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Population News Monday March 17th 2008



‘ Weak health systems affect child birth’‘ Weak health systems affect child birth’
(The Monitor: Sun, 16 Mar) A health system deficient in basic facilities is to blame for the country’s problem of maternal mortality,a population expert has said.


Modern Irish cuisine rises from ruins of the pastModern Irish cuisine rises from ruins of the past
(MSNBC: Sun, 16 Mar) For most of the last two centuries, Irish cuisine has been dominated by one terrible event: the dreadful famine of the mid-1840s. But thanks to a booming economy and focus on classic Irish ingredients, Irish cuisine has been given a new life.


MUSTANG COMPETITIONMUSTANG COMPETITION
(KECI Missoula: Sat, 15 Mar) A horse trainer from Florence is one of fifty across the nation chosen to compete in an event aimed at saving wild mustangs who are dying from overpopulation in the west.


Virginia updates plan for stormsVirginia updates plan for storms
(WSLS Newschannel 10 Roanoke: Sun, 16 Mar) Virginia is updating its plan for evacuation because of a hurricane and now expects about twice as many people to evacuate the Hampton Roads area as previously estimated.



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Farm research network braces for less funds from U.S.Farm research network braces for less funds from U.S.
(Reuters: Thu, 13 Mar) WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A leading agricultural research network is bracing itself for a sharp cut in funding from its top donor, the United States, even as bioenergy, population growth, and climate change pose pivotal challenges for global food production.


Drained Wetlands Having Dramatic Effect On Our AreaDrained Wetlands Having Dramatic Effect On Our Area
(Highlands Today: Sun, 16 Mar) Every day, the Archbold Biological Station's weather station is providing data to help the federal National Climatic Data Center determine if, as weather data strongly suggests, south central Florida's climate is getting hotter and drier during the summers while the winters have more deep freezes which are lasting longer and getting colder. A recent study, which will be followed up by more ...


Evacuation numbers double for hurricaneEvacuation numbers double for hurricane
(Daily Press: Sat, 15 Mar) A new study says a Category 1 would force more than 100,000 residents to flee. A new study shows that more than 100,000 people from Hampton Roads would be urged to evacuate during a Category 1 hurricane, and a Category 4 would require about 900,000 people to flee.


Altura fish hatchery recovering from 2007 floodAltura fish hatchery recovering from 2007 flood
(Winona Daily News: Sat, 15 Mar) ALTURA, Minn. — Crystal Springs Hatchery technician Kris Mueller sprinkled fish flakes over a long narrow tank.


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