Water meter call in drought areas
Water meters should be introduced in drought-hit parts of England to help save water, the environment secretary says. news.bbc.co.uk
South Africa Allows Killing of Elephants
PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) -- South Africa said Monday that it will start killing elephants to reduce their burgeoning numbers, ending a 13-year ban and possibly setting a precedent for other African nations.... hosted.ap.org
Shanghai puts ancient trees on modern map
Shanghai has put trees at least 300 years old into a global positioning system (GPS) map to monitor and protect these "witnesses of the city's history". All the 1,566 registered ancient trees have been equipped with a GPS device, wh ... english.people.com.cn
March the warmest on record over world land surfaces
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Planet Earth continues to run a fever. Last month was the warmest March on record over land surfaces of the world and the second warmest overall worldwide. For the United States, however, it was just an average March, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported Thursday.... hosted.ap.org