By Ayesha Rascoe - Analysis
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Midwest has enjoyed nearly 20 years
without a major drought but forecasters worry the corn belt's luck
could dry up this year, further squeezing tight global supplies amid
soaring food prices.
With its last major drought in 1988, the Midwest has reached its
average span of 18.6 years...
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BEIJING, April 24 (Xinhuanet) -- Mountain pine beetles that are
destroying forests along much of the Rocky Mountain range are doing so
much damage that they may affect climate change, Canadian researchers
reported on Wednesday.
The damage is nearly equivalent to the polluting effects of forest
fires, they reported in the journal Nature.
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By Julie Steenhuysen
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A proposed solution to reverse the effects of
global warming by spraying sulfate particles into Earth's stratosphere
could make matters much worse, climate researchers said on Thursday.
They said trying to cool off the planet by creating a kind of
artificial sun block would delay the recovery of the Antarctic ozone
hole...
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