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  Sylhet, Bangladesh (AFP) June 18, 2022 Monsoon storms in Bangladesh and India have killed at least 59 people and unleashed devastating floods that left millions of others stranded, officials said Saturday. Floods are a regular menace to millions of people in low-lying Bangladesh, but experts say climate change is increasing their frequency, ferocity and unpredictability. Relentless downpours over the past week have inundated vast stretches of Bangladesh's northeast, with troops deployed to evacuate households cut off from neighbourin ... read more |
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Europe swelters in record-breaking June heatwaveParis (AFP) June 19, 2022 Spain, France and other western European nations sweltered over the weekend under a blistering June heatwave that has sparked forest fires and concerns such early summer blasts of hot weather will now become the norm. ... more  
WTO fishing deal hailed as historic though 'not perfect'Paris (AFP) June 17, 2022 A WTO deal aimed at curbing overfishing was hailed by conservation groups as a major turning point, even if it was the result of compromises to seal the long-sought agreement. ... more  
In a parched land, Iraqi gazelles dying of hungerSamawah, Iraq (AFP) June 18, 2022 Gazelles at an Iraqi wildlife reserve are dropping dead from hunger, making them the latest victims in a country where climate change is compounding hardships after years of war. ... more  
Police confirm ID of Brazilian guide in Amazon double killingRio De Janeiro (AFP) June 18, 2022 British journalist Dom Phillips and his Brazilian guide, whose disappearance in the Amazon some two weeks ago sparked an international outcry, were killed by gunfire, Brazilian police said Saturday. ... more |
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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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Tanzania charges Maasai with murder over policeman deathDar Es Salaam (AFP) June 17, 2022 Tanzania has charged 20 Maasai protesters over the killing of a policeman during a demonstration against the government's decision to cordon off land for wildlife protection, according to a chargesheet seen by AFP Friday. ... more  
Myanmar junta rejects UN rights criticism as 'unfounded'Yangon (AFP) June 17, 2022 Myanmar's ruling junta on Friday rejected criticism of its human rights record by the United Nations, accusing the organisation's rights chief of "interference" in the country's internal affairs. ... more  
US envoy sees China lockdowns extending into 2023Washington (AFP) June 16, 2022 China is likely to keep imposing sweeping lockdowns into 2023, the US ambassador said Thursday, as he cautioned that the zero-Covid strategy was hurting business. ... more  
Australia submits more ambitious 2030 emissions target to UNSydney (AFP) June 16, 2022 Australia's new centre-left government submitted more ambitious emissions targets to the United Nations Thursday, seeking to end a decade of footdragging on climate change. ... more |
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NASA, FEMA release comprehensive climate action guidePasadena 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 Clim ... more  
Metaspectral wins funding from CSA to develop new greenhouse gas monitoring methodVancouver, Canada (SPX) Jun 16, 2022 Metaspectral, a software company delivering the next generation of computer vision, has received funding as part of the smartEarth Canadian Space Agency initiative to build a method to systematicall ... more  
NASA's ECOSTRESS sees Las Vegas streets turn up the heatPasadena CA (JPL) Jun 16, 2022 On June 10, Las Vegas reached a record daily high temperature of 109 degrees Fahrenheit (43 degrees Celsius), and temperatures of the ground surface itself were higher still. NASA's Ecosystem Spaceb ... more 
Covid in Hong Kong shows 'signs of rebound', city leader saysHong Kong (AFP) June 17, 2022 Hong Kong's coronavirus case numbers are showing signs of rebounding, city chief executive Carrie Lam said on Friday, days after reintroducing more restrictions ahead of the 25th anniversary of the city's transfer to Chinese rule. ... more |
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China's middle class looks to flee as Covid policies biteBeijing (AFP) June 15, 2022 Alan Li no longer sees any future for his family in China after harsh Covid rules decimated his business, upended his son's education and left his country out of step with the rest of the world. ... more 
Thousands flock to Indonesian volcano for Hindu ritual sacrificeProbolinggo, Indonesia (AFP) June 16, 2022 Thousands of Hindu worshippers climbed an active volcano in Indonesia on Thursday to throw offerings from crops to livestock down its smouldering crater in a centuries-old religious ceremony. ... more 
Two million stranded as floods hit Bangladesh againSylhet, Bangladesh (AFP) June 17, 2022 Bangladesh has deployed troops to help two million people stranded by floods after relentless monsoon rains inundated huge swathes of territory for the second time in weeks, officials said Friday. ... more
Record early heatwave sweeps France as fires flare in SpainParis (AFP) June 16, 2022 French officials urged caution Thursday as a record pre-summer heatwave spread across the country from Spain, where authorities were fighting forest fires on a sixth day of sweltering temperatures. ... more 
Dozens rescued by helicopter in Yellowstone floodsLos Angeles (AFP) June 16, 2022 Dozens of people have been plucked to safety by National Guard helicopter crews this week as floods devastate Yellowstone National Park in the United States. ... more |
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 Los Angeles (AFP) June 14, 2022 
Raging floods, devastating fires, powerful thunderstorms and a dangerous heat wave affecting a third of the population: the United States was being walloped Tuesday by climate-related catastrophes.
A series of slow motion disasters is gripping the country as it enters summer, with warnings of misery for months to come in some areas.
Around 120 million people were under some sort of advis ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Jun 19, 2022 
Construction has begun in Australia on ESA's fourth deep-space antenna, which will help fill a gap in supporting communications and data download for upcoming missions exploring our Solar System, studying our Universe and protecting Earth from solar hazards and risky asteroids.
ESA representatives met with representatives from Australia's national and regional governments and from the Aust ... more |
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 Majuro (AFP) Marshall Islands (AFP) June 18, 2022 
The United States and the Marshall Islands hope to reach a key economic and security deal before the end of the year, negotiators said Friday, as Washington tries to counter growing Chinese influence in the region.
A 20-year funding deal for the Pacific island state runs out at the end of 2023, and the first round of talks on a new accord took place this week.
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 Washington (AFP) June 16, 2022  Polar bears face an existential threat from the rapid decline of Arctic sea ice, which they rely on as platforms to hunt seals.
But in a new study, scientists have identified an isolated subpopulation of polar bears in Southeast Greenland that instead make use of freshwater ice pouring into the ocean from the region's glaciers, suggesting this particular habitat is less susceptible than othe ... more |
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 Gorongosa, Mozambique (AFP) June 14, 2022 
From a distance, Mount Gorongosa looks pockmarked.
The slopes of this Mozambican landmark were once covered with verdant rain forest.
Now, they are scarred by deep holes - the result of clearcutting that exposed the soil and parched it, leaving only shrubs and grasses.
But in recent years, the forest has been growing back, thanks to a previously foreign crop: c ... more |
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 Sylhet, Bangladesh (AFP) June 17, 2022 
Bangladesh has deployed troops to help two million people stranded by floods after relentless monsoon rains inundated huge swathes of territory for the second time in weeks, officials said Friday.
Floods are a regular menace to millions of people in low-lying Bangladesh, but experts say climate change is increasing their frequency, ferocity and unpredictability.
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 Paris (AFP) June 15, 2022 
French troops in Mali have captured a senior member of the Sahel affiliate of the Islamic State group, the French military said Wednesday.
"In the night of 11-12 June, an operation of the Barkhane force allowed the capture of Oumeya Ould Albakaye, a senior figure in the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (IS-GS)," a spokesman for the chief of staff told AFP.
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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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 Noordwijk, Netherlands (SPX) Jun 16, 2022 
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher signed two agreements Wednesday at the ESA Council meeting in Noordwijk, Netherlands, further advancing the space agencies' cooperation on Earth science and Artemis missions.
"With these two agreements, NASA and ESA are strengthening the relationship on two of our agencies' primary mission areas: Artemis and Earth sci ... more |
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 Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jun 16, 2022 
Fifteen years - who would have thought it? The German radar satellite TerraSAR-X, which was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 08:14 local time on 15 June 2007, was originally designed to last five and a half years - until the end of 2012. It has been delivering data of outstanding quality ever since, regardless of weather conditions, cloud cover and daylight levels. The scie ... more |
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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 Te ... more |
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 Sydney (AFP) June 16, 2022 
Australia's new centre-left government submitted more ambitious emissions targets to the United Nations Thursday, seeking to end a decade of footdragging on climate change.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese raised the country's 2030 emissions reduction target to 43 percent, up from a more modest previous target of 26-28 percent.
The new goal "sets Australia up for a prosperous future, a fu ... more |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Jun 16, 2022 
"Fusion energy was always one of those kind-of sci-fi technologies that you read about," says nuclear science and engineering PhD candidate Evan Leppink. He's recalling the time before fusion became a part of his daily hands-on experience at MIT's Plasma Science and Fusion Center, where he is studying a unique way to drive current in a tokamak plasma using radiofrequency (RF) waves.
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 Santa Marta, Colombia (AFP) June 15, 2022 
Last September, Tasajerito the manatee was found lost in a Colombian swamp, just three days old and separated from his mother.
Nine months later, the baby sea cow weighs as much as an adult woman and is bottle fed round the clock by doting aquarium staff.
Though much stronger now, Tasajerito's prognosis is still touch-and-go, said Angela Davila, a veterinarian at the Rodadero Aquarium in ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) June 14, 2022 
Bloomberg News said Tuesday it was "encouraged" to learn that Chinese authorities had apparently released its employee Haze Fan on bail, more than a year after she was detained on suspected national security violations.
A Chinese member of staff at the US news outlet's bureau in Beijing, Fan was detained in December 2020, a few months after Australian TV anchor Cheng Lei was detained on simi ... more |
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 Rio De Janeiro (AFP) June 18, 2022 
British journalist Dom Phillips and his Brazilian guide, whose disappearance in the Amazon some two weeks ago sparked an international outcry, were killed by gunfire, Brazilian police said Saturday.
A day after investigators identified remains found buried in a remote part of the Amazon as those of Phillips, officials said a second set of remains belonged to his guide, Indigenous expert Brun ... more |
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