May 2013

GMO lose Europe – victory for environmental organizations

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Investigative Reporting Denmark, By: Nils Mulvad, 05/29/2013

Monsanto will halt production of genetically modified corn in all of Europe, except Spain, Portugal and Czech republic. The agribusiness multinational states not to spend any more money on trials, development, marketing, court cases or anything else to get GM corn accepted in Europe.

 

”In Europe Monsanto only sells GM corn in three countries. GM corn represents less than 1% of the EU’s corn cultivation by land area. Field trials are only in progress in three countries. We will not spend any more money to convince people to plant them,” states Brandon Mitchener, Public Affairs Lead for Monsanto in Europe and Middle East, in an interview with Investigative Reporting Denmark.

 

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Japan cancels U.S. wheat order on GMO fear: report

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Marketwatch, By: Sara Sjolin, 05/30/2013


LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Japanese authorities have canceled a tender offer to buy wheat from the U.S., after unapproved genetically modified wheat was found in an Oregon field, Reuters reported on Thursday. Other major wheat importers South Korea, China and the Philippines also said they were monitoring the situation, after the find stirred concerns that the modified wheat could have made it to the marketplace, the report said.

 

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Earthquake Report for 05/30/2013

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By: www.earthquake.usgs.gov

20 earthquakes

 

    5.3 260km S of Muara Siberut, Indonesia 2013-05-30 14:37:00 UTC-04:00 20.0 km

    2.5 50km SSE of Tanana, Alaska 2013-05-30 13:46:40 UTC-04:00 16.7 km

    3.1 60km S of Cantwell, Alaska 2013-05-30 10:54:01 UTC-04:00 67.7 km

    4.7 17km W of Piru, Indonesia 2013-05-30 10:38:25 UTC-04:00 69.3 km

    2.6 92km NNW of Talkeetna, Alaska 2013-05-30 10:09:44 UTC-04:00 118.0 km

    2.5 18km E of Pahala, Hawaii 2013-05-30 08:31:04 UTC-04:00 6.9 km

    2.8 82km NW of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico 2013-05-30 06:19:03 UTC-04:00 7.0 km

    4.4 71km NNE of Isangel, Vanuatu 2013-05-30 04:55:32 UTC-04:00 258.4 km

    2.8 9km E of Gilroy, California 2013-05-30 02:32:48 UTC-04:00 9.6 km

    2.7 6km W of Isla Vista, California 2013-05-30 02:11:54 UTC-04:00 10.4 km

    3.5 20km NNE of Shawville, Canada 2013-05-30 01:35:00 UTC-04:00 13.3 km

    2.8 84km NNW of Talkeetna, Alaska 2013-05-30 01:08:31 UTC-04:00 118.2 km

Indian Ocean countries unite to improve weather forecasting

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Weatherzone, By: Olivia Garnett, 05/28/2013

Scientist from Indian Ocean nations have gathered in Perth today to learn about Australia's ocean forecasting models to better predict the weather. 17 countries from right around the Indian Ocean are represented at today's workshop whom all sit under umbrella of the Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Corporation (IOT-ARC).

 

It's hoped each country can contribute their local information to one big system to help predict weather up to seven days ahead. Oceans play a huge part in weather predictions and in the past scientists have only really been able to predict very short-term weather or long-term weather on a seasonal time scale.

 

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Scientists get a better grip on El Nino

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Weatherzone, By; Michael Cavanagh, 05/30/2013

A team of Sydney climate researchers believe they now have a better understanding of when droughts will end and when rain may fall. The El Nino climate pattern, which in Australia leads to drier than normal conditions, is triggered by changes to water temperature off the South American coast around Christmas time.

 

Dr Shayne McGregor, from the University of NSW's Climate Change Research Centre, says while the build up of El Nino is still difficult to predict, the latest findings mean that forecasters will have a better idea of when it would end and bring rain.

 

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Season-breaking rain to soak SA, VIC and NSW

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Weatherzone, By: Press Release, 05/30/2013

Rain is about to spread across South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales and it looks like season-breaking rain for many inland areas, according to weatherzone.com.au. "In the next few days much of SA, northern Victoria and southern and central NSW can expect widespread falls of 25-to-50 millimetres with potential for as much as 80mm in places. The wettest area should be northeastern Victoria and southwestern NSW where more than 100mm is possible," Weatherzone meteorologist Brett Dutschke said.

 

This will turn out to be season-breaking rain for many farming areas, a boost for those hoping to sow their winter crops after a long dry spell. It had become a desperate situation for much of the region. Since last winter most of it has received less than half the average rainfall and some has fallen into drought.

 

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4.6 magnitude earthquake strikes off Santa Barbara coast

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By: Theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com, 05/29/2013


CALIFORNIA - A magnitude-4.6 earthquake struck off the Santa Barbara coast Wednesday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor struck at 7:38 a.m. about three miles west of Isla Vista, the USGS reported. Initial reports indicated that the quake had a magnitude of 4.9, but that was later adjusted to 4.6. The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department said there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.

 

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Arkansas Quake Swarms Rattle Nerves, Raise Questions

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CNN, By: Alan Duke, 05/27/2013


Three dozen earthquakes over the past week in central Arkansas shook shelves, rattled nerves and prompted speculation about their cause. "Are they being being triggered or are they natural? That's something we don't know," Arkansas Geological Survey scientist Scott Ausbrook said Sunday.

 

The chances of so many temblors in the region in such a short time are "Powerball kind of odds," Ausbrook said. "What was unusual was to have four different areas in the state to be active in the same week." More than two dozen quakes recorded since Wednesday have been centered north of Morrilton, Arkansas. The strongest, on Wednesday and Thursday nights, had reported magnitudes of 3.5 and 3.4.

 

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Earthquake in Irish Sea causes intense shaking in North Wales: largest quake in 29 years

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WALES – An earthquake on the North Wales shoreline has been felt over an area of 140 km. People were woken by the quake which happened at around 4.15 am and was felt as far away as Southport in Merseyside. The epicenter was 13km northwest of the town of Abersoch, Gwynedd, on the Lleyn Peninsula and measured a magnitude of 3.8, the British Geological Survey (BGS) said. Some 180 reports from people who felt the earthquake have been made to the BGS, who said the majority were within a 50 to 75 km radius.

 

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Earthquake Timeline in the UK

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BGS, By: British Geological Survey, 05/29/2013


The UK is not generally associated with earthquakes, however, between 20 to 30 earthquakes are felt by people each year, and a few hundred smaller ones are recorded by sensitive instruments. Most of these are very small and cause no damage.

 

However, some British earthquakes have caused considerable damage, although nothing like the devastation caused by large earthquakes in other parts of the world.

 

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