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Columbia River red algae could counter global warming effects
Posted by Oregonian: Lynne Terry on October 17th, 2012
Oregonian: They appear suddenly in mid- to late summer, flushed by tides into the mouth of the Columbia River. Soaking up the warm sun, they multiply like crazy. Sometimes crimson, sometimes the deep red of a hearty cabernet, they paint dramatic swirls of color in the estuary between Oregon and Washington.
No one knows exactly when these algae first swarmed into the waterway. But this year they appeared to be more abundant than ever, and they stuck around, showing up in early September and staying through...
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Report finds half of earth’s wetlands destroyed since 1900
Posted by Agence France-Press: None Given on October 17th, 2012
Agence France-Press: An alarming 50 percent of the world`s wetlands have been destroyed in the last 100 years, threatening human welfare at a time of increasing water scarcity, a new report said.
Wetlands serve as a source of drinking water and provide protection against floods and storms, yet they have been decimated to make space for housing, factories and farms or damaged by unsustainable water use and pollution.
"In just over 100 years we have managed to destroy 50 percent of the world`s wetlands," said Achim...