Daily Archives: April 18, 2009

Asia may see more conflicts over water

Posted on April 18, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

Asia may see more conflicts over scarce water resources in the coming years as climate change and population growth threaten access to the most basic natural resource, a report warned on Friday. Water problems in Asia are already severe, with … Continue reading →

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Shuttle Dodges Space Junk Risk

Posted on April 18, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

Despite the recent rash of space-debris problems, the risk that the space shuttle mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope will have a catastrophic collision with space junk and micrometeoroids won’t exceed NASA guidelines. More precise observations of the orbital … Continue reading →