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The Rise of Drone Racing, Part 2
2016-05-31 22:19:51| TechNewsWorld
With lucrative broadcast deals and cup competitions now crowding calendars, drone racing has become one of the primary factors driving the surge in demand for consumer drones. Mountain Dew and DR1 Racing earlier this month announced a special DR1 Invitational presented by Mountain Dew. The one-hour broadcast will air on Discovery Communication's Discovery and Science channels in August.
African migration may fuel rise in wildfire intensity
2016-05-31 13:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
SciDevNet: Urbanisation may lead to fewer traditional controlled burns in rural areas Build up of dry vegetation would raise risk of more-damaging fires Official efforts to ban all fires clash with traditional management Shares African wildfires may become larger and more intense as more people move to cities, a study has found. Traditional ways of using controlled burning to prevent out-of-control natural fires could die out in many rural areas as urbanisation increases, leaving grassland free...
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US oil prices rise as summer driving season starts
2016-05-31 01:00:00| Offshore Technology
US oil prices have increased due to the country's summer driving season beginning, signalling high demand.
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East Africa: Lake Victoria Waters On the Rise As Climate Change Hits
2016-05-29 21:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
All Africa: Encroachment on wetlands, destruction of forests and poor agricultural practices have destabilised the ecosystem in the Lake Victoria Basin. Environmentalists say the heavy rains experienced in the past two years in the basin have resulted in a rise of the lake's water by a metre. East African Community environment ministers meeting in Entebbe recently heard that Uganda requires $405 million to mitigate the effects of climate change in the next five years. Rwanda and Burundi do not directly share...
Climate concerns on rise among energy corporation investors
2016-05-29 06:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Palm Beach Post: The climate is warming and energy companies are starting to feel the heat. Three of America`s biggest energy companies held shareholder meetings this month. And at each, there were votes on resolutions related to climate change. The resolutions didn`t win. But they got a third of the vote or more. And thats significant. Its now harder for the corporations to dismiss climate change as the obsession of an irritating fringe. The concern is going mainstream -- as it should. As The Posts Susan...
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