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  Paris (AFP) Aug 17, 2022 Forest fires supercharged by climate change are burning twice as much global tree cover as 20 years ago, according to a data Wednesday showing the equivalent of 16 football pitches are now lost every minute. The research showed in unprecedented detail how wildfires have progressed over the past two decades, with the blazes claiming an estimated three more million hectares each year - an area the size of Belgium - compared with 2001. The study showed that the majority of tree cover loss is occu ... read more |
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US cuts water supply for some states, Mexico as drought bitesLos Angeles (AFP) Aug 16, 2022 Water supplies to some US states and Mexico will be cut to avoid "catastrophic collapse" of the Colorado River, Washington officials said Tuesday, as a historic drought bites. ... more  
China heat wave pushes up prices as hens lay fewer eggsBeijing (AFP) Aug 17, 2022 Scorching temperatures in eastern China have pushed up egg prices because hens are laying fewer in a hotter-than-usual summer, local media reported. ... more  
Biden signs major climate change, health care lawWashington (AFP) Aug 16, 2022 President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed into law a big climate change and health care spending bill, giving Democrats another boost ahead of midterm elections in which Republicans are suddenly less certain of their predicted crushing victory. ... more 
Iraq's Garden of Eden now 'like a desert'Huwaizah Marshes, Iraq (AFP) Aug 17, 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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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 Rain, snow offer hope in Japan's worst wildfire in 50 years |
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People return to quake-hit Christchurch cathedral for first time in decadeWellington (AFP) Aug 17, 2022 Christchurch's earthquake-damaged cathedral has reached a major milestone with the first people officially allowed to enter the building in more than a decade following the 2011 natural disaster. ... more  
Scientists announce plans to resurrect extinct Tasmanian tigerWashington DC (UPI) Aug 16, 2021 Like something out of Jurassic Park, a Dallas-based genetics company announced Tuesday it is working to resurrect Australia's extinct Tasmanian tiger, also known as the thylacine, to slow biodiversity loss and climate change. ... more 
Earning its stripes: tech bid to crack tiger tradeMontrose, United Kingdom (AFP) Aug 17, 2022 In a town in northeastern Scotland, Debbie Banks looks for clues to track down criminals as she clicks through a database of tiger skins. ... more  
Amazon tribe go behind the camera in Nat Geo film 'The Territory'Los Angeles (AFP) Aug 17, 2022 When Covid-19 reached Brazil's Amazon, and an indigenous tribe sealed off its borders, director Alex Pritz found an innovative way to finish his documentary - he handed the cameras over to the Uru-eu-wau-wau themselves. ... more |
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Scientists believe asteroids may have carried water to EarthWashington DC (UPI) Aug 16, 2021 Scientists now believe asteroids may have brought water to Earth, according to the just-published results of a six-year study. ... more  
Sudan flood tol rises to 75; Niger rainy-season floods kill 32Khartoum (AFP) Aug 16, 2022 The death toll from flooding triggered by torrential rains in Sudan has risen to 75 and destroyed or damaged tens of thousands of homes, police said on Tuesday. ... more  
Violent storms hammer France after weeks of droughtMarseille (AFP) Aug 17, 2022 The French weather service warned Wednesday of flash flooding risks across much of the south, where a historic drought has parched the rugged Mediterranean hills, a day after fierce rainstorms lashed much of the country. ... more 
Spain, Portugal battle to control huge wildfiresMadrid (AFP) Aug 16, 2022 Spain and neighbouring Portugal fought against large wildfires on Tuesday, while three people were badly injured after their train hurtled into a smaller Spanish blaze. ... more |
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Indonesia celebrates first independence day at future capitalSepaku, Indonesia (AFP) Aug 17, 2022 Indonesia celebrated its first independence day at its future capital in the ancient rainforests of eastern Borneo on Wednesday as the nation plans a move away from slowly sinking, traffic-clogged Jakarta. ... more 
Swiss lakes at lowest-ever August levels; UK calls for hose bansGeneva (AFP) Aug 17, 2022 Some of Switzerland's best-known lakes are at their lowest level ever for August after a dry year so far in 2022, the environment ministry said on Wednesday. ... more  
Non-jury trial ordered for Hong Kong's largest security caseHong Kong (AFP) Aug 16, 2022 Hong Kong's justice minister has ordered a non-jury trial for the city's largest national security case to date in which dozens of pro-democracy politicians face up to life in prison, according to documents seen by AFP. ... more 
China use of psychiatric hospitals to punish activists 'widespread': reportMadrid (AFP) Aug 17, 2022 China's use of psychiatric hospitals to imprison activists without due process remains routine, a rights group has said, accusing doctors and the healthcare system of colluding with authorities in punishing dissidents. ... more 
China unveils new perks aimed at boosting slowing birth rateBeijing (AFP) Aug 16, 2022 China on Tuesday announced a slew of perks aimed at encouraging families to have more babies, as birth rates hit a record low and officials warned that the population will start to shrink by 2025. ... more |
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 Vyschetarasivka, Ukraine (AFP) Aug 14, 2022  Anastasiya Rudenko clutches the gleaming gold medal her late husband Viktor was awarded for working in the Chernobyl nuclear disaster zone.
He died in 2014 from bladder cancer - perhaps a result of radiation, she thinks. Now she mourns his loss in the Ukrainian village of Vyschetarasivka, across the river from the Zaporizhzhia atomic power plant.
Kiev and Moscow accuse each other of she ... more |
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 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 11, 2022 
Antaris, the software platform provider for space, announced the company has closed a $4.2 million seed round of funding led by Acequia Capital and Possible Ventures. The round also includes investment from leading space tech investors Lockheed Martin Ventures, HCVC, E2MC and Ananth Technologies
"We created Antaris to make space easy," said Tom Barton, Co-Founder and CEO of Antaris. "Our p ... more |
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 Los Angeles (AFP) Aug 16, 2022  Water supplies to some US states and Mexico will be cut to avoid "catastrophic collapse" of the Colorado River, Washington officials said Tuesday, as a historic drought bites.
More than two decades of well below average rainfall have left the river - the lifeblood of the western United States - at critical levels, as human-caused climate change worsens the natural drought cycle.
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 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, according to new research.
The finding comes from the study of hillsides in a far north region of Russia, where the researchers also found a significant and rapid increase of collapsed hillsides. The ... more |
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 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.
At a meeting of the National Drought Group, the government's Environment Agency said the "drought trigger threshold had been met" in parts of southwestern, southern, central and eastern England.
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 Khartoum (AFP) Aug 16, 2022  The death toll from flooding triggered by torrential rains in Sudan has risen to 75 and destroyed or damaged tens of thousands of homes, police said on Tuesday.
"The number of people killed by the floods rose to 75, and left 12,551 houses completely destroyed, and another 20,751 partially damaged," a National Council for Civil Defence statement said.
It also said that around 30 people h ... more |
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 Bamako (AFP) Aug 14, 2022 
Forty-nine Ivorian soldiers held in Mali and accused of being mercenaries have been charged with attempting to harm state security and remanded in custody, judicial sources told AFP on Sunday.
A Malian judicial source said a Bamako prosecutor on Friday charged the soldiers, who have been detained for more than a month, and remanded them in custody.
Another source close to the judge and a ... more |
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 Los Angeles (AFP) Aug 17, 2022 
When Covid-19 reached Brazil's Amazon, and an indigenous tribe sealed off its borders, director Alex Pritz found an innovative way to finish his documentary - he handed the cameras over to the Uru-eu-wau-wau themselves.
"The Territory," to be released by National Geographic on Friday, follows the plight of some 200 hunter-gatherers who live in a protected area of rainforest, surrounded and ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Aug 12, 2022  Hundreds of billions of dollars for clean energy projects, cheaper prescription drugs and new corporate taxes are a few of the key items in US President Joe Biden's massive investment plan, which Congress has now passed.
Here's a closer look at the signature elements of the package, which represents a big political win for the Democratic president heading into November's crucial midterm elec ... more |
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 Adelaide, Australia (SPX) Aug 10, 2022 
Fleet Space Technologies is delighted to announce the successful completion of a trial using its proprietary Ambient Noise Tomography (ANT) technology to faster and non-invasively find critical lithium deposits.
This was commissioned by Australia's newest lithium miner, Core Lithium, at its Finniss Project in Australia's Northern Territory. This is in line with its mission to provide the g ... more |
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 Amsterdam, Netherlands (SPX) Aug 11, 2022 
Sponges are among the oldest creatures on Earth and play a key role in many underwater ecosystems. A new study by Niklas Kornder of the University of Amsterdam (UvA) and colleagues finds that sponges 'sneeze' to clear their water channels. With a sneeze the sponge releases a type of mucus that is eaten by other animals. The results of this study are published in Current Biology on August 10th 20 ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Aug 16, 2022 
Chinese lithium hub Sichuan province will ration electricity supply to factories until Saturday, state media reported, as a heatwave sends power demands soaring and dries up reservoirs.
Temperatures in the province - home to nearly 84 million people - have hovered above 40-42 degrees Celsius (104-108 degrees Fahrenheit) since last week, according to data from China's Meteorological Adminis ... more |
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 Sydney, Australia (SPX) Aug 15, 2022 
Researchers from the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) and Queensland University of Technology (QUT) have developed a new method to improve solid-state hydrogen fuel cell charging times.
Hydrogen is gaining significant attention as an efficient way to store 'green energy' from renewables such as wind and solar. Compressed gas is the most common form of hydrogen storage, however it can ... more |
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 Montrose, United Kingdom (AFP) Aug 17, 2022 
In a town in northeastern Scotland, Debbie Banks looks for clues to track down criminals as she clicks through a database of tiger skins.
There are thousands of photographs, including of rugs, carcasses and taxidermy specimens.
Banks, the crime campaign leader for the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA), a London-based charity, tries to identify individual big cats from their strip ... more |
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 Bangkok (AFP) Aug 14, 2022 
Thailand and China kicked off a joint air force exercise on Sunday, the kingdom's military said, the first such drills in years following a pause forced by Covid-19.
The "Falcon Strike" exercise comes after China's biggest-ever military drills around Taiwan, which were conducted in retaliation to a visit there by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
Thai Air Chief Marshall Prapas Sornchaidee s ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 12, 2022 
From space, parts of the Amazon rainforest that have previously been logged or burned may look fully recovered with a healthy, lush, and green canopy. They may seem to be places buzzing with activity and full of sounds. But inside the rainforest the animal life may tell a different story of damage to their environment through a quieter soundscape.
Scientists from NASA's Goddard Space Fligh ... more |
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