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  Fairbanks AK (SPX) Apr 29, 2022 Hydrogen and oxygen ions escaping from Earth's upper atmosphere and combining on the moon could be one of the sources of the known lunar water and ice, according to new research by University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute scientists. The work led by UAF Geophysical Institute associate research professor Gunther Kletetschka adds to a growing body of research about water at the moon's north and south poles. Finding water is key to NASA's Artemis project, the planned long-term human ... read more |
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BRICS to use big data to achieve sustainable development goalsBeijing (XNA) Apr 29, 2022 The Chinese Academy of Sciences will enhance dialogue and collaboration with peers from BRICS countries - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - to use big data as a tool to achieve sustain ... more  
Planet unveils details about Pelican ConstellationSan Francisco CA (SPX) Apr 22, 2022 Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL), a leading provider of daily data and insights about Earth, today unveiled details about plans for Pelican, its next-generation satellite constellation, which was previous ... more  
NASA scientist discovers new means to measure snow depth from spaceHampton VA (SPX) Apr 29, 2022 A NASA scientist is adding a new dimension to the climate-observing powers of a satellite instrument whose main mission is to measure the height of Earth's ice sheets and sea ice. And the inspiratio ... more  
Sampling the deep graveyard of Earth's earliest crustCologne, Germany (SPX) Apr 29, 2022 In an international collaboration, Earth scientists at the University of Cologne and Freie Universitat Berlin discovered that some magmas on Earth, which made their way through the deep terrestrial ... more |
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India capital shaken by 4.0-magnitude quake
Greece announces measures to support businesses on quake-hit islands TEPCO takes on challenge of making space for Fukushima nuclear debris Fukushima operator starts dismantling water tank High wind halts dismantling of Fukushima nuclear plant's water tanks Emergency declared on second Greek quake-hit island 'Dad, are you a traitor?': Orban rival faces smear campaigns 4.6 magnitude earthquake hits Croatian coast Spain to give legal status to migrants affected by deadly floods 5.2-magnitude earthquake jolts Morocco |
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Fossils show giant ichthyosaur could be one of largest-ever animalsWashington DC (UPI) Apr 28, 2021 Scientists have unearthed fossils belonging to what may have been one of the largest-ever animals to inhabit Earth, according to research published this week. ... more 
Study predicts mass marine life extinction if warming continuesWashington (AFP) April 28, 2022 By the year 2300, life in the oceans faces a mass die-off rivaling the great extinctions of Earth's deep past if humanity fails to curb greenhouse gas emissions, a study in the journal Science said Thursday. ... more  
10 football pitches of pristine rainforest lost per minute in 2021Paris (AFP) April 28, 2022 Huge swathes of tropical rainforest were burned or hacked down for cattle and crops last year, led by destruction in Brazil, researchers said Thursday, warning that climate change itself is making it harder to reverse the losses. ... more  
South Asia wilts in heat as Delhi rubbish dump burnsNew Delhi (AFP) April 28, 2022 Millions sweltered in a dangerous early summer heatwave Thursday across India and Pakistan that has led to power and water shortages as annual furnace-like temperatures hit South Asia. ... more |
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China megacity mass-tests, cancels flights after suspected Covid caseBeijing (AFP) April 28, 2022 The Chinese megacity of Guangzhou on Thursday cancelled hundreds of flights and began testing 5.6 million people over one suspected Covid case, part of an escalating battle across the country to extinguish the virus. ... more  
12 women killed by landslide in Indonesia gold mineMedan, Indonesia (AFP) April 29, 2022 Twelve women working in an illegal gold mine in Indonesia's North Sumatra province were killed when a cliff collapsed and triggered a landslide that buried them, police said. ... more  
'Ida' removed from UN agency's hurricane rosterGeneva (AFP) April 28, 2022 The death and destruction caused by Hurricane Ida in the United States last year has prompted the World Meteorological Organization to remove the name from a rotating list of storm titles. ... more 
Climate change creating new virus hotspots 'in our backyard'Paris (AFP) April 28, 2022 Climate change will drive animals towards cooler areas where their first encounters with other species will vastly increase the risk of new viruses infecting humans, raising the threat of another pandemic, researchers warned Thursday. ... more |
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RSF helps RFI and France 24 get round Mali internet banDakar (AFP) April 28, 2022 Media watchdog Reporters Without Borders announced Thursday the creation of "mirror" websites to allow RFI and France 24 to remain accessible online in Mali where the junta has banned the French broadcasters. ... more 
DR Congo and rebels wrap up first round of peace talksNairobi (AFP) April 28, 2022 The Kinshasa government has concluded the first round of peace talks in Nairobi with representatives of several armed groups operating in the country's violence-torn east, the Congolese presidency said Thursday. ... more  
West urged to fight against 'dire' state of press freedom in HKLondon (AFP) April 26, 2022 Heavy-handed government action, self-censorship and physical threats against journalists have left Hong Kong's media freedoms in a "dire" state, a UK-based campaign group said Tuesday. ... more 
China unfavorability at all-time high in USWashington (AFP) April 28, 2022 A record 82 percent of Americans hold an unfavorable view of China amid increasing perceptions that Beijing is becoming the leading global power, a survey said Thursday. ... more  
Iraqi Communists raise flag for women's rights, secular politicsBaghdad (AFP) April 29, 2022 The Iraqi Communist Party may have seen its red star fade but it hopes to come back by advocating what remain radical ideas in the country: women's rights and secular politics. ... more |
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 Chernobyl, Ukraine (AFP) April 26, 2022  Russia's temporary takeover of the Chernobyl site was "very, very dangerous" and raised radiation levels but they have now returned to normal, the head of the UN atomic watchdog said on Tuesday.
"The situation was absolutely abnormal and very, very dangerous," Rafael Grossi told reporters as he arrived at the sarcophagus that covers the nuclear reactor's radioactive remains.
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 Kirtland AFB NM (SPX) Apr 22, 2022 
The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, Space Vehicles Directorate is developing a new "green energy" fuel cell technology, that will allow thruster equipped spacecraft to convert chemical energy in its bipropellant into electrical power.
This technology, called BEEPS for Bipropellant Enabled Electrical Power Supply, is being developed by a three-year Seedlings for Disruptive Capabilit ... more |
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 Sydney (AFP) April 26, 2022 
US officials who visited the Solomon Islands are convinced "only a handful of people in a very small circle" have seen the final version of its controversial new security deal with China.
The high-level delegation arrived in the Pacific nation for talks with Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare last Friday, three days after Beijing announced the deal had been signed.
A draft version of the p ... 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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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 27, 2022 
Troubles never come singly, the proverb says. A new NASA study shows that the old saying will become increasingly true of climate troubles in a warmer world. The study shows that extreme weather events such as floods and heat waves will increasingly cluster closer in time and space, heightening the risks of crop failures, wildfires, and other hazards to society.
By the year 2100, increases ... more |
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 Geneva (AFP) April 28, 2022 
The death and destruction caused by Hurricane Ida in the United States last year has prompted the World Meteorological Organization to remove the name from a rotating list of storm titles.
The UN weather agency said late Wednesday that "Ida" would be replaced by "Imani" after meteorologists determined that the future use of the name could be upsetting.
Hurricane Ida struck the US Gulf Co ... more |
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 Addis Ababa (AFP) April 28, 2022 
Ethiopian peacekeepers from the war-torn Tigray region, who are refusing to return home, are victims of rebel "propaganda", the defence ministry said, following the soldiers' request for political asylum in Sudan.
More than 500 UN peacekeepers from Tigray who were deployed to Abyei, a disputed border region between Sudan and South Sudan, have asked Khartoum for asylum, citing fears for their ... more |
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 Leipzig, Germany (SPX) Apr 27, 2022 
Were Neanderthals really as well adapted to a life in the cold as previously assumed, or did they prefer more temperate environmental conditions during the last Ice Age? To answer these questions, it is worthwhile to examine Neanderthal sites on the northern periphery of their range. After all, it was there that environmental fluctuations were most noticeable, especially as a result of repeated ... more |
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 Edinburgh (AFP) April 26, 2022 
Climate change has caused a rapid and extensive rise in temperature in Scotland's lochs and reservoirs, according to research published on Tuesday that predicts the trend will continue if nothing is done.
Between 2015 and 2019, 97 percent of monitored Scottish lochs and reservoirs increased in temperature, with most (88 percent) warming by between 0.25 and 1.0 degrees Celsius per year over t ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 27, 2022 
NASA has selected three investigation teams to join the agency's Geospace Dynamics Constellation (GDC) mission science team in studying Earth's upper atmosphere, as well as five additional investigations that will be under consideration for inclusion in the mission.
GDC is a coordinated group of satellites that will provide the first direct global measurements of the dynamic and complex re ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Apr 28, 2021 
Scientists have unearthed fossils belonging to what may have been one of the largest-ever animals to inhabit Earth, according to research published this week.
Fossils of three new ichthyosaurs were discovered in high-elevation localities in the Kössen Formation in the Canton of Grisons of the eastern Swiss Alps, and may prove to be among the largest animals to have ever lived, paleonto ... more |
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 Ottawa (AFP) April 26, 2022 
Canada's environmental watchdog on Tuesday slammed the government for bungling a transition to a low-carbon economy, accusing it of providing no support for energy workers facing job losses and overestimating the role of hydrogen fuel.
"When it comes to supporting a just transition to a low-carbon economy, the government has been unprepared and slow off the mark," Climate Commissioner Jerry ... more |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Apr 26, 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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 Paris (AFP) April 27, 2022 
At least one in five reptile species are threatened with extinction, including more than half of turtles and crocodiles, according to the first major global assessment of the world's so-called cold-blooded creatures.
Catastrophic declines in biodiversity across the world are increasingly seen as a threat to life on Earth - and as important as the interrelated menace of climate change.
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 Brussels (AFP) April 26, 2022 
The EU on Tuesday approved state aid to Lithuanian companies affected by China's "discriminatory" trade barriers in a row over Taiwan.
Lithuania has attracted bitter retaliation from China after Taiwan was allowed to open a de-facto embassy in Vilnius. Beijing staunchly rejects any international support for the island's sovereignty.
The European Commission said it approved 130 million eu ... more |
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 Kinshasa (AFP) April 26, 2022 
The Democratic Republic of Congo's government has suspended 12 forestry contracts for violating a moratorium on new logging concessions in place since 2002, officials said Tuesday.
President Felix Tshisekedi announced last October that complaints had been made about irregularities over the granting of forestry concessions and that he had ordered the suspension of all "doubtful" contracts. ... more |
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