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Crop Failures Set To Increase Under Climate ChangeLeeds UK (SPX) Oct 11, 2010 Large-scale crop failures like the one that caused the recent Russian wheat crisis are likely to become more common under climate change due to an increased frequency of extreme weather events, a new study shows. However, the worst effects of these events on agriculture could be mitigated by improved farming and the development of new crops, according to the research by the University of Leeds, the Met Office Hadley Centre and University of Exeter. The unpredictability of the weather is one ... read more |
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Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Sep 23, 2010Satellite manufacturer Thales Alenia Space signed a three-party agreement with two Russian space enterprises to supply electronic components for three communications satellites, the company said Wednesday. The space enterprises are the Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) and Information Satellite Systems - Reshetnev Company (ISS - Reshetnev). "Thales Alenia Space will be ... more  
Jakarta, Indonesia (RIA Novosti) Sep 20, 2010Indonesia's Air Force chief of staff Marshal Imam Sufaat said on Friday his country planned to buy six more Sukhoi fighter jets from Russia, the Jakarta Post reported. He said the purchase would be on the Defense Ministry's long-term agenda, but was not sure when the plan would be implemented. "The existing squadron of Sukhois remains insufficient to give a deterrent effect given our ... more  
Berkeley CA (SPX) Sep 21, 2010Magnetometers come in many shapes and sizes - an ordinary hand-held compass is the simplest - but alkali-vapor magnetometers are extrasensitive devices that measure magnetic fields using light and atoms. They can detect archaeological remains and mineral deposits underground by their faint magnetic signatures, among a host of other scientific applications. Researchers from the U.S. Departm ... more |
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Russian Air-Defense Bases Require Additional ProtectionMoscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Sep 17, 2010 Last week, a blog entry appeared on the Internet with photos showing intruders at a Russian air-defense base. A subsequent scandal prompted the Defense Ministry to announce an investigation into the incident and to tighten security. A RIA Novosti commentator visited a battalion of S-300 Favorit (SA-20 Gargoyle) surface-to-air missile (SAM) systems from the Fifth Brigade of the Air-Defense Force's SAM units in the south-eastern Moscow Region and assessed security. Although intruders had taken ... read more |
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