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  Bremen Germany (SPX) Jun 14, 2022 What did the Earth look like 2.7 billion years ago and what were the differences compared to today? What was the chemical composition of the oceans and atmosphere? When did life evolve on Earth, that produced enough oxygen to permanently change the environment? How did the interaction of the Earth's mantle and crust work? These are all crucial questions for understanding our planet. The Temagami BIF rock formation provides clues to answering these questions. The abbreviation BIF stands for Banded ... read more |
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Update on NASA's TROPICS-1 MissionPasadena CA (JPL) Jun 14, 2022 While we are disappointed in the loss of the two TROPICS CubeSats, the mission is part of NASA's Earth venture program, which provides opportunities for lower-cost, higher risk missions. Despite a l ... more 
Airbus-built Earth observation satellite SARah-1 ready for launchVandenberg, CA (SPX) Jun 14, 2022 The Airbus-built "SARah-1" Earth observation satellite, under subcontract to OHB System AG, has been transported from Friedrichshafen, Germany, to Vandenberg, California, USA, and is currently being ... more 
Clouds played an important role in the history of climateKarlsruhe, Germany (SPX) Jun 14, 2022 Were Earth's oceans completely covered by ice during the Cryogenian period, about 700 million years ago, or was there an ice-free belt of open water around the equator where sponges and other forms ... more 
Unravelling the mysteries of cloudsNoordwijk, Netherlands (SPX) Jun 14, 2022 Clouds and aerosols are still considered the great unknowns in understanding our climate. With the EarthCARE Earth observation satellite, Airbus has made the finishing touches to the crucial 'key' t ... 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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Healthy human brains are hotter than previously thought, exceeding 40 degreesLondon, UK (SPX) Jun 14, 2022 New research has shown that normal human brain temperature varies much more than we thought, and this could be a sign of healthy brain function. In healthy men and women, where oral temperature is t ... more  
Fiji's biggest threat 'climate change, not conflict'Singapore (AFP) June 12, 2022 Fiji faces its biggest threat from "devastating climate change" rather than conflict, the country's defence minister warned Sunday at a high-level security summit that has been dominated by geopolitical tensions. ... more  
Human remains found in Amazon search for journalist, expertAtalaia Do Norte, Brazil (AFP) June 13, 2022 Human remains have been found in the search for a British journalist and Brazilian indigenous expert who disappeared deep in the Amazon after receiving threats, Brazil's president confirmed Monday. ... more  
UN crowd-funds to prevent oil spill disaster off YemenDubai (AFP) June 13, 2022 The United Nations is launching a crowd-funding campaign for an operation intended to prevent an ageing Yemeni oil tanker from unleashing a potentially catastrophic spill in the Red Sea, a senior official said Monday. ... more |
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'My apartment vibrates': New Yorkers fight noisy helicopter ridesNew York (AFP) June 13, 2022 After a period of blissful silence overhead due to the Covid-19 pandemic, New Yorkers are dealing again with a familiar problem: noisy helicopters. ... more  
Iraq swept by tenth sandstorm in weeksBaghdad (AFP) June 13, 2022 Iraq temporarily closed Baghdad airport Monday as choking clouds of dust blanketed the capital, the latest crippling sandstorm in a country that has warned climate change poses an "existential threat". ... more 
S.African towns cut water supply after years of droughtJohannesburg (AFP) June 13, 2022 A South African municipality on Monday imposed six-hour daily water outages, as reservoirs risk "Day Zero" when they run dry after years of droughts. ... more  
Saving paradise: Why we must protect global lands nowPrinceton NJ (SPX) Jun 14, 2022 Protecting land and water is essential to preserving habitats for wildlife and mitigating harmful climate change effects. This is why many countries - as well as the U.S. federal government and stat ... more |
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Death toll in Turkey floods rises to fiveAnkara (AFP) June 13, 2022 The number of people who died in heavy rain, winds and flash floods in northern and central Turkey over the weekend has risen to five, authorities said on Monday. ... more  
Hong Kong school quarantine request hints at Xi handover visitHong Kong (AFP) June 13, 2022 A Hong Kong primary school is looking for pupils to spend a week in hotel quarantine ahead of next month's handover anniversary, fuelling speculation a strict "closed-loop" system will allow Chinese President Xi Jinping to visit. ... more 
Dozens still missing two months after S.Africa's worst floodsDurban, South Africa (AFP) June 12, 2022 Nearly 90 people are still missing two months after the worst floods in living memory swept through South Africa's third largest city of Durban and surrounding areas, killing hundreds, government said Sunday. ... more  
Heatwave grips Spain as France braces for soaring temperaturesMadrid (AFP) June 13, 2022 Spain was on Monday in the grips of a heatwave expected to reach "extreme" levels with France set to follow suit as meteorologists blame the unusually high seasonal temperatures on global warming. ... more 
Volcano ash blankets Philippine towns after second eruption this weekJuban, Philippines (AFP) June 12, 2022 A volcano in the Philippines spewed a huge column of ash into the sky on Sunday, blanketing a region still recovering from last week's eruption. ... more |
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 Beirut (AFP) June 8, 2022 
Greenpeace on Wednesday urged the Arab League to drum up funds to rescue a stranded, oil-filled tanker that is rusting off war-torn Yemen, threatening a major environmental disaster.
The environmental group said an urgent meeting was needed for the FSO Safer, after a UN pledging conference last month fell far short of its $80 million target.
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 Washington (AFP) June 9, 2022  A mirror on the James Webb Space Telescope was struck by a micrometeoroid last month but is expected to continue to function normally, NASA said Thursday.
"After initial assessments, the team found the telescope is still performing at a level that exceeds all mission requirements despite a marginally detectable effect in the data," the US space agency said.
"Webb's beginning-of-life perf ... more |
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 Singapore (AFP) June 12, 2022 
Fiji faces its biggest threat from "devastating climate change" rather than geopolitical tensions, the country's defence minister warned Sunday at a high-level security summit.
This weekend's Shangri-La Dialogue, which brings together defence ministers from Asia and around the world, has been dominated by the United States and China sparring over Taiwan.
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 London, UK (SPX) Jun 10, 2022 
At the current rate of retreat the vast glaciers, which extend deep into the heart of the ice sheet, could contribute as much as 3.4 metres to global sea level rise over the next several centuries.
Antarctica is covered by two huge ice masses: the East and West Antarctic Ice Sheets, which feed many individual glaciers. Because of the warming climate, the WAIS has been thinning at accelerat ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) June 9, 2022 
Poor countries are expected to suffer the most from worldwide food crises exacerbated by the war in Ukraine as they will be forced to pay more for less food, the United Nations warned on Thursday.
The global food import bill was on course to hit a new record of $1.8 trillion this year as the Ukraine conflict pushes up cereal and grain prices.
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 Juban, Philippines (AFP) June 12, 2022 
A volcano in the Philippines spewed a huge column of ash into the sky on Sunday, blanketing a region still recovering from last week's eruption.
The blast from Bulusan volcano lasted 18 minutes, the Philippine seismological agency said, impairing road visibility and forcing airlines to cancel flights.
On June 5, Mount Bulusan sent a grey plume shooting up at least one kilometre (0.6 mi ... more |
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 Ouagadougou (AFP) June 12, 2022 
At least six people were killed in northern Burkina Faso in several attacks attributed to jihadists, local and military sources told AFP on Sunday.
Several hundred people took to the streets of Burkina over the weekend to protest the wave of jihadist attacks engulfing the poor West African nation.
"A terrorist attack cost six civilians their lives in Alga," a town in the province of Bam, ... more |
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 London, UK (SPX) Jun 14, 2022 
New research has shown that normal human brain temperature varies much more than we thought, and this could be a sign of healthy brain function. In healthy men and women, where oral temperature is typically less than 37C, average brain temperature is 38.5C, with deeper brain regions often exceeding 40C, particularly in women during the daytime.
Previously, human brain temperature studies h ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 10, 2022 
NASA and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) have released a guide that provides resources for adapting to and mitigating impacts of climate change. The guide, Building Alliances for Climate Action, includes various perspectives, stories, insights, and resources about climate change to help individuals and organizations make informed decisions.
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 Grenoble, France (SPX) Jun 08, 2022 
Lynred, a leading global provider of high-quality infrared (IR) detectors for the aerospace, defense and commercial markets, today announces the launch of two multispectral linear array IR detectors for application in a range of Earth observation missions. Pega and Capyork are designed for integration into imaging satellites, tracking and measurement instruments used in water cycle observation a ... more |
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 Barcelona, Spain (SPX) Jun 10, 2022 
In almost every human cell, two metres-long DNA has to fit within a nucleus that is just 8 millionths of a metre wide. Like wool around a spool, the extreme space challenge requires DNA to wrap around structural proteins called histones. This coiled genetic architecture, known as chromatin, protects DNA from damage and has a key role in gene regulation.
Histones are present in both eukaryo ... more |
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 Bonn (AFP) June 12, 2022 
While countries, cities and companies have massively ramped up net-zero emissions promises in recent months there remain "major flaws" in many plans, according to an analysis published Monday that raises fears of potential large-scale greenwashing by businesses.
Faced with mounting urgency and public pressure as deadly and costly climate impacts increase, governments and corporations issued ... more |
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 Plainsboro NJ (SPX) Jun 10, 2022 
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) have refined the use of magnetic fields to improve the performance of doughnut-shaped fusion facilities known as tokamaks. The improved technique protects internal parts from damage by instabilities called "edge-localized modes" (ELMs) and allows tokamaks to operate for longer without pausing.
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jun 10, 2022  The latest Virtual Issue from Genome Biology and Evolution highlights articles that provide new insight into the deep evolutionary relationships among extant organisms and the origin of eukaryotes from among archaeal lineages. All cellular organisms are descended from a shared ancestor, often referred to as LUCA-the last universal common ancestor. Relationships ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) June 11, 2022  Foreign English-language teachers working in Hong Kong government schools will need to swear allegiance to the city, officials told AFP on Saturday, as fears grow about the territory's ability to retain educators in the face of increasing restrictions.
Hong Kong's Education Bureau said that Native-speaking English Teachers (NETs) and advisors working in government-run schools must sign a dec ... more |
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 Los Angeles (AFP) June 10, 2022 
Brazil's right-wing leader on Thursday complained to US President Joe Biden about international pressure over the Amazon amid calls for more action on climate change.
"We have a wealth in the heart of Brazil - our Amazon, which is bigger than Western Europe, with incalculable riches, biodiversity, mineral wealth, drinking water and oxygen sources," Bolsonaro said, as he met Biden on the sid ... more |
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