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December 20, 2021
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Death toll passes 200 after Philippines typhoon



Surigao City, Philippines (AFP) Dec 20, 2021
The death toll from the strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines this year surpassed 200 on Monday, as desperate survivors pleaded for urgent supplies of drinking water and food. The Philippine Red Cross reported "complete carnage" in coastal areas after Typhoon Rai left homes, hospitals and schools "ripped to shreds". The storm tore off roofs, uprooted trees, toppled concrete power poles, smashed wooden houses to pieces, wiped out crops and flooded villages - sparking comparisons with Super Ty ... read more

CLIMATE SCIENCE
One in four Somalis face acute hunger due to drought: UN
Nairobi (AFP) Dec 20, 2021
Nearly one in four people in Somalia are facing acute hunger as drought ravages the conflict-wracked country, following three seasons of poor rains and a fourth on the way, the United Nations warned Monday. ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
Researchers identify new meteorological phenomenon dubbed "atmospheric lakes"
New Orleans LA (SPX) Dec 17, 2021
A new meteorological phenomenon has been identified drifting slowly over the western Indian Ocean. Dubbed "atmospheric lakes," these compact pools of moisture originate over the Indo-Pacific and bri ... more
ICE WORLD
Kitesurfing the white wilderness for polar science
Paris (ESA) Dec 17, 2021
In an astonishing feat of endurance, explorers Justin Packshaw and Jamie Facer Childs are a quarter of the way through a 3600-km kitesurf trek that takes them across the desolate heart of Antarctica ... more
WATER WORLD
Seagrass is not a miracle solution against climate change
Geesthacht, Germany (SPX) Dec 17, 2021
To avert the worst consequences of climate change, humanity needs to considerably reduce the amount carbon dioxide (CO2), a greenhouse gas, in the atmosphere over the coming years. To this end, a co ... more
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SPACEMART
Kleos' Patrol Mission Satellites Ready and Shipped to Launch Site
Luxembourg (SPX) Dec 10, 2021
Kleos Space S.A, a space-powered Radio Frequency Reconnaissance data-as-a- service (DaaS) company, confirms its Patrol Mission (KSF2) satellites are on track to launch onboard the Transporter- ... more
ICE WORLD
New study reconstructs preglacial topography of mid-North America for first time
Indianapolis IN (SPX) Dec 17, 2021
What did North America look like before ice-sheets streamed across it, carving out lakes and flattening fields? For the first time, a research team including IU scientists has reconstructed a ... more
SOLAR DAILY
Solar-powered solutions on the farm
West Lafayette IN (SPX) Dec 17, 2021
A newly completed solar microgrid system near Greensburg, Indiana, in Decatur County, is expected to generate enough emissions-free clean energy to offset nearly 4,000 tons of carbon dioxide over it ... more
WATER WORLD
Sea level fall led to the decline of pre-Columbian societies 2,000 years ago
Barcelona, Spain (SPX) Dec 17, 2021
Sea level changes caused the decline of one of the longest pre-Columbian coastal societies of the Americas 2000 years ago, known as Sambaqui. This is demonstrated in a study carried out in Brazil by ... more
FARM NEWS
Seeds of crisis: Climate change, price hikes hit Dijon mustard
Dijon, France (AFP) Dec 16, 2021
Climate change and soaring prices are the seeds of a crisis for France's famous Dijon mustard makers, leaving their prospects looking far more tepid than their product. ... more


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SHAKE AND BLOW
Floods in Malaysia displace more than 30,000 people
Kuala Lumpur (AFP) Dec 19, 2021
More than 30,000 people were evacuated from their homes in Malaysia on Sunday as the country battles some of its worst flooding in years. ... more
SHAKE AND BLOW
Foreigners among 12 killed in Iraqi Kurdistan floods
Arbil, Iraq (AFP) Dec 17, 2021
Twelve people including three foreigners died Friday in flash floods which swept through northern Iraq after torrential rains in Arbil, capital of the autonomous Kurdistan region, an official said. ... more
SHAKE AND BLOW
Spaniards slowly rebuild their lives after volcano havoc
Los Llanos De Aridane, Spain (AFP) Dec 17, 2021
Just days after a volcano erupted on the Spanish island of La Palma, Roselio Gonzalez's home - and a lifetime of memories - was engulfed by lava and ash. ... more
WHALES AHOY
Melting Arctic ice draws killer whales further north
Skjervoy, Norway (AFP) Dec 17, 2021
In the pale winter darkness of northern Norway, a huge flock of seagulls circles above an Arctic fjord, signifying the presence of a group of unusual predators in the water below. ... more
DEMOCRACY
'Fraud' case in Iraqi court against election results adjourned
Baghdad (AFP) Dec 13, 2021
A case in an Iraqi court filed by the Hashed al-Shaabi former paramilitary alliance contesting its defeat in the October 10 parliamentary election was adjourned Monday until next week. ... more
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