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  Lausanne, Switzerland (SPX) May 20, 2022 Three-dimensional (3D) mapping is a very useful tool, such as for monitoring construction sites, tracking the effects of climate change on ecosystems and verifying the safety of roads and bridges. However, the technology currently used to automate the mapping process is limited, making it a long and costly endeavor. "Switzerland is currently mapping its entire landscape using airborne laser scanners - the first time since 2000. But the process will take four to five years since the scanners have t ... read more |
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From drones to sensors, Malaysian durian grower goes high-techBatu Pahat, Malaysia (AFP) May 25, 2022 Drones spraying pesticide, sensors taking soil readings, sprinklers that squirt fertiliser at the touch of a button - a Malaysian plantation is using high-tech methods to boost its crop of pungent durians. ... more  
Satellites and drones can help save pollinatorsExeter UK (SPX) May 20, 2022 Satellites and drones can provide key information to protect pollinators, researchers say. Their study examines new ways of using these technologies to track the availability of flowers, and s ... more 
Space agencies provide global view of our changing environmentParis (ESA) May 20, 2022 International collaboration among space agencies is central to the success of satellite Earth observation and data analysis. ESA, NASA and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) have continued th ... more  
China foreign minister to stop at eight nations on Pacific tourBeijing (AFP) May 24, 2022 China's foreign minister will this week kick off a visit to a host of Pacific nations including the Solomon Islands, Beijing confirmed Tuesday, after the two nations sealed a security pact last month. ... more |
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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 Argentina port city 'destroyed' by massive rainstorm, 13 dead 'We have to rebuild a city,' Argentine official says after storm kills 10 |
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Human-made iron inputs to the Southern Ocean ten times higher than estimatedNagoya, Japan (SPX) May 24, 2022 Although it is important to control emissions of CO2 to mitigate global warming, atmospheric levels of the gas are also related to how quickly it is removed from the air by the means of land and oce ... more  
What a waste: US campaigner wears his trash for a monthBeverly Hills, United States (AFP) May 19, 2022 We all know someone with a rubbish fashion sense, but Rob Greenfield is proud to be wearing garbage - it's all part of a plan to show just how much trash we unthinkingly throw away every month. ... more  
Iraq sandstorm grounds flights, sends 1,000 to hospitalsBaghdad (AFP) May 23, 2022 Iraq closed public buildings and temporarily shut airports Monday as another sandstorm - the ninth since mid-April - hit the country. ... more 
UN says rich countries putting children around the world at riskUnited Nations, United States (AFP) May 24, 2022 Rich countries are creating unsafe living conditions for children both at home and around the world, a UNICEF report released Tuesday said, calling on states to reduce waste and cut pollution. ... more |
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Curbing other climate pollutants, not just CO2, gives Earth a chanceDurham NC (SPX) May 25, 2022 Slashing emissions of carbon dioxide by itself isn't enough to prevent catastrophic global warming, a new study shows. But if we simultaneously also reduce emissions of methane and other often overl ... more  
Four million people hit by floods in Bangladesh: UNSylhet, Bangladesh (AFP) May 23, 2022 At least four million people have been affected by the worst floods in Bangladesh's northeast for nearly two decades, the United Nations said Monday. ... more  
Climate change made S. Asia heatwave 30 times more likelyParis (AFP) May 23, 2022 The punishing heatwave that scorched India and Pakistan in March and April was made 30 times more likely by climate change, experts in quantifying the impact of global warming on extreme weather events said in a rapid-response report Monday. ... more  
Monkeypox: 'too early to call it an epidemic'Paris (AFP) May 25, 2022 While it is still too early to talk about a monkeypox epidemic, despite the increase in reported cases recently, the emergence of the phenomenon should act as an alert, according to Antoine Flahault, Director of the Institute of Global Health at the University of Geneva. ... more |
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Concerns raised about Alpha Conde flight riskConakry (AFP) May 24, 2022 A Guinean coalition that has long opposed deposed former president Alpha Conde is worried he will flee during an overseas medical trip, one of its lawyers said on Tuesday. ... more 
Niger hails military ties with Germany on Scholz visitNiamey (AFP) May 23, 2022 Niger President Mohamed Bazoum on Monday hailed his country's military cooperation with Germany as a blueprint for other partnerships, after meeting with Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Niamey. ... more 
Niger violence sparks new wave of displacement: UNNiamey (AFP) May 24, 2022 An uptick in suspected jihadist attacks in western Niger has since January forced more and more people to flee their homes, according to the UN humanitarian agency. ... more 
Jihadists kill 30 in northeast Nigeria: sourcesKano, Nigeria (AFP) May 23, 2022 Jihadists have killed 30 men in a revenge attack after their commanders died in military air strikes in Nigeria's northeast Borno state, two militia leaders said Tuesday. ... more  
Xi speaks with UN rights chief as Xinjiang row ragesBeijing (AFP) May 25, 2022 Chinese President Xi Jinping held a video call with UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet on Wednesday, as she visits Xinjiang during a mission overshadowed by fresh allegations of Uyghur abuses and fears she is being used as a public relations tool. ... more |
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 Jadaa Camp, Iraq (AFP) May 22, 2022 
Awatef Massud is longing to reunite with her Iraqi family after years spent in Syria, but first she must do time in a vetting camp to ensure she has no links to jihadists.
The 35-year-old mother of five fled to neighbouring Syria in 2014 to escape violence at home after the Islamic State group swept across swathes of Syria and Iraq.
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 Burlington VT (SPX) May 25, 2022 
With a new major propulsion contract signed to support Space Forge's in-space manufacturing mission, Benchmark Space Systems has announced it has opened a manufacturing and testing facility Northwest of London to build a regional team and its Starling and Halcyon propulsion systems to help empower the flourishing European space sector.
The agreement brings together two of the fastest growi ... more |
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 Sydney (AFP) May 24, 2022 
China's foreign minister will make a "milestone" visit to Solomon Islands this week, the island state said, after the two nations sealed a wide-ranging security pact last month.
Foreign Minister Wang Yi's trip comes at a time of heightened United States and Australian concern about China's intentions in the South Pacific.
The Solomon Islands government confirmed the China visit in a stat ... more |
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 Cambridge UK (SPX) May 16, 2022 
Despite the rapid melting of ice in many parts of Antarctica during the second half of the 20th century, researchers have found that the floating ice shelves which skirt the eastern Antarctic Peninsula have undergone sustained advance over the past 20 years.
Ice shelves - floating sections of ice which are attached to land-based ice sheets - serve the vital purpose of buttressing against t ... more |
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 Princeton NJ (SPX) May 20, 2022 
A new study provides a framework to boost crop growth by incorporating a strategy adopted from a fast-growing species of green algae. The algae, known as Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, contain an organelle called the pyrenoid that speeds up the conversion of carbon, which the algae absorb from the air, into a form that the organisms can use for growth. In a study published May 19, 2022 in the journa ... more |
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 Sylhet, Bangladesh (AFP) May 23, 2022 
At least four million people have been affected by the worst floods in Bangladesh's northeast for nearly two decades, the United Nations said Monday.
The Bangladeshi government said the floods, which began last week, had submerged 70 percent of Sylhet district in the northeast and 60 percent of Sunamganj district, leaving at least 10 people dead and about two million marooned.
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 Kano, Nigeria (AFP) May 23, 2022 
Jihadists have killed 30 men in a revenge attack after their commanders died in military air strikes in Nigeria's northeast Borno state, two militia leaders said Tuesday.
Fighters from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) seized the men in Mudu village in the Dikwa area on Saturday, they said.
News of the incident emerged late due to poor communication as a result of the destru ... more |
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 Leicester UK (SPX) May 20, 2022 
Leicester researchers searching for a 'golden spike' to formally define humanity's current geological period - and acknowledge human impact on our planet - have announced a major step in their analysis at an international conference on Wednesday.
University of Leicester Professors Jens Zinke, Mark Williams and Jan Zalasiewicz and PhD researcher Stephen Himson presented multiple candidates ... more |
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 Durham NC (SPX) May 25, 2022 
Slashing emissions of carbon dioxide by itself isn't enough to prevent catastrophic global warming, a new study shows. But if we simultaneously also reduce emissions of methane and other often overlooked climate pollutants, we could cut the rate of global warming in half by 2050 and give the world a fighting chance.
The study, appearing the week of May 23 in the Proceedings of the National ... more |
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 Friedrichshafen, Germany (SPX) May 25, 2022 
The Copernicus Polar Ice and Snow Topography Altimetry mission CRISTAL is clearly on track. Following an intensive review process the European Space Agency ESA has confirmed that the preliminary design of the satellite meets all system requirements.
CRISTAL will carry an advanced multi-frequency altimeter that will measure sea ice thickness and ice sheet elevations - key climate change ind ... more |
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 Copenhagen, Denmark (SPX) May 20, 2022 
University of Copenhagen researchers have shed new light on how plant life became established on the surface of our planet. Specifically, they demonstrated that two genes are indispensable for allowing terrestrial plants to defend themselves against fungal attack - a defense mechanism that they traced back 470 million years. It is likely that these defenses paved the way for all terrestrial plan ... more |
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 London (AFP) May 23, 2022 
HSBC bank has suspended its head of responsible investing after he hit out at climate change warnings during a recent presentation, media reported Monday.
The London-headquartered bank has suspended Stuart Kirk while HSBC investigates the incident first reported by the Financial Times.
Kirk reportedly told a conference held in the British capital last week that there is "always some nut ... more |
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 Urbana, IL (SPX) May 20, 2022 
Electronic devices generate heat, and that heat must be dissipated. If it isn't, the high temperatures can compromise device function, or even damage the devices and their surroundings.
Now, a team from UIUC and UC Berkeley have published a paper in Nature Electronics detailing a new cooling method that offers a host of benefits, not the least of which is space efficiency that offers a sub ... more |
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 Sfax, Tunisia (AFP) May 22, 2022 
Three rescued loggerhead turtles were released into the Mediterranean off Tunisia on Sunday, one with a tracking beacon glued to its shell to help researchers better protect the threatened species.
The main risks to sea turtles in Tunisia are linked to fisheries, since they become entangled in nets - including the three that were released into the wild.
The migratory species, which can ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) May 20, 2022 
Gleaming football stadiums built for the Asian Cup may turn into "white elephants" after China withdrew as hosts, experts say, with President Xi Jinping's World Cup dreams more remote than ever.
Ten cities across China have sunk billions of dollars to build eight new stadiums and renovate two others for the Asian Cup next summer.
But with the country sticking to its rigid zero-Covid poli ... more |
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 Oxford UK (SPX) May 19, 2022 
Tropical trees in Australia's rainforests have been dying at double the previous rate since the 1980s, seemingly because of climate impacts, according to the findings of a long-term international study published in Nature today. This research has found the death rates of tropical trees have doubled in the last 35 years, as global warming increases the drying power of the atmosphere.
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