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  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jul 25, 2022 Fifty years ago, U.S. scientists launched a satellite that dramatically changed how we see the world. It captured images of Earth's surface in minute detail, showing how wildfires burned landscapes, how farms erased forests, and many other ways humans were changing the face of the planet. The first satellite in the Landsat series launched on July 23, 1972. Eight others followed, providing the same views so changes could be tracked over time, but with increasingly powerful instruments. Landsat 8 an ... read more |
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US-European satellite will make world's first global freshwater surveyPasadena CA (JPL) Jul 25, 2022 Water is life, but for all its importance, humanity has a surprisingly limited view of Earth's freshwater bodies. Researchers have reliable water level measurements for only a few thousand lakes aro ... more  
New method can improve explosion detectionFairbanks AK (SPX) Jul 25, 2022 Computers can be trained to better detect distant nuclear detonations, chemical blasts and volcano eruptions by learning from artificial explosion signals, according to a new method devised by a Uni ... more 
Satellite Vu and SSTL commission satellite clone to double climate data collectionGuildford UK (SPX) Jul 22, 2022 Satellite Vu, the UK satellite firm set to become the world's global thermometer from space, has commissioned a new clone of its original satellite in collaboration with Surrey Satellite Technology ... more 
NOAA contracts with Planet to image oil spills, marine debris, and marine lifeSan Francisco CA (SPX) Jul 25, 2022 Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL), a leading provider of daily data and insights about Earth, has announced a new contract with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The organization ... more |
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Rallies mark one month since Spain's catastrophic floods
Jihadists, allies enter Syria's second city in lightning assault Traumatised Spain marks one month since catastrophic floods Death toll from Uganda landslides rises to 20: Red Cross Floods kill 8, tens of thousands evacuate in Malaysia, Thailand Spain urged to 'build differently' after deadly floods Malaysia floods kill 4, force over 80,000 to evacuate Saudi Arabia hosts UN talks on drought, desertification Tanzania's ruling party wins landslide victory in local vote At least 15 dead, 113 missing, in Uganda landslides |
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Innovative data satellite enters commercial serviceParis (ESA) Jul 25, 2022 A large data-driven telecommunications satellite that uses innovative technology to keep cool as well as other innovations - developed under an ESA Partnership Project - has started its commercial s ... more  
1000s evacuated as California fire grows; Greece battles wildfires amid Europe heatwavesMidpines, United States (AFP) July 25, 2022 A fierce California wildfire expanded Sunday, burning several thousand acres and forcing evacuations as tens of millions of Americans sweltered through scorching heat. ... more  
Rocket launches can create night-shining clouds away from the polesGreenbelt MD (SPX) Jul 22, 2022 Near Earth's North and South poles, wispy, iridescent clouds often shimmer high in the summertime sky around dusk and dawn. These night-shining, or noctilucent, clouds are sometimes spotted farther ... more  
Most countries 'woefully unprepared' for changing climate: analysisParis (AFP) July 21, 2022 Major economies such as India, Brazil and Russia face "cascading" crises driven by climate change such as food insecurity, energy shortages and civil unrest, an industry analysis warned Thursday. ... more |
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France plans fashion revolution with climate-impact labelsParis (AFP) July 21, 2022 Is it better for the environment if you buy a brand-new cotton T-shirt or a recycled one? ... more  
Dutch commune 'returns land to the people'Almere, Netherlands (AFP) July 21, 2022 An artist's house is perched in a tree, shipping containers have been turned into homes and caravans house people who have been quicker to grow vegetables than build. ... more  
Myanmar junta executes two pro-democracy rivalsYangon (AFP) July 25, 2022 Myanmar's junta has executed four prisoners including a former lawmaker from Aung San Suu Kyi's party and a prominent activist, state media said Monday, in the country's first use of capital punishment in decades. ... more  
China court tosses case of single woman barred from freezing eggsBeijing (AFP) July 23, 2022 A Chinese woman who was denied permission to freeze her eggs on the grounds that she was unmarried has had her case dismissed by a Beijing court. ... more |
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15 dead, 23,000 affected by rainy-season floods in NigerNiamey (AFP) July 21, 2022 Flooding and landslips during Niger's rainy season have so far left 15 people dead and affected more than 23,000 others, the civil protection services said on Thursday. ... more  
Mali army says 3 soldiers, 3 terrorists killed in attacksBamako (AFP) July 21, 2022 Mali's army on Thursday said three soldiers and three "terrorists" died following simultaneous early morning attacks in several towns in the country's centre and west, adding to a growing list of deadly incidents since last week. ... more 
DR Congo warns of 'militarising' wildlife parks in Rwanda spatKinshasa (AFP) July 21, 2022 A Congolese minister has warned he could propose "militarising" wildlife parks in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo to protect them from rebels he says are supported by Rwanda. ... more 
'Private rebellion': Hong Kong's anglophone poets gain recognition abroadHong Kong (AFP) July 21, 2022 As a teenager stuck in Hong Kong's pressure-cooker school system, Eric Yip found his escape in writing poetry - never dreaming that one day his work would go on to win a top prize halfway across the world. ... more  
Microparticles could be used to deliver "self-boosting" vaccinesBoston MA (SPX) Jul 17, 2022 Most vaccines, from measles to Covid-19, require a series of multiple shots before the recipient is considered fully vaccinated. To make that easier to achieve, MIT researchers have developed microp ... more |
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 Tokyo (AFP) July 22, 2022 
Japan's nuclear regulator on Friday formally approved a plan to release more than a million tonnes of treated water from the crippled Fukushima plant into the ocean, sparking an angry reaction from China.
The plan has already been adopted by the government and endorsed by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), but plant operator TEPCO must still win over local communities before goin ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jul 20, 2022 
Searching the universe for Earth-like planets is like looking for a needle in a haystack. To further this exploration, NASA is supporting the early-stage study of a concept for a hybrid observatory that would combine a ground-based telescope with a space-based starshade.
These devices block glare from stars when observing planets outside our solar system, known as exoplanets, from the grou ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 25, 2022 
Water is life, but for all its importance, humanity has a surprisingly limited view of Earth's freshwater bodies. Researchers have reliable water level measurements for only a few thousand lakes around the world, and little to no data on some of the planet's important river systems. The upcoming Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite will fill that enormous gap. By helping to provid ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) July 20, 2022 
The invasion of a remote Russian village by dozens of ravenous polar bears three years ago captured headlines around the world, with images of groups of animals gorging on rubbish in an open garbage dump.
Scientists and conservationists warned Wednesday that it was just one of a growing number of incidents showing the threat food waste poses to the at-risk animals.
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 Zeme, Italy (AFP) July 23, 2022 
The roar of Dario Vicini's motorcycle cuts through the silence as he drives across his rice paddy to survey the destruction wrought by Italy's worst drought in 70 years.
His fields are nothing but desolation, with rice stems slowly dying in the sandy ground.
"Under normal circumstances, I would never have been able to ride my motorcycle over the field," Vicini explained to AFP.
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 Tokyo (AFP) July 24, 2022 
Dozens of people were ordered to evacuate their homes after a fiery volcanic eruption in southern Japan on Sunday as the national weather agency issued its top-level alert for the mountain.
Television footage showed red-hot rocks and dark plumes exploding from Sakurajima volcano in Kagoshima, which erupted just after 8:00 pm (1100 GMT).
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 Kinshasa (AFP) July 21, 2022 
A Congolese minister has warned he could propose "militarising" wildlife parks in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo to protect them from rebels he says are supported by Rwanda.
Tourism Minister Modero Nsimba accused Rwanda - which this week is hosting an international conference on protected wildlife areas in Africa - of hypocrisy.
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 University Park PA (SPX) Jul 07, 2022 
White children are especially likely to be overdiagnosed and overtreated for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder during elementary school. That is the key finding from our recent peer-reviewed study.
We analyzed data from 1,070 U.S. elementary school children who had displayed above-average behavioral, academic or executive functioning the year before their initial ADHD diagnoses. We ... more |
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 Montevideo (AFP) July 22, 2022 
Floods, heat waves and the longest drought in 1,000 years: Latin America is grappling with devastating climate change impacts that will only get worse, a World Meteorological Organization report warned Friday.
In its State of the Climate report for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) for 2021, the WMO said ecosystems, food and water, human health and welfare were all taking a battering. ... more |
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 Westminster CO (SPX) Jul 22, 2022 
Maxar Technologies (NYSE:MAXR) (TSX:MAXR), provider of comprehensive space solutions and secure, precise, geospatial intelligence, has announced that Esri, the global leader in geographic systems (GIS) and location intelligence, will enhance the World Imagery layer with higher resolution Maxar Vivid basemaps in the Living Atlas.
With the new, multiyear agreement, Esri will use Maxar's Vivi ... more |
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 Nanjing, China (SPX) Jul 14, 2022 
The so-called Triassic-Jurassic Extinction (~202 million years ago) killed off the big reptiles that up until then had ruled the planet, thus clearing the way for dinosaurs to take over. But why did dinosaurs thrive when other creatures died?
Now a new study led by researchers from the Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (NIGPAS) and Columbia U ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) July 20, 2022 
US President Joe Biden is set to announce a series of measures to combat climate change in a major policy speech Wednesday, and will warn that without congressional action, he plans to turn to even wider executive activity, the White House said.
Biden - who will deliver his address from a former coal power plant in Massachusetts - will make clear that time is running out to tackle the "exi ... more |
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 New York NY (SPX) Jul 21, 2022 
Sumitomo Corporation of Americas ("SCOA") has announced its investment in TAE Technologies ("TAE"), a fusion power company and world leader in hydrogen-boron fusion research. The investment will help fund the construction of TAE's next research reactor, "Copernicus" and accelerate SCOA's implementation of fusion power in Japan and Asia as part of the company's strategy to help realize a carbon-n ... more |
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 New Port Richey, United States (AFP) July 25, 2022  It might not be speedy, but it's big, hungry and fast at reproducing: the giant African snail, a potential health risk to humans, has once again invaded the southern US state of Florida.
Jason Stanley, a biologist with Florida's Department of Agriculture, says that the gastropod greedily "feeds on over 500 different kinds of plants."
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 Beijing (AFP) July 23, 2022 
A Chinese woman who was denied permission to freeze her eggs on the grounds that she was unmarried has had her case dismissed by a Beijing court.
Xu Zaozao took legal action in 2019 after a Beijing hospital refused to freeze her eggs, a procedure only available in China to married couples suffering from infertility.
Her case was widely followed in China, where women's rights have become ... more |
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 Durham NC (The Conversation) Jul 25, 2022 
Trekking out to my research sites near North Carolina's Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge, I slog through knee-deep water on a section of trail that is completely submerged. Permanent flooding has become commonplace on this low-lying peninsula, nestled behind North Carolina's Outer Banks. The trees growing in the water are small and stunted. Many are dead.
Throughout coastal North C ... more |
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