Washington DC (UPI) Sep 02, 2020 Conservationists often assume that rarer species are more susceptible to the effects of climate change than more common species, but new research suggests populations of common animals are just as likely to rise or fall in response to climate change. For the study, published Wednesday in the journal Nature Communications, researchers analyzed the population trajectories of more than 2,0http://dlvr.it/RfyTNv Continue reading Common, rare species equally vulnerable to climate change

Amazon recently confirmed that it is facing fulfillment center capacity limitations. This is one reason why its Direct Fulfillment program that allows vendors to ship directly from their warehouses to their customers, is going to become increasingly prevalent. Amazon sellers should prepare to adopt Direct Fulfillment immediately. But why is this the perfect moment, and how can its benefits be maximized during the remainder of … Continue reading Amazon Vendors: Look at Direct Fulfillment Right Now

London, UK (SPX) Sep 01, 2020 According to a recent research, in the coming years, the global growth of this segment will exceed 11% per year. Climate change, environmental protection, disaster monitoring – these are only a few of many areas where satellite imaging is used. As the technology develops, the quality of images is constantly improving and the cost of getting them is falling, … Continue reading Commercial satellite imagery market is growing.

Seoul (AFP) Sept 2, 2020 Flights were grounded in South Korea and storm warnings issued on both sides of the Korean peninsula as a typhoon forecast to be one of the most powerful in years made its approach Wednesday. More than 300 domestic departures were cancelled as Typhoon Maysak churned across waters south of the resort island of Jeju packing gusts of up to 162 … Continue reading Two Koreas on high alert as typhoon approaches peninsula

Amazon has cleared a key government hurdle in its flight path to deliver packages by airborne drones. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has granted the online retail giant a Part 135 certificate, which allows Amazon Prime Air to operate as an air carrier. The move lets Amazon make commercial deliveries under a trial program that uses drone technology announced last year.http://dlvr.it/RfszhS Continue reading FAA Clears Amazon for Drone Delivery

Brasilia (AFP) Aug 29, 2020 Brazil’s environment ministry triggered an outcry Friday by announcing it was halting all operations against wildfires and Amazon deforestation because of budget cuts, before reversing course and saying it would maintain them. It was the latest awkward moment on the environment for the administration of President Jair Bolsonaro, a far-right climate change skeptic who has faced scathing interhttp://dlvr.it/RfpJzb Continue reading Brazil funding flip-flop triggers alarm; Protesters end roadblock

Washington DC (UPI) Aug 31, 2020 Pesticide-free pest control strategies paid serious economic dividends throughout the Asia-Pacific region in the last century, yielding annual benefits between $14.6 to $19.5 billion across 23 countries. According to the new research, detailed Monday in the journal Nature Ecology and Evolution, non-chemical crop protection has proven far more valuable than the development of high-yieldhttp://dlvr.it/RfpJyY Continue reading Pesticide-free farming yields billions in annual benefits in Asia-Pacific

Software piracy involves much more than businesses and consumers using illegal copies of computer programs. What lurks within the pirated copies is often rogue code — malware — that can be just as deadly to computers and users’ finances. Software companies are reporting that piracy has increased 20 to 30 percent due to COVID-19.http://dlvr.it/RfpJpG Continue reading Software Piracy Spreading With the Virus

Khartoum (AFP) Aug 28, 2020 Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia have failed to agree on a unified text on the management of Addis Ababa’s controversial Nile dam, Khartoum’s water and irrigation minister said Friday. The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) has been a source of tension in the Nile River basin ever since Ethiopia broke ground on the project in 2011. Egypt and Sudan view the … Continue reading Efforts to reach Nile dam joint accord ‘at standstill’: Sudan

Port Louis, Mauritius (AFP) Aug 29, 2020 Tens of thousands of Mauritians protested Saturday in the capital Saint-Louis over the government’s handling of a giant oil spill off its pristine Indian Ocean coast. The Japanese bulk carrier MV Wakashio crashed into a reef off southeastern Mauritius last month spewing more than 1,000 tonnes of oil into waters that are home to mangrove forests and endangered … Continue reading Landmark protest in Mauritius over giant oil spill