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  Washington DC (SPX) May 12, 2022 On May 11, 2022, NOAA shared the first images of the Western Hemisphere from its GOES-18 satellite. The satellite's Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) instrument recently captured stunning views of Earth. GOES-18, NOAA's newest geostationary satellite, launched on March 1. The ABI views Earth with sixteen different channels, each measuring energy at different wavelengths along the electromagnetic spectrum to obtain information about Earth's atmosphere, land, and ocean. GOES-18 orbits 22,236 mile ... read more |
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Ancient microorganisms found in halite may have implications for search for lifeBoulder CO (SPX) May 12, 2022 Primary fluid inclusions in bedded halite from the 830-million-year-old Browne Formation of central Australia contain organic solids and liquids, as documented with transmitted light and UV-vis petr ... more 
Recommendation algorithms that power Amazon, Netflix can improve satellite imagery, tooNew Brunswick NJ (SPX) May 12, 2022 Algorithms that help consumers decide what to stream or buy online can do more than predict customers' habits: They can help satellites see the Earth better, according to a Rutgers study. Opti ... more  
Researchers reveal the origin story for carbon-12, a building block for lifeAmes IA (SPX) May 12, 2022 With the help of the world's most powerful supercomputer and new artificial intelligence techniques, an international team of researchers has theorized how the extreme conditions in stars produce ca ... more  
International Satellite to Track Impacts of Small Ocean CurrentsPasadena CA (JPL) May 12, 2022 Though climate change is driving sea level rise over time, researchers also believe that differences in surface height from place to place in the ocean can affect Earth's climate. These highs and lo ... more |
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Quake damages buildings, sparks panic in Italy's Naples
Less mapped than the Moon: quest to reveal the seabed Milei pledges funds for deluge-stricken Argentine city Spain near end of four-year drought: weather agency Argentina searches for baby, sister swept away by floods Argentina searches for baby, young sister swept away by floods Spain targets senior ex-officials in flood deaths probe Switzerland must step up for Geneva-based agencies facing US aid cuts: region chief Argentina declares national mourning as flood death toll hits 16 Argentina flooding death toll rises to 16, two girls missing |
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Exploring the ocean's thin skinOldenburg, Germany (SPX) May 12, 2022 The uppermost layer of the oceans is a very special but as yet little explored part of the planet. Less than a millimetre thick, this surface layer functions like a skin, regulating the exchange of ... more  
Brazil firms, NGOs urge Biden to create forest fundRio De Janeiro (AFP) May 11, 2022 Hundreds of Brazilian companies and environmental groups urged President Joe Biden to make good on US climate pledges as lawmakers in Washington prepared to debate a measure Thursday on launching a $9 billion anti-deforestation fund. ... more 
CORRECTED: Solomons PM dismisses concerns over China maritime dealHoniara (AFP) May 12, 2022 The Solomon Islands' prime minister dismissed criticism of a new maritime investment deal with China on Wednesday, saying there was nothing "sinister" in the draft agreement. ... more  
Myanmar junta to reopen borders to touristsYangon (AFP) May 12, 2022 Myanmar's junta will allow tourists to apply for visas after a break of more than two years, state media said Thursday, sparking calls by an activist group for foreign travellers to stay away. ... more |
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China censors zero-Covid debate after WHO criticises policyBeijing (AFP) May 11, 2022 China's censors scrambled to wipe out online debate over its zero-Covid strategy on Wednesday after the World Health Organisation (WHO) criticised the country's hardline approach to crushing the virus. ... more  
Every heatwave enhanced by climate change: expertsParis (AFP) May 11, 2022 All heatwaves today bear the unmistakable and measurable fingerprint of global warming, top experts on quantifying the impact of climate change on extreme weather said Wednesday. ... more 
Chinese Covid testing firm probed after reports of false resultsShanghai (AFP) May 12, 2022 A Covid-19 testing firm in Shanghai is being investigated by city officials after reports that residents were given false-positive results that landed them in harsh state quarantine. ... more  
China defends Hong Kong cardinal's arrest as Western alarm growsHong Kong (AFP) May 12, 2022 China on Thursday defended the arrest of a 90-year-old Catholic cardinal under Hong Kong's national security law, a move that triggered international outrage and deepened concerns over Beijing's crackdown on freedoms in the financial hub. ... more |
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HK Tiananmen vigil organisers labelled 'foreign agents'; Airport arrestsHong Kong (AFP) May 11, 2022 A Hong Kong court ruled on Wednesday that prosecutors could label organisers of the city's annual Tiananmen vigil "foreign agents" without having to reveal who the group is accused of working for. ... more  
Guinea announces three-year transition to civilian ruleConakry (AFP) May 11, 2022 Guinea's legislative body on Wednesday announced there would be a three-year transition period before civilian rule is restored, defying regional partners who have called for a swifter timetable following a coup. ... more 
Sri Lanka defence chief rules out military coupColombo (AFP) May 11, 2022 Sri Lanka's top defence official on Wednesday ruled out a military takeover despite the island nation's political deadlock and thousands of troops on the streets to keep order after two days of deadly mob violence. ... more 
Chinese developer Sunac misses $29.5m payment as defaults rumble onBeijing (AFP) May 12, 2022 Chinese property developer Sunac China Holdings on Thursday said it had failed to make a $29.5 million interest payment and warned of more defaults to come, as bad debts drag on the country's real estate sector. ... more 
US, China congratulate Marcos for Philippine election winManila (AFP) May 12, 2022 The United States and China have congratulated Ferdinand Marcos Jr on his win in the Philippine presidential election, as the superpowers jostle to have the strongest ties with the Southeast Asian nation. ... more |
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 Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany (SPX) May 11, 2022 
Many people in Africa are at risk from natural hazards - particularly in towns and cities that are growing rapidly and in an unplanned way. Here, the consequences of floods, storms or earthquakes can have a particularly devastating impact. But where are cities growing rapidly right now? Have new settlements been built in vulnerable areas? And how many people are at risk in these cases? Until now ... more |
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 Boston MA (SPX) May 08, 2022 
Modern machine-learning models, such as neural networks, are often referred to as "black boxes" because they are so complex that even the researchers who design them can't fully understand how they make predictions.
To provide some insights, researchers use explanation methods that seek to describe individual model decisions. For example, they may highlight words in a movie review that inf ... more |
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 Honiara (AFP) May 12, 2022 
The Solomon Islands' prime minister dismissed criticism of a new maritime investment deal with China on Wednesday, saying there was nothing "sinister" in the draft agreement.
The new agreement, a copy of which has been leaked to the media, comes after a controversial security pact was signed last month.
The pact sparked alarm in Australia and the United States, which feared it could lead ... more |
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 Helsinki, Finland (SPX) May 10, 2022 
In 2018, an international research group bored for soil samples in three sites around the Isfjorden fjord in Svalbard, which is part of Norway. The same phenomenon was seen each boring site: mineral soil covered by a thin layer of organic matter. In other words, this layer contains a lot of carbon extracted from the atmosphere through photosynthesis.
The research group headed by researcher ... more |
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 Abidjan (AFP) May 9, 2022 
UN talks to tackle desertification and land degradation that have devastated large swathes of Africa began in Ivory Coast Monday, as climate change wreaks havoc on the continent.
The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), involving 196 countries plus the European Union, is meeting for the first time in three years, in Abidjan.
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) May 11, 2022 
When the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano erupted on Jan. 15, 2022, it sent atmospheric shock waves, sonic booms, and tsunami waves around the world. Now, scientists are finding the volcano's effects also reached space. Analyzing data from NASA's Ionospheric Connection Explorer, or ICON, mission and ESA's (the European Space Agency) Swarm satellites, scientists found that in the hours after the ... more |
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 Nairobi (AFP) May 7, 2022 
A panel of UN experts has recommended maintaining an arms embargo imposed on South Sudan because of persistent ceasefire violations, according to a report made public Saturday.
The embargo had been due to expire at the end of the month and the UN Security Council is due to discuss the matter on May 26.
The Panel of Experts on South Sudan recommended, in a 77-page report to the UN Securi ... more |
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 Vienna, Austria (SPX) May 10, 2022 
Individual traits seem to drive our learning success: for instance, conscientious individuals often show higher academic performance. A group of cognitive and behavioural biologists from University of Vienna conducted personality assessments and a battery of learning tests with common marmosets and found that such a link, intertwined with family group membership, exists in these monkeys, too. Th ... more |
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 Gode, Ethiopia (AFP) May 11, 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.
The worst drought to hit the Horn of Africa in decades is pushing 20 million people towards starvation, according to the UN, destroying an age-old way of life and leav ... more |
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 Vienna, Austria (SPX) May 06, 2022 
Despite successes in reducing poverty globally in the last two decades, almost one billion people are still living without access to reliable and affordable electricity, which in turn negatively affects health and welfare, and impedes sustainable development. Knowing where these people are is crucial if aid and infrastructure are to reach them. A new IIASA-led study proposes a novel method to es ... more |
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 Boulder CO (SPX) May 12, 2022 
Primary fluid inclusions in bedded halite from the 830-million-year-old Browne Formation of central Australia contain organic solids and liquids, as documented with transmitted light and UV-vis petrography. These objects are consistent in size, shape, and fluorescent response to cells of prokaryotes and algae, and aggregates of organic compounds. This discovery shows that microorganisms from sal ... 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) May 11, 2022 
MIT's Plasma Science and Fusion Center (PSFC) will substantially expand its fusion energy research and education activities under a new five-year agreement with Institute spinout Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS).
"This expanded relationship puts MIT and PSFC in a prime position to be an even stronger academic leader that can help deliver the research and education needs of the burgeoning ... more |
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 Harare (AFP) May 10, 2022 
Sixty Zimbabweans have been killed by elephants so far this year, as a conservation success story has led to increased conflict with humans, the government spokesman said Tuesday.
With 100,000 elephants, Zimbabwe has the world's second-largest population after Botswana, and about one-quarter of the elephants in all of Africa.
Unlike in much of the world, where poachers have killed off th ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) May 12, 2022 
China on Thursday defended the arrest of a 90-year-old Catholic cardinal under Hong Kong's national security law, a move that triggered international outrage and deepened concerns over Beijing's crackdown on freedoms in the financial hub.
Retired cardinal Joseph Zen, one of the most senior Catholic clerics in Asia, was among a group of veteran democracy advocates arrested Wednesday for "coll ... more |
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 Rio De Janeiro (AFP) May 11, 2022 
Hundreds of Brazilian companies and environmental groups urged President Joe Biden to make good on US climate pledges as lawmakers in Washington prepared to debate a measure Thursday on launching a $9 billion anti-deforestation fund.
The AMAZON21 bill, aimed at helping developing countries protect their forests, "would represent an important expression of commitment by President Biden and th ... more |
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