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  Zurich (AFP) March 30, 2022 Flooding caused $82 billion of damage worldwide in 2021, Swiss reinsurance giant Swiss Re announced Wednesday, warning that the amount of uninsured losses was only likely to grow with climate change. The Zurich-based group, which acts as an insurer for insurers, said last year's floods in Germany and its neighbours generated economic losses of more than $40 billion - only $13 billion of which were covered by insurance. The floods were the most costly natural disaster ever recorded in Europe, Sw ... read more |
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Planet-scale MRIAustin TX (SPX) Mar 30, 2022 Earthquakes do more than buckle streets and topple buildings. Seismic waves generated by earthquakes pass through the Earth, acting like a giant MRI machine and providing clues to what lies inside t ... more  
UK to step up military presence in ArcticOslo (AFP) March 29, 2022 Britain is to reinforce its military presence in the Arctic in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said Tuesday. ... more 
Solid aerosols found in Arctic atmosphere could impact cloud formationAnn Arbor MI (SPX) Mar 30, 2022 The Arctic is rapidly losing sea ice, and less ice means more open water, and more open water means more gas and aerosol emissions from the ocean into the air, warming the atmosphere and making it c ... more 
Arctic greening won't save the climate - here's whySan Diego CA (The Conversation) Mar 30, 2022 Satellite images show the Arctic has been getting greener as temperatures in the far northern region rise three times faster than the global average. Some theories suggest that this "Arctic gr ... more |
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Unravelling the mystery of parrot longevityRadolfzell, Germany (SPX) Mar 30, 2022 Parrots are famous for their remarkable cognitive abilities and exceptionally long lifespans. Now, a study led by Max Planck researchers has shown that one of these traits has likely been caused by ... more 
Politics and pandemic weigh on talks to save natureGeneva (AFP) March 29, 2022 While dozens of world leaders have pledged to halt the devastating destruction of biodiversity across the planet, observers say political momentum has yet to filter into negotiations that will set the stage for a major UN meeting later this year. ... more  
Canada announces billions in new climate spendingOttawa (AFP) March 29, 2022 More electric vehicles and green energy were among the measures Prime Minister Justin Trudeau laid out Tuesday under a multibillion-dollar plan for how Canada will meet its carbon emissions target. ... more  
Australian journalist to stand trial in China on state secrets chargesBeijing (AFP) March 30, 2022 Australian journalist Cheng Lei will face trial in China on Thursday after 18 months in detention on charges of supplying state secrets, in a case that has sent relations between Beijing and Canberra plummeting. ... more |
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Australian, Canadian judges to stay on HK top court as UK judges resignHong Kong (AFP) March 31, 2022 Australian and Canadian judges confirmed Thursday they will stay on Hong Kong's top court after two senior British judges resigned to avoid endorsing China's crackdown on political freedoms in the financial hub. ... more  
Tools reveal patterns of Neandertal extinction in the Iberian PeninsulaBilbao, Spain (SPX) Mar 31, 2022 Neandertal populations in the Iberian Peninsula were experiencing local extinction and replacement even before Homo sapiens arrived, according to a study published March 30, 2022 in the open-access ... more 
Momentus' Vigoride vehicle completes thermal vacuum testingSan Jose NJ (SPX) Mar 29, 2022 Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS), a U.S. commercial space company that plans to offer transportation and other in-space infrastructure services, recently completed Thermal Vacuum Testing (TVAC) on its V ... more 
Saving nature: Conserving 30% of the land, sea just the startGeneva (AFP) March 29, 2022 Expanding nature reserves to cover at least 30 percent of the planet by 2030 is the flagship proposal of high-stakes talks to rescue Earth's animals and plants from human destruction. ... more |
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As Zimbabwe eyes election, fears grow of a return to dirty tricksHarare (AFP) March 30, 2022 Zimbabwe's general election is still a year away, but pro-democracy activists say they are worried last weekend's by-elections offered a preview of the violence and repression to come. ... more  
Iraqi MPs try for third time to elect new presidentBaghdad (AFP) March 30, 2022 Iraqi lawmakers were Wednesday set to try for a third time to elect a new national president after two previous attempts failed because of boycotts by a Shiite Muslim coalition. ... more
Hong Kong jails ex-opposition lawmaker over legislature folder grabHong Kong (AFP) March 29, 2022 A former Hong Kong opposition lawmaker was jailed Tuesday for snatching a folder from an official during a legislature meeting, the latest sign of Beijing's tightening grip over the city's once-boisterous chamber. ... more 
Rare birth of Sumatran rhino brings hope for endangered speciesJakarta (AFP) March 29, 2022 A Sumatran rhino has successfully given birth in an Indonesian sanctuary, environment officials said, in a boost for conservation efforts targeting the critically endangered animal. ... more  
In a 'dangerous' land: tourists trickle back to IraqHilla, Iraq (AFP) March 27, 2022 An American tourist poses for a holiday snap in Iraq, in front of the blue-brick Ishtar Gate that was rebuilt at the ancient site of Babylon under dictator Saddam Hussein. ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) March 30, 2022 
Russian forces have begun to pull out of the defunct Chernobyl nuclear power site, a US defense official said Wednesday, a day after Moscow said it would scale back attacks on two key Ukrainian cities.
Troops seized control of the Chernobyl site - where radioactive waste is still stored - on February 24, the first day of the invasion.
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 Adelaide, Australia (SPX) Mar 29, 2022 
the University of Adelaide launched its new Exterres Laboratory. The lab, which is the first of its kind in Australia, is an off-Earth surface testing environment for space technology like rovers, which are destined for the furthest reaches of the universe.
The Extraterrestrial Environmental Simulation (Exterres) Laboratory, located on North Terrace campus, provides a crucial stepping st ... more |
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 Sydney (AFP) March 31, 2022 
The president of the Federated States of Micronesia has sent an impassioned plea to the Solomon Islands' prime minister, urging him to reconsider a controversial and "unprecedented" security pact with China.
President David Panuelo voiced "grave security concerns about this proposed agreement" in a March 30 letter released by his government Thursday, citing rising tensions between China and ... more |
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 East Lansing MI (SPX) Mar 31, 2022 
As Russia's invasion of Ukraine takes center stage, remote areas of the Arctic are thrust to the front row of global impacts to the environment, economics and human security.
In this month's open-acceess journal Ambio, scientists from Michigan State University (MSU) and the University of Alaska Fairbanks outline the many ways the Arctic's natural resources, ecosystems and people are tightl ... more |
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 Ithaca NY (SPX) Mar 30, 2022 
The conversation around genetically modified organisms (GMOs) is becoming more positive, according to new Alliance for Science research analyzing traditional and social media trends on biotechnology.
The peer-reviewed study, published in the open-source academic journal GM Crops and Food, finds a significant drop in salience of the GMO issue between 2018 and 2020, suggesting a more favorab ... more |
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 Zurich (AFP) March 30, 2022 
Flooding caused $82 billion of damage worldwide in 2021, Swiss reinsurance giant Swiss Re announced Wednesday, warning that the amount of uninsured losses was only likely to grow with climate change.
The Zurich-based group, which acts as an insurer for insurers, said last year's floods in Germany and its neighbours generated economic losses of more than $40 billion - only $13 billion of whi ... more |
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 Harare (AFP) March 30, 2022 
Zimbabwe's general election is still a year away, but pro-democracy activists say they are worried last weekend's by-elections offered a preview of the violence and repression to come.
Despite that, the main opposition, Citizens Coalition for Change, came out of the vote oozing with confidence, saying nothing can stop it from forming the next national government after the 2023 general electi ... more |
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 Bilbao, Spain (SPX) Mar 31, 2022 
Neandertal populations in the Iberian Peninsula were experiencing local extinction and replacement even before Homo sapiens arrived, according to a study published March 30, 2022 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Joseba Rios-Garaizar of the Archaeological Museum of Bilbao, Spain and colleagues.
Neandertals disappeared around 40,000 years ago, but many details of their extinction remai ... more |
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 Ottawa (AFP) March 29, 2022 
More electric vehicles and green energy were among the measures Prime Minister Justin Trudeau laid out Tuesday under a multibillion-dollar plan for how Canada will meet its carbon emissions target.
In a speech in Vancouver announcing Can$9.1 billion (US$7.3 billion) in climate actions, the prime minister linked Europe's desire to wean itself off Russian oil and gas after the invasion of Ukra ... more |
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 Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Mar 30, 2022 
Synspective Inc., a SAR satellite data and solutions provider, announced that the company has raised US $100M (11.9 billion yen) including a Series B funding round. The latest funding was led by Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. (Tokyo, Japan), Nomura SPARX Investment, Inc. (Tokyo, Japan), and Pavilion Capital Pte. Ltd. (Singapore) among others, as well as bank loans, and it is supposed to be ranked wi ... more |
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 Albuquerque NM (SPX) Mar 29, 2022 
Helium-3, a rare isotope of helium gas, is leaking out of Earth's core, a new study reports. Because almost all helium-3 is from the Big Bang, the gas leak adds evidence that Earth formed inside a solar nebula, which has long been debated.
Helium-3 has been measured at Earth's surface in relatively small quantities. But scientists did not know how much was leaking from the Earth's core, as ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) March 25, 2022 
The International Energy Agency approved a third term for executive director Fatih Birol as the organisation seeks a faster transition to clean energy, it said Friday.
The Turkish economist, who has been in the role since September 2015, will serve for another four years from September 2023.
His mandate, approved unanimously by the Paris-based agency's governing board, comes at a "pivota ... more |
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 Raleigh NC (SPX) Mar 29, 2022 
In a new study, North Carolina State University researchers found a way to prevent electrical malfunctions in yarns designed to store electrical energy. Ultimately, the findings could help advance the development of "smart textiles" that would capture energy from the wearer's movements and power sensors and wearable electronics.
The researchers reported in npj Flexible Electronics that the ... more |
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 Columbus OH (SPX) Mar 29, 2022 
At least hundreds of so-far unidentified species of mammals are hiding in plain sight around the world, a new study suggests.
Researchers found that most of these hidden mammals are small bodied, many of them bats, rodents, shrews, and moles.
These unknown mammals are hidden in plain sight partly because most are small and look so much like known animals that biologists have not been ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) March 31, 2022  Australian journalist Cheng Lei faced a closed door trial in China on Thursday after 18 months in detention over accusations of supplying state secrets, with Canberra saying the decision to deny its ambassador access to the hearing was "deeply concerning."
Cheng - a mother-of-two and a former anchor on Beijing's state broadcaster CGTN - has been held in detention since August 2020. In Febr ... more |
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 Abidjan (AFP) March 25, 2022 
Helping to build a barrier around a primary forest in the centre of Ivory Coast's Abidjan, Victor is happy to protect the endangered green space from the expanding city.
"We have our own Great Wall of China," says the construction worker proudly.
In three months' time, a cinder block fence 10 kilometres (six miles) long is to run along the edge of the Banco National Park to prevent it f ... more |
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