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UN resuming talks on high-seas treaty amid growing concerns![]() ![]() United Nations, United States (AFP) Aug 15, 2022 After four inconclusive sessions, UN member states on Monday resume talks aimed at finally completing a treaty to protect the world's high seas, a vital yet fragile resource that covers nearly half the planet. A host of NGOs and affected countries say the pact is urgently needed to improve environmental stewardship over the vast, yet largely unregulated, area as it faces growing challenges. But the Covid-19 pandemic slowed negotiations for two years, and a session in March that was supposed to h ... read more |
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![]() Stanford CA (SPX) Aug 12, 2022 Increasingly, global food production is being threatened by the effects of climate change. As floods, droughts, and extreme heat waves become more common, crops need to be able to adapt faster than ... more ![]() ![]() Boston MA (SPX) Aug 15, 2022 Bacteria use a variety of defense strategies to fight off viral infection, and some of these systems have led to groundbreaking technologies, such as CRISPR-based gene-editing. Scientists predict th ... more ![]() ![]() Asheville NC (SPX) Aug 12, 2022 Wood is infinitely useful. Critically important for our changing climate, trees store carbon. When trees are harvested for wood products like lumber, some of that carbon continues to be stored. Even ... more ![]() ![]() Fairbanks AK (SPX) Aug 15, 2022 Thawing Arctic hillsides release a significant amount of organic carbon that has been locked in frozen ground for thousands of years but which now can contribute to an already warming climate, accor ... more |
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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 Six dead, hundreds evacuated in Argentina floods At least six dead, hospital evacuated in Argentina floods Three dead, five missing in Indonesia floods and landslides One dead, seven missing in Indonesia floods and landslides Acquittal of Fukushima operator ex-bosses finalised |
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![]() Beijing (AFP) Aug 14, 2022 When Zou tested positive for Covid-19 while working as a cleaner in one of Shanghai's largest quarantine centres, she hoped it wouldn't be long before she could pick up the mop and start earning again. ... more ![]() ![]() London (AFP) Aug 12, 2022 The UK government on Friday officially declared a drought across swathes of England, following months of record low rainfall and unprecedented high temperatures in recent weeks. ... more ![]() ![]() Vatican City (AFP) Aug 14, 2022 Pope Francis on Sunday called for international help for Somalia to fight a "deadly" drought that the UN says has displaced one million people. ... more ![]() ![]() Seal, United Kingdom (AFP) Aug 13, 2022 Gesturing towards her thriving wildflower meadow and still-green tree cover in this otherwise parched corner of countryside in southeast England, Claire Price is adamant gardeners must adapt to the country's evolving climate. ... more |
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![]() Dubai (AFP) Aug 14, 2022 Large parts of the United Arab Emirates were hit by dust and sandstorms on Sunday as authorities urged caution on the roads and battened down for expected heavy rain. ... more ![]() ![]() Paris (AFP) Aug 12, 2022 Forced to start picking grapes much earlier than normal because of torrid temperatures, winemakers across France are worrying that grape quality will suffer from the climate-induced stress. ... more ![]() ![]() Los Angeles (AFP) Aug 11, 2022 More than two decades of devastating drought worsened by man-made climate change mean California must harvest, recycle and desalinate much more water, the state's governor said Thursday. ... more ![]() ![]() Huwaizah Marshes, Iraq (AFP) Aug 14, 2022 To feed and cool his buffaloes, Hashem Gassed must cross 10 kilometres (six miles) of sunburnt land in southern Iraq, where drought is devastating swathes of the mythical Mesopotamian Marshes. ... more |
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![]() Beijing (AFP) Aug 13, 2022 Four people were killed and nine others injured in a flash flood in southwest China on Saturday, local authorities said. ... more ![]() ![]() Berlin (AFP) Aug 12, 2022 The German defence ministry said Friday it had suspended most of its operations in Mali after the local military-led government denied flyover rights to a UN peacekeeping mission. ... more ![]() ![]() Toulouse, France (AFP) Aug 14, 2022 A forest fire that flared anew in southern France sent 1,000 more people fleeing while overnight rain brought blazes elsewhere in the country under control, officials said on Sunday. ... more ![]() ![]() Baghdad (AFP) Aug 12, 2022 Supporters of Iraq's pro-Iran Coordination Framework began their own Baghdad sit-in Friday in riposte to a sit-in outside parliament by the rival Sadrist movement launched two weeks ago. ... more ![]() ![]() Hong Kong (AFP) Aug 11, 2022 Hong Kong saw a net outflow of 113,200 residents over the past year, census data showed Thursday, setting a new record in population decline as the city maintained strict pandemic curbs. ... more |
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Iraq to provide Lebanon with fuel for another year: Lebanon PM Beirut (AFP) Aug 11, 2022 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Matter at extreme temperature and pressure turns out to be remarkably simple and universal London, UK (SPX) Aug 15, 2022 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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UN resuming talks on high-seas treaty amid growing concerns United Nations, United States (AFP) Aug 15, 2022 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Thawing Arctic hillsides are major climate change contributors Fairbanks AK (SPX) Aug 15, 2022 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Brazil farmers bet on environmentally friendly cotton Cristalina, Brazil (AFP) Aug 11, 2022 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Four dead in China flash flood; 11 died in Gambia's worst floods in decades Beijing (AFP) Aug 13, 2022 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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42 Mali soldiers killed in suspected jihadist attacks Bamako (AFP) Aug 11, 2022 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Why thinking hard makes you tired Washington DC (SPX) Aug 12, 2022 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Pope urges help for drought-hit Somalia Vatican City (AFP) Aug 14, 2022 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Landsat 9 operations to transition from NASA to US Geological Survey Dulles VA (SPX) Aug 12, 2022 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Sponge 'sneezes' waste Amsterdam, Netherlands (SPX) Aug 11, 2022 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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US lawmakers pass landmark climate, health plan in big win for Biden Washington (AFP) Aug 12, 2022 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Researchers develop new faster charging hydrogen fuel cell Sydney, Australia (SPX) Aug 15, 2022 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Pakistan zoo cancels lion auction, plans expansion instead Lahore, Pakistan (AFP) Aug 10, 2022 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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China and Thailand kick off joint air force drills Bangkok (AFP) Aug 14, 2022 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Scientists use acoustic soundscapes and EO data to assess health of the Amazon Greenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 12, 2022 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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