2017
Raymond M. Wheeler
Open Agriculture
2
1
14-32
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Agriculture, Food Security, NASA, Planets, Russia, Plant Breeding
Biodiversity

Identifying species threat hotspots from global supply chains

A new study published in the journal Nature Ecology and Evolution, locates hotspots of threats to wildlife and describes how they are related to consumers' demand in other parts of the world.

Identifying hotspots of species threat has been a successful approach for setting conservation priorities. One important challenge in conservation is that, in many hotspots, export industries continue to drive overexploitation.

Publication Date: 
04/01/2017
Daniel Moran, Keiichiro Kanemoto
Nature Ecology & Evolution
1-5
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Biodiversity, Endangered Species, Biodiversity Hotspots, Consumption Patterns, United States Of America (US), European Union (EU), South America, India, Africa, Russia, China, Illegal Trade, Wildlife Trade, Agriculture, Deforestation, Land Use, Amazon, Brazil
Climate Change

Prepare for 'surprise' as global warming stokes Arctic shifts - scientists

Unless the world stops burning fossil fuels that are fuelling global warming, irreversible changes in the Arctic could have disastrous effects for the people that live there and for the rest of the

Publication Date: 
29/11/2016
Eco Business
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Climate Change, Global Warming, Arctic, Fossil Fuels, Glacial Melt, Sea Level Rise, Finland, Russia, Greenland, Alaska
Energy

Russia invites India to join fast-neutron reactor project

MUMBAI: Russia has invited India to join in developing next-generation nuclear reactors and to participate in its fast-reactor research project, an official of Rosatom, the country's state atomic e

Publication Date: 
01/11/2016
Economic Times (New Delhi)
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India, Russia, Nuclear Power, Energy Technology, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Radioactive Waste, Energy Policy, Energy
Energy

KNPP 3rd and 4th reactors to start production in six years, say officials

On Saturday, PM Narendra Modi and Russian President Putin dedicated second unit, which is expected to start commercial production soon, to the country

Publication Date: 
17/10/2016
Gireesh Babu
Business Standard (New Delhi)
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Tamil Nadu, Koodunkulam APS, Nuclear Power, Tirunelveli (D), Russia, Energy Technology, Nuclear Power Corporation Of India (NPCIL), Energy

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