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Afro FM 105.3 http://www.afro105fm.com/ ©2009 CMS 2012-05-19T17:01:46-06:00 Greenpeace says cloud computing 'dirty' http://www.afro105fm.com/index.php/news_magazine/environment_news/8288.html 2012-04-20T00:41:00-06:00 2012-04-20T00:41:00-06:00 Henok Environmental group Greenpeace has criticized Apple and Amazon for the inefficient use of energy at their cloud computing service U.S. data centers. Africa: New Research On Impacts of Climate Change On Protected Areas in West Africa http://www.afro105fm.com/index.php/news_magazine/environment_news/8270.html 2012-04-14T01:28:00-06:00 2012-04-14T01:28:00-06:00 Henok A new research no how to mitigate the conservation impacts of climate change on protected areas in West Africa has been conducted by researchers from the universities of Kent and Durham. Coldest antarctic water said disappearing http://www.afro105fm.com/index.php/news_magazine/environment_news/8253.html 2012-04-09T01:31:00-06:00 2012-04-09T01:31:00-06:00 Henok Researchers say the amount of coldest deep ocean water in the Southern Ocean, called Antarctic Bottom Water, has been decreasing for decades. Study: U.S. west must replace coal power http://www.afro105fm.com/index.php/news_magazine/environment_news/8243.html 2012-04-04T06:56:00-06:00 2012-04-04T06:56:00-06:00 Henok Researchers say the least expensive way for the U.S. West to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is to replace coal with renewable and other sources of energy. Call for biodiversity effort issued http://www.afro105fm.com/index.php/news_magazine/environment_news/8242.html 2012-04-04T06:54:00-06:00 2012-04-04T06:54:00-06:00 Henok U.S. researchers say mapping and charting the Earth's biosphere and an estimated 10 million more species can and must be done to sustain its biodiversity. Satellites see farms blooming in desert http://www.afro105fm.com/index.php/news_magazine/environment_news/8231.html 2012-04-02T00:42:00-06:00 2012-04-02T00:42:00-06:00 Henok NASA says satellite photos show Saudi Arabia has been busy digging for a resource possibly more precious than oil -- water for agriculture. Mumbai, Miami on list for big weather disasters http://www.afro105fm.com/index.php/news_magazine/environment_news/8218.html 2012-03-31T10:34:00-06:00 2012-03-31T10:34:00-06:00 Henok An international panel of climate scientists said in a new report issued this week that Global warming is leading to such severe storms, droughts and heat waves that nations should prepare for an unprecedented onslaught of deadly and costly weather disasters. Tree test looks for climate change data http://www.afro105fm.com/index.php/news_magazine/environment_news/8219.html 2012-03-31T10:36:00-06:00 2012-03-31T10:36:00-06:00 Henok European researchers say they've begun a multinational field trial to determine what kinds of trees best can survive if climate change predictions come to pass. 'Weak' climate change response a concern http://www.afro105fm.com/index.php/news_magazine/environment_news/8203.html 2012-03-28T06:30:00-06:00 2012-03-28T06:30:00-06:00 Henok A U.S. researcher says effective international action on climate change is being hampered by "weak" responses to the crisis by both individuals and societies. Extreme Weather of Last Decade Part of Larger Pattern Linked to Global Warming http://www.afro105fm.com/index.php/news_magazine/environment_news/8191.html 2012-03-27T05:14:00-06:00 2012-03-27T05:14:00-06:00 Henok The past decade has been one of unprecedented weather extremes. Scientists of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) in Germany argue that the high incidence of extremes is not merely accidental.