Delta blues
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The delta region of Bangladesh, which alternately undergoes flooding and drought conditions, can expect a worsening of these conditions in the future. Discusses contributing factors, fractious regional politics, arsenic contamination and the use of dams. Includes maps, photographs and a table.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2003
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Taming Africa's killer lake
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Issues are presented concerning the international project which will allow for the construction of a pipe to remove carbon dioxide gas from the bottom of Lake Nyos, Cameroon. In 1986 cloud of this gas killed over 1,700 local people.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2001
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The stowaways
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Issues are presented concerning the measures which are being taken to ensure the successful sterilization of any spacecraft which return to Earth from the planet Mars. The techniques used to search for life on Mars are discussed.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2001
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