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just the Winners - International Wine Challenge 2015: New Zealand, Portugal, South Africa
2015-05-21 17:30:00| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com
Earlier this month, the International Wine Challenge released the list of winners for 2015. In this, the fifth part of six, we detail all of the gold medalists from New Zealand, Portugal and South Africa.
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El Nio could bring drought and famine in west Africa, scientists warn
2015-05-21 16:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: A global weather phenomenon could cause a famine in the Sahel this year by combining with already dry conditions to create a double whammy for the region, scientists and aid groups have warned. Professor Adam Scaife, a long term forecaster at the UK Met Office Hadley Centre, said models now agreed an El Nio event was likely and the first impacts may be felt as early as June. El Nio is caused by a reversal of trade winds in the Pacific that allow warm water to spread east, across the ocean....
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Why Africa particularly vulnerable climate change
2015-05-21 05:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Conversation: When it comes to climate change Africa is in the eye of the storm. This is partly because of human factors - but the continents climate also makes it extremely vulnerable. Africa is faced with a number of interlinked challenges. These include land degradation, poverty and climate change. These are referred to as wicked problems since they are complex and caused by a number of factors, many of which have global dimensions. In the case of climate change, Africa is vulnerable because it is...
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Research In Focus - The Beer Engine that is Africa
2015-05-20 12:39:00| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com
Africa is the final frontier for beer, according to Euromonitor International's latest global briefing 'Africa: The Final Frontier for Beer'.
South Africa starts process to build 9,600MW of nuclear power plants
2015-05-20 01:00:00| Power Technology
The South Africa Government intends to initiate a process to build a series of six nuclear plants, which is expected to supply 9,600MW of additional power for the country.
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