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To: bart13 who wrote (126315)	12/16/2016 3:57:39 PM
From: Haim R. Branisteanu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 217551

China defended its right on Thursday to put "necessary military installations" on artificial islands in the South China Sea, after a U.S. think-tank said Beijing appeared to have deployed weapons such as anti-aircraft and anti-missile systems. The Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative (AMTI) at the Center for Strategic and International Studies said its findings, made available first to Reuters on Wednesday, were based on analysis of satellite images of islands in the strategic trade route, where territory is claimed by several countries. reuters.com http://www.reuters.com/article/us-southchinasea-china-idUSKBN1441DE

To: bart13 who wrote (126315)	12/16/2016 4:06:08 PM
From: Haim R. Branisteanu	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 217551

Rapid rise in methane emissions in 10 years surprises scientists ( Haim - did the feedback loop started?) Methane warms planet 20 times as much as similar CO2 volumes but lack of monitoring means scientists can’t be sure of sources Emissions of the powerful greenhouse gas methane have surged in the past decade, threatening to thwart global attempts to combat climate change. Scientists have been surprised by the surge, which began just over 10 years ago in 2007 and then was boosted even further in 2014 and 2015. Concentrations of methane in the atmosphere over those two years alone rose by more than 20 parts per billion, bringing the total to 1,830ppb. This is a cause for alarm among global warming scientists because emissions of the gas warm the planet by more than 20 times as much as similar volumes of carbon dioxide. theguardian.com As well as measures that can be quickly implemented to prevent methane emissions from the fossil fuel industry, ways to cut emissions from agriculture are also being developed and implemented. New breeds of rice require less flooding in paddy fields, new feeds can cut down on emissions from cows, and there are methods of capturing methane from large agricultural barns where livestock are intensively reared. However, few of these are yet widely in operation.