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  Nairobi (AFP) May 4, 2022 From southern Ethiopia to northern Kenya and Somalia, swathes of land across the Horn of Africa are being ravaged by a drought that has put 20 million people at risk of starvation. A donor conference last week raised almost $1.4 billion for the region, which the UN says is facing its worst drought in 40 years. In the afflicted areas, people eke out a living mainly from herding and subsistence farming. They are experiencing their fourth consecutive poor rainy season since the end of 2020 - a ... read more |
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New portal improves forecasts of devastating storms in West AfricaBailrigg UK (SPX) May 04, 2022 An online portal developed by the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (UKCEH) will enable forecasters in West Africa to provide communities with earlier and more reliable warnings about large storms ... more  
Satellites over Amazon capture choking of 'House of God' river by the Belo Monte DamSeattle WA (The Conversation) May 03, 2022 The Xingu River is revered as the "house of God" by the Indigenous people living along its Volte Grande, or Big Bend, in the Brazilian Amazon. The river is essential to their culture and religion, a ... more 
Worst drought in decades devastates Ethiopia's nomadsGode, Ethiopia (AFP) May 4, 2022 There has hardly been a drop of rain in Hargududo in 18 months. Dried-up carcasses of goats, cows and donkeys litter the ground near the modest thatched huts in this small village in the Somali region of southeastern Ethiopia. ... more  
Studies find the seeds of a forest's renewal after wildfire, droughtDurham, NC (SPX) May 03, 2022 A forest's ability to regenerate after devastating wildfires, droughts or other disturbances depends largely on seed production. Findings from two new studies led by Duke University researchers coul ... more |
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IMF sees 'limited' impact of floods on Spain GDP growth
Libya's Derna hosts theatre festival year after flash flood Finland snowstorm leaves tens of thousands without power Philippines typhoon death toll rises to 12 Analysis of Fukushima debris sample could take a year: operator Woman-owned cafe in Indonesia's Sharia stronghold shakes stigma Two dead as 'bomb cyclone' storm pounds western US Under-fire Spain minister defends agencies' role in floods Ukraine fires UK Storm Shadow missiles into Russia: media How will Senegal's new leaders use their legislative landslide? |
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Carbon, climate change and ocean anoxia in an ancient icehouse worldDavis CA (SPX) May 03, 2022 A new study describes a period of rapid global climate change in an ice-capped world much like the present - but 304 million years ago. Within about 300,000 years, atmospheric carbon dioxide levels ... more  
Chasing the blue whaleBarcelona, Spain (SPX) May 03, 2022 The blue whale is the largest animal that has ever existed, weighting as much as two thousand people together. This is why this cetacean was the most chased species in the world due to its size and ... more  
Researchers home in on Thera volcano eruption dateTucson AZ (SPX) May 03, 2022 A University of Arizona tree-ring expert is closer than ever to pinning down the date of the infamous Thera volcano eruption - a goal she has pursued for decades. Charlotte Pearson, an associa ... more  
Floods, fires drive Australian home insurance 'crisis'Sydney (AFP) May 3, 2022 Fiercer floods, winds and bushfires whipped up by warmer temperatures mean more than half a million homes in Australia will cost too much to insure by 2030, according to an analysis by a climate advocacy group published Tuesday. ... more |
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Much-maligned rats unlikely to spark next pandemic: studyParis (AFP) May 3, 2022 Rats have been seen as filthy disease-spreaders since at least the time of the plague, but new research shows that rodents and other city-dwelling animals are less likely to cause the next pandemic than previously thought. ... more 
'Lungs of the Mediterranean' at riskMonastir, Tunisia (AFP) May 2, 2022 Under the Mediterranean waters off Tunisia, gently waving green seagrass meadows provide vital marine habitats for the fishing fleets and an erosion buffer for the beaches the tourism industry depends on. ... more 
Iraq yet again hit by dust stormBaghdad (AFP) May 1, 2022 Iraq on Sunday was yet again covered in a thick sheet of orange as it suffered the latest in a series of dust storms that have become increasingly common. ... more 
US megadrought reveals 1980s body in lake, with more to come: policeLos Angeles (AFP) May 2, 2022 A worsening drought has revealed a four-decade-old body dumped in a US lake, police said Monday, warning that falling water levels would lead to the uncovering of more corpses. ... more |
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Hong Kong plummets towards bottom of press freedom rankingHong Kong (AFP) May 3, 2022 Hong Kong has plummeted down an international press freedom chart as authorities have wielded a draconian new security law to silence critical news outlets and jail journalists, a new report said on Tuesday. ... more  
Rare birth of Asiatic cheetah cubs in IranTehran (AFP) May 1, 2022 An Asiatic cheetah gave birth to three "healthy" cubs in Iran, the head of the environment department said Sunday, calling it a first in captivity for the endangered species. ... more 
NZ emergency agency cleared over deadly volcano eruptionWellington (AFP) May 4, 2022 A New Zealand judge on Wednesday cleared the nation's emergency management agency of safety breaches related to the 2019 White Island volcano eruption, which claimed 22 lives. ... more 
Two dead in central China building collapseBeijing (AFP) May 3, 2022 At least two people have died in a building that collapsed in central China, state media said Tuesday, the first fatalities reported four days into a rescue operation searching for dozens still missing. ... more  
Scientists find DNA's code for life in meteoritesWashington DC (UPI) Apr 26, 2021 New evidence found in meteorites suggests the ingredients for life came from space. ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) May 3, 2022 
A woman was pulled out alive Tuesday from the rubble of a building that collapsed four days ago in central China, state media said, calling the rescue a "miracle".
The commercial building in Changsha city, Hunan province - which housed apartments, a hotel and a cinema - caved in on Friday, sparking a massive rescue effort with hundreds of emergency responders.
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 Atlanta GA (SPX) May 03, 2022 
Cosmic Shielding Corporation (Cosmic Shielding), the leading space radiation management company and creator of Plasteel technology, today announced an agreement with European in-space manufacturing tech start-up Space Forge to test Cosmic Shielding's radiation shielding technology aboard Space Forge's new small class vehicle. The ForgeStar-0 will be launching on Virgin Orbit's LauncherOne this S ... more |
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 Seattle WA (The Conversation) May 03, 2022 
The Xingu River is revered as the "house of God" by the Indigenous people living along its Volte Grande, or Big Bend, in the Brazilian Amazon. The river is essential to their culture and religion, and a crucial source of fish, transportation and water for trees and plants.
Five years ago, the Big Bend was a broad river valley interwoven with river channels teaming with fish, turtles and ot ... more |
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 Aalborg East, Denmark (SPX) May 03, 2022 
GomSpace to deliver the Mission Control System that KSAT will use to operate the Arctic Weather Satellite
Today, GomSpace signed a contract to develop, deliver and support the Mission Control System that KSAT will use to operate the Arctic Weather Satellite mission.
The contract value is 10 MSEK and the majority of work will be done this year and next year.
The Arctic Weather S ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) May 2, 2022 
A record 16 million chickens, ducks and other poultry have been culled in France since November in one of the most severe bird flu outbreaks in years, the agriculture ministry said Monday.
The country has been hit by several epidemics since 2015 but they have mainly been contained to the southwest, where ducks are bred for the lucrative foie gras liver pate industry.
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 Wellington (AFP) May 4, 2022 
A New Zealand judge on Wednesday cleared the nation's emergency management agency of safety breaches related to the 2019 White Island volcano eruption, which claimed 22 lives.
Almost 50 people, mostly Australian tourists, were on the island, also known as Whakaari, when burning ash and steam blasted from a volcanic vent.
The eruption killed 22 people and injured 25 more, some of whom wer ... more |
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 Mogadishu (AFP) May 3, 2022  Al-Shabaab jihadists armed with guns and explosives stormed an African Union base in Somalia on Tuesday, triggering a fierce firefight that killed an unknown number of Burundian peacekeepers.
The Somali government and the African Union condemned the "terrorist" attack although they did not disclose how many people had died.
A high-ranking Burundian military officer told AFP about 30 sold ... more |
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 Copenhagen (AFP) May 3, 2022 
The WHO said Tuesday that "epidemic" overweight and obesity rates are linked to over 1.2 million deaths annually across Europe, calling for swift policy changes to reverse the dangerous trend.
Obesity rates in the region have ballooned by 138 percent in the past five decades, the World Health Organization said in a new report, and are linked to a series of cancers and cardiovascular diseases ... more |
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 Nairobi (AFP) May 4, 2022 
From southern Ethiopia to northern Kenya and Somalia, swathes of land across the Horn of Africa are being ravaged by a drought that has put 20 million people at risk of starvation.
A donor conference last week raised almost $1.4 billion for the region, which the UN says is facing its worst drought in 40 years.
In the afflicted areas, people eke out a living mainly from herding and subsis ... more |
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 Beijing, China (SPX) May 01, 2022 
The BRICS Forum on Big Data for Sustainable Development was held both in Beijing and online on April 26, 2022. The two-day event was hosted by Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Academy of Science of South Africa, Brazilian Academy of Sciences, Russian Academy of Sciences, and Indian National Science Academy.
The forum was proposed by Chinese President Xi Jinping during his remarks at the ... more |
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 Halle, Germany (SPX) May 03, 2022 
With the extinction of large, non-flying dinosaurs 66 million years ago, large herbivores were missing on Earth for the subsequent 25 million years. Since plants and herbivorous animals influence each other, the question arises whether, and how this very long absence and the later return of the so-called "megaherbivores" affected the evolution of the plant world.
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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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 London, UK (SPX) May 04, 2022 
A new approach to battery design could provide the key to low-cost, long-term energy storage, according to Imperial College London researchers.
The team of engineers and chemists have created a polysulfide-air redox flow battery (PSA RFB) with not one, but two membranes. The dual membrane design overcomes the main problems with this type of large-scale battery, opening up its potential to ... more |
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 Gainesville FL (SPX) May 03, 2022 
In 2017, a group of scientists raised alarm bells by showing that flying insects had declined in Germany by more than 70% in the three preceding decades. Studies before and since then have shown similar patterns in insects on a global scale. But with 1 million known species - and conservative estimates indicating there are millions more awaiting discovery - there aren't nearly enough entomologis ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) April 29, 2022 
A Hong Kong judge increased a university student's jail sentence to five years on Friday for messages sent on Telegram advocating the city's independence from China and calls to resist communist rule.
Lui Sai-yu, a 25-year-old engineering student, pleaded guilty to "incitement to secession", a crime under the national security law imposed by Beijing in 2020 to crush dissent.
Lui is the ... more |
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 Rio De Janeiro (AFP) May 3, 2022 
President Jair Bolsonaro's government has responded to less than three percent of deforestation alerts, a sign that "impunity reigns" in the destruction of Brazil's forests, an environmental monitor said Tuesday.
MapBiomas, a consortium that uses satellite images to track the destruction of the Amazon rainforest and other regions in Brazil, said it had launched a new platform to cross-check ... more |
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