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  Jaen, Spain (AFP) July 27, 2022 In the scorching heat, Felipe Elvira inspects the branches of his olive trees, planted as far as the eye can see on a dusty hillside in southern Spain. "There are no olives on these. Everything is dry," the 68-year-old said. He and his son own a 100-hectare (250-acre) olive farm in the southern province of Jaen in sun-drenched Andalusia, a region which produces the bulk of the country's olive oil. But a severe drought gripping much of Spain threatens to shrivel their harvest this year. " ... read more |
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Dutch PM slams 'life-threatening' farmer protestsThe Hague (AFP) July 28, 2022 Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte urged farmers on Thursday to end their "life-threatening" protests against government environmental plans after several roads were blocked by fires and manure. ... more  
Botswana hits 'historic' UN goal against HIV: reportJohannesburg (AFP) July 27, 2022 Botswana has become the second nation in the world, after Eswatini, to reach a landmark UN goal towards eradicating AIDS, researchers said Wednesday, in what health experts hailed as "stellar results". ... more  
Morocco steps up efforts to contain forest fires sweeping across northRabat (AFP) July 28, 2022 Moroccan firefighters stepped up their efforts on Wednesday to contain forest fires, fanned by fierce winds, that are sweeping across the north of the country, according to local authorities. ... more  
Rice improves catalyst that destroys 'forever chemicals' with sunlightHouston TX (SPX) Jul 26, 2022 Rice University chemical engineers have improved their design for a light-powered catalyst that rapidly breaks down PFOA, one of the world's most problematic "forever chemical" pollutants. Mic ... more |
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Death toll from Uganda landslides rises to 20: Red Cross Jihadists, allies enter Syria's second city in lightning assault 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 Flood-hit Spain introduces 'climate leave' for workers |
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Faster growth may help bacteria remove lake plastic waste: studyParis (AFP) July 26, 2022 Chemicals leaking from plastic waste make bacteria grow faster in European lakes, according to research published Tuesday that authors said could provide a natural way to remove plastic pollution from freshwater ecosystems. ... more  
'Prison Gothic': Hong Kong road signs reborn as new fontHong Kong (AFP) July 27, 2022 Handmade in jail, the Chinese characters on Hong Kong's old road signs have a distinct style that a group of enthusiasts has painstakingly documented and turned into a new digital font - "Prison Gothic". ... more  
Airbus to deliver connectivity services using its leading Zephyr High Altitude Platform StationFarnborough UK (SPX) Jul 21, 2022 Airbus has launched a connectivity services business through the creation of a dedicated HAPS Services Business based around Zephyr, Airbus' leading HAPS technology platform. This will help enable i ... more  
Nepal laws will leave civil war crimes unpunished: rights groupsKathmandu (AFP) July 25, 2022 Nepal risks letting wartime atrocities committed during the Himalayan kingdom's Maoist insurgency go unpunished with long-delayed reforms to its transitional justice laws, rights groups said Monday. ... more |
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Iraqi Kurd farmers battle drought as Lake Dukan retreatsLake Dukan, Iraq (AFP) July 26, 2022 Farmers in Iraqi Kurdistan seeking to irrigate crops face seeing their economic lifeline slip away as the waters of Lake Dukan recede and dams upstream in Iran stem the flow. ... more  
Iraq to free Briton jailed in antiquities case: lawyerBaghdad (AFP) July 26, 2022 An Iraqi court has overturned the conviction and 15-year sentence handed to a British pensioner last month for antiquities smuggling, the retiree's lawyer said Tuesday. ... more  
Researchers: Earlier study breaking T. rex into 3 different species was wrongWashington DC (UPI) Jul 26, 2021 A new study of the world's most famous dinosaur refutes a claim made by an earlier fossil examination that claimed the Tyrannosaurus rex roamed the Earth as three separate species. ... more  
Spire Global awarded NOAA contract to deliver space weather dataVienna VA (SPX) Jul 28, 2022 Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) ("Spire" or "the Company"), a leading global provider of space-based data, analytics and space services, has announced that it has been awarded a Commercial Weather D ... more |
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Lockheed Martin to support severe weather and climate monitoring for NOAADenver CO (SPX) Jul 28, 2022 Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] was selected by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to further refine concepts for a critical instrument and the spacecraft bus for the National Ocea ... more 
EarthCARE taking wingParis (ESA) Jul 28, 2022 ESA's biggest and most complex Earth Explorer mission yet is currently being tested for space at ESA's ESTEC Test Centre, the largest satellite test facility in Europe. The Earth Cloud Aerosol ... more  
Climate, collectors blamed for S.Africa's succulents declineJohannesburg (AFP) July 27, 2022 Climate change and collectors of rare plants are decimating succulents in South Africa, government researchers said Wednesday, warning hundreds of these rugged species are at risk of extinction. ... more  
French regions face record water restrictions; English households urged to save waterStrasbourg, France (AFP) July 26, 2022 A record 90 out of 96 mainland French regions face water restrictions due to an ongoing drought, official figures showed on Tuesday, as scorching temperatures and low rainfall cause supply shortages in many areas. ... more 
UK sea levels rising quicker than century ago: studyLondon (AFP) July 28, 2022 Sea levels are increasing around Britain at a far faster rate than a century ago while the country is warming slightly more than the global average, leading meteorologists said Thursday. ... more |
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 Marsabit, Kenya (AFP) July 27, 2022 
Under an acacia tree in Kenya's drought-ravaged north, malnourished infants feed on sticky mouthfuls of a nutrient-dense peanut paste long used to prevent child starvation in disasters across the globe.
This wonder food can mean the difference between life and death for a child in hard-hit Marsabit, where aid workers say young children are perishing in conditions that border on famine.
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jul 25, 2022 
The Defense Department and other federal agencies have sought advanced sources that generate gamma rays, X-rays, neutrons, protons, and electrons to enable a variety of scientific, commercial, and defense applications - from medical diagnostics, to scans of cargo containers for dangerous materials, to non-destructive testing of aircraft and their parts to see internal defects. But none of these ... more |
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 London (AFP) July 28, 2022 
Sea levels are increasing around Britain at a far faster rate than a century ago while the country is warming slightly more than the global average, leading meteorologists said Thursday.
The annual study - the State of the UK Climate 2021 - found recent decades have been "warmer, wetter and sunnier" than the 20th century.
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 Zermatt, Switzerland (AFP) July 26, 2022 
Way up in the snowy Alps, the border between Switzerland and Italy has shifted due to a melting glacier, putting the location of an Italian mountain lodge in dispute.
The borderline runs along a drainage divide - the point at which meltwater will run down either side of the mountain towards one country or the other.
But the Theodul Glacier's retreat means the watershed has crept towards ... more |
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 Ithaca NY (SPX) Jul 26, 2022 
Larger organic farms operate more like conventional farms and use fewer sustainable practices than smaller organic farms, according to a new Cornell University study that also provides insight into how to increase adoption of sustainable practices.
"We wanted to look at how the practices differ between small-scale organic farms like the ones you see scattered around the Finger Lakes, which ... more |
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 Fairbanks 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 University of Alaska Fairbanks scientist.
The work, led by UAF Geophysical Institute postdoctoral researcher Alex Witsil, was published recently in the journal Geophysical Research Letters.
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 Nairobi (AFP) July 27, 2022 
Burundi has secretly sent hundreds of troops and members of a youth militia into neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo since the end of 2021 to fight an armed rebel group, a Burundian human rights group said Wednesday.
The main target of the operation is the RED-Tabara, the Burundi Human Rights Initiative said, referring to the most active of the rebel groups which is deemed a terrorist ... more |
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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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 Paris (AFP) July 26, 2022 
From farmers to fishermen, boat owners to ordinary households, communities across France are struggling with a severe drought that has seen an unprecedented number of regions affected by water restrictions this summer.
Like much of western Europe, the country is going through a punishing hot season of record temperatures and forest fires that have led to renewed focus on climate change.
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 San 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 is leveraging Planet's PlanetScope and SkySat products to evaluate oil spills, track marine debris, detect vessels, and identify large marine mammals like whales.
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 Rochester NY (SPX) Jul 26, 2022 
Approximately 1,800 miles beneath our feet, swirling liquid iron in the Earth's outer core generates our planet's protective magnetic field. This magnetic field is invisible but is vital for life on Earth's surface because it shields the planet from solar wind-streams of radiation from the sun.
About 565 million years ago, however, the magnetic field's strength decreased to 10 percent of i ... more |
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 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 19, 2022  A source of renewable energy, solar power can be used to supplement your existing power sources or be used on its own as an independent energy resource.
As the cost of solar energy continues to decline, more and more people are choosing to switch from traditional electric power to solar electricity to save money, reduce their carbon footprint and help the environment. Here are some essenti ... more |
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 Plainsboro NJ (SPX) Jul 26, 2022 
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) have found a way to build powerful magnets smaller than before, aiding the design and construction of machines that could help the world harness the power of the sun to create electricity without producing greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change.
The scientists found a way to build hi ... 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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