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Water And Warming Across US Mid West FarmsWest Lafayette IN (SPX) Feb 22, 2010 Several Midwestern states could be facing increased winter and spring flooding, as well as difficult growing conditions on farms, if average temperatures rise, according to a Purdue University researcher. Keith Cherkauer, an assistant professor of agricultural and biological engineering, ran simulation models that show Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin and Michigan could see as much as 28 percent more precipitation by the year 2070, with much of that coming in the winter and spring. His projections als ... read more |
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Washington (AFP) Feb 17, 2010Tibet's exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Wednesday opened a visit to the United States to meet President Barack Obama, infuriating China as it tries to sideline the revered monk. The Dalai Lama, who has tried to use foreign trips to throw a spotlight on China's treatment of his homeland, flew into Washington and headed to a hotel to greet fellow Tibetans for their Losar new year. ... more  
Washington (AFP) Feb 16, 2010The US pointman on climate change on Tuesday accused vested interests of exploiting scientific scandals and pledged to act even if China and India balk at the controversial Copenhagen accord. Todd Stern, the US special envoy on climate issues, downplayed recent revelations about a landmark 2007 study by the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) that warned of dire consequence ... more  
New Delhi (UPI) Feb 16, 2009 Talks between India and Pakistan will go ahead despite the blast by suspected terrorists that killed nine people in an Indian bakery. The force of the early Saturday evening blast ripped apart the small German-style local bakery and injured nearly 60 people in Pune, a city of nearly 3.5 million people and the second largest city after Mumbai in the western state of Maharashtra. P ... more |
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Behind Obama meet, a Dalai Lama strategy on ChinaWashington (AFP) Feb 14, 2010 President Barack Obama's upcoming meeting with the Dalai Lama has already angered China, but beyond the diplomatic tussle lies a running quandary: Can foreign pressure sway Beijing on Tibet? Obama plans to receive the Tibetan spiritual leader on Thursday at the White House, ignoring China's protests. The National Endowment for Democracy, which is funded by the US Congress, will also present the Dalai Lama with a medal. Obama avoided meeting with the Dalai Lama last year in hopes of starting off ... read more |
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