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  Los Angeles (AFP) June 1, 2022 Unprecedented restrictions on water usage went into effect Wednesday in the Los Angeles area, which like most of California is in the grip of severe drought for the third consecutive year. More than six million customers are affected by the new measures, which limit watering gardens to one day a week and only during the coolest hours, under penalty of a fine and reduced water flow. The goal is to reduce consumption by 35 percent in the area served by the Metropolitan Water District (MWD) of sout ... read more |
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Global plastic use and waste on track to triple by 2060Paris (AFP) June 3, 2022 A world severely blighted by plastic pollution is on track to see the use of plastics nearly triple in less than four decades, according to findings released Friday. ... more  
Great timing, supercomputer upgrade lead to volcanic eruption forecastChampaign IL (SPX) Jun 06, 2022 In the fall of 2017, geology professor Patricia Gregg and her team had just set up a new volcanic forecasting modeling program on the Blue Waters and iForge supercomputers. Simultaneously, another t ... more  
The consequences of climate change in the Alps are visible from spaceBasel, Switzerland (SPX) Jun 03, 2022 Global warming has a particularly pronounced impact on the Alpine region. Like the Arctic, this European mountain range is becoming greener. Writing in the journal Science, researchers from the Univ ... more 
China's diplomatic gambit heralds new 'Battle for the Pacific'Sydney (AFP) June 3, 2022 A 10-day South Pacific island-hopping tour by China's top diplomat focused world attention on a usually overlooked region, opened a new front in Beijing's quest for global influence and challenged decades of Western primacy. ... more |
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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 Ten dead, hundreds evacuated in Argentina floods |
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Five questions to help you understand hurricanes and climate changeGreenbelt MD (SPX) Jun 02, 2022 The 2022 Atlantic hurricane season has officially started, and NASA scientists are working with partners at NOAA, FEMA and other organizations to help communities prepare for these storms and respon ... more  
How plesiosaurs swam underwaterBochum, Germany (SPX) Jun 06, 2022 Plesiosaurs, which lived about 210 million years ago, adapted to life underwater in a unique way: their front and hind legs evolved in the course of evolution to form four uniform, wing-like flipper ... more 
China's newly-launched meteorological satellites put into trial operationBeijing, China (SPX) Jun 03, 2022 Two meteorological satellites, along with their ground application systems, began trial operation on Monday, said the China Meteorological Administration. The two satellites, Fengyun-3E (FY-3E ... more  
The link between temperature, dehydration and tectonic tremors in AlaskaKobe, Japan (SPX) Jun 03, 2022 A Kobe University research group has shed light on how low-frequency tectonic tremors occur; these findings will contribute towards better predictions of future megathrust earthquakes. In addi ... more |
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Tanzania rescinds decision to lift ban on wildlife exportsDar Es Salaam (AFP) June 5, 2022 Tanzania on Sunday reversed its decision to lift a controversial ban on wildlife exports, a day after the move triggered an uproar in the east African nation. ... more 
Protests as French hunters held over bear killingSaint-Girons, France (AFP) June 3, 2022 Hundreds protested in front of a police station in southwest France Friday after hunters were held over the shooting of a bear in the mountainous region late last year. ... more 
China, Papua New Guinea discuss free-trade dealPort Moresby (AFP) June 3, 2022 China and Papua New Guinea held talks on a free-trade deal Friday, as Beijing's foreign minister wrapped up a landmark tour of the Pacific Islands with a stop in the resource-rich nation. ... more  
Dutch port's rooftop walk shows post-climate futureRotterdam, Netherlands (AFP) June 4, 2022 As one of the world's most densely populated countries grapples with climate change, the Dutch are taking to their rooftops. ... more |
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Ecuadoran frogs Rocket and Harlequin taking on mining industryJunin, Ecuador (AFP) June 3, 2022 On the banks of a crystalline waterfall, biologist Andrea Teran lets out a yelp. ... more  
Storms wreak havoc across FranceParis (AFP) June 4, 2022 Storms across large parts of France Saturday killed one woman, wrought havoc in some vineyards and forced thousands of cub scouts to run for shelter. ... more  
Brazil rescuers end search after storms that killed 128Recife, Brazil (AFP) June 3, 2022 Emergency workers in Brazil ended their search Friday for victims of deadly floods and landslides that hit the country's northeast, after finding the body of the last person reported missing, bringing the death toll to 128, officials said. ... more  
Beijing to reopen schools and workplaces as Covid-19 curbs easeBeijing (AFP) June 5, 2022 Beijing will gradually lift Covid-19 restrictions this week, city officials said Sunday. ... more  
Residents return home as Athens firefighters bring blaze under controlAthens (AFP) June 5, 2022 Residents of a southern suburb of Athens returned to their homes on Sunday after firefighters managed to bring under control a wildfire that had forced them to evacuate the day before, the emergency services said. ... more |
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 Recife, Brazil (AFP) June 3, 2022 
Emergency workers in Brazil ended their search Friday for victims of deadly floods and landslides that hit the country's northeast, after finding the body of the last person reported missing, bringing the death toll to 128, officials said.
Days of torrential rain late last month in the region around Recife, the capital of Pernambuco state, triggered flash floods and violent landslides that w ... more |
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 Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jun 01, 2022 
Mitsubishi Electric has developed the prototype of what is believed to be the world's first* optical receiver for use in laser communication terminals (LCTs), that integrates space optical communication using laser beams and a function to detect the direction of received beams in the 1.5-um band, a general-purposeband used for terrestrial optical fiber communications and other applications.
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 Port Vila, Vanuatu (AFP) June 1, 2022 
China has insisted it has "no intention to compete" for influence in the South Pacific as foreign minister Wang Yi and his Australian counterpart Penny Wong again jetted around the region Wednesday on duelling diplomatic charm offensives.
In a statement distributed by the Chinese embassy in Canberra, Beijing said it "does not seek exclusive rights" in the region and "we have no intention to ... more |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Jun 02, 2022 
Despite its below-freezing temperatures, the Arctic is warming twice as fast as the rest of the planet. As Arctic sea ice melts, fewer bright surfaces are available to reflect sunlight back into space. When fractures open in the ice cover, the water underneath gets exposed. Dark, ice-free water absorbs the sun's energy, heating the ocean and driving further melting - a vicious cycle. This warmin ... more |
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 Prosser WA (SPX) Jun 02, 2022 
In the future, cameras could spot blackbirds feeding on grapes in a vineyard and launch drones to drive off the avian irritants, then return to watch for the next invading flock. All without a human nearby.
A Washington State University research team has developed just such a system, which they detail in a study published in the journal Computer and Electronics in Agriculture. The system i ... more |
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 Manila (AFP) June 5, 2022 
A volcano in the eastern Philippines spewed a huge, dark cloud on Sunday, prompting evacuations from ash-covered towns while authorities warned of possible further eruptions.
The blast from Bulusan volcano in the rural Sorsogon province lasted about 17 minutes, sending a grey plume shooting up at least one kilometre (0.6 miles), according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismo ... more |
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 Bamako (AFP) June 3, 2022 
Two soldiers have been killed and nine injured in an ambush in northern Mali, the Malian army said.
Forces had "reacted to a complex ambush" on the road between Gossi town and the city of Gao on Thursday, the army said in a statement released in the night to Friday.
Seven "terrorists" were "neutralised", it said, adding they were among more than 40 jihadists killed in different operation ... more |
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 Melbourne, Australia (SPX) May 31, 2022 
The world's biggest nation is about to shrink. China accounts for more than one sixth of the world's population. Yet after four extraordinary decades in which China's population has swelled from 660 million to 1.4 billion, its population is on track to turn down this year, for the first time since the great famine of 1959-1961.
According to the latest figures from China's National Bureau o ... more |
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 Dakar (AFP) June 3, 2022 
A layer of sand has covered the Senegalese capital Dakar, an unusual phenomenon that poses a "high" risk for vulnerable people, according to the National Weather Agency.
Dakar residents, who had dropped the habit of wearing masks to protect against Covid-19, put them back on Friday, to offer some protection against the dust cloud that has enveloped the capital and hit other regions since Thu ... more |
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 Basel, Switzerland (SPX) Jun 03, 2022 
Global warming has a particularly pronounced impact on the Alpine region. Like the Arctic, this European mountain range is becoming greener. Writing in the journal Science, researchers from the University of Lausanne and the University of Basel have now used satellite data to show that vegetation above the tree line has increased in nearly 80% of the Alps. Snow cover is also decreasing, albeit s ... more |
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 Austin TX (SPX) Jun 02, 2022 
An ancient bout of global warming 56 million years ago that acidified oceans and wiped-out marine life had a milder effect in the Gulf of Mexico, where life was sheltered by the basin's unique geology - according to research by the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics (UTIG).
Published in the journal Marine and Petroleum Geology, the findings not only shed light on an ancient mass ... more |
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 Frankfurt (AFP) May 31, 2022 
German prosecutors raided Deutsche Bank offices in Frankfurt on Tuesday as part of a probe into allegations that the financial institution was marketing investment products as "greener" than they actually were.
Investigators were carrying out raids "on suspicion of investment fraud" at the offices of the bank and its asset management subsidiary DWS, Frankfurt prosectors said in a statement. ... more |
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 Upton NY (SPX) Jun 02, 2022 
A team of researchers led by chemists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory has learned that an electrolyte additive allows stable high-voltage cycling of nickel-rich layered cathodes. Their work could lead to improvements in the energy density of lithium batteries that power electric vehicles.
The findings, published on May 9 in Nature Energy, offer a rem ... more |
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 Hanoi (AFP) June 3, 2022 
Vietnamese police have arrested a bear owner for the first time after netting a record haul of hundreds of bile bottles in Hanoi, a wildlife protection organisation said Friday.
The communist country is a major hub for the illegal trade in wild animals and bears are kept to drain the bile from their gallbladders for use in traditional medicine.
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 Hong Kong (AFP) June 2, 2022 
Hong Kong police have warned that people risk breaking the law if they gather on Saturday to commemorate China's Tiananmen crackdown - particularly in the city's Victoria Park, the site of a once annual candlelit vigil.
Discussion of the 1989 clampdown, when the government set troops and tanks on peaceful protesters, is all but forbidden in mainland China.
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 Rio De Janeiro (AFP) May 26, 2022  Deforestation surged 66 percent last year in Brazil's Atlantic Forest, according to a new report, compounding fears over the rampant destruction of the Amazon rainforest further north.
The "Mata Atlantica," which stretches down Brazil's eastern coast, lost 21,642 hectares (53,479 acres) of forest cover from November 2020 to October 2021, up two-thirds from the year before, according to the r ... more |
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