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Risk of volcano catastrophe 'a roll of the dice', say experts![]() ![]() Cambridge UK (SPX) Aug 19, 2022 The world is "woefully underprepared" for a massive volcanic eruption and the likely repercussions on global supply chains, climate and food, according to experts from the University of Cambridge's Centre for the Study of Existential Risk (CSER), and the University of Birmingham. In an article published in the journal Nature, they say there is a "broad misconception" that risks of major eruptions are low, and describe current lack of governmental investment in monitoring and responding to potentia ... read more |
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![]() Washington DC (UPI) Aug 18, 2021 Scientists now believe more than one asteroid could have impacted Earth, contributing to the extinction of dinosaurs, according to new research. ... more ![]() ![]() Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Aug 16, 2022 A "catastrophe" at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in southern Ukraine would threaten the whole of Europe, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned on Monday. ... more ![]() ![]() Vienna, Austria (AFP) Aug 18, 2022 Five people, including two children, died in Thursday as storms wreaked havoc in Austria, according to the country's news agency and officials. ... more ![]() ![]() Beijing (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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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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![]() Paris, France (SPX) Aug 19, 2022 Until now, it has been assumed that the oxygenation of the oceans over geological timescales has mainly been driven by atmospheric oxygen levels. However, a new study published in Nature on June 27 ... more ![]() ![]() Nelson, New Zealand (AFP) Aug 19, 2022 A New Zealand city devastated by flooding will take years to recover, the mayor said on Friday, as hundreds more homes were evacuated. ... more ![]() ![]() Wellington (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 ![]() ![]() Miami (AFP) Aug 18, 2022 Enrique Galan is seldom happier than when he disappears deep into the Everglades to hunt down Burmese pythons, an invasive species that has been damaging Florida's wetland ecosystem for decades. ... more |
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![]() Nicosia (AFP) Aug 18, 2022 A row has erupted in Cyprus after a community leader threatened to dig up the nests of protected turtles because his village is missing out on land development compensation. ... more ![]() ![]() Bangkok (AFP) Aug 17, 2022 An Indian man has been arrested at Thailand's main airport attempting to smuggle out a menagerie of live creatures including a white desert fox and a raccoon, officials said Wednesday. ... more ![]() ![]() Geneva (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 ![]() ![]() 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 |
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![]() Berlin (AFP) Aug 17, 2022 German soldiers in Mali spotted several dozen suspected Russian security forces in the city of Gao just as the last French soldiers left the country, the German government said Wednesday. ... more ![]() ![]() El Kala, Algeria (AFP) Aug 18, 2022 Algerian firefighters battled Thursday to rein in forest fires that have ravaged large parts of the drought-hit North African country, killing almost 40 people including 12 who died in a bus trapped by the flames. ... more ![]() ![]() Churchill, Canada (AFP) Aug 18, 2022 Half a dozen beluga whales dive and reemerge around tourist paddle boards in Canada's Hudson Bay, a handful of about 55,000 of the creatures that migrate from the Arctic to the bay's more temperate waters each summer. ... more ![]() ![]() Tunis (AFP) Aug 17, 2022 A Tunisian military court sentenced journalist Salah Attia to three months in prison Wednesday for public remarks he made about President Kais Saied and the armed forces, his lawyer said. ... more ![]() ![]() Hong Kong (AFP) Aug 18, 2022 A Hong Kong court on Thursday decided not to penalise chief executive John Lee for late paperwork filed during the election bid where he ran unopposed for the city's top job. ... more |
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Erdogan warns of 'another Chernobyl' after talks in Ukraine Lviv, Ukraine (AFP) Aug 18, 2022 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Software-defined satellite enters commercial service Paris (ESA) Aug 18, 2022 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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US cuts water supply for some states, Mexico as drought bites Los Angeles (AFP) Aug 16, 2022 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Greenland treads softly on tourism as icebergs melt Ilulissat, Denmark (AFP) Aug 19, 2022 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Deep concern about food security in East Africa Greenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 19, 2022 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Geological carbon sequestration in mantle may prevent large San Andreas earthquakes Woods Hole MA (SPX) Aug 19, 2022 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Ethiopia accuses Tigray rebels of refusing to talk peace Addis Ababa (AFP) Aug 18, 2022 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Amazon tribe go behind the camera in Nat Geo film 'The Territory' Los Angeles (AFP) Aug 17, 2022 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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US communities are mapping heat islands to boost climate resilience Silver Spring, United States (AFP) Aug 18, 2022 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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The Lacuna Space water monitoring system Camarillo CA (SPX) Aug 19, 2022 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Scientists believe second asteroid may have contributed to dinosaur extinction Washington DC (UPI) Aug 18, 2021 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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China factories ration power as heatwave sends demand soaring Beijing (AFP) Aug 16, 2022 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Researchers develop new faster charging hydrogen fuel cell Sydney, Australia (SPX) Aug 15, 2022 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Cyprus row over threat to dig up protected turtle nests Nicosia (AFP) Aug 18, 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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