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the earth is cracking up:

The sequence of huge earthquakes that struck off the coast of Sumatra in April may signal the creation of a new tectonic plate boundary.

Scientists give the assessment in this week's Nature journal.
They say their analysis of the tremors - the biggest was a magnitude 8.7 - suggests major changes are taking place on the ocean floor that will eventually split the Indo-Australian plate in two.

actually, what worries me about this picture is that another fault line goes right through Luzon north of us...
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GM disease resistant Cassava could prevent hunger...

earlier report on the problem here.

CBSD has become an extremely serious constraint to cassava production in East Africa as well as a threat to cassava production throughout Africa. CBSD is listed as one of the seven most dangerous plant diseases in the world for the impact it can have on food and economic security across Africa. Cassava has been estimated to be the world’s third most important staple crop, providing carbohydrates for around 200 million people in Africa.

Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2011-11-cassava-virus-bristol-nearing-epidemic.html#jCp

Cassava can be grown on poor soil and is a major source of calories in sub sahara Africa.

CBSD has become an extremely serious constraint to cassava production in East Africa as well as a threat to cassava production throughout Africa. CBSD is listed as one of the seven most dangerous plant diseases in the world for the impact it can have on food and economic security across Africa. Cassava has been estimated to be the world’s third most important staple crop, providing carbohydrates for around 200 million people in Africa. Cassava is an excellent crop for poor farmers as it can be cultivated year round and has flexibility in its harvesting times, providing food in periods when other food staples are not available. Its ability to better withstand drought and grow in poorer soils than other staples is also contributing to cassava replacing maize as a primary food crop.

Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2011-11-cassava-virus-bristol-nearing-epidemic.html#jCp

CBSD has become an extremely serious constraint to cassava production in East Africa as well as a threat to cassava production throughout Africa. CBSD is listed as one of the seven most dangerous plant diseases in the world for the impact it can have on food and economic security across Africa. Cassava has been estimated to be the world’s third most important staple crop, providing carbohydrates for around 200 million people in Africa.

Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2011-11-cassava-virus-bristol-nearing-epidemic.html#jCp

CBSD has become an extremely serious constraint to cassava production in East Africa as well as a threat to cassava production throughout Africa. CBSD is listed as one of the seven most dangerous plant diseases in the world for the impact it can have on food and economic security across Africa. Cassava has been estimated to be the world’s third most important staple crop, providing carbohydrates for around 200 million people in Africa.

Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2011-11-cassava-virus-bristol-nearing-epidemic.html#jCp

CBSD has become an extremely serious constraint to cassava production in East Africa as well as a threat to cassava production throughout Africa. CBSD is listed as one of the seven most dangerous plant diseases in the world for the impact it can have on food and economic security across Africa. Cassava has been estimated to be the world’s third most important staple crop, providing carbohydrates for around 200 million people in Africa.

Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2011-11-cassava-virus-bristol-nearing-epidemic.html#jCp

CBSD has become an extremely serious constraint to cassava production in East Africa as well as a threat to cassava production throughout Africa. CBSD is listed as one of the seven most dangerous plant diseases in the world for the impact it can have on food and economic security across Africa. Cassava has been estimated to be the world’s third most important staple crop, providing carbohydrates for around 200 million people in Africa.

Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2011-11-cassava-virus-bristol-nearing-epidemic.html#jCp