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  Riverside CA (SPX) Apr 22, 2022 New research has identified a lesser-known form of ozone playing a big role in heating the Southern Ocean - one of Earth's main cooling systems. Ozone is a gas composed of three oxygen atoms. Many studies have described ozone in the stratosphere, and its role in shielding people from the sun's harmful ultraviolet radiation. Closer to ground level, in the troposphere, ozone is harmful to humans. New research led by UC Riverside scientists reveals this lower level ozone is adding a great deal ... read more |
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Marine Le Pen, a fighter suffering another big defeatParis (AFP) April 24, 2022 Marine Le Pen, who on Sunday lost the second round of France's presidential election to Emmanuel Macron, had fought hard to make her far-right party electable but in the end failed by a wide margin to win over a majority of voters. ... more  
Air lasing: A new tool for atmospheric detectionShanghai, China (SPX) Apr 22, 2022 The innovative advances in ultrafast laser technologies provide new strategies for remote sensing of atmospheric pollutants and hazardous biochemical agents. The high-energy femtosecond laser can pr ... more 
China receives data from atmospheric environmental monitoring satelliteBeijing, China (SPX) Apr 22, 2022 China Remote Sensing Satellite Ground Station (RSGS), a major national S and T infrastructure hosted by the Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR) under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) ... more  
Earliest geochemical evidence of plate tectonics foundBoston MA (SPX) Apr 22, 2022 A handful of ancient zircon crystals found in South Africa hold the oldest evidence of subduction, a key element of plate tectonics, according to a new study published in AGU Advances, AGU's journal ... more |
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Moderately strong quake hits off central Japan
Indonesia digs out as flooding, landslide death toll hits 20 16 dead, seven missing in Indonesia flood: disaster agency Storm Bert bring widespread flooding in Britain Landslide kills nine in DR Congo Storms bring chaos to Ireland, France, UK are Storms bring chaos to Ireland, France, UK Storm Bert wreaks havoc across UK and Ireland IMF sees 'limited' impact of floods on Spain GDP growth Libya's Derna hosts theatre festival year after flash flood |
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From supercomputers to symbiotesMoffett Field CA (SPX) Apr 22, 2022 From buildings that generate their own energy to trees that clean polluted groundwater, there's no shortage of environmental innovation at NASA. This Earth Day, we're highlighting a few of the progr ... more  
Indonesia's Anak Krakatoa volcano erupts, spews huge ash towerJakarta (AFP) April 24, 2022 The offspring of Indonesia's infamous Krakatoa volcano erupted on Sunday, spewing a towering volcanic ash cloud some 3,000 metres (9,800 feet) into the sky. ... more 
Weather satellite prepares for lightningParis (ESA) Apr 22, 2022 As one of the last milestones before liftoff at the end of the year, the first Meteosat Third Generation weather satellite is being fitted with its Lightning Imager. From geostationary orbit, 36 000 ... more  
Biden protects US forests but struggles on biggest climate goalsSeattle (AFP) April 22, 2022 President Joe Biden marked Earth Day on Friday by ordering protections for ancient forests and pondering a future without his beloved gas-guzzling Corvette sports car, but after 14 months in office his more ambitious climate goals look elusive. ... more |
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Scientists to scour African waters to gauge ocean pollutionCape Town (AFP) April 23, 2022 Scientists on Saturday began a five-month mission to study how plastic pollution in Africa's main rivers and climate change stresses are impacting microorganisms in the Atlantic ocean, they announced. ... more  
US warns against China military presence in Solomon IslandsHoniara (AFP) April 22, 2022 US officials visiting the strategic Solomon Islands on Friday warned of serious repercussions if China were to establish a permanent military presence there after the Pacific nation signed a defence pact with Beijing. ... more 
S.Africa's deadly floods shine spotlight on housing crisisDurban, South Africa (AFP) April 23, 2022 Thulisile Ntobela, once lived in an apartment, but when her rent went up 25 percent, the unemployed mother of five could no longer afford and moved out. ... more 
'Fresh wound': S.Africa flood survivors bury loved onesDurban, South Africa (AFP) April 24, 2022 Betraying no sign of emotion, Ayanda Jileka emerges from the ruins of his family home in South Africa with some wood that he drops into two small holes at the gate. ... more |
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Six soldiers killed, 20 injured in Mali 'terror' attacksBamako (AFP) April 24, 2022 Six soldiers were killed and 20 injured in simultaneous attacks targeting three army bases in central Mali Sunday, the Malian army said. ... more 
Attacks on Burkina Faso military units kill 15Ouagadougou (AFP) April 24, 2022 Fifteen people, including nine soldiers, died Sunday in two separate attacks on military units in northern Burkina Faso, the country's army said. ... more  
China Covid death toll rises as Beijing warns of 'grim' situationShanghai (AFP) April 24, 2022 Shanghai reported 39 Covid deaths Sunday, its highest daily toll despite weeks of lockdowns, while China's capital Beijing warned of a "grim" situation with rising infections. ... more 
Niger parliament votes in favour of foreign troop presenceNiamey (AFP) April 22, 2022 Niger MPs on Friday voted in favour of allowing the deployment of foreign forces fighting jihadists in the impoverished Sahel nation. ... more 
Ethiopian peacekeepers from Tigray seek asylum in SudanNairobi (AFP) April 24, 2022 More than 500 UN peacekeepers from Ethiopia's war-torn Tigray region have refused to return home, citing fears for their safety and highlighting deepening ethnic fissures as they request political asylum in Sudan. ... more |
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 Vienna (AFP) April 22, 2022 
The director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency will visit Chernobyl next week as the organisation ramps up efforts to "prevent the danger of a nuclear accident", a statement said Friday.
Chernobyl, the scene of the worst nuclear disaster in history, fell into Russian hands on the first day of the country's invasion of Ukraine, and suffered a power and communications outage. ... more |
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 Kirtland AFB NM (SPX) Apr 22, 2022 
The Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles Directorate held a ribbon cutting ceremony April 11 to open a new facility named Skywave Technology Laboratory. The 3,500 square foot, $3.5 million lab is located in a remote area on Kirtland Air Force Base.
Though small in square footage compared to many AFRL labs, in acreage it is one of the largest. The Skywave Lab is situated on 72 acres ... more |
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 Sydney (AFP) April 24, 2022 
Australia's defence minister on Sunday accused China of paying bribes to win international deals but refused to say if the corruption extended to Beijing's newly signed defence pact with the Solomon Islands.
Peter Dutton made the remarks as his conservative government faced questions in the run-up to May 21 general elections about how China apparently outmanoeuvred Australia by securing the ... more |
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 Beijing, China (SPX) Apr 22, 2022 
Albedo is a term that represents the ability of Earth's surface to reflect solar radiation. This is the primary factor of the energy balance between the surface and the atmosphere. When snow falls, albedo changes quickly, as snow is able to reflect most wavelengths of light back into the atmosphere. Naturally, albedo fluctuates often during winter and spring in the Tibetan Plateau, which has a g ... more |
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 Seattle (AFP) April 22, 2022 
President Joe Biden marked Earth Day on Friday by ordering protections for ancient forests and pondering a future without his beloved gas-guzzling Corvette sports car, but after 14 months in office his more ambitious climate goals look elusive.
The Democrat has campaigned heavily for environmental protections and US leadership in the response to global warming, but regularly run up against l ... more |
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 Durban, South Africa (AFP) April 23, 2022 
Thulisile Ntobela, once lived in an apartment, but when her rent went up 25 percent, the unemployed mother of five could no longer afford and moved out.
She found a piece of vacant land in Durban and put up a shack.
That was five years ago and much cheaper than paying rent, which had gone up to 200 rand ($12.80).
"That's why we moved here, we don't pay the rent. You just build your h ... more |
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 Abuja (AFP) April 20, 2022 
Nigeria's air force said on Wednesday it had ordered an inquiry after a military training aircraft crashed in the restive northern state of Kaduna, claiming two lives.
At least four Nigerian military aircraft have been involved in deadly crashes since last year, including one that killed the nation's army chief and 10 other soldiers on board.
A Super Mushshak trainer went down on a milit ... more |
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 York UK (SPX) Apr 21, 2022 
Our early ancestors probably created intricate artwork by firelight, an examination of 50 engraved stones unearthed in France has revealed.
The stones were incised with artistic designs around 15,000 years ago and have patterns of heat damage which suggests they were carved close to the flickering light of a fire, the new study has found.
The study, by researchers at the Universities ... more |
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 Santiago (AFP) April 20, 2022 
With drought casting a constant shadow over Santiago's 7.1 million residents, there has been a recent rush to replace thirsty, exotic plants with hardier, native ones in the hopes of staving off water rationing.
One of Latin America's most urbanized cities has experienced more than a decade of drought, and managing water access for its fast-growing population is becoming increasingly difficu ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Apr 15, 2022 
The Copernicus Sentinel-3 mission captured this impressive shot of the almost cloud-free Scandinavian Peninsula on 20 March.
The Scandinavian Peninsula, which comprises Sweden and Norway, is approximately 1850 km long. It extends southward from the Barents Sea in the north, the Norwegian sea to the west and the Gulf of Bothnia and the Baltic Sea to the east. Denmark, Finland, Latvia and Li ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Apr 5, 2021 
The Tyrannosaurus rex's arms may have evolved to become extremely short to lower the risk of bites while feeding in packs, a new study says.
A 45-foot-long T. rex may have 3-feet long arms--the equivalent of a 6-foot human with 5-inch arms, study author Kevin Padian, emeritus professor at the University of California, Berkeley, and a curator of the UC Museum of Paleontology, noted in a ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) April 25, 2022 
Europe must act fast to secure supplies of crucial metals required for a green energy transition and its best bet is to recycle, a report said Monday.
The 27-nation EU aims to be "carbon neutral" by 2050 - reducing greenhouse gases to a level where the amount produced is balanced out by the amount removed from the atmosphere.
The bloc also wants to wean itself off dependence on Russian ... more |
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Boston MA (SPX) Apr 15, 2022
On April 11, 2022, MIT announced five multiyear flagship projects in the first-ever Climate Grand Challenges, a new initiative to tackle complex climate problems and deliver breakthrough solutions to the world as quickly as possible. This is the second article in a five-part series highlighting the most promising concepts to emerge from the competition, and the inte ... more |
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 Tehran (AFP) April 24, 2022 
A leopard was shot dead in the northern Iranian city of Ghaemshahr on Sunday after attacking and injuring a policeman, state media reported.
The endangered big cat "was killed by two bullets to save the life of the police officer," said Moslem Ahangari, head of the Mazandaran province Environmental Protection Unit, according to the IRNA news agency.
The health of the police officer was r ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) April 20, 2022  YouTube on Wednesday suspended a channel promoting John Lee's uncontested bid to be Hong Kong's next leader, saying the move was required by US sanctions against the ex-security chief.
Lee is expected to be appointed the business hub's new chief executive by a committee of 1,500 Beijing loyalists next month. He faces no rivals.
He has used YouTube, Facebook and Instagram accounts to prom ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Apr 14, 2022 
The largest antenna ever tested in ESA's Hertz radio frequency test chamber is this 5-m diameter transponder antenna, which will operate down on the ground to help calibrate the Biomass mission, which will chart all the forests on Earth.
"This is a particularly challenging test campaign both in terms of the size of the antenna and the very low P-band frequency that Biomass will be using, w ... more |
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